Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-19
OUR SATURDAY NIGHT.
HOW A POOR nor BECAME RICH.

no mistake we were sitting In one OF tile |
depots of the Erie Railway waiting for an cas-
| tern bound train of cars on which a young |
friend was to take passage for the great city of
New York. He had Just entered OH his if |
| teenth year, and had already learned 10 look |
fate in the face, and to believe that his destiny
and futnre.as far as his life was Concerned rest |
i ed much with himself. As we sat on bench, |
/ ing for train, We remember a little talk |
i we had as though 1t were but a year ago.
"What will You do in New York, Henry"
"Anythlng that is honorable, no matter how |
| hard the work. And will try to take care Of
myself, too" !
''But suppose you find nothing to do?n
.'rhen will hunt until do find place. / |
| will find somebody who is afraid of work, and |
when he quits will take his place"
"rhat Isl good idea, but what do you want
to do well for?"
satisfaction, aud | want to have nice home
some day for Maggie. YOU know we are will
ling TO wait for each other. Her mother says
we will know whether we love each other or
not by the time am Of age, and so 1t is fixed
that we are to wait. | am year the eldest,
| and IL seems am man, now that | have q
/, hope and an object to strive for"
| just then the whistle of the steam was heard
| as The train came rushing around a curve, dash
ed up TO the station, was stopped long enough
for few persona 10 step OFT and others 10 step
| Oh The cars. In a moment our friend was
gone passed toward the east The train plum
gel into the darkness and rush INTO the city
beyond wheie our friend knew he would 6ud
friends, for he went forth with good intentions,
determined 10 deserve them.
ii Tonight we were an invited guest at the
beautiful home orone of the merch ants of this
city. A neat, well butt, good sized, finely fur
] nished brick house near tine Central Park. Al
a ter dinner, as We wera seated In his library, we
q listened atentivry as he said;
I i f;pNna hap ,l,a 4.
|, since that night Providence has beeu good 10
me, and have tried 10 lie good 10 myself.
o There is more in being good to yourself than
people think for, had ii pretty lard tor quite
d while after reaching the city.
= alt was no easy matter how vigilint the
5 | watch for places or how many attempts To mud
position. For while slept in the ,lepo on
a bench, and helped the nshtwateLinan sweep
10 out, 10 pay for The lodging. Then l carried
II | yasas tor pls 'engers, ant made something in
" that way. Then was Sick aud WAS Taken Ia
" ST. Lukes Hosphal.-Wheu | goi oui, NV old
| friend, the watch man was drad-tle lev one
IN would not let me- sleep on the bench, aud as it
= came warm weather slept in warehouse On
the floor, After awhile a man drove me out
from there, called me yagabond because
was poor, had no home, and hi on the head
with u sort OF iron can. lie had, cutting q hole
- ia my scalp, and causin! thai scar. A gentle
man passing, ia company with a lady, stopped
n, u talk 10 ME- as sat on en- bsioue tou taiut
= " walk. He tuok Inc 10 hotel in the Buwe
h. ry, aud paid the landlord for my lodging aud
:" breakfast, then took mr 10 diu! store Oh the
corner close by, and tol the druggist 10 put
something on my head, and told me when thai
A, was done 10 % 10 brJ and alter breakfast L
come o his once. He was a lawyer on Nassau
,u street, aud his uane was Hamilton. he Was
~, | very kind. swept his office, did erTauds, AM
y. kept the place neat and clean. lie paid u,
az b ard, all ave Inc 4 dollar Il Week. Atier
few months nt uUt a Mace a ~ llS
IN of all work, who waited IT, learn The busi
Nv uess.
81 LA il pretty hard there, but 10 more St
than tue lest OF the persons employed there
NOR But was not afraid ~ work. Nv employe
there was very kind and good 10 me. lie Wa
.ou never etuss and ugly. He must have been
/, poot boy himself some day, as indeed, he la
been. llh,n saw he was 10 kind to uue, an
inc always explained 10 me what | did not kuos
nsa | tried my very hest TO please hun. When h
saw that WAS always anxuusto do all | c0ul,
nce he kept pushing me forward, to se- as lie SAID
ia what KIND OF stun ! was made Of lie gave III
some severe trials. and sonIeiiin.s ii seemed d
nod il must give up.
"rhen thought OF my poor boyhood. Z
ous Maggie, AMI how she wss waiting for me
In And Vi the future aud the reward | wanted
MIL 10 bring. And OF Magg.e's mother-and OF III
mother, who was always so good to me-au
vor Of my poor father, who was in poor health, a.
~ | with heavy family load to bpar--and OF II
/ WHO ul,l 81 u ] tOUli never Sllcfte
.i | in great city.
i "lAe mule thought of all these things Il
n,, | harder tried. When did moi clearly uude
in stand what 10 do, asked my employer a.
sin,, he would tell me. - | made In, few mi
49, lakes.
F' % " Y see wanted to be somebody ,rie
to be. wanted ~ know what was goa
for. When other viel KS Went Out 10 drink al
"a smoke, ! remained in the store aud workt
What wages were paid 10 me were saved, a
min deposited in the savings Dlnk.-When the VIC
Of the day was done | went TO the house whe
=, an boarded, aud read or studied Then | We
onI 10 bed early as possible, and was always at
tha Once lhe following morning, fresh and iestt
iul,. AT the end OF year, my employer said
n,n would give me twice The wages he did the ii
year.-Then put into The work a Il the mo
,,nu AT the end of the second year lie again raj
n,1 " my salary. and The day was twenty. one We
-. OF aye lie invited me home To dine with hi
and gave me percentage on the goods cot
ami, sell from the store.
lging | ',, ' - w., ',. ",s Vts"i' III
favor I H., ,.i,', ,,s "'s' W We poi,e anu ~ .
was ever srnfi, curt, unkud or that Z
c,roa used harsh or proiane word or expression
= and Il never spent my time in saloons, for wa
ed to save money Tor Maggie. Had sou
a H. dered my time, the business would moi Ii
= heen lenned-my kind employer would h
|, wos lost interest in me- should have hec
La bundle OF bad, expensive habits and many
- the pictures and beautiful ARTICLES my y
ronca bought and placed about, womb never h
looms un wv, -. ... ,,.,. ---
were MON r. h.,a y ho,ma , ~ 10 n a sue.es
,,,iou see what | could make of myself, and so |
49, my besi-not once or twica, but all the TIM.
iIa When went back home to marry Maggie
nrcts o 80 ',ii llie ho,e So
gan- ,here had saiI razor con n,an ''" "o,
-,, | of ANYTHING IN the world. And tie neiohl