The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-29
rom sdWYEB.



Tom Sawyer, having offended his sole
Ruadian. Aunt Polly is by that stefnly-af elton
ate q ime set &, work At withdrawing the fence
In front OF the rLen. The world seemed n
hollow mOrksry to Tom, who had planned all
for That day. and who knew that he would be
| the iauchng-sto1k OF all the boys "a theV came
o 81 and saw him set 10 work Ike nj ieer"
Hut are Il ms Dir itiOn burst upon him, nnd he
won't tr tnuuiily g. work. VIVA that Inspira tiou
viii pp0ir from what follows. O1e OF the
90 ,, lien hIeeIs comes bv and psus,s, eating
psftidvlhriv nne apple. Tufn does not sea
aim, Den stared a N ut snd then 10
IN WI You're up stumn, amt YOU r. III.
M ms or. Tom surveyed hrs last touch win
tbs eve ot an ertist, aud tnen NE Rsv smother
gentle sweep. and surveyed tne result, "a before
saiercd FOR the apple but he stuck. to mis- WORK.
| Bar sNid
"HsiIo, old chap. YOU got to work. hey2"
" Nny rs W Ben. wasn't noticing"
"S y I'm going ~ n-swinming. am. Don't
| VOC wish you c"ul1r hut, II course, you'd
rather WORK, wOuidn't your Course you
| would u
Ior Contemplated tnp hoy Bit and said;
"Wnht do you oil w0rkY'
"Why ain't mat WORK.
Tom. fesu Cd his whiowsshine and an
Wei, m ,ype It ia, md maybe " amt, All
kno ' ~ tnat II suits rVn suever."
on como now. YOU don't mean to let on
Inc orrs1 con linucd to move.
Like n2 dun't ace why ouchtn't to like
u. Does = get chance 70 whiiewash
| fence every dayf"
, Int "a, the thing n new hsht Den
brash daintily back nn1 forih-step ing bnok 10
| note the euec added touch sra and there
criticised the effect agaln. Ben wstchlng every
moe ana more s6sorbcd. Presently he said
Say, ion lot the wni ewish littIs."
altered his minds mo, no; I reckon II would
hTdiv do, Ben. You see Aunt Polly's avid
..ueei,. YOU know; but il il was the bscs
fenre, wouldn't mind, md che wouldn' Yes.
shes Lwfui particular about this fence IFS got
to be done careful. | reckon there amt one BOY
IN thousan B. IN be twl thousand. that can
"No-is ut so7 on. come no.. femme Ius,
try. only a nttie. Ia let you II you was me,
=" Ben. I'd nko to, honest Injini but Aunt
PolW-well. jim wanted to 10 IT,. nut SHE
wo ildpt lrt him. SD wanted 70 10 IL. hut ahe
woulln' let sid. Nov, d N .'you see now am
tx az N you Vas to sAckl' tins fence and nv
thing was TO nappan TO It,"
"oa, snuossl III he just as c,reful. Now
:" Ell, here. No, Ben; now don't; TIN
an i've YOU all ~ ~"
Tou gave uu toe brush with reluctinc, In
his lace, hu. alacrity IN his heart. And while
Ben WORT q and swented m the sun the retired
,r'ist sat on barrel IN tue y Do close 10y,
dan Cling his legs. nunched his arpe, ana I ~
ned the ri tugnter " more innOcents There
was no OK 81 materl n biNs happened along
rs i,ned to whitewash. b. ths iinc Bon was
Jagged out. To u mai tr ,ded the next chance 10
bIllF f1she Tor n kite in good repair. aud when
he played out Johuny Sitter bOught In for
dead rat aud n s'nng 70 swing II win; snu
on, ana 81 on. hour fer hour. ANA when tn
middle ~ the afternoon Ctnis, from ueinR a
poyr, poverty stricken hoy in the morning rom
VS. htcraIy rolling m wealth. lie hiu. b sides
the thin 3 | uaNe mentioned. twelve mar lies.
" - 81 jcwshatp. NJ Ce " blue bottle II iss
LOOK through. sDoJi G lnnOn. Key IN
wouldn't unlock anytniug, n fr rment uf ch TX.
glass Al sop r OF q dertnter, Tin soldier. a
CO lUlo - tadpOles, SIX Ore cracker. a kit en-
with only one eve. oraSs do knnn, dog
cOilsr. out 10 dog. the handle II knife. four
peres OF OrauIe peel nd 4 dilindated Old win
dow slsn. He htI u nice, good. Idle time al he
white. pl MY Of company, and ths fence h ID
three co Ia OF whitew on ~ IL he dine
run out Of whi ewssn ha would have bank
rIpted every boy IN The vii ige.
Tom sal to himself hat Vt not such q
hO Low world after ALL He had discovered a
great Law OF human action wi hout Knowing II,
namely, tina IN order to m Ike man or boy
cONet thing Il IL only necessary To make the
thing uIfficnit Ia attain. II No d been a great
ana WISE philosopher, IKE tn winter Of tnis
book. he would now cOnlprehenj that WORK
const~is OF whatever a bpdy - obliged To do.
Aud this woul hello ntm to uDderst nd why
cOnstru 'fing ar inct ! lowers, or performing
ire dAiil, y work. wDil- railing nine pius or
climbing Mont Blanc l. only amusement rhers
arc we. nv gentlemen in England VINO drive
foug-nnfee PASSENGER cOIc les on daily line In
tn sun Hier peCaIse the privilege costs them
consider pie money. nut " they offered
wages Tor Lne service. that would turn II into
work, aud tnen they would resign.