, 1868-12-04
Z I,,.s think a boy put il iu,' said his wife.

tinA OOy put u 10, eaio MS WIZ
What boy ~
%, a smart little fellow that plays around
here good deal. He wanted the job, and
so let him do it, Mrs. Andrews.
Some little chap that wanted some pocket
money, | suppose. Whose boy was it z
asked Mr.. Andrews.
There he is be will tell you all about it,
and Mrs. Andrews pointed to Daniel, who
was enjoying the fun quietly. And now be
was pleased indeed to hear how industrious
and thoughtful his little boy had been. It
repaid him amply for not going smelt>6shing.
1t was not longer after this that the bleak
winds of November began 70 blow the
leaves Of the trees fell lifejess to the earth 7;
and everything prepared to put on the erm-
inc garb Of winter. One evening when
Daniel went to bed, he put aside his curtain,
aud looked out into the street. He was
surprised to find it white with snow. Silen.
tly and gently. one by one, the tiny fakes
had fallen, until hillside and valley, str eet
and house>top. we're covered with the spot
less snow. 4 wonder how deep it will be
by morning. Perhaps there will be enough
for sleigbing. Old Rooney will be round to
clear off the sidewalks and platforms. |
must get ahead of him this winter, and save
father some more money, and Daniel got
into bed as quick as he could, so that he
should awake early in the morning.
When Mr.. Andrews aWoke the next day,
he heard the scrspiug of shovel on the
sidewalk, aud said to his wife, Tim has got
along early this morning. These Snow
storms are profitable to him. Last winter
1 guess paid him five or six dollars fol
shoveling snow
When he got up, however, and looked out
of the window, be was not little. astonished
to see Daniel shoveliDg of the sidewalk, bis
face aglow with the healthy exercise.
See that boy, mother, said he to his wife
'he has cleared the walk of nicely. What
good little fellow he is. When Christina:
comes, we must reward him for all this
Aud so Daniel went on according to this
beginning. He cleared the snow off aftel
every storm in the spring time he put the
garden and yard all in order, aud did g
great many things which his father always
paid man for doing. And be had plenty
of time to play beeides, and then he enjoyed
himself better, because there is always 6
satisfaction in doing good, which lends ;
harm to everything that we undertake.
One day, about year after the day thai
Daniel had put in the first load of wood, hi
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memorandum of the work that you have
done for me the past year, and l find, that
allowing you what l should have paid Thu
Rooney or any other person, l owe you to-
day forty,two dollars and sixty cents
80 much as that father? Why, die
not know l could earn so much all myself
and did not work very hard either, sale
Daniel
Some of it was very hard work for little
boy that likes to play replied his father
but you did it well, and now am ready to
pay you
PAY me-? What the real money righ
in my hands,
'Yes, the real money and MIR. Andrew.
placed roll of greenbacks in little Daniel.
hand.
Daniel looked at it for few minutes, and
then said, I'll tell you what to do with this
money for me, papa
What, my son p
Buy my clothes with it for the nexr
year. said Daniel.
And Mr.. Andrews did so.