The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-03
RICHARD D0LLAND,
OR THE
Lucky Penny.

province. Could II be absolutely real, TIA, be was
the spponted messenger 70 20 In aud out, back
wards and forwards, .meng such multitude Of
books To bin the store seemed more than ever
immense. Surely Mr.. W itsloct must have added
hundreds 70 his hundreds since be stood upon tina,
threshold 70 help tho poor dying boy. He re-
called the feeling Of ave with which he regarded
that dingy interior be thought Mr.. whtelock
must 30 the bsppiest man In the world, not only
10 I've among 20 many books Tut TO be thsir abso-
Into owner be wondered how be could boar 10
sell them; be resolved 70 coun, them; and
thrilled from head TO foot even IN anticipation
Of the newborn rlossure-perhsps be might
be permitted 70 resd them. Thers was
books that @ led these shelves But then came the
thought that, however delicious II would be 10 get
al that knowledge into bis head, II would do bis
mott or no real % d u,le,s he could put the know
ledge acquired in practice. Yes. put u in prsc-
tico W make money and mssns sufhcient W keen
his nother-his loving, tendr-, gentle rnother-who
seemed threatened with teri ible sff'ctiop-tokesp
her fr IN want from cold, from every ,pprel onsion
Of distress. cbsrd never stood idly TO muse; no,
he thought. His thoughts wer, sctve-strong, too
for boy Of hrs years; aud thy came sbundsnty
while no occupied himself with bis duties hne,
healthy, earnest thoughts hey were, sanctiaed by
an unexpressed yet fervent PRAYER 10 the Almighty,
to bless his mother aud his own oxortions for her
b,Epins"
attachment between mother aud son. II Ia not al
ways 90 tender or so enduring as tho love Of mo-
Their aud daughter but whom circumstances arise
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ly hoy towards his mother. there can DO no feeling
more Intense or more devoted
chsrd's habits OF order Increased bis usefulness
four-'old. He arranged all things In The nsatost
way, resolving TO ask leave 70 dust the shelves az
ter she shop ". shut and determined to keep the
windows clean his mothers window was the
elesuesi In the court why should no, his mAstsr's
be clean slsof
He was finishing his mornings work by mend
ing one Of the old s,umpy psn.-tbe last Of three
belonging 70 the lsaden inkstAnd-vhsn his master
entered
"fes SIR think can wouldy you DO % kind -
70 try this onei"
He good naiuredly did 30, and Is n suited him he
was really plessod he then told Richard wh.re 10
ind some things and where to keep others, until Il
was time TO carry out certain library books, and
make sundry calls 70 inquire alter those tha, had
not been returned.
Richard thought 10 harm 70 peep into the books
a. be went along. The FIRST novel be opened was
all about great lords and ladies, and what they did
spent their time and Richard, when he had road
bali page, came 10 the concludon that those grand
folk must be different In every respect from any
human beings he had ever seen. He had resolved
70 be very quick in his messages but Is he road.
his pace insensibly sl.ckoned, and his master 10
long, lean man, whose benevolent countonAnco was
somewhat hardened BY Q firm set mouth) met him
81 ts door.
you have loi,sred.''
81 Just looked into the book, sir and am afraid
did not como - fast a. I intended"
81 sent you 70 carry books, NOT 70 read them
and this kind Of book would nos do you any good,
but rather harm"
"Plesss, sir, Thought had time enough"
"Remsmber what your friend Franklin SAYS
thA. what we call time enough always proves little
enough. Bssidos, cave Q right 70 your time nis
all you have 70 give in exchange for my money, and
n ahoneSt IN mil -st,<nd a -o,ia