The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-04

Fish, sir? Caught within the half
hour not been lying in the boat all day
in the sun. Fresh from the water, sir v'
We stopped to look at his fish but quite
as much to look at his fine frame.
which had attracted our attention as he
strobe through the water carrying with
ease upon one shoulder weight of yard
and sailcloth under which most men
would have bent and staggered. His eye
was quick and bright, and his complex ION
of that clear red and white showing
through the sun-tan which comes only by
nurture on fresh air, sunshine and whole
some food. What royal heritage Ia
sound body accompanied by sound
mind.
.'Your mates don't seem to be as strong
as you are," ! remarked, looking at the
two were bringing more of the days catch
from the fishing smack anchored little
distance from the shore.
"Well, no, sir, they're not aud it's
their own fault, more's the pity! You
see, they're old neighbors, and hire
them by the day because very few others
will; but they won't either of EN- be
good for work much longer if they don't
mend their ways Bit"
"You are the master of the fishing. YES
sci, then?"
''Yes, sir--master and owner too,
thanks to my father being wise man "
I'D like to hear something Of that wis
don of his, il you don't mind telling me, :"
l said.
mot bit, sir. Always feel as If It
was testimony, as you learned folk call
il, to him, now he's gone.
The fisherman laid his load down on
the wharf and sat on barrel end as he
went on:
when was young boy there was
great deal of beer-drinking going on all
about me. My father fell In with the
custom, too, in moderate sort of way
but as time went on things seemed to get
worse aid worse. For I've always no.
ticed, sir, that when the devil gets good
hold on neighborhood he's never a bit
Inclined TO let up on it, but gets tighter
and tighter hold on it unless the Lord
sends his own power to threw him,
which he always seems to do sooner or
later.
swell, my father had the good sense
to see that 1t wouldn't do for his boys so
when the temperance movement came our
way he took hold with all his might, and
didn't begin by saying to us boys, You
do thus and So but he did 1t himself
Yes, sir, his name went down among the
very first that signed the pledge, and then
be says to u.s. Now boys If you will
pledge yourselves never to touch drop
of liquor till you're twenty-five, I'll pay
you your beer money every week: for
there were plenty of boys about the neigh
borhood that expected their beer money
as regular as a man, and got 1t and drank
it up too You see my father thought
that if we could be kept from 1t until we
were twenty. five, we'd have sense enough
to know what was good for us, If ever We
had it.
1--WE put our money In savings bank,
where it brought interest. And we put
all our earnings we could spare beside it.
l think the having bit there always
made us more likely to save what the
other boys thought nothing Of spending,
and you'd be astoDished to see how a
little money grows if you only give 1t
chance.
"When was twenty | took out
my money and bought that boat. My
brothers have stuck to the pledge the
same as have, and they are both in good
business of their own, calling no one mas
ter except One'--the fisherman looked
reverentIy upward-''and He makes u
good master, sir. - Forsoard.