The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-11-17
FOR BRIGHT YOUN G. PEOPLE ! /
INTERESTING READING FOR
NJ THE YOUNG.
The Broken SaW--A Generous Aot-.
q Rooster In Uncle SANS
Navy--The Tower. Bridge
. "a Trick With Wa
The Broken, Saw.

The Broken, Saw.
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 O 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.
"sam's a good boy" said his moth
er. ss,.
Il should like to see q boy nova
days that had a spark of goodness in
him." growled the new master. It 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 60. 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. ...2'.J
.'Mr. Jones will thrash you for it, I"
said mother boy who was in the
woodhouse with him. .-.... H..
"Why, of course, l 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.
MIR. Jonesnever makes allow ances,"
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 suspect
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" ~..
"Did he tell Mr.. Jones about the
eggs?" asked Sam.
NO" said the boy, che was afraid,
Mr.. Jones has got such a temper.
II 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. "Pd 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 un-
der the caves. He wished he could toll
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, II broke your
saw, and thought I'd come and tell
you before you saw it in the morning.
."What did you get up to tell me
for?" asked Mr.. Jones. II should
think morning would be time enough
to tell of your carelessness."
Because" said Sam, II was afraid,
if put it off, I might be tempted to
lie about it. I am sorry 1 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,
g i've 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. If the boys
had treated him honestly and "above-
board" he would have been a good
man to deal with. It was their con-
duct which sourad and made him sus-
picious. I do not know how that is.
[ only know that Sam Fisher finds in
Mr.. Jones a kind master and faith
full friend.