The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13

"Well, Sue, you see, dlunJ ike 10
take it; for she's awful generous, II she
is poor, and she tried to get it back on
me by saying she thought upper, and
twas only her lips that said lower. She
meant upper all the time. She isn't
well-Sue isn't.
''She's little and white, and ono po-
tater amt much Of a supper for the like
of her, anyway. And at last l made her
eat the whole of it. / told her that we'd
have good dinner to-day, cause l
knowed somebody would buy my greens,
and I'm going to spend the whole five
cents for one dinner. What do you
think Of thatp Pm going to get three
herrings at cent apiece, and the rest
in potatoes"
And he smacked his lips as he thought
Of the treat in store for them all.
al think" he continued, "that you've
paid me pretty well for my greens in
doughnuts without any five cents at all.
Still, as look at it, he added, with q
sly twinkle in his great blue eyes,
"doughnuts is doughnuts, and cents is
cents, and the doughnuts is present,
and the cents is pay"
/ laughed aloud at his reasoning,
which was certainly most sensible and
true, and then said:
''Now Jack, want you TO keep your
five cents till some night you haven't
any supper, and let me fill your basket
with something that l know will go
around. want Susie to have glass
of fresh milk. So you must carry this
tin pail besides the basket. Do you
think you can manage them bothg''
"Well, ma'am, | guess you'll see
whether / can manage 'em or not. But
do you think l can dig greens enough to
pay for all them things you're putting
inP'
"No, Jack, i don't; for they are not to
be paid. want to send these to your
mother-that is all; and as you said
yourself, doughnuts is doughnuts and
cents is cents"
"To-be-sure," he answered, merrily.
Well, ma am, just wish you could see
'em when / tell 'em how good you We
been to me. Some folks amt good, you
know" he added, with sigh.
While / filed the basket, he told me
their little history, never realizing how
full it was of the deepest pathoS-the
struggles of the poor mother to keep her
family together after the death of her
husband, good, kind man, who had
left her one morning, full OF life and
strength, to 90 to his work in the great
iron foundry, and was brought back to
her few hours later, having met his
death while toiling for those he loved.
He did not realize, either, how his
own self-sacrfticing spirit shone out
through his words, proving to me the
strength and sweetness OF his charac-
ter. What hero he was, this little
twelve-year-old Jack!
"Mother has worked so hard for Sue
and me that she hasn't much strength
left. And don't you think" he added,
Strengthening himself up proudly
, don't you think Pm big enough to
take care of us threeP Leastways, I've
been lucky this morning, for I've sold
my greens and found you."
: The gratitude in his heart was plain
ly visible in his little face as he turned
it up to me.
, told him that henceforth we would
be the very best and warmest of friends
and that happier days were in store fol
him and those at home; that l could
r find work for him TO do which would
certainly help toward the support of al
three.
Such happy Jack as he was when ]
sent him home that April morning with
, the heavy basket on one arm and pail
of milk on the other; and wish 1 could
tell you-for / am sure you would like
TO hear-what pleasant days followed
) for Jack and those so dear to him; but
it would make such d long, long story
| we should never come TO the end Of it.
Indeed, there is no end TO IT, II is Q
, story which is being Tired through now,
: and IL grows more interesting and more
! beautiiul.-moret tender and true with
every chapter. .,
, Jack is proving himself the hero
/, knew him to be.
| lie works, early and late. on a small
piece of ground which we allow him t
, cultivate on our farm; and he carrie!
| his produce TO townin basket strapped
on his back, and he is as happy as {
King-happier than many Kings, an
: sure.n
Little, pale Susie is not half so pail
n as she was before she, too, had th'
, chance given her TO "help."
: She has free range in my 1ower-gar
' den, and makes up the daintiest but
: ton-hole boquets," with which she fill
v her small basket every morning TO
o Jack to take with him. =.
He never finds the least difficulty II
L disposing Of them all, and a proud It'll
Z lass she is when he drops the pennie
\ into her hands at night.
a The mother, we think, Is growing
4 strong and well again-happy in he
:, boys thoughtful care and CHEEKY
: light-hearted ways.
a lie is not yet thirteen years old, bu
@ Is mother calls him the "head Of tn
) house." and he truly deserves the title
Brave little man-God bless him!-
3 Golden Days.
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