The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-12
fem CsrtianG's watch.
A STORY FOR BOYS

"Halloo, Toni You don't say A
gold watch 2"
Tom nodded ss be returned the
treasure to bis pocket.
Real gold said the boys
"Resl gold, )" replied Tom. Hunt
ing case, full,jeweled. stem-winder
Any more questions ;"
Let's see it," Pass it round -
What o beauty /" clsmored the
boys, as Tom displayed the wonder
but isn't it 9 rather extravagau:
thing for q young man like you to
carry 2" asked james Aiken, the old.
est and gravest among them
"Mavbe 'tis," answered Tom. dry
Iy; bot don't object to it, Would.
Mt you like to set your cid town
clock by it, and have the correct time
here 10 the rural districts for once
Tom had run out for . holiday 70
his native village, and be took boy.
ish pleasure in thus mystifying bis
old sehoolmates. But there was no
thing vain or steck.up in Tom Cort.
land, and having shown them bow
the stem winder worked-windiog up
their curiosity at the same time TO the
highest pitch-he went on to answer
the important question. How did
YOU come by is,n
Now | don't suppose | shall be
able to give Toms exact words; ba,
bis manner of telling the story
which. | might ss well cay at the
start, is not one Of my own masking
up-wss something like this:
How did | come by il? Well,
tha, s an interesting point, when you
see q valuable timepiece 10 the poke,
Of poor boy you've kept track Of all
your lives. You know I dida't have
any money when | wen, to town two
yetrs ago and got place in old Pc
ter Wsg.,sTs trunk store hardly
got wages enough the 6rst year to
paw my board. I've got more this
year. At the same time I've sent
home a dollar week regularly to nv
mother.
Now | couldn't very well have
bought that watch oas VI nv wages,
could /, And it isa't q borrowed
one, fcr there you see nv name en-
graved 10 the case and am not q
thief or 3 swindler, not il | know N.Y.
self, and l think ] do
What's curious about it 10, that for
q long time it bad been my ambision
to own Just such . watch ss this, par.
ticulsrly after Rudolphe Rapey pot 10
Es appearance st cor boarding house
He was got up to kill /; short, blaet
eurls ell over his head. stylish dress,
four OF i've clean shirts week, (but
fIoad out afterwards be didn't paw
hi,wssherwomen) stt = ing trsast Hn q,
diamond ring, and gold watch and
chain He took the shine from the
rest Of Is. Rupey did, sad made ms
wish | rss . eserk in . jewelry store
as be wss, instead Of Q miserable
rrankmaker's spprentiee The girls
would no, so much as look .. one OF
the rest Of rs when be WAS sboos.
% N.Y." said ! If / could oniy
hsal oot o good hunsing ease wien
they ask the time. sad give il to the
half SECOND as.he pretends tal" Zoo
see I Wa 9 trif2e foolish kaow q
little more nov, snd 30 dc the girls-
wss whse eneugh to stick to my
business thosgh. sad day sftsr day
yos coGld have seen me hsmuering
., The old tranks The new trunks, l
mean, bot they we're old 70 me ;
there vss . woodsffsi sameoess
about tsera-
Vel, one day there uas . man came
into the store With "a order for some
thing besides trunks. I prieksd up
nv ears, sad foand be was . "Hsng-
IIsbman, I" Who dropped his ''haitehes. /"
and then picked 'em up aad 'soked
'em on TO the 'esds Of the wrong
words l 500 that be wss . tall, sell
bsilt, we'll dressed maa, bos with .
sort Of cheap look sboos him .aader
sH bis good clothes and politeness.-
You know what | mean There ere
some nea Who eaa't be geatIeuea Il
they Try. Wash them up. brush them
%, dress them up, pot 90 the shine
and the perfams-goodness. What .
shiG when be pulled out / is hand
kerchies ,-snd still theseT be some
thing coasse shout them The rsiae-
nsnt shoss thai h's only vsrsiaf it
Isaf 10 the grain | declared ths;
Rodclphe was very much rhss kind
81 . character, bat he gxls laughed
ss me, and said vss issiooa
The "Hengiisknsn1 bad . singg-
lar order. Il sss ios three boxes,
aad be bed the exact descriptions o!
than all MARRIED and written oat
They must b hsighsssa- hiaeh
boxes, goa seer said be, ~houtsids