South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-04-26

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1889.


lm was on MS way TOWARD nome
one night VIXEN grand idea came
TO him. He was thinking about his
mother. Tim Was different from .
good many boys in one way. He
thought good deal mere about his
mother than he did about himself.
lie was wishing that she didn't have
TO work so hard. She took in sewing
for q living. 1t was stitch, stitch,
stitch all day, and more than once he
had walked up at midnight and found
her still at work. ''''''
ooh. mother, do stop sewing and
GO to bed he would say Mt such times.
You must be tired ou:.' ="
Yes, Tim, I'm going to bed very
soon, now she would answer. Il
Just want to finish this seam, first
As have SAID, TIN was thinking
about his mother as he went home
ward, and just as he was wishing that
he could do a great deal more than
he vas doing TO make her work light
er and life less wearisome, lie came to
a place where some men were u alosd-
ing lot of sewing machines.
Must be going to start shop here.
he thought, end stopped to watch
them at work.
My! don't l wish 1 could buy one
Of item machines for mother said
Tim. If she had q machine she
cou Il do moro work in four or five
LOUIS than che can do now in all day.
au do it easier; an Jess an l could
help her lots o times after we'd learn .
ed TO run the thing. wonder how
much ole OF en- costs. Most for
tune, suppose with little sigh.
Here, you boy, if you hain't got
anything else to do, lend n hand and
help US get these machines inside be-
fore il begins to rain said the man
who S, cmed to be owner of the stock.
You can earn ten cents in next to no
time
AL right, SIR. said Tim, with alac-
lity. Ter C, nts would help a good
deal l.: poor family, and he was just
the lad 10 not LIT such chances slip.
In a little while they had the ma
chine inside, and the draymap drove
off and left Tin with The machine
man.
i s'pose Hr, one a. / csc machines
costs good deal: don't i! ? asked
Tim.
Not such a great sight, answerel
the man. New ones come higher
poor folks ike to pay, but second.
hand ones, like this. now'-indicating
a machine that looked about as we'll
as any of the others as far as Tim was
able to judge-'this one / could cell
for fifteen dollars an warrant it to
be just ps good as new one that
you'd have to Fay double that for. 1
take old ones in trade, you see, an
fix en- up so they're as good as ever,
bein' O tinker, an sell 'em cheap.
Want 10 buy?'
I'd Ike to- sail Tim, with longing
in voice and eyes. But I don't hap
pen to have fifteen dollars
'Work an earn it, said the man.
Il work an earn all ] can, now,
said Tim. sell papers. you see,' an
it takes all mo her'n I can rake and
scrape to live on, so l couldn't save
sny, hing to buy a machine with. But
Ia like to, all the same. Mother,
she sews, but SIZED never run in debt
for machine. | just wish could
buy her one
do extra jobs an save up what
you get for 'em, an you could pay
for machine SAID The man.
IL don't s'pose you could give
me jobs. c. uld your asked Tim,
eagerly.
We'll, | might, now an them was
the reply. IN tell you what I'll do.
I'm one o them folks that's always
wiIlin' to help folks that'll try to help
the mselyes. I'll give you oil the cho.
rim round have TO have done at ten
cents job. I'll give you a credit
slip for each enc, an il you pay in
ten cents in cash at any time. I'll give
you slip for that, too. an you can
keep the clips Till they come TO the
price OF machine, an when you've
got fifteen dollars worth of 'em, you
can have your pick OF ary second-
hand machine in the store. What do
you say 2
'rIl-I'll DO it, said Tim, with a
kind Of gasp. Tue magnitude OF the
transaction almost took Lis breath
away.
All right, then said the machine
man. DO you want slip for the
job you've done tonight, or the cash1
I'll take a Slip said Tim. III
I'm going TO buy machine / might
as we'll begin to pay for it on the
start.
That's business, said the man.
He wrote on a card: Due to bearer
ten cents on account, and Tim peck.
etcd il with feeling OF Importance.
1t was almost like putting money 10
the bank.
You can drop in when you come
along, nights or mornin's, and see If
there's anything to do said &c man.
j will, said Tim, and started off
homo on q run.
ooh, my; but ain't | in for il now,
though thought be. I wonder what
motber'd say il she knew2 But won't
tell her thing, for something might
happen an the machine not come af.