The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-24
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Not lOnS since q Oiy OF some seven.
teen years Of age caled on AMIR hant
doing a g business in New YORK.
Being busLy employed ut the time,
he boy had To wait II LITTLE bsiure .er-
TIM an opportunity for an intuivi w
Occasional v the merchant cast glance
ai HIM a he stood respectfully NJ n
snort distance He was rather poorly
clad. aud showed evidence OF pretty
hiri work but his face indcat hun
o u an common sens, with a irm
,nd cnergct maullness, under the
s,mcwhai I'D exterior. B,s les the
broad Tor he ,d and swc ling tcmpl'-
Indicate! o one hlvlng any kn,w =
'ige Of ph'rn loylc,l dc !clopmrnt.
the possession Of superior powers ol
unclaimed dlsccrmcnt AMI coutriv-
ance. \ practical husue,s man re-
quires but brIcf examination OF a boy
to declare a To his weight AMI worth
Of character.
Whcnat liberty. the merchant said :
Well, my young hieLd whit can
| d. fnr you =
" called, SIR" he reptile !. t. ask
You for tuatiun ~ an engineer,
vas told y,u were having new en-
ginc built, aud | want ynu to give me
tac place. III lill To- run it tor you
Are you an en.iucer?' a,ked the
gentleman.
No, sir; but ! en- he, he answer.
cd, setting his lips firmly together,
Standing sqnrely befre the gentle
man. and locking him full in the face.
II don understand the business well 4,
| know ,mcthing Of l., ,hou.h. Bnr
can be an en- srncer, and | will b".
Aud | wish you wouli give me u
chance
His modest but determined manncr
plea,ed the merchant. lie was having
new engine built for certain de-
pirtment of hls business, and conll ui
course have rs many experienced o.
"rat"rs as be desired. IL was no Oh
jet FIR him to take up an inixperienc-
ed hoy and ATTEMPT to train him; M
n'j'c except 10 help the boy. Such
lee IL he was noted for 4 fact which
no doubt had encouraged the boy to
make the application.
What aic you doipg now 7" he in
qnirei.
Working in a machine shop in
Brooklyn. | have been fireman, and
| often worked the cnsine. think
could get along pretty we'll with one
now, il any body will have a little pa
tence viii me-"
What do you get 2
Five dollars week, sir
What do you do with your money?
Give il TO ms mother, sir
" Gice il to your mother. humph
humph. humph! what dOesy your moth
er do with t?'
"Well, you see, there Is mother,
sister, aud me aud mother takes in
sewing, But it goes pretty hard, ycu
know. They don't give much Tor sew
ing, and It's pretty hard work. T."
And then With the Other work she has
to do, you know shs.can not get Dlont
very fast al that rate, so | help her al
| can. III could 20, an engineer
place | could get mlre wages, and i
would make it easier for mother"
=" How do you spend yourevenipgsH =
asked the gentleman
(" attend the free school at the
Cooper Institute. studying mechanics,
he replied. Il spend all the time
ret studying, koow can be an en
sineer,"
do you drink liquor p
Tie looked up with III expression o
astonishment on his coaotensuce 'ha
such question should be asked, bu
answered. firmly, No, sir"
:" DO you chew, or smoke, or 20 {
the theatre 7"
Nevsr--can't affwd IL. Mothe
needs the money. Ani II she d'dn'
| oould make = be,ter use OF L., II
lto to have 'me books, IL c,ald on
y spare the money T. We, them.