The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-03-16

Who wins the good guerdon by labor,
VIII garner sweet restas his crops ~
Aad find as the hills sink below him, -3+
There's still room enough at the top
And whether your work may have fallen
In sanctufn. or office, or shop.
Remember the low grounds are crowded,
= But tnertss alw. room at the top. =
SILL -------sss-.--------t
WHAT HE HAS ALREADY DONE.
~ 1t is about three months since we
first saw him. lnG <eTHH lsEf -
A, ragged, dirty, keen-eyed boy,
big enough to do chores Oh farm,
to drive team, or help in a saw mill.
Big enough to be a lively schoOlboy-
perhaps an apprentice to some light
trade. We were walking to the office,
thinking how few OF the millions car
ed for us, or had time to think of the
little cares or great cares of others,
when he ran up longside, as q little
ship does by a, big one. but each a
ship, with a. = 49,. ...'f+.,...f.
ll8 .'BtdcE ger boots, sir9" f-..-.5-..
ea "No-havn't time"
Z do it quick-shine 'em up nice!"
''HaNn't time, unless you do it as
we walk. -'fi+ 2 4ii4t- 60
'.All right boss! Take 'ena Off" .
- When boy says anything so quick
to the point as tba he is worth look
ing at. So we looked at him--and
stopped at once, by the park fence,
when he went to work.
Down on his Knees. Out from his
little tootabox, little larger than All
ordinary cigar box, came his brushes
and blacking, and in less time than
we have taken. to write so far on this
paragraph, he was at work.
1'HoW old are you Johny?"o
"Thirteen, and my name Amt john
ny" -..ro[.a.} q. F,f-a,q szi} gvrd b
io'"I know that well enough p. -.,r
did you Know it ?"
z"You just told me SOL" $50 &il-'o.
9'Say, boss-you're too sudden for
mev' ---''''
a When you are polishing our un-
derstanding, why not ?' 9 Al4 81 81
let up and I'll tell you my
name" -..t,,. ~ f-.e..-sg ,,..l -.
:, s.Ail right, what is it?"
Harry Mcguire, but they call me
Seootsfor short.p Hol 35Hd 5y.ii
3 / I)sorts of scoots around and
takes trick whenever / cam ni0gr 1ra
''Good enough. Why don't, you
buya new brush. and you'd put n icer
polish on them pr 9ii3 s3pHb li'""
afford it YETI ,t8I
what did you pay for that cigar 2"
"Ten cents" 20
"How many do you smoke day|'
4a"Cording to bdsiness-sometines
oneo sometimes four or five. But
what OF that" 3lsari.3ofl7s faaiba3T B.
Nothing much Here is your ten
cents. Will you do an errand for
me ?7 H2T29 - b39nii9.i52 k-i'' -i-
Z f1sY es, for stamps" T'
''Ah right; come along to our Office
Here is note to lady.
Leave your box here. Come back
with reply, and you will have hall
a dollar. And while you are gone,
think and tell US, when you return.
how much money you have paid for
cigars, and how many brushes you
could have bought had you wanted"
- e. y x So x X J aaT
'About two dollars week for two
years. But I didn't think it was so
much.Y a9iIlz .vivfr ~. 43-t ~ 3aI
"Quite likely. Here is your halt
dollar. You seem to be sharp
shreWd, business sort of a boy. You
can be rich man--if you don't choose
to be, a,loafer. Where is your faith
er Pr 4. ~ -.af s--g, 20, .l5 q
"Dead.n 5fsr iiiF .s-slsas4s
"Your mother?7 a5r aL uafl q
o2"Dead / guess-I heard So" 81 g
"Where do you live ?" -oat g
"AnyWhere-no matter-on the
fly" "a l.9l os 9af 10 80 iru.
r''Let' us tell you something. It
seems pity to see a sharp boy, who
might makea live, popular and nse-
tul man, go to ruin without thinking.
If we were in your place we'd quit
cigars, buy a new brush and earn
money quicker. Then if we had more
than we wanted to live on, we would
buy box and brush for a poor boy
who bad no "kit," but was willing to
work, and start him in business, or
give him half he made till he. could
pay for his outfit. Then we would
keep on so till wea had a dozen boys
working for us-all doing som ethine.
Did you ever think how easy it is to
make a start in the world, and to keep
it up with increased motion and pow
er ~ ssvo cole I.tu y IuE ,of-.. cd
'.No-I never thought of cause no.
body told me-" ..-.s.r .rsst .z.--.
This morning we saw him again.
He came to, our private office with
large bunch of hot house grapes, as a
present. We did not know him till
he said: 3la T3hhiH1 :23aH9-
"Good incoming, sir. Please accept
these grapes if you have time to eat
them. Don't you remember me-
Henry Maguire, or .Scoots,' who
BACKED your boots, and took letter
Tor you to the old sick woman last
r9aF et n r.ass
'a"Oh, yes! Thank you. But how
nice you look!'
Z ayes. sir-I am doing better now"
"What are you doing ?" a
"Am going to commercial college
and night school. l thought of that
you told me that morning and quit
SIN moking. The next week bought
box and brush for boy, and in three
days bought another. Now have
sixteen boys working on shares till
they have enough to pay for their
things, then [ sell them for twenty
cents more than they cost me, tor
get reduction by buying all of one
man, l work in the mornings at q
barber shop and earn my bread, and
some days the boys earn me as much
as five dollars" aAl .'A'i
How do you use the money"
"I put half of it in the savings bank
every Saturday night, and the rest
use i'll my business. l started ali old
man 1 used to board with as a vender.
| bought him a cart; and he sells
grapes, bananas and choice truits-on
shares"
b. '"'Good for you. Really you are do
ing splendidly. Is it not better than
spending your money in cigars 2"
g "Yes, sir, foriit gives me Something
to think of, and it makes me feel good |
to know can get along, and the more
l do the easier it comes. But must !
go now-just come in to tell you Of
ten think of you-good morning!"
And off he went like a little man. of
business. All day we have been
thintin of him and the grateful |