Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-16

"Ihats right, my son." said the
stranger, "be ever exact and particu.
lar in all your statements. Love truth
next TO your mother"
mamma saws" answered Charley,
"We must love it before father and
mother and all
"She is right he said, "you should
love her the more for her teaching
you such an excellent lesson. Now,
what are you going 10 do with that
one penny, Charley"
"Spend it as soon as l get chance" !"
replied Charley.
How he laughed After a few mo-
ments he said:
suppose tell you what did with
penny once, how long kept it, and
what it did for me. Shall tell you? 2"
"Oh, do.' cried both boys. I'VE
do love tales SO mucn." Mamma tells
us one every evening"
Mamma must have a fertile brain.
I'm thinking, to find sufficient novelty
10 amuse the minds Of two such active
fellows as you are he replied.
',Oh!' said Charley, "she tells US
she has windmill in her head, and
can grind new one every time we
want one"
Then he laughed merrily. But
let me so on with my story" said he.
was very small then-younger than
you are, Charley. Twas on my way
TO school one morning, when had ~
pass field in which rich farmer who
owned it was trying TO catch horse.
| stood looking over the fence and
laughing at the tricks of the horse
Boy, said he, 'if you will catch
that horse I'll pay YOU"
$50 put my books down and went
to work. Round l ran, down there,
up here, shook the corn, crept up soft.
~ went behind, then before, chased
him into a corner. and the old man and
were sure we had him but away he
went over the fence, and l after him.
About mile from where we started
two men caught him for me, lent me =
halter, and rode him home. BY this
time the morning was gone and l had
not been 10 school"
Come back said the farmer, and I'll
pay you in The afternoon"
Il went on to school. The master
asked where l had been playing hook
ey, and told him about the horse.
Then didn't l catch it. DO you ever
catch it" Charley"
IL guess l do" answered Charley !;
"but Fred don't often"
"Wel. caught it. But never mind
said | TO myself, Il shall have some
money TO buy book WANTED it
very much. loved books As much rs
Fred does. SO / dried my eyes. We
carried our dinners TO school my broth
CT and /, butt had no appetite after
caught it.
"Oh :" said Charley, with such an
air, IL don't mind it so much as that"
The gentleman positively shouted,
he vas SO much amused.
We'll" lie continued, wipiny his
eyes, the school was out and we all
went our different paths home. My
brother went with me 10 the old far
mer's and what do you think he gave
me. Mind you, ba' run all the
morning till | was almost sick, and
had caught it besides, Charley and
he gave me how much, Fred:"
"A shilling an hour answered
Fred, in his business way
..EiVa 1nilarc ~ ua;l nh,,tnu'
He gave me one penny, with hole
in it,"
"Oh. the mean old scamp! Didn't
you slap it into his face:' asked Char.
ley.
No, indeed; pennies were not 90
very plentiful in my youthful days as
TO allow that. | took it home and pu:
IT away carefully. How long do you
suppose was getting pennies togeth-
er to buy that book =
About month";" said Charley. IL
could make two dollars month if
mamma did not count so strictly but
she viii have the whole hour"
Certainly" he answered she is
right TO keep To her bargain. ! was
just ten years saving penny after pen
ny before l could get my book. But
got it at last, and YOU don't know how
much l valued it much more than if
mad exercised less self dicipline. Many
= time l would count my pennies and
say, IL shall never have enough 10
buy NY book. | might as we'll spend
this now; but my good angel would
say mol" and l would withstand the
temptation, and SO add soon another
penny. What book do you suppose
it was:'
"A Bible" said Fred.
No. There were always plenty Of
Bibles in the house, thank Godl"
Robinson Crusoe," said Charley.
"No," he answered. II never had a
chance Of reading Robinson Crusoe
until my son and l read it together.
Books were very scarce when l was
young. 1t was Horace. Do you
know who Horace was?"
"Yes, sir" said Fred. ..He was q
poet, protected by Augustus; he had
for friends, M@ccnas, Tibullus, Vir.
gil and others. lie was q great man.
His satires are the best Of his works."
"Well done, my little man." answer.
ed the gentleman.
"Pshaw," said Charley, ''hc did not
learn that at school. Mamma teaches
him all such things. That amt book
learning!"
How the gentleman laughed.
MADAM" he said, IL congratulate
YOU upon the great probability Of your
pre.eminent success in making two
good men. Why should our men not
be good and great with such mothers?
Rome could not boast Of such women
as ours q few insulated acts do indeed
show some bright characters. One
thing we know; when her decline be-
gan, the first exhibition of it to the
world was in the loss Of dignity in her
Uspt l.