St. Mary's gazette., 1866-01-04
SHORT TALES FOR INFANT CO.
TERIES. =

There was good little boy, and his
name was Johnny. He YVES poor BOY,
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ers work box, and he picked II up and
put il in his pocket, as he was afraid she
might lose it or waste it in buying some
thing to eat, and went off and set himself
up in the boot blacking business. He was
a very hardworking boy, and went on in
the good principle of never stealing any
thing he could not carry of. He saved
his money, as good little boys ought to do,
and when he was sent to the pcnitentiary
for taking coat he had a great deal of
money laid away safe. All little boys
should initiate the example of Johnny, so
that when they come out Of the penitentia-
ry they can have something to 60 on
with.
THERE was another little boy named
Harry, who lived in Cincinnati Cincin-
natl is large city, and the streets are very
slippery, because there is so much live
lard running over them. Harry always
had great and good idea of doing we'll
in the world, and becoming rich and con-
sequently respectable. So, when he was
six years old, he borrowed dollar, and
commenced business, at a fair ground
with a jug of whiskcy and a tin cup
When this was sold out he bought some
more, and so went on increasing his stock
and money, until he was able to buy out
corner grocery. He is now very rich
man. and owns several large distllerics,
which arc manufacturing great quantity
of bald-face whiskey, and bringing happi-
ness and comfort, and wealth to a great
many poor families that arc fond of whis-
key. When the man who had loaned him
the dollar asked him to pay it back, be-
cause the man was poor, Harry very prop
erly told him to do as he had done, to bor-
row dollar of some other man, and COM
mencc business like Harry had; but as
for paying him the dollar, he should do no
such thing as he made it rule to save all
he got. The man thanked Harry for this
advice and is now one of the most prom
ising inmates of the Ohio penitentiary.
THERE was little girl, named Sarah
Ann, who was poor girl when she COM
menced business, and had nothing except
what she could cabbage from the women
for whom she worked But she was very
industrious, and saved all she got, and
now owns large millinery establishment
i'll New York city, where she employs a
great many girls, and she has made for
tune by the vast amount of work she has
got out of them. She is very good to the
girls, for she remembers that she herself
once was poor SO she lets them work six
teen hours day, and sometimes give them
something to eat. When they die, she
burics them cheaply, but decently.
THERE was an honest German lad, NAM
ed Heinrich, who came to this country
very poor. and worked in Q brewery for five
dollars month and find himself. Think
of the lowly situation of the lad, especial
ly if he had tumbled into beer-vat! But
Heinrich studied hard and soon invented
a way of making beer very cheap, without
useing hops or malt, which was = great
blessing 70 tho country, as a little cheap
poison saved great deal of valuable prop
erty. He now owns brewery of his own,
and has splendid lager beer saloon,
with a number of pretty waiter girls, who
are very fascinating, and who bring him
in great deal of money. He alse thinks
of starting graveyard Of his own.
THERE was little boy named Thomas,
who had a brother jeremiah, and the de-
lightful beverage, called Tom and Jerry,
was named after them BY their grateful
fellow-citizens-which shows that they
must have been respectable. Thomas
saved up his pennies and bought oranges.
When he had eaten the oranges he was
wont to scatter the peel before the door
of surgeons, and the good surgeons kindly
allowed him commission for the people
who slipped ON the peel aud broke their
arms or legs. He saved the money which
the worthy surgeons paid him and became
rich. and attained the age of thirty-fve
years before he was hung.
THERE was little boy named Samuel,
who had been told that virtue was its own
reward. He supported himself and his
aged mother by picking up little things
that other people seemed to have no use
for. Once he found fire gold watch
\ foolish boy would have taken it to the
owner to get reward, and therefore re-
warded himself by his virtue by keeping
the watch. The owner might not have
given him more than half the value of it.
samuel is still making money, and can 60
to Jail whenever he chooses, and have an
easy time.
THERE was little boy named-but I
need not tell You his name--who commen-
ced lfe as an humble member of Congress
and Brigadier General OF course he was