The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-14

lage went 70 bis sabbath school. and
VhUm be surely thought his friends
could dehbeAtly ignore bis instructions
so wickedly break tie commandment
Thou shalt not steal He said moth
Ing about his loss, hewetcr, but he 40.
uced that a number Of boys purposcly
avoided him. Not long after he went
to visit friend, clergyman in a
neighb0ring state. After his return he
was relating to his Sunday school schol-
ars the simple incidents of his visit. and
told them that he was walking in the
garden with his friend, enjoyinp some
fine peaches, be asked him, "but how do
yen manage TO preserve your peaches Z?
Preserve my peaches what do vau
mean ?" asked his friend. "Why. don't
the boys steal them 2" STEAL them Z"
calculated the clergyman, no indeed !!
do the boys steal fruit in your village /?
"And, SAID the good pastor, the tears
roling down his aged cheeks. Il was
obliged to tell him that the boys stole
in my village
This story Mr. Wilcox related to the
children, and observed number slyly
aud shamefacedly eying each other.
But for obvious reasons, he did not add
that the good clergyman was never
troubled 10y the thevish boys again. He
preferred that they should also feel the
point
During the summer, he gave out no
tlee that atl those desiring berries from
his land could have al they could pick,
If each boy would constitute himself an
oyerseer to prevent the mutilation of
his orchard and garden, the plucking Of
green fruitand needless trampling down
Of the grass. The plan took. Boys, as
a general thing, like to be made res
ponsible, and usually keep the trust. -
They followed carefully the line Of the
fence to the pasture, and kept that path
while the berries lasted.
When plums and peaches commenced
changing color Mr.. Wilcox announced
that he should have a fruit gathering
when they We're fully ripe, and invited
the boys to come and assist him. Each
one should nave rs much as he could |
eat and Jolly time afterward He kept
his word, and found that lberality had
proved his own gain.
After the fruit had been carefully |
plncked from the trees, and the bows
invited into the house, one of them, -
Robert Curly, by the way, who had
been privately and hurmedly nominated
spokesman, stepped forward, and in
Mr. Wilcox chat he was showing
such generous spirit, was, in fact such
"bully boy" (whare do boys learn
such emphatic terms, wonder p that
hey felt that they could afford TO be
liberal too Thev ,vonl1, 49,
,atsn8d.r Nf f" %llcox, lEi5 'ii affected toid Ia
hem to help themselves. The fruit was
carefully assorted, and then Robert told
he crowd that, with Mr.. Wilcoks per-
each boy should receive three
olums and three peaches out of the
basket containing the poorest fruit. AS
here were thirty recipients for the
lovelty of Mr.. Wilcox's proposition had
a greedy, curious pack, he
concluded that he had realized the best
# the bargain, and congratulated him
self upon his shrewdness For the nine
y little peaches and ninety wormy
olums taken were Of little value, espec-
ally as he had left large quantity of
inc fruit, that realized the highest
)rice. He also realized that his new
method Of preserving fruit, with good
nature for sugar, afforded more salts
action for all parties than his old
and that ch arity, besides COW
,rlng a multitude Of sins, also prevent
ID the committal of multitude A pc
lurlous spirit and sour heart maketh
many enemies, but liberality and kind
less enrich ones life with much respect,
friendship and pleasure.