The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-10-05
HE TOLD THE TRUTH.
Why Sam Succeeded In Finding u Kin
Master Where Others Failed.

Why Sam Succeeded In E1ndtng hind
Master Where Others Failed.
A boy went to live with a man who
| was accounted hard master. He
never kept his boys-they ran away or
gave notice they meant to quit; so he
was half his time without or in search
of boy. The work was not very hard,
opening and sweeping out the shop,
chopping wood, going errands, and
helping, round. At last Sam Fisher
went to live with him.
"Sams good boy" SAID his mother.
81 should like to see boy nowadays
that had spark of goodness in him."
growled the new master.
1t is always bad to begin with man
that has no confidence in you, because,
do your best, you are likely to have lit
tie credit for it. However, Sam thought
he would try. The wages were
good and his mother wanted
him to go. Sam had been there but
three days before, in saving cross
grained stick of wood. he broke the
saw. He was a little frightened. He
knew he was careful, and he knew he
was 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 another boy who was in the wood
house with him.
"Why, of course, didn't mean it; and
accidents will happen to the best of
folks" said Sam, locking with a very
sorrowful air on the broken saw.
"Mr. Jones never makes allowances,
said the other boy. II never saw any
thing like him. That Bill might have
stayed only he jumped into hens
nest and broke her eggs. He darent
tell of it; but Mr.. Jones kept suspecting
and suspecting, and laid everything out
of the way to Bill, whether Bill was to
blame or not, till Bill couldn't stand it,
and wouldn't"
Ibid he tell Mr. Jones about the
eggs?" asked Sam.
No" said the boy; ''he was afraid,
Mr.. Jones has got such a temper"
81 think he'd have better owned up
at once" said Sam.
81 suspect you'll find it better to
preach than to practice" said the boy.
"Td run away before I'd tell him." And
he soon turned on his his heel and left
poor Sam alone with his broken saw.
The boy did not feel very comforta-
BILE or happy. He shut up the wood,
house, walked out in the garden and
went up to his little room under the
caves. He wished he could tell Mrs.
Jones, but she wasn't 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, 81 broke your saw
Nnd thought I'd come and tell you be
fore you saw it in the morning"
What did you get up to tell me for?'
asked Mr.. Jones. Il should thinl
morning would be time enough to tel
of your carlessness.
Because" said Sam, II was afraid i
l put it off l might be tempted to lii
about it. am sorry | broke it but
tried to be careful"
Mr.. Jones looked at the boy from
head to foot, then, stretching out hi
hand, he said heartily:
Sam, give me your hand; shak
, hands. I'll trust you, Sam. That
right, thAt's right Go to bed, boy
, Never fear. I'm glad the saw broke; /
J shows the mettles in you. Go to bed.
! Mr., Jones was fairly won. Neve
: were better friends after that than San
and he. Sam thinks justice had no
been done Mr.. Jones. If the boys ha,
treated him honestly and "abov
i. board" he would have been a goo
, man to deal with. 1t was their cor
: duct which soured and made him sus
, picious. do not know how that is.
only know that Sam Fisher finds in MI
Jones a kind master and faithful
t friend. Scotch Tract.