The Canton times., 1894-08-24

lllrL V'p""' mo. That's
II. troubIe with me too. Twenty-Five
cents 81, to get there, half fare; twenty
fye cents to get In"
aAnd this is an awful place 70 get
ANYTHING TO do In"
"Awful!'
Tho two bows resigned themselves to
z. lost 4 half minutes reflection on
tha gloomy outlook Both were kept
\, school. had comfortable home,
r;+h enough Of wholesome food, and
clothes which were warm although
nj fine. But cent to spend, which
was not OF their own earning, neither
II them ever thought OF having
And over in the next town was to be
baId the county fair, with delights and
wonders in the way Of fine horses and
cattle. big pumpkins, splendid fowls,
merrv-ro-rounds, trotting, crowds,
band music and q balloon ascension.
Does anyone know medium-sized BOY
whose heart would not be heavy with
despair at thought Of missing it?
II could get Job pickin' up taters
At Farmer Capron's," said Bill; but
it's too much work for the money"
How much?" asked Johnny.
Cant make more'n Ave cents a day
workin' all the time out of school"
sAnd it's a week to the fair.
Wouldn't Farmer Capron let you have
enough to go on. and make it up after
wards?''
Il s,pose he would. but didn't ask
him. It's too hard work Why"
Bill straightened himself up and spoke
with enthusiasm, ''once there was a
4 man who got me to carry a valise to
the station for him, cause he was 'fraid
he'd lose his train. and we he'd to run
like sixty. And he paid me fifty cents
for it. Fifty cents in less'n half an
hourg'
Yes" said Johnny, who had often
before heard the ffty-cent story. 'but
what we want to know now is what
J. we can do now If lived to your end
of town and could get so easy out to
Capron's I'd pick the taters. !"
II won't" said Bill, stoutly. Come
on! I'm goin' down street to watch
for some kind of job. If we take all
this Saturday afternoon to 1t it's a
pity If we can't find something"
The boys hung around for while.
to become at length discouraged at
finding how few things seemed wait
ing for boy to do for which anybody
cared to pay any loose change.
They came at length to where a man
was laying brick sidewalk.
want any help?" asked Johnny.
well, yes, do" said the man. II
expected to have my boy to wheel
sand and brick to me. But when got
home to dinner found he'd gone fish,
ing. So I'm getting along the best l
can without him."
sWhat'll you pay?" asked Bill
eagerly.
..wen, can't pay much. Ten cents
apiece from now till teatime."
ITO wheel brick and sand all that
time? Why, one day a man gave me
fifty cents
'0h, go long with your fifty CENTS"
said Johnny with good-humored
laugh.
You wouldn't find such chance
more'n once in a year. if you did then"
Well, / shan't work all the after
noon for ten CENTS" said Bill. "Tn
look round for something else. I'll do
GRAND or something thatll make
me twice as much and won't take half
so long"
Johnny before long was obliged to
confess to himself that he. too. would
far prefer to earn money little more
easily. The afternoon was hot, the
bricks and sand heavy, and the way
over which he had to wheel them
rough. He grew tired, and his back
ached long before it was time to stop.
But he worked away with sturdy
cheerfulness, feeling glad Of his good
luck in getting anything at all, and
settling within himself that a saying
he had once heard: "If you can't get
whatyou want you'd better take what
You can get, was a very wise one, and
one which boys would do well to heed.
From brick pile to sidewalk he
wheeled, occasionally getting few
moments In which to sit on handle
OF the barrow while he took breath
and chatted with the man, of his
hopes Of making, within the next
week, enough money TO take him to
the fair.
Well, you're tiptop worker" at
length, said Mr.. Green, as with the
setting Of the sun the walk was I'm
isned when l have to hire a boy
again l hope I'll have you. And I'll
pay better next time"
I'll come said Johnny. Thank
you" he added. as the dime was put |
Into his dusty little hand I