The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-04-12


The following story is true. ana mast
please I'd. Well 4, counsel our Young rrud
| rlf.
MauN wears ago. 4 gentleman Irom the
| tuNu ut Nrthutn, MASS, while ON 4 wish
t. 4 prominent merchant III Boston, Wa
| asLr,I ty the merchant if he knew a buN
| in Methucn that me could recommend l."
| work in his store. At first the merchant
| could think of not one lDr hc knew nunr
| but Il faithful, honest hUN Nuuid suit III"
| thrifty merchant, At length. however,
| he called To mind boy OF excellent char
| acter in the nelghborhOod. huI he feared
| he would hardly do, as his parents We're
| Very poor. and he had no education or
| other advantages 10 til him tur such Il
| position.
| But the description of the boys habits
| pleased the merchant So much that he
handed the gentleman dollar with which
to pay the boys fare to Boston by stage
and requested him to Send the lad to the
city. aud if, on a personal interview, h"
| shOuld not prove satisfactory, ne Would
| paN his fare back home again. The gen
| tlcman. as requested, visited the boys
parents, and stating the merchants pro-
| INlHdl, ttlN IStu llltlu " Stll(l llt llbN Ipl
! trial. He then gave him the dollar which
was TO pay his fare TO Boston, and de
| parted
| Cnder similar circumstances, ninety
nine out OF every one hundred boys would
have said, Nov for good time, never
saw a city and never rode in a stage. Oh,
| there will be so much to see, and it will
be such a long ride, and here is money
sent to pay my fare Not 50 with the
boy. Putting the money carefully in his
pocket, he said to himself;
This is the first dollar | evel had
How | wish | could save it 1t is only
twenty-five miles to Boston. can walk
there in a day. I'll 40 ii and save my
| dollar
His mother patched up his clothes as
we'll as she could, and early next morn
ing the little fellow parted with his parents
at the door OF their humble home, and
set out OH his long tramp to the great
city, which he reached, tired and dusty,
a little before sunset. He found the mer-
chant, who sternly asked:
''Where have You been all day The
stage came in hours ago
The boy thought he had dlspleased the
merchant at the outset and with down
cast ewes and tremulOuS voice, he an
| SWcred:
II did not come on The stage, sir
| "Did not come on the stage What do
you mean Didn't send YOU the money
| to pay Your fare
The boy thought it was all up with
him sure, and amid gathering tears he
managed to reply:
Il am very sorry, sir. | did not mean
to offend you. thought | would walk
and save the dollar. IneNer had one be
fore
Placing his hand gently upon the boys
head the merchant replied, My little
man, you did exactly right. Come home
with me and get some supper"
Then turning to a bystander he re
Marked IL wouldn't take thousand
dollars for this boy, to-day"
That boy has grown to manhood, and
has since become widely known in bust
ness circles. He is now the owner of the
extensive mill at Methuen, the Pember-
ton mills at Lawrence, a banking house
in Boston, and one of the finest farms in
Massachusetts. Phren. Journal.
The stylish gentlemen of South Carroll
na wear their boards q la Hampton.