St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-02
for the Children.
4 Gocernor taken from the Crate

j \ benevolent old man of BROOKLYN was
making the tour of the city in pursuit OF
iruants and little wanderers. one Sabbath
morning a score of years ago, when he
found little boy asleep in Il crate ON
one of the wllaryes,
lie shook the crate, and a pair of
bright black ewes opened and flashed up
on him with a look Of surprise and tim
ID hashtulness.
why 10 you sleep here p inquired
the old man
because have no home said the
child.
"Where is your father =
Il don't know. sir. hain't seen him
for a long time; never since lac told
mother he wouldn't come home again.'
'-Where Is Your moiherg~
''She Is dead
$50 YOU have mo home-no father. no
mother-and live from hand 10 mouth in
the street and sleep in a crlie'
"les, sir, sell soap ami matches, and
sleep here
Would you like 10 have a home, and
90 TO school, and grow up good and
brave and usefnl man -
..Ie>. SIR
Come along with me. MIL take YOU
TO my own house, and feed You, and
cloihe you, and send You 10 school. if
yon prove 10 lee, as think you are, 4
good faithful boy"
A. the oil man sad ihi>, he dashed a
tear from hi> eve>. with hi> cuat sleeve.
for the boy who was the very image of
his own sweet box, who had died a few
years before Lifting the lad tenderlv
out Of the crate he lei him 10 his own
pleasant home. where he wa> washed
and oombel and then dressed In a suit
OF clothes formerly worn by the Ion of
the philanihropist-
To shorten the Story which has IN IL
material enough for volume, the uool
old man gave the lal all the advantages
afforded bv the common schools of the
''ciiv OF churches. and then gaye him a
clerk-hip IN hi> own store, for he MAS 4
well-io DO merchant
After several YEAR oi faithful service.
the voung man expressed a wish 10 en-
gare in business on his own account. or
in some other WAY la extend III useiul-
hes.
Il will start you ia business. >aia Tho
old man. ION certain conditions.
Pleas stale them. remarked iLe
young man with a smile: for he ~uppo>-
81 his belleiactor MAS about TO peTpeiraie
a Joke al li> expense
Il Mil start you IN business. ii vvu
VIII make three promises continued the
Old man.
PRAY. wlra; promises DO You wish me
10 make =
--one i that You'll never swear,
Agreed
Another i, ihat You VIII never drink
rum
'A.reelL-
The other i, that you viii have
nothing 10 DO with politics"
'-A-rcel~
True 10 hi promi>r IL the steel 10 the
star. the OLD man furnished hi~ clerk with
capital. and started him In business IN
one of the Western STATES. The voune
man w:> VERY attentive 10 hi business.
and hi- efforts were crowned with GOOD
fortune. which generally accompanies
virtue. courage, enterprise and inIrlh-
gemcc- \ few years ago Lc paid a visit
to hi> venerable friend in Brooklyn
found him the same hind-hc.lrtei and
genial gentleman that hc w.< when he
first lei him from the rratr on the wharf
10 the pleasant cottage on the avenue.
e ! am delighted 20 see You, remarked
the old man, MAY | ask il you if you
have kept the pledge yoI gaze me. when
, You >u@-et>el 10 me the ilea Of starting
business un vour own accomi-.lre You
4 temperance ,nan
Il have not tasted Il drop OF any kind
Of Intoxicating liquors Slice l promised
YOU would not, ami Won know | have
no sacrifice TO make in keeping that
promise, for never Was accustomed 10
the use of such liquors. and | 10 nuI
furnish them 10 my guests, noI 10 per-
SOILS in my employment
Good hoy-give me Your hand and
let me shake II sgain- How about thai
promise not 10 Use protane speech =
"Wcll. sir. when WAS 4 little wan-
derer. and sold soap and matches, | Scat-
tered my oailns as lib-rally a. COLLEGES do
their d. d., but | dropped them IN
Your Sabbath schools, ami meyer re-
Sumed them never indulge the silly
and VULGAR habit OF swearing. think
ii shows I lack OF originality. \ man
wishes 10 say somelhin. 10 bc emphatic
and owing 10 4 lack Of proper ideas and
proper u~s OF language. hc fill> up the
NlllalH- RA NtliNNA-sallDlA Alllh NalL>- lie
curses his eyes, his limbs, hi- soul. his
heart, his luck, and thinks lac l. fluent
when he Is only proiane- No sir, 10
not claim 10 be q PARAGON Of perfection,
should be ashamed OF my speech il |
spioed il with profanity
Good, Good, Iexrectel such a
report from you How about politics -
: The young imam OF business had until
: this moment maintained perfect seli-com-
= mand but when the last question was
put 10 him his checks crew red as Grim
| son.
"Well, >ir, suppose some folks
: think j am 4 politician, remarked the
, young merchant.
Sorry, very sorry observed the
| old man.
1 Il couldn't help what happened, sir =
"You promised me You would have
: nothing to do with politics
r Il know did"
E well, ii IS strange that YOU could
: not keep that promise as easily A. You
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