Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
WHAT TIM AND JESS DID
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was different from good many BOYS in
one way. He thought good deal more
about his mother than he did about
himself. lie was wishing that she
DIDN'T have to work so hard. She took
In sowing for IL living. 1t was stitch,
stitch, stitch all day, and more than
once he had walked up at midnight and
found her still at work.
"oh, mother, do stop sewing and 20
to bed" he would say at such times. u
."loi must be tired out"
"les, Tim, I'm going to bed very
soon, now," she would answer. 81 just
want to finish this seam, first"
As have said, TIM was thinking
nbout his mother as he wont homcward.
and Just as he was wishing that he could
do great deal moro that he was doing
to maze her work lighter and life less
wcarisome, he came 10 a place where
some men were unloading II lot of sew
ing -machines.
Must be going 10 stnrt shop here, :"
he thought, and stoprcd to watch them
Mt work
"My don't wish could buy one of
til IN machines Tor mother - thought
Inn. I'll she had machine She could
do mole work i'll four or five hours than
she can do now in all day, an do it
easier, an Is; an | could help her lots
O. times after we'd learned 10 run the
thing. wonder how much one of EN-
costs. Most fortune, l s'posc, with q
little sigh
Here, you boy, if you hain't any
thing else TO do, lend hand an help MS
get these machines inside before it be-
gins to rain, said the man who seemed
to lie owner OF the stock "You can
earn ten cents in next TO no time"
"All right, Sir, said Tim, w. III alac-
rity. Ten cents would help good deal
in poor family, and he was just the lad
to no, let such chances slip.
In Il little viii they had the machines
inside. and the drayman drove oil and
left Tim with the machine man.
ls'pose, sir, one o. these machines
costs good deal, don't itr asked i'm.
OF such great sight" answered
the man. New ones come higher'n poor
folks like to pay, but second hand ones.
IKE this. now"-ind eating machine
that looked about rs well rs any of the
others as far as Tim was able to Judge
"this one | could sell for fifteen dollars
an warrant it TO be est rs good ms IL new
one that you'd have 10 pay double that
heNS c'Ni DhOo III you see,
an fix % j up so they're as good ms ever.
bcin' tinker, an sell 'em CHEAP
Want to buys"
"I'd like to-" snin Tim, with longing
in voice and eyes "Buti don't happen
to have fifteen dollars"
"WorS an earn it, " said the man.
Il work an earn all can, now" said
Tim. IL sell rapcrs, you see. an it
takes all mother'n cnn rake an sciapc
to live on, so cou dn't save anvt thing to
buy machine with. But I'd like TO,
all the same. Mother, she scws, but she'd
ncvcr'd run in debt for n machine. I
just wish could buy her one"
'Do extra jobs an, save W what YOU
get for 'em, an you could pay for a ma
chine, "said the man.
'I-I don't s'pose you could give me
jobs, could you." asked Tim eagerly
'Well, l might, now an then" was
the reply. "I'il tell you what I'll do.
Pm one o them folks that's always
willin' TO help folks that'l try to help
themselves. I'll give you all the chorin'
round have to have done, at ten cents n
job. I'll give yon credit-slip for each
one, an if you pay in len cents in cash
any time, Iil give you IL slip for that,
too, an You can keep the slips till they
come to the price of n Machine, an when
you've got fifteen dollars worth of 'em
you can have your pick of any second .
hand machine in the store. What dive
cay"
I'LL do it." said Tim, with kind
of gasp. The magnitude of the transac-
ton almost took his breath away.
"All right, them" So the machine
man. tDo you want slip for tie lob
you've done tonight, or the cash9n
''lll take Slip" said Tin. "If Pm
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 n card: "Due to bearer ten
cents on account" and Tim pocketed it
with feeling of importance. 1t was al
most like putting money in the bank.
"You can drop in when you como
along, nights or mornin's. an see if
there's anything to do" said the man.
81 WILL" said Tim, and started of
home on run.
ooh my, but amt in for it now.
tho" thought he. ~ wonder what
mother'd say if she knew2' But 1 won't
tell her thing, for something might
happen an the machine not come after
all. But I'll tell Jess, and let her keen
the slips for me-"
The lad had such a bright, excited
look that his mother asked him what
had happened to him as they sat down
to supper.
ooh, nothin'," answered Tim, with n
chuckle that mndc Jessie look at him
with suspicion.
After supper he watched his chance
and whispered to jess to ''come out, ho
wanted to tell her something.n in low
and mysterious tone that aroused all that
young damsel's curiosity at once.
''What is it, Tim2' she asked, as soon
as they were in the hall, out of any
body's hearing, "Have you got some
; thing for met"
eyes; I've got something for you to
keep" answered Tim, producing his
slip. "You SEQ, Jess, I'vc made bar.
gain for sewing machine" looking al
her kesniy to soc how she was impressed