Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-03-22
vi I sc T. I. !. AN \.
HELPING FATHER.

a. - onlf week since re-
orised my month's salary. and nov I have
bot little more than hah Of it ieh. 7
oouget a cord oi pane wool to-day. and to-
morro~ I must pay for thai suit Of clothes
which Daniel bad !. that ~ill Be fifteen dol
lArs more
And Daniel -ill need a pair Of ne-
shoes IN = day or two; those h. wears nov
are all ripped. and hardly &, to scar. - said
Mrs. Andrc~s
Hos fast b. wears oat shoes. A.
seems hardly fortnight since I bought the
last shoes for hin. said the father.
q. -cu. But then be cajoy, running
about % much that oAnro. cheek n.
pleasure. 80 long a. il Is harmless. am
sure yos -ouid feel sorry 70 sc the little
shoes last longer from not bcing used 80
mueh. answered the afsctionaie mother.
Daaicl. during this conssrsaion. "a,
sitting on the aoor IN a corner nth his Lit.
ten. try 'ns % teach her 10 stand upon her
bind lrE,. lie as apPAr~utly ma d ocea.
ped -Iih bis edort.. but be beard all that
BIS faihsr .nd mother bad saiI. Pretty
soon b. arose. and. gong TO hs hther.
climbed upon hi. kaec AMI aid. Papa.
DO cost yoa a good deal of money %
Nov. Mr Andrr~s was book keeper Tor
manufacturing company. and his salary
~as hAr'iiy szfhcient for hia 20 lise CON.
i0rtably AZ tho rate ever, tLiug "a. .cHiag.
OWING % the rebellion. lie had nothin. 90
spare ior suPertiaiiirs. and his chef enjoy
'asni ~As bosng At hone With -ifc and boy.
his books and piciurcs. Daniel question
as queer one. bot has father rcpl,cd. a.
c0rrcctiy a. be could
" haictcr uloncy sou nav cost me. nv
son. DO not regret n. for I know that n
adds % your comfort and enioyment. To
be sure. your papa does not have = great
deAl 81 money. bat he ~osld Dc poor in-
deed ~.ihout 80 little Daniel
Hos much ~iil ny ne- sat of elotbes
cost asked DANIEL
Fiiieru dollars" -as tbe reply.
Anl ho- much f3r my shoes
To dollars @orr. Perh.Ps.~ said bis
faiLcr.
90 That ~ili make seventeen do!lar.. I
~ish ! couil work and earn ,onc moacy for
yoa. faiher. ~ saiJ Daniei.
%. -ril. m sou. don & ihink About hat
no.. II 700 are good hoy snd ,tudy veil
Al school. shat ~iu repay me amply. a" said
Nj Andrews.
D1niel -Aid no mo-c. but Be determined
70 try an sre = BE could no, help 20 F.av
for he clothes his iaiher was % Kind a. 90
boy him. "A oPPortuaiiy son occurred.
] LAT very aiicruoon The load % wool which
hi' istLer tonght came. and a. throun OF
close % the criiar-door. Il ~as Wc,lnes-
das. and there ~as no school " Nov
can save father some money. tiought Dan
iei ,nd he rsn inio the house % a. his
u,o'ber i BE- ogsiI pat the -oOd i nto the
cellar.
Il arr afraid it b.. too heavy for yoa. my
son. .aiI his mother.
'' think can DO ii. mother. The wood
hes Jose to the ceiar-d5or. and az -iu
aa,e a. io is % pitch is rish, down re-
plicd Daniel.
Very eel. yoa msy tfy ii bat ~ you
End q too hard you must give it up. .nd
lst T.m Eoo0ey pot ii in. saii D., moth
er
Daniel danced away. and ~ent frst 20
the cellar. where o. unlocked fhe trap
door and climhrd oct INTO the yard. shero
the siicks of vood lay IN great heap. Al
ffst % uns cool fIn o. scnl the sticks
entering one on top OF the other do~u in-
o. che cellar. Bot Pretty soon % grew To-
dious and Dah.ei soon ber,n 70 thiok thar
b. bal rather d. something else Ju.t
tben George Flyson came into thc Ard and
ssted Danicl n he vasn't gong o. fsh for
smslts fhsf day
Il Guess not. Tbis uoai must e. in.
,nd tlen it 81 be Too late O. 20 iar this
aheruoon. rephed Dtai.l
30. % o. saoI slide. We have got
some tounI o. oor house that ought t1 g.
boz Bot ,ba'ut 6o n. Fsfisr n.sy tiie o.
nan io Do sob uors. Cone. OBJ Ron.
- oil BE- gisi of that iob a'd Georzs.
No. an going o. 20 th.s before any
Ting si.e. " said Daniel. a. he pirssi up q
b'g stick ard sent it scoo'i-r dova the eei-
lar-uav
bid your oid man make you d. Be- '-
asked Fiyson.
Mtof' queried Da-i,l. 81 sharply thst
ihe boy az his error. anl corrected his
iorm % l1esiion.
uid yo-r fallcr make you Do this iobs-
" n BE- toes not knov ! am dong .t
ard. by ibc -sy. George Flyson. don g yoo
cal ny hfhcr 'old nan. n you d0nt
tno- sny better than % treat yosr fsihsr