The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-04-21
YOUTHFUL INDUSTRY.
How 1t Was Encouraged by Bola, Had
SawbOnes.

How 1t Was Encouraged by BOla, Had
SawbOnes.
Bows should never be afraid or
to do little odd jobs by which
to acquire money. Too many boys are
afraid. or ut least seem to be embar-
raised when asked to do chores, and
thus earn small sums of money. In
order to appreciate wealth We must
earn it ourselves. That is the reason
l labor. do not need to labor. M,
parents are still living, and they GER
tainly would not see me suffer for the
necessities of life. But life in that way
would not have the keen relish that it
would if i earned the money myself
Saving wood used to be favorite
pastime with boys twenty years ago. l
remember the first money I ever earned
was by saving wood. My brother and
myself were to receive five dollars for
saving five cords of wood. We al
lowed the job to stand, however, until
the weather got quite warm and then
we decided to hire a foreigner who
came along that way one glorious sum-
mer day when all nature seemed
tickled and we knew that the fish
would be apt to bite. So we hired the
foreigner and while he sawed, We
would bet with him on various dead
sure things" until he got the wood
sawed, when he went away owing US
fifty cents. !
We had neighbor who was very
wealthy. He noticed that we boys
earned our own spending money aud
he yearned to have his son try to ditto.
So he told the boy that he was going
away for. few weeks and that he
would give him two dollars per cord.
or double price, to saw the wood. He
wanted to teach the boy to earn and
appreciate his money. So when sthe
old man went away. the boy secured q
colored man to do the job at one dollar
per cord, by which process the youth
made ten dollars. This he judiciously
invested in clothes, meeting his father
| at the train in new summer suit and
speckled cane. The old man said .he
could see by the sparkle in the boys
clear honest eyes, that healthful elbr-
else was what boys needed.
When ! was boy l frequently DC
quired large sums Of money by carry
ing coal up two flights of stairs for
wealthy people who were too fat to do
it themselves. This money invested
from time to time in side shows and
other geological attractions.
One day ! saw coal cart back up
and unload itself ON the walk in such a
way as to indicate that the coal would
have to be manually elevated inside
the building. l waited till nearly
froze to death, for the owner to come
along and solicit my aid. Finally he
came He smelled strong of carbOfic
acid, and l afterward learned thai vhe
was a physician and surgeon. IL,
We haggled over The price, iof some
time, as l had to carry the coal mp twC
flights in an old waste paftf basket
and it was quite q task. Finally we
agreed. l proceeded with the work
About dusk went up the last flight o.
stairs with the last load. My fee
seemed to weigh nineteen pounds
apiece and my face was very somber.
In the cleaning l saw my employer
He was writing prescription by thu
dim, uncertain light. He told me t.
put the last basketful in the little close
off the hall and then come and get m,
pay. took the coal into the closet
but do not know what | did with it
As opened the door and stepped in {
tall skeleton got down of the nail ant
embraced me like prodigal son. !
fell on my neck and dropped itself al
over ME. Its glittering phalanges en-
tered the bosom of my gingham shir
and rested lightly on the pit Of m,
stomach. The room was dark but
did not light the gas. | thought, TO
the sake Of my good name, l woul'
not remain. My good name and
strong yearning for home were all tina
had at that time.
So Invent home. Afterwards Learned
that this phyician got all his coal carries
upstairs for nothing in this way. an,
he tried to get rooms two flights fur
Their up in the building, so that the boy
would have further to fall when the
made their egress.-BtN Nye, in Wesl
ern PlOtOmdn.