The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-03-07

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| John Smith was an 0Trand hoy, Hi
q9fy was 70 20 every morning &c half
Past six ia the winter, to q large shop tha,
WAS about hass . milo ffUsn his home. IN
1a9 70 rise pretty early, .you may be- sare
ana i sometimes especiAlly on thS cold
mornings, ne wished be could eirs bed .
little longer. Bat his mother was poor, ant
very glad OF the money which John earned.
For every little helpsp Was what she used
20 say. AT Chrastl9as time John had q
MONDAY Tor GWo days, and as 1t was nice
Messhcr, ne ha9SSa gooa time at Sliding,
beaidea going ont with his mother and
s1J0ying hiHseif generally. On the morn
ing Whe1 ne had 70 SO 70 work again, be
same coWn stairs lo0k1ng rather anxious
his motner Monaerea what was the matter
u9n tsn, ny spoAe, ,asIg. sss,. s:tgg
Iease, m0sheT, 90 you tnink can have
nsM ~ paiF q Oo9ts TINS week " 4
4So, Aty ooysA am saFe 7you cannot; f0l
I1se sssrs ne uaVusx " p1y tiaem WITH. S
nine ~, aIe - snin snas wnen 1t is 2 wei
usy we We comes tnrougn, ana IL Is 90
a 1Ss
~ ana very sorry. said his mother
Al you na9 tosa me oeIores we might hayf
lA1 Ixs, IneAh nende6 n the mondays. fou
s,aaIi " n1ss lew pasf a. soon as I'Saan get
lien, ah, nss en1 you must sry 70 walk as
az, s,op 5 = lne Wy par's u 1ae ssfeets 40 you
ne snew it was no use to grHmble, so he
80 ~ a;,s& 20 NJ MoIK VIZ SLOW steps wniel
@ mus eaay Va nain, AoF Oey VAIN cotd Ieet
iisn ~ pesssF M III 70 warm Snen.
Ss ~ sova ~. I0a:aou sae su0p,,and ihsn pro,
cSeSued g s.ay UP. Whsn ne nag
apous nan sWept tne moor, something ruled
a'onS .:aS VIII . sound; as ~ ala so sParAied
= ns.ac Is ~ tne srsy hgnt.
Io WenG ana looked eareinliy IN ene
SOlnSI W wpiel ~ haM Ioiieu, anu tnere ne>
ioarm 1aI,,, ~, Df,gnt, yenoW goidcn coin.
- pae w. :. nels s I, on .ias .eonnter, wner9
nI:ass1I .s oI ONO ot ehe gentienlah can see IL,
s'l,a Hna yphn In ala ~ o,a o u,., ~.
sweeping. But he could not keep his eyes
OFF that little coin that lay on the counter.
"Two dollars and half ~ he thought;
sis'nt it q lot of money all in one 2 enough
to buy my new shoes. I wish it was mine.
would soon lave the shoes, know, and q
good strong pair too.0
! John went on again with his sweeping!
and as he did so, very wicked thonght
came into his head, which, am sorry to
say, he did not send out again sas he ought
to have done. !. =
ssIf they don't miss it, he said, .I shall
get new pair of shoes; and if they ask
me about it shall make believe to find 1t,
and give it to them.n And with that he
put the golden coin into his pocket.
Inc morning passed, ana the usual
business of the day was attended to: but
John was uncomfortable, and his mind not
at ease His thoughts were about the coin
in his pocket, and not about his duties.
When told to do anything by his employer,
John would suddenly start, expecting each
time to be asked about the money. During
the day he was sent down stairs with a
large dish filled with milk, but SO intent
were his thoughts upon the money, and the
new boots which it would buy, and the
knowledge that he was doing wrong, and
that he should deceive his mother as to the
money, so occupied his <tifoughts that hs
minded not the milk until he found it spill
ing. Imagine how he looked at that m0-
,menti
saas3 tap end
.nen shnIsingup, ana NOT W9s9 Org naa
oeen saio aooas snS A1nsy. ,;s S9hn ai9 nos
iees qul.e ccnlo.1o'g, Dus sei1l Ae .lli.oe "
MS, nls H,nu ny, ~ ~ tao.y
Wen tnaS MS Moeher s Monlu neC reg 9 nlM
Keep Ihe Iloney n sne A1SW ne ma Iounu ga y
IL IN tne sh1R. SnS wousu Iase s salIa, ~ 40
NOT yours, 9pnn ae y. - III Iaea ~ your Ias.
ter. SoJonn hao W eeii lAisehoou aoous
u.