Sharp County record., 1880-11-04

"See old Mis- Noble! She's dressed
up nice to get pail ofwater, ain she'
See her glovesm
81 should think she was goin to
meetin'," )" added another. Hope she
won't catch cold!'
"No danger O. that" said a third
"Pity she hadn't bufalo-robe to wrap
round her head, on top ofher big white
shawl. She'd make good scarecroWi
wouldn't she, boys?"
At this the boys joined in a hearty
laugh.
"I thought you did her chores,
George" said pale, slender boy, who
had not yet spoken.
"Weli, | did as long as she could pay;
but when the money stopped Istopped.
You know, I amt one OF the kind that
works for nothin'. No, sir; you don t
catch me doing that. | amt so fond OF
work as all that. ="
Meanwhile, Mrs. Noble was strug-
Cling very hard to turn the heavy crank
of the well. The cool November air
made her shiVer and caused her face to
grow whittier than ever. Besides, she
had heard part Of the remarks the boys
had made, and she felt as if she must
look very ridiculous. Her only thought
in wrapping up so much was to protect
herself from the cold, knowing by hard
experience how she should have to suf-
fer from any exposure. The nearer the
/ I,,ol~o+ g Il tN tbA nl1ph tho
heavier it grew; and as she stopped to
lift it over, in order to pour it into her
pail, her strength failed her, and she
cast a wistful look toward the boys.
That look was not lost on Ned Ingalls,,
the boy to whom George Burch had
been giving his ideas about workin'
for nOthin'." With one bound he cleared
the low fence which separated the
yards, and, seizing the crank, he said;
"Here, Mrs. Noble, let me lift the
pail over. 1t is too heavy for you. I
will carry it in, too"
80, thank you, dear but don't like
to trouble you. l find it hard, though,
l confess, to get it in myself"
"It is no trouble at all, l am used
to bringing water"
So he carried it in and put it in its
place by the sink.
Thank you very much" said Mrs.
Noble. George Burch used to do this
work for me; but lately l have been
trying to do it myself But it is quite
an undertaking for me to get pail OF
water. | find l have to wrap up as
much as if 1 were going long dis
tance."
Il will come over and draw what
water you need. | live near, and it will
only take a few minutes"
81 Ishould like to have you, but can
not afford to pay you. gave George
up for want of money"
go, didn't mean to do itfor pay. |
will do it for nothing. l have plenty of
time before and after school.
So, without waiting for Mrs. Noble to
express her thanks, he bade her good
night and went away.
Ned Ingalls, mother was widow
She was glad to get employment to help
support her family and to keep 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
Burch and many of his other boy-cOm-
panions But, with all her work and all
her proverty she never lost chance to
teach her children to be kind to others,
and to lend helping hand whenever
they could.
You will never lose anything by do
ing for Others she would often say.
Don't expect to be paid always in
dollars and cents"
George Burch was surprised when he
found that Ned was doing Mrs. Mobiles
work.
That's pretty queer said he, an
grily. "She SKID she turned me OF be-
cause she couldn't afford to pay and
now she's gone and hired you. I'm glad,
now, that / took three cents for that
extra pail Of water. set out not to
charge anything, but then | thought I'd
better get all | could. That's fathers
way and mine, too. He says I'm chip
off the old block and gueSsL an. Ha!
Hal Ha! I'm glad she didn't get nothin'
out O. me but what she paid for. IspOse
you work cheaper. How much do you
charge herr"
Nothing" replied Ned. "It doesn't
take long to get what little wood and
water she uses, and she looked so sorter
sick / told her I'd do it for nothing, as
long as she couldn't afford to pay"
"Do it for pothin'! Well, you are
a fool. All right. Go ahead. Guess
you'll get sick enough of it before Win
ter's over. Is'pose you'll shovel for
nothin', and 90 to the Postoi1ice for
nothin', and 60 after yeast for nothin',
and do everything else she wants done,
for nothin'. Well, | hope you'll lay up
money. The bank won't be apt to bust
while you are 50 prosperous, Doit for
nothin'! Well, as for me, I'd rather
work for S0n1stbing."
But Ned did not get sick of it before
the winter was over In fact, as time
passed. he liked it better and better.
Although he did shovel, and 90 to the
Postoflice, and 90 after yeast, he did
not feel as if he did it for nothing. He
felt doubly paid when he came in, per-
haps out of a drifting snow-storm, to
meet her pleasant face, and to see her
point smilingly to an extra plate on the
little tea-table, which she had drawn