Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-11-24
FOR BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE
INTERESTING READING FOR
THE YOUNG.
The Broken SaW--A Generous Act
A Rooster in Uncle >am's
Navy--The Tower Bridge
IA Trick With Wa
ter,
The Broken Saw.

The Broken Saw.
A boy went to live with a man who
was accounted Il hard master. He
never kept his boys-they ran away,
or gave notice they meant to quit; so
he was hall his time without or in
search OF Il boy. The work WAS not
very hard-opening and sweeping out
the shop, chopping wood, going err
rands. and helping round. At last
Sam + sher went to live with him.
"Sam's good boy" said his moth
II should like to see boy nova
days that had n spark of goodness in
him." growled the new master. 1t is
! always bad to beg 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
we've good and his mother wanted
him to go. Sam had been there but
three days before. in saving q cross
grained stick of wood he broke the
saw. He was a little frig ltened. He
knew he WAS careful, and he knew he
was a pretty good sawyer, too, for u
i boy of his aye; nevert heless, the saw
broke in his hands.
"Mr. Jones will thrash you for it,"
said nnot her 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 sorrowiul air on the broken saw.
"Mr. Jonesnever makes allowances"
said the other boy. 81 never saw any
thing like him. That B II might have
stayed, My he jumped into q hens
nest and broke her .ggs. He daren't
tell OF it, but Mr.. Jones kept suspect
ing, and suspecting and said every
til ng cut OF he 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
egss?' asked Sam.
No" said the boy, ".'e was afraid,
Mr.. Jones has goI such d TEN er.
IL think he d have better owned up
at once" said Sam.
81 suspect Quill find it better to
preach than to practice" said the
boy. "Id run away before I'd tell
him. Anil he soon turned on his heel
and left poor Sam alone with his
broken SAW.
7 he poor boy did not feel very COM
Portable or apl'y. He Shut up the
woodhou>e, w;llNed out in thn garden,
and Wen, up to his tile chamber I'M
der he caves. He wished he could tell
Mrs. Jones, but she wl>n's sociable.
When Mr.. Jones came into the
house, the boy heard him. He got up,
crept downst airs, and met Mr.. Jones
in the kitchen.
"S,r," said Sam, 81 broke your
saw, and thought I'd come and t. II
you before you saw it in the morning.
What did you yet up to tell me
for?" asked Mr.. Jones. 81 should
think morning would be- time enough
to t II of your carrlessness."
"B.cause," said Sam, 81 was afraid,
if put it of, l might be tempted to
lie about it. I am sorry l broke it,
but tried to I've careful.
Mr.. Jones looked ut the boy from
hea, to foot; then, stretching out his
hand
There Sam," he said. heartily,
"give me your hand, shake hands.
III trust you, Sam. That's right,
tina, g right. 4 to bed, boy. Never
fear. Pm glad the saw broke; it shows
the NETT les in you. Go TO bed"
. Mr.. Jones was fairly won. Never
.. were be. ter friends after that, than
I Sam and he. Sam thinks justice had
J not been done Mr. Jones. If the boys
had treated him honestly and "above
!. boArd,' he would have been q good
= man to deal with. 1t WAS their con
: duet which soura,l and made him sus
F.. prious. do not know how that is
! only know that Sam Fisher finds ir
Mr.. Jones kind master and o faith
full friend