The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-03-13


lent gentleman who happened to be among
the crowd that gathered around the lad,
gave him q silver coin, and invited the
other bystanders to do likewise. This
charitable example found many imitators,
and in few minutes the poor lads apron
contained quite an assortment of small
coin. The boy, whose fears and regrets
had been supported by this timely aid, re-
| turned grateful thanks to, the donors, and
proceeded to count the amount he had re-
ceived it. reached the sum of twenty two
francs, thirty-fve confines. Instead of
pocketing this sum, he pulled from his
pocket the market-man's receipted bill for
the wares he had accidentally lost, and as
certained it's amount, which was only four
teen francs. Putting this sum in his pocket,
the boy looked around, and noticing among
the crowd ragged beggar woman, went
Immediately to her, and put in her hands
the eight francs, thirty five confines that
remaided in excess.
This spontaneous act of generosity, done
with the simplicity of a noble heart, drew
down unanimous plaudits from the crowd.
Happy the mother of such a boy!
I WORKED, AND EARNED IT. = A few
weeks ago, gentleman living in an Eastern
town was called out of his bed one morning
by several vigorous raps on his front door.
Hastily dressing himself, he responded to
the call, and found standing on the steps
an uncouth, roughly clad boy, with an axe
on his shoulder, who, hastily thrusting his
hand into his pantaloons-pocket, drew out
a small roll, and, handing it to Judge H,
said: F." There's seventy five dollars, which
l want you to put in the saving bank, and
hastily turned on his heels, he started
away. The judge, slightly disconnected at
the curious proceeding, scarcely knew what
he cried out after the boy, "Stop! come
back here. How did you come by this
money 2" 81 worked, and earned it, sir.
My time was out last night, and got my
money. I've got job chopping which
began on this morning, and thought I'd
leave the money with you as l went to
work, and then it wouldn't take up my
time this evening, when l want to study"
" What is your name, my boy Z" asked the
Judge. 81 wrote it on the papeN that
wrapped the money up in" shouted the
little wooQ-chopper as he passed on to his
work.
That boys note for thousand dollars,
due ten years hence, would be as good as
gold. II he has his health, he will be
worth double that then. He is beginning
in the right way. The very day his time
was out for the summer, he entered upon
another job, and Immediately placed the
money that he had worked for where that
would work for him ; and with an economy
of time which is more to be praised than
his wise forethought with regard to money,
he could not endure to have Il moment de-
voted to any thing but his books when the
long evenings came. Five years from to-
day, with IL good education, with good
habits, with few hundred dollars, which
he has earned by work, his chances for
place in the business and political world
will be far greater than those of the spend
thrift boy who, born with fortune, begins
without knowing the worth of money, and.
instead of going up, goes down.
SAVING THE FRAGMENTs.-I remember a
t,,,, hal =,
reading or study, but whose mind was a
perfect storehouse of information ON every
subject.
GLOW does it happen that you know so
much more than the rest of p l asked
him one day.
"Ol,,r said he" never had time to lay
in Il regular stock of learning, so l Saue all
the bits that came in my way, aud they
count up good deal in the course OF IL
year,
The other day 1 heard little boy ex-
planning the meaning of several geographic
cal terms to his brother.
"Where did you learn that 2" l asked in
"Oh, Miss Wells teached it to the big
Biography class, aud fought I'd member it
too" said he.
l knew a man who could tell every wild
bird by its note, and tell you where it built
its nest, and what color its eggs were who
knew every tree of the forest by its leaf
aud it's wood, and could tell the name of
almost every flower that blossomed from
April to October, and just when it's time Of
blooming came. And yet he was busy
foreign as possible from the work that kept
his hands constantly occupied. His knowl-
edge was all gained by making the most of
fragments that came in his way.
Save up the fragments, boys and girls
don't let anything worth knowing escape
10.
seeds of thought that go sailing past you
like thistle down, may prove as valuable
as the great fields that are more carefully
sown.