The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-28
HONESTY Is THE BEST POLICY.


uoyrsry IN THE BEST POLICY.
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1t was six O'Clock IN the afternoon. ~
this time tho great wholesale warehouse o'
hlessrs Hubbard q son was wont 70 Close,
unless the pressure OF business compelIed
the partners to keep open unh' la'er' Inc
duty OF closing usuaily deVo''ed upon Ia.
wau jones' ooy OF iouHeeh' VINO hau
lately been engaged 70 performed aie"
l'ght duties, ior WHICH 20 fcce,ve" '"e SUN
OF MY dol'ars ahnuaiiy' ho was '''
"boy,' but u no oehavea h''hSei' 10 US 10
win tho aPprooa'loh ot MS einp'oyefs' h'S
chance OF promotion was good.
Yet there were somo things that render.
ed this small salary hard trial to him
circumstances with which his employers
were not acquainted. His mother was a
widow The sudden death Of Mr.. Jones
had thrown the entire family upon their
own resources, and they were indeed but
slender.
There was an elder sister who assisted
her mother to sew, and this, with Edward s
salary, constituted the entire income of tho
family. Yet by means of un,irinC industry,
,bey had contriyed thus far to live, using
strict economy of course. Yet they had
won,e,l none of the absolute necessities of
life.
But Mary Jones-Edwln's sistcr-grcw
sick She Ind ,aken n severe cold, which,
Ind terminated in n fever. This not only
en-, off on the income arising from her own,
labor, hut also prevented her mother from
accomplishing as much as she would other
wise have been able to do.
On the morning of the day on which
our story commences, Mary had expressed
a longing for an orange, In her fever IL
would have been grateful to her. .....-...
Ir !. l,nra indeed when wo arc Obliged 10
,lepy to those wo love ,l,u, would be re-.
freshmen, nnd benefit to them.
Mrs Jones fol, this, and so did Edward.
~ ONLY wish that could buy YOU one, ,
Mary" ;" SAID Edward, Just Us he set out for
the store. "Next wear | shall receive a
larrcr salary, and then we won't have to
,;ncl so much"
.Ncver mind Edward. :" sail Mary smiI.
lug family. Il ought no, to have asked
for |, knowing how hard YOU and mother
find !, N ,e, along without me-"
"Dont trouble Yourself about that, Ma.
~ said Mrs. Jones soothingIy, though her
bcor, sank within her q, the though, of
,or orr,v l,rdsr aOnlv no, we'll. and wo
.b,l, cs, along wall enor,uh afterwards"
I, w.s with IN, momorv of this scene
Tim, Edward wen, TO tho store in the morn.
;ny
An nro,,nd were boxes of rich goods
represcp,iur thousand of dollurs in money.
aOb - though, he. aif only had the
volue of one Of those boxes. how mucl,
cood i, would do moor Mnry." And Ed.
warl sighed.
The long day wore awoy a, Inst, and Ed +.
word was obou, tn close the warehouse.
Rn, =. h. ,,ssed the dc.k of b;s emnlov.
mr. nj. attention wa, duvu to a bi, Of pu.
Nor lvinr on the f,oor benea,b
u. ,;cL.d I, n, and n bis urea, ;ov
c,,,a !, - h. . S.n dollar hin
IN. a., ,ho,,h, thu, e..hod unon him
,v., chow m,ch GOOD ,bi. will do Mary
: con- h,v ,or ,h., o,.nc, .bo wants nnJ
-. .,,,i h.v. .om. av.,v d,v and ner.
I.n. .h. ,.o,,I,, lilo . ch;,Lor,;
H., . romon, ,,,.r hi. co,,,,sr,,co
c,,i
a,, isnt min, I" be sivbed. i, m,,,, h,
Mr.. Hul,barS,s. This is hi, desk, and he
mus, have droppc,l IT,"
sstll." urged the ,cnp,er, che will
never know IL. and af,er all wha, arc ten
dollars IN him I, fla in worth n hundred
,h,,.,,d"
s,;,I Edw,rd v,s m, satisfied. Wbc,hcr
Mr unhbord could snsro !, or moi, w,,
NO, The question. II was rirh,fulIy his,
and mus, he given back to him.
am 10 n hi. house and rive |, 10 him
,,... &c, ,;,h, - .,;i Ed,s,r1 ..o,h.r-