The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-12-06


years Of age, came in and inquired
for . geography.
Plenty of them,n was the sales
mans reply
How much do they cost p
Zone dollar, my lad"
II did not know they were Sc
much"
He turned to go out, and ever
opened the door, but closed it again
and came back
II have got sixty-one cents" said
be; could you let me have a geogra.
ply, aud wait little while for the
rest Of the money :"
/ How eagerly bis little bright eye:
looked for an answer, and how be
seemed 10 shrink within bis ragged
clothes, when the man, not very kind.
ly, told him be could not The dis
appointed little fellow looked up to
me, with a very poor attempt to smile,
and left the store ! followed him,
and overlook him
And what now 2" ] asked.
Try another place, sir"
"ShaIl go. too, aud see bow you
succeed"
30 yes, if you like, said be, in sur
prise
Four different stores entered
with him, and each time be was re-
/ fused.
"WilI you try again ?" | asked
Yes, sir; shall try them all, or
should not know whethe- could
get one"
We entered the 6fth store, and the
liJtle fellow walked up manfully, anl
told the gentleman Just what be want
ed, and how much be had
you want the book yery much ?"
said Tire proprietor
Yes very mucb?"
Why do you want it so very
much ~
To study sir ! can't go to school;
bat study, when | can at home. All
the boys have got one, and they will
get ahead oi me Besides nv father
y as a sailor. aud | want to learn Of
The places where be used TO go"
Does be 90 to these places, now"
asked the proprietor
He is dead, +" said the 10y softly !;
then be added after awhile; u am
going to be sailor, too"
"Are you, though ?" asked the
gentleman raising bis eyebrows curi-
ously
Yes. sir, if | live"
"Well, my lad, | will tell YOU what
| will do. I will let YOU have a new
geography. and you may paw the re-
mainder Of the money when you can,
or viii let you have one that is not
quite pew for fifty cents"
Are the leaves all in it; and Just
Ike the other, only not new ~
Yes, just like the new one"
''It sill do just as well, then, and
| will have eleven cents left towards
buying some other book. | am glad
they did not let me have one at any
Of the other places"
The bookseller looked up iuquir-
ingly, aud 1 told him what had seen
Of the little fellow. He was much
pleased, and when be brought the
book along. saw a nice, new pencil,
and some clean white paper ni it.
"A present, my lad. for your perse-
verance. Always have courage like
that and you will make YOUR mark, +"
said the bookseller.
Thank you sir you are very
good 4"
Nv hat il your name 2"
William Haverly, sir"
Do you want any more books ?"
| now asked him.
More than ! can ever get" be re-
piled, glancing at the books that filed
the shelves.
| gave him a bank-rote. at will
buy some for you" | said
Tears of joy came TO his ewes.
"Can | buy what | want with it g"|
Yes, my lad, anything"
Then | will buy a book for moth
er,' said be II thank you very much,
and some day hope can pay you
back y
lie wanted my name, and | gave
il to hia. Then | left him standing
ky the counter. so happy, that / al
most envied him and many years
before | saw him again.
Last year | went to Europe on one
of the finest vessels that ever plough
ed the waters Of the Atlantic. We
bad verv beautiful weather until yerv
near the end Of the voyage tier
came a most terrible storm, that
would have sunk al or board had it
not 6een fO- tee captain. Every spar
was aid bow, the rudder was almost
useless, aud great leak had shown
itself, threatening to fll the ship. The
crew were all strong, willing men,
aud the mates were practical seamen
of the FIRST class but after pumping
for one whole night, and the water
still gaining upon them, they gave sP.
in despair, and prepared TO take to
the boats, though they might have
kaOwr "a small boat could ride such Z
g sea. The captain, who had been
below with his charts, now came up
He saw how matters stood, and with
a voice that heard distinctly above
the roar OF the tempest, ordered eve
ry man at his post,
IL was s-rprising to see taose men .
box before the strong will Of their
captain, and hurry back - the pumps
TIE captain then started bolow to ex-
anime the leak. As be passed me | I
asked If there vas sny hopes. He 1
looked IL me. and then at the other I
who crowded upto bear
the reply, and said, rebukingly
Yes. sir, there is hope as long as
one inch Of this deck remains above
water when | see none Of it, t5eE 4
shall abandon the vessel, aud not he
fore nor one q ay crew. siE. Eve
eryihiaG .asil be done TO save il, aud
ii We fail, il viii not be from mac
ton. Bear hand, every one Of you,
at the pumps" !"
Thrice during the day did we de
spair but the captains dauntiess
eoursge, perseverance. and powerful
will. mastered every mao 90 board, /