Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-13
A BOy's Bargain.

an apothecary, by name Master Lombard and
by report q miser
Everybody said Master Lombard was rich,
and though what everybody says is not all
ways true, it was true in this instance Lom-
bard was rich, but he lived like a beggar
lie spent very little, and he gave away moth
ing He lent money on good security but
he never lent any Of il to the Lord by giving
it to the poor-neyor accepted the security Of
that Bible assurance that those who do so
shall be amply repaid No. Master Lom-
bard cared only for money-lent only that he
might make more money. For this he denied
himself decent clothes, or wholesome food, or
comfortable lodging. 1t was meat and drink
to him, he said, to look at his golden coins, to
hear their true ring Of metal, to count them
up as if they were so many friends or chill
dren, and to relish the thought of what he
could do with his money if he chose He
never read, or, reading, only scorned, the sol
emn words Your riches are corrupted
your gold and silver is cankered and the
rust Of them shall be witness against you,
aud shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye
have heaped treasure together for the last
day
one snowy nlgnt' Waen Lombard had closed
ms sn0p ana was s''ung IN ms PACK par,or
over tne smallest scrap o' nre, eating dry
crust there was knocklng at the outer door'
Oid Lombard Kept no servant ana neither
had friend nor chi'd beneath ms rooi 10
one came 10 see MN eAcep. on business lor'
to hospitality. When the knock was heard
AT 'ng uooI, 'n.toioiy' ne Hne% SoIy weii II
,nust oo el'uer 'uo iu'o 'rlON VI so'ne i1olisn i
Doy " uunoy nm u d ous'O'loi' unu oelus
.l. ecouou,cal u n's own tloIuIe aS wei as o'
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A"oVn 3r lga'n
II II Is only ln'schlGVous ooy' ne saiu'
nc il not venture 10 AnocN Twice. Il II Is d
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mother iu9 Higb I;Sina il ZOO mncb e.
bor' 10, bor trr ,noarra % sonn Wv or no % conn ~ y
a,i ' y w. D' - '''P' - ~ sup .
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.bo ''s' orp r' Wy noSrnor,Iv " v or wan, OF meI;
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nGoma n ~ saiJ TomborJ and tbo ho,
c,rorod HIN
To oIosoJ tho door wan, bob;,d tbo co,r
tor nm, on bia sroc,acIos md .,oor;n, do,r,
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wb;cb tbo how bad a;ven him w W PIP
Tbo hov wotchoi tho oIJ mon,s f,oo ,rv
ionsIr no bo rooJ and whom bo ceosed oslo,
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80 Ill Ill .;... -, ..;.I n.o nm :;
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naD.l a,aI.n' 49,. U"' ""'' s""'' DO nave j"
a1us
uon s"o" "pae you are 10 uo, 9Hcep
'aNe youise'' ou' u my sup us quickly
may pe' N
on' -gas'cr g,s, l'onparu' 1 you KNOW ,na' "a. eve
''uoo my ia'nei uo"'n' s'uSnesS "uu u'S'rcs
nave peea III our holne' ana now my mothe
Is uy,ng.
lhat Is no ahair OF hlhe' olu homoar
answered " reople VINO nave no money ar
pest out OIL the world
lmpiore you y cried the boy sen
me not away without the medicine. TO
uod.s sake do TINS charity, and Tod Will re
ward you y
tell you" said old Lombard, :" vii
do no such thing Money will buy medicin
in this shop. Nothing for nothing; those ar
my terms
"Giye me the medicine" said the distract
ed boy, as the thought Of his poor suffering
mother pressed itself on him and almost brok
his heart. "Oh, good Master Lombard,
will be your seryant-your slave. | will ca
little; | will work much. | will do anything
suffer anything if you will help me now"