The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-08
HOW 4 SEWING MACHINE WAS
BOUGHT.

BOUGHT.
"Pnpa." said little Susy Weston, climb
| inc upon her father knee, "what plcaScs
YOU so much to-day? You have been
smiling to yourselfuIl dinner time
uSomcthing has pleased me to-day,
Susv. II YOU and JohSny would like to
hear the story draw up your chairs"
! "A story said Mrs, Weston, look
inc mp from her sewing. May l hear,
! tUo2'
at YOU will be very good said Mr..
Weston, smiling. LET me see, how old
are you, Johnny
Twelve, sir
"Wel, my story Is about boy just
your age. 1t is nearly year sincel first
saw him. | was busy one afternoon last
winter, when saw II little boy coming
into the store, whose face attracted my
attention al once 1t was not very
handsome face, but 1t was earnest and
bright; a strong, good face, if ever saw
one. The boy was poorly clad, but his
clothes were clean and whole.
"May ! see the boss he asked.
IL am the boss | answered, "what
can do for YOU
81 want to ask the price of n first rate
sewing machine-not y fancy one, SIR,
but Il good worker
"Well, sir ! said, a can give you n
good machine tor sixty dollars
"Sixty dollars. Well, mister said he
earnestly. "can | work one out? | have
every afternoon from half past two till
seven, and ! can run crrands and do any
work about the store. You see, sir, this
Is how it is: Father died two years ago,
and mother. she wants me 10 stay NJ
school for y year or two longer, but she
has too work awful hard to keep me
there, Father was "A bricklaycr, and
mother owns little house he almost
built himself, but that is all. She scws
sir. and she could make twice rs much if
she only had machine. But We never
can spare sixty dollars, sir, 80 | thought
| would see if | could earn one
But it would take you long time" !
said. If | gave you dollar Il week 1t
would take you sixty weeks
"Will you give me that? he said, his
eyes fairly dancing. al can come all day
saturday.
"Can you? Suppose we say adoliar and
half? And il you do well you can have
| the machine little less than the retail!
price
You see, Susv. | was interested already
in the boy, with his honest, frank face,
! and resolved, if he was faithful in his
duties. to keep him along. SO We made
an agreement, he to give NEAL ms spare
time out of school to credit each week
with a dollar and fifty cents toward the
purchase of machine.
Every day he came, punctual I" the
minute, rain or shine and he was the
most prompt and reliable errand boy !
ever employed. Little by little dollars
rolled up on the account until one even
inc in the fall, | was here after dinner,
lust before you and your mother came
home from the country, when the door
bell rang and in walked Harry Cum
miugs, my GRAND boy.
~ found this, sir," he said, 'when |
was sweeping out the store" and he
handed me roll of bank notes | thought
: was safe in my pocket.
please see it it is all right. sir, he
said alt was under the counter
counted the notes, two hundred dol
lars. and then taking one twenty dollar
note, said:
a should have offered . reward for this
Harry. if YOU had not found It,
81 am clad saved you that SIR" he
answered. Ill bid you goodnight.
"But YOU have earned the reward, |
said ratiing down twenty dollars, ",wlII
you take it or pass 1t 10 the machine
money"
"Mine, all thatl Oh, sir, pass 1t to the
machine You see | would have to
tell mother where | got all that money,
and the machine is to be Il surprise
81 never spent twenty dollars with SO
much pleasure in my life, Susy. This
was great lift on the machine, and
this afternoon when Harry came l told
him to pick out one for his mother.
We selected first rate one, handsome
tco, and promised him one of our best
teachers should 90 and show his mother
how to work upon it.
When it was on the cart, ready to go.
| invited myself to go with Harry ana
see il delivered. lie had asked me to
write a note telling his mother the price
was honestly earned, and | told nm l
would tell her.
So away we went, and when We reach
cd the little house the cart was just turn
inc the corner of the street. Harry
opcucd the door softly, and the man
lifted the machine into the parlor. linen
Harry led to small sitting room Mt the
back of the house where pale woman
i'm a widows dress WAS sitting, sewing
husiIy. She rose and offered me char
and | told her had come t" see II l
could obtain Ilarry's services IN the store
at 1--WE dollars week. You should have
seen the boys eyes.
"Hc can 20 to evening school" said,
.and will see that he has some time TO
read and study cannot spare HIM
now. having had his services so long.
.Nv afternoons and Saturdays, mother
Harry said. al told you was not in
mischief. was earning You present
Come and see.
And he danced fairly into the parlor;
his mother ana I"''N"'H'
Its yours, he said, dancing around
the machine; "all paid for, and the les
sons on it too Amt itsplendid?
Ills mother was rs delighted as he eN-
pectcd and that Is saying great deal
"Oh, sir, she said to me, hes been a
good son since his poor father died.
Every morning summer or winter, he .
mp and makes the tire while am dress
ing, and while get the breakfast ne
brings up all the coal for the day, SO l
won't have to go in the cellar, and every
step he can save me, he does. But how
he made all the money to BUY machine
out of school hours cannot understand.
81 got dollar and a half u week mother
for errands, and ten to twenty cents extra
when there was snow to clean otfthc side