The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-04
light in his way, he ALWAYS invented

| "'0 oihlHS AoT uOG0lnS, ne
would say with a shrewd look in his
eye-a remark which his father always
faPproved. So, of course, he had no
nnsh;, ,asa OF working gkta for Mrs, Noble, for;
| A few days after this, George and
several other boys were playing in the
yard adjoining Mrs. Mobiles. Sudden
ny one of them shouted:
/ 81" See old Mis- Noble! She's dressed
up nice to get a pail Of water, amt shep
pee her glovesr'
81 should think she--w goin' to
meetin'," added another. "Hope she
won't catch coldr'
No dangerro' that said "a shaas
!" Pity she hadn't a buffa1o-robe to wrap
round her head, on top of her big white
shawl. She'd make a good scarecrow;
wouldn't she, boys?''
, At this the boys joined in hearty
laugh. .iIAsg.1gsJH .E.Es8S
E thought you did her chores,
1eorge," said pale, slender boy. who
had not yet sbokeli. sg ksssss@s
"Well, did as long as she could pay;
but when the money stopped I stopped.
You know, 1 amt one of the kind that
works for nothin'. No, sir; you don't
Va,fe Harf 2 e. "a d'IRg fst that haiptAp fond ef
Meanwhile, Mrs. Noble was strug-
CLING very hard to turn the heavy crank
OF theWVeNk : The eool November. air
made her shiver and caused her face to
grow whittier than ever. y Besides, she
had heard part of the remarks the boys
had made, and she felt as if she must
LOOK very ridiculous. 1 Her only t,0ught
m wrapping up so much was to protect
herself from the cold, knowing by hard
experience hoWsshe should navajo ,suf,,
fer from any exposure. The nearer Che
bucket OF water drew to- the curb the
heavier it grew; and as she stopped to
lift il over, iii z6rsfert0 p0fr IL sintos her
pail, her strength failed her, and she
east wistful look toward the bows.
That look was not lost ON Ned Ingalls,,
the boy to whom George Burch had
been giving his ideas about sworkifi'
for nothin'." With one bound he cleared
the low fence which separated the
yards, and, seizing thsg crank. hes said:
I" Here, Mrs. Noble, let me lift the
pail over. 1t is too heavy for you. 1
will carry it in. toos.'' e4 ssSg.er az
E"O, thank. you, dear! but don't t1ike
to trouble you Find 10 hard, though, {
l confess, to get it in myself"
1t is no trouble at all. I am used
ito bringing watedsa' ,4a~sMag3 g. ~
$50 he carried it in and put it in its
place by the sink. ~ 9'''"'
:Thankg youveryimuchsa' said Mrs.s 9
Noble. George Burch used to do this
work for me; but lately I have been
trynk teds unysef But it, u s4fs
an'nhdertakihg iot me to get 3 paAto
water. 1 find I have, to wrap up as
much as if I were going long dis
tance .e@sssas#5 " fsssa@ssass8M -
|. Il will come over and draw. what,
water yon need. + live near, and it win
only take q few minutes.na sw e~s&ss .zzx,
II should like to have You, but I can.
not afford to pay you,sa I gaYe George
UP for want of money. = ils,.sfs ss6s ~ - 4
.O,FI didn'tmean to do it for pay. Z
will do it for liothingy .Ihave pfentyof
time before and after school l',As ssz g
So, without waiting for Mrs: Noble to
express her thanks, he bade her good
night and went away. ess ssss as.s.ag ~ q
Ned ingalls, mother was widow
She was glad to get employment to help
support hec family and togkeep Ned at
school, She did all the sewing she could
get and frequently took in washing and
ironing. So, really, Ned could less af-
ford to work for nothing than George
BWyhaM4snypf his othershoy -ce3s,
panions. But, with all her work and air
her proYertE shspeysrslostu a ehanea1p
teach her children to be Kind to others,
and to lend helping hand whenever
they could. s.u :. -,
''You will never lose anything by do
ing forother1 q Bhe would. oftan ssy- d
.'Don't expect to be paid always in
dollars and centsSas ~ gg9sg
George Burch was surprised when he
found thai Ned was doing 1ifs. Z Nohls,s]
work. ..s,.., ..-.-... ,.z.---. -.-...n..--
That's pretty queer" said he, an.
grily.s ss6he said she turned nae of bes
cause she couldn't afford to pay and
now she's gone and hired you. PM glad,
extra pail Of water. Isset out not %
charge anything, but then I thought I'd
better get all | could. That's fathers
way and mine. too He says I'm chip
off the old block and I guessI am. Hat
Ha! Ha! I'm glad she didn't get nothin' |
out O. me but what she paid for. I s'pose
ySa sSarrs w9fs sstfsfsad fsfsasd H" ~ qep'h ~ Y you
Nothing" replied Ned !" 1t doesn't |
take long to get what little wood and
water she uses, and che looked 30 sorter
sick Il told her,Td doit, for nothing, as
long as she ecohldnt 7 afford to pay.h -
"Do9it for psthin'l Well, you uere
D fool. All right. Go ahead. Guess
you'll get sick enough of it before win
nothfn' and go osths Postoffice for
nothin', and go after yeast for nothin' %
and do everything else she wants done,
for nothin'. Wen, hope you'll lay up
money. The hank won't be apt to bust |
while you are so prosperous. Do it for
nothin'! Well, as for me, I'd rather
work for sonaething.' ''ssA shzs.4a aH~
But Ned did moi, get sick of it before
the winter was over. In fact. as time
passed, he liked it better and better.
Althoughzk3 "a 8l1ovef, shaSEeAo the
Postotice,s and 60 sitter yeast. xhs did
not feel as III he did it for nothi He |