Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-10-05
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please see if it is all right, sif, J" he said
st was under the counter" fe
counted the notes. two hundred dollarsS
and then taking out one twenty dollar note,
said ,ssg
81 should have offered reward for ihiS,
Harry, if you had not found it'
Il am glad saved you that, sif, y he anss
sWered. "I'il bid you good night s Q ssilS
"But you havseA the reward" slid
putting down tho, twenty dollars. s'vill jon
take Il, or pass It TO the machine money"
..Mine I! all thAtl Oh, sir, pass il 70 the
machine, You see I'd have 10 tell mother
where got all chat money, and the iaschins
is to be surprise"
"Iepever spent twenty dollars with 50 much
pleasure in my life, Susy. This was great
lift on the machine. aud this afternoon when
Harry came told him TO pick out one for his
mother. .
We selected irst>rate one, handsome. TOO,
and promised him one of our best teheheFs
should go TO show his mother how 10 work
upon il.
When i was on the cart. ready to 80. I in,,
vited myself TO 20 with Harry and see Il de-.
livered. lie had asked me to write Rote
telling his mother tho price was honestly
earned, aud told him would cell her.
So away We went. aud when We reached tho
little house, the cart Was juSt turning the
corner of the street. Harry opened the door
very softly, aud the man lifted the machine
into the parlor. Then Harry led me to
small sitting. room at the back Of tho house.
where n pale woman in q widows dress was
sitting, sewing busily. She rose and offered
me chair, aud told her had como 70 SEQ
if could obtain Hsrry's services 10 the store
at tise dollars week. You should have seen
the bny's eyes. ) srs : 7.
HE can sn to evening school. !" / said. "apd
| will see that he has some time 90 raad and
study cannot spare him now, having had
his services 80 long" soc
"My afternoons and Saturdays, molher,"'
Harry said. 81 told you was NOT in misc
chief ! was earning you present. Gone
and see
And he d.need fairly into the parlorj his
mother aud followed. taF 9fF
.It's your-," hc said. dancing sFound the
machine .sll paid for and the lessons ON
it, too. Ain't it splendidy'
His smoiher was as delighted as be expected,
and that is saying q great deal.
"Oh. sir" she said to me, she's been
good son since his poor father died. Every
morning summer or winter, he's up aud makes
the fire while I'm dressing. aud while get
breakfast he brings up all the coal for tho
day, go | won't have 20 20 in the cellar and
every step he can save me he does. Bot how
he ever made all the money TO buy mschiEe
out "f school hours, l cannot understand" ;"
81 got a dollar and half n week, mother,
for etrOnds, and ten or twenty cents extra
when there was snow to clean of tho sides
walk. or any other odd job. and Mr Weston,
gave me twenty dollars"
mo, you earned that as well as tho rest"
I said. and his mother fairly broke down aud
cried when told her about the roll lof money.
So, Susy, now you know what pleased mo
so much to-day. Tomorrow barry becomes,
my errand boy. and know he will be faith-
ful one. There is the making Of . noble
man, johnny, IN tho boy who can work
steadily for months for such an object as Har.
ry had. never taking n cent from his hard
earned money for his own pleasure, never
failing in his self.imposed duties. Harry IL
4 boy, only twelve years eld, but honor him.
but, papa" said Susu. you are rich, why
didn't you give his mother q machine ?"
because the pleasure would not have been
so great TO either Harry OF hia mother. Think
how proud she will be Of her good 900 every
time she touches her machine. aud how glad,
he will feel that he perscvered 20 we'll When>
ever he sees It, Il is little sunbeam in the
dull routine Of business for both Of them, 90
well as for me-"
ANY mother would be proud Of such q,
son., said Mrs. Weston, gently, ''snd when
he has holiday you must let him spend it
hero. We will be glad to see him, will we
not. children ~
There was very hearty Eyes ma'an." and
then the brother and sister, thanking their
father for the story, opened school books aud
went busily co their duty for the evening,
Johnny wondering little if he could ever
have the self-depial, ibduItry and patience Of
Harry Cummings.
RAG MoNEY AND ITS VALUE.-"WeiI,
bub," replied B,jah, as he fDishfd hspgipg
up The broom. ''this currency question bothers
many besides you, though it'r clear enough 20
me. You see that tWeLty fVe-cent scrip, do
you ?" F-1
The boy remsrked that he did. and BIsh
placed ii ont the window rilI weighted IL down
with peach stone, and continued
''Thpt biz Of paper is msrked '25 cepts,'
but is It twenty cep's7 Is il anything
more than piece Of paper?"
81 dunno" replied the boy solemnly,
HAS that bit Of paper any real value be-
yond its being promise to pay 2" demanded
Bjah.
'.what paper2"
That ere twenty fre-" -
He stopped here Some one had sneaked
mp the alley aud slyly stolen both UcfiP and
peach stone.
''Never mind" condoled the boy, sit
hadn't any intrinsic valne."
"1t hadn't. eh 2" prowled the old janitor;
81 Just want to catch the volt tbnt absorbed II"
CARE OF Hoos.-Hogs love sulphur, and
. considerable amount of il is necessary 70
keep them in fair health. When hogs Dat
large and find green food they supply them-
selves with What is needed, but pigs kept in
-. 800 and fed on hOuse elops OF corn,