Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-09-30

| business. Mr.. Snow greeted him warmly.
praised his faithful wife, and then sent him
OH with two baskets, one to 90 to Mr.
Smith and the other to a Mrs. Drixelrs
| And the new carrier worked all dav. and
wheni 1t came night he had earned just nnety,
| seven cents. 1t had been a day of trials to
him, but no one had sneered at him. and all
his acquaintances whom he had met had
| greeted him the same as usual. He was fan
| happier than he was when he W ent home the
night before for now he was independent.
| On the next day he earned over dollar.
and at the end of the week he had five dol
lals and seventy five cents IN his pocket,
besides having paid for all the food for his
family, save some few pieces of meat Snow
had given him. Saturday he met Mark
Leeds, another binder who had been dis.
charged from work with himself Leeds
looked careworn and rusty.
How goes it?" asked Peter.
Don't ask me-" groaned Marx. "My
family ale half starved
But can't you find something to do ?''
Nothing"
Have you trled?"
Everywhere; but it e no use. I've pawn
ed all my clothes save those have on I've
been down to the bindery to day, and what
dy suppose the old man offered me ?''
What was it?"
Why, he offered to let ME do his hand.
carting! He had just turned off his niger
! tor Il aff ~
The old curmudgeon. By the powers, L d a
great mind opitch him into the cart and run
him to the -"
Mark mentioned the name of an individ-
ual who is supposed to dwell somewhere in
a region little warmer than our tropics.
"Well, if had been in your place | should
have taken up with the Offer said Peter
Mark mentioned the name of that same
individual again.
Why, resumed Peter, Il have been
doing the work of butchers boy for
whole week ~
One day Peter had basket to carry to
Mr.. W, his former employer He took
the load upon his arm and started off, and
just as he was entering the yard of the Gus
toner, he met Nr. W coming out.
''Ah, SJanwood, is this you? 2" asked his
old employer kindly.
Yes sir -
What are you UP to now"
~. - i.,UiIUr ) boy, sir.
"a what?"
You see I've brought your provisions for
you, sir. M u regular butcher 5 boy.
How long have been at work thus?"
This is the tenth day, sir.
but don't it come hard?''
Nothing comes hard 50 long as it is hon
est, and will furnish my family with bread "
And how much can you make day al
this?'
Sometimes over dollar and sometimes
but fifty cents"
Well now, look here, Stanwood, there
has been no less than dozen of my old
hands hanging around my counting room for
a month whining for work They are stout
men, set they lie still because Ihave no work
Last Saturday took pity on Leeds, ahd of
fered him the job TO do NV carting. | told
him would give him Il dollar and quarter
a day, but he turned up his nose and asked
me not to insult him And yet he owned
that his family was suffering. But do you
come to my place tomorrow morning, and
you shall have something to do, if it is only
to hold your bench up. | honor you for
your many independence. y
Peter grasped the old mans hand with a
joyous, grateful grip, and blessed him fer
ven'ly
That night he gave Mr. Snow notice that
he must quit, aud on the following morn
ing he went to the bindery For two days
he had little to do, but on the third day a
heavy job came in, and Peter Stanwood had
steady work He was happy-mol happy
than ever, for he had learned two things:
first, what noble wife he had and second,
how much resource for good he held within
his own energies.
Our simple picture has two points 10 its
moral One is-no man can be lowered by
any kind of honest labor. The second while
you are enjoying the fruits of the present,
forget not to provide tor the future; for no
man is so secure bur that the day may come
when he will need the squanderings of the
past.
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