The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-22
Perseverance Rewarded.

Glenty OF them, SAID the salesman
{" How much do they cost 2"
Gone dollar, my lad"
The little fellow drew back in dismay,
and taking his little hand outof his pock-
ct, he commenced to count some pennies
and little silver pieces that he had held
until they were all damp with sweat
Several times he counted them, then look
ing up, said
l didn't know they were so much :"
he turned to go out, and even opened the
door, but closed it again and came back.
l have only got sixty-one cents" said
he; you could not let me have geogra-
ply, and wait little while for the rest
of the money!"
How eagerly his bright little eyes look
ed up for the answer and how he eseemed
toshrink within his ragged clothes when
the man not very kindly told him he
could not.
The disappointed little fellow looked
up to me with very poor attempt at a
smile, and left the store | followed and
overlook him.
"And what now ?" I asked kindly.
"Try another place, sir"
"Shall | go too, and see how you sue
ceed?" | asked.
60, yes if you like" said he in sur
prise.
-Four different stores 7 entered with
him, and each time he was refused.
"Will you try again p 1 asked him.
eyes sir; shall try them all, or l
Shouldn't know whether | could get
one"
We entered the fifth store, and the lit
tie fellow walked up manfully, and told
the gentleman just what he wanted, and
how much money he had.
'' You want the book very, very much ?"
asked the proprietor.
eyes, sir, very much"
"Why do you want it so very, very
much ?"
"To study, sir. I can't 90 to school,
but study when l can at home. All
the boys have got one, and they will get
ahead of me. Besides, my father was a
sailor, and 1 want to learn of the places
where he used to 60"
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He is dead" said the boy SOFTLY
Then he added, after a while: Il am
going to be a sailor too"
Are you, though ?" asked the gentle
man, raising his eye brows curiously.
eyes, sir; if l live"
We'll, my lad, l will tell you what I
will do; L will let you have new geog-
raphy, and you may pay me the remain
der Of the money when you can, or Twill
let you have one that is not new, for fifty
cents"
Are the leaves all in it, and just like
the others, only not new?"
" Yes, just like the new ones"
ct will do just as well, then, and I'll
have eleven cents left towards buying
some other book. Pm glad they didn't
let me have any at the other places"
"The bookseller looked up inquiringly,
and l told him what L had seen of the
little fellow. He was much pleased, and
when he brought the book along, saw a
nice new pencil aud some clean white pa
per in it.
A present, my lad, for your perse-
vercance. Always have courage like that
and you will make your mark"
Thank you, sir, you are very good"
"What is your name"
William Harverly, sir"
Do you want any more books 2"
now asked him.
More than I ever can get" he re-
piled, glancing at the books that filed the
shelves
l gave him bank note. "It willbuy
some for you," said l.
Tears of joy came into his eyes,
"Can l buy what want with it ?"
Yes, my lad, anything"
"Then will buy one book for moth
er," said he 81 thank you very much
and some day 1 hope / can pay you bacl
again"
He wanted nay name, and I gave it t.
him. When | left him standing by th'
counter, so happy that l almost envieC
him aud many years passeds before
saw him again.
Last year | went to Europe on one o
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