The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-02-23
Minding.


sweet, womanIy voice to little boy who
was playing marbles on The sidewalk in
, front Of a nice brick house.
Now Charlie was very busy, and in the
midst of delightful game. He was as
happy as could be. To quit his play
then was like quitting the table when
halt through dinner. Would he obey?
We looked with interest to see what
he would do. What would you have
done
Charlie replied. 'Yes mother and
picking up his marbles, started off with
smiling face and a bounding step up the
side yard, and in at the end door Of the
house. A fine boy that, / thought, as 1
, looked after him. wonder who he isl
What beautiful thing it must be to have
little boy or girl that will mind at once,
and with happy, loving heart won-
dcred what would become of that boy,
and wished to see more Of him and learn
his history.
used to walk past that house every
week, and always thought Of that blues
eyed, lightshaired boy. The thought Of
him made me happy. / see a great
many naughty children. Once l spent
two or three days in trying to find
naughty boy who ran away from home,
and overwhelmed his parents with grief;
| and when | found him, some one had
stolen his coat and hat and bundle Of
clothes, and all the money he had. Once
chased after truant boy and girl for
several hours, and at last, late at night,
found them in the woods, wet through,
cold, and frightened almost to death,-
They had disobeyed their mother, and
gone to play instead of going to school,
and both of them were sick for several
weeks in consequence of their folly and
exposure. \ boy that minds he is a
jewel
had been i'll business year or two,
and in that time had had several boys
but it was next to impossible to find ono
that would MUD At last / was quite
out of patience, and / determined that /
would have no one who could not bring
the best recommendation, and stand the
closest test Several applied for the
place, but no one suited us. At last
came bluc~eyed nixen.haired youth of
twelve years, with bright, honest face.
There was something engaging in his as
pect. Had l seen him before What
is your name! ?
"Chariia Warren, sir. live in Frank,
lin street My father is carpenter, but
he is lame now, and cannot work, and
have got my mothers consent to 90 into
store, if | can find place"
1t was the very same Charlie whom
had seen playing ut marbles. l remem
bered the circumstance, and knew that
he would mind. lid not need a reco.
mcndation tor him, but gave him the
place, and twice ~ much pay as had
proposed TO give.
Charlie came to work on Monday NOM
ing 1t seemed hard for him, the first
week of work but he behaved like man.
The boys in the next store came in and
made his acquaintance. One morning
heard two of them trying to persuade
Charlie to 90 off with them down on the
wharves in the forenoon, and see boat
race that was to come off
"No," said Charlie; ''mother told me
10 mnnd my business and I am paid for
staying here, and don't think it right to
70 without my employers knowing it
That was brave word. and J thought
.nore Of Charlie than ever,
That was ten years ago. lie has been
with me ever since, and proved to be the
best clerk [ ever had, Yesterday we pu!
up Il new sign, and on ii in large gilt let
tcrs, was Charles full name. The store
i his Own. lie Is now prosperous,
PROMISING young nun, an if he lives will
De rich. honored man And all this
became one bright morning he minded
bis mother when She called i'm. From
,lch lillc thing do great results come.
AlwAyS mind, and it will be always well
with yuu.-L"'c,' HtpJ,foY