New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-11-16
FOR BRIGHT YOU Nc PEOPLE
READING FOR
THE YOUNG.
The Broken Saw Generous ot--
a Rooster IN Uncle Sans
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ter.
The Broken Saw.

The Broken Saw.
"A bow went to live with a man who
was accounted a hard master. He
never kept his boy they ran away,
or gave notice they meant to quit; SO
he was hall his time without or in
search of a boy. The work was not
very hard opening and sweeping out
the shop, chopping wood, going err
rands. and helping round. At last
Sam Fisher went to live with him.
Sans a good boy" said his moth
1 81 should like to see a boy nova
days that had q spark of goodness in
him, groWled the new master. 1t is
always bad to begin with man who
has no confidence in you, because, do
your best, you are likely to have
little credit for it. However, Sam
thought he would try The wages
were good and his mother wanted
him to CO. Sam had been there but
three days before. in saving a cross
grained stick OF wood, he broke the
saw. He was a little frightened. He
knew he was careful, and he knew he
was a pretty good sawyer, too, for a
boy Of his age; nevertheless, the saw
broke in his hands.
"Mr. Jones will thrash you for it, /"
said mother boy who was in the
Woodhouse with him.
"Why, of course, / didn't mean it,
and accidents will happen to the best
OF folks, said Sam, looking with a
very sorroWful air on the broken saw.
"Mr. Jonesnever makes allowances =
said the other boy. 81 never saw any
thing like him. That Bill might have
stayed, only he jumped into a hens
nest and broke her eggs He daren't
tell OF it, but Mr.. Jones kept suspects
ing, and suspecting and said every
thing out of the way to Bill, whether
Bill was to blame Or not, till Bill
couldn't stand it, and wouldn't"
tDid he tell Mr.. Jones about the
eggs?" asked Sam.
mo" said the boy, che was afraid,
Mr.. Jones has got such a temper.
81 think he'd have better owned up
at once" said Sam.
II suspect you'll find it better to
preach than to practice" said the
boy. "Id run away before I'd tell
him. And he soon turned on his heel
and left poor Sam alone with his
broken saw
The poor boy did not feel very COM
Portable or happy. He shut up. the
woodhouse, walked out in the garden,
and went up to his little chamber I'M
der the caves. He wished he could tell
Mrs. Jones, but she wasn's sociable.
When Mr.. Jones came into the
house, the boy heard him. He got up,
crept downstairs, and met Mr.. Jones
in the kitchen.
"Sir," said Sam, Il broke your
saw, and thought I'd come and tell
you before you saw it in the morning.
'sWhat did you get up to tell me
for? asked Mr.. Jones. 81 should
think morning would be time enough
to tell Of your carelessness.o
Because" said Sam, "Iwas afraid,
If put it of, I might be tempted to
lie about it. am sorry I broke it.,
but tried to be careful.
Mr.. Jones looked at the boy from
head to foot; then, stretching out his
hand-
"There SAM" he said, heartily,
''give me your hand, shake hands.
I'll trust you, Sam. That's right,
that's right. Go to bed, boy. Never
fear. Pm glad the saw broke; it shows
the mettle's in you. Go. to bed"
Mr.. Jones was fairly won. Never
were better friends after that, than
Sam and he. Sam thinks justice had
not been done Mr.. Jones. Ii the boys
had treated him honestly and above
board" he would have been a good
man to deal with. It their con
duct which sourad and made him sus-
picious. l do not know how that is.
[ only know that Sam Fisher finds in
Mr.. Jones a kind master and faith
full friend.