The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-16

easily pardon that. He knew that boys
do not especially enjoy being caught
in such attire, or doing "girrs work."
as some rather foolish fellows choose to
designate it.
He noticed that the windows were
washed and polished. "And dust and
cobwcbs have reveled there ever since
thought of this scheme !" thought the
owner.
CT couldn't see plain till they were
clearer" said Charley, calmly securing
away at a spot where lampback must
have been reposing for years, so indel-
IDLY did it seem imprinted there.
81 won't get it done today, sir; but
you said there was no hurry" Charley
went on, devoutly hoping that the pro-
prietor would betake himself elsewhere
very speedily; for it is embarrassing to
have man stand by and watch you
mop, especially if you can't find any
MOP. handle and are obliged to kneel
more or less gracefully to the work.
"Oh no, no hurry; not in the least"
Mr.. Adams fastened to assure him.
And the air was close and dusty.
1t will be fresh, and easier TO breathe
here by tomorrow" the new b.clerk
continued, decisively. The decision in
his tone was due to the energy with
which he was securing that black spot.
eff do it at all, Pm going to do it
up fne," the young fellow had de-
termined. "And | don't care if the
other fellows do think it's woman's
work. l don't know why it should be.
/ consider it harder than waiting on
customers; why, my backs most lame
now. / don't see how women can d }
| il. I've often done it for mother, only
our floors were not so utterly awful as
this old storeroom. And it's honest
work, and / WON'T be ashamed of it, sol "
Mr.. Adams must have read young
Winchester's thoughts, for he was
softly chuckling to himself "a he went
back to the store. "He'll dol he'll dol
he links it's girls work, but he WON'T
be ashamed of it; and he is as thor
ough as can bel"
The next day it was rainy, and there
was not much to do in the store, sc
Charley had a long, busy day in the
shed room. And by night the task was
done. Every thing was cleaned, sorted
and neatly arranged, and what seemed
utterly worthless laid aside in heap
just outside the door, where Mr.. Adams
could glance at it, and see if anything
in 1t proved fit to save.
Aud young Winchester was retained
The sign did not appear again, for thai
particular, especial, wonderful, super
hu nan kind of Boy" that wa
Wanted ," had certainly been found
Mr.. Adams invited all the applicant:
into his store one day. The Office coulC
not hold them, and he gave them 1
pleasant but very frank talk " indeed
and be explained the shed room scheme
the rock on which so many had struck
and he gave them some good advice fo
future service, too. He was interested
in boyhood, and he was thorough
business man. Many of the listeners
carried its help with the n through life
but some of the boys were angry.
81 should say it ,Dds scheme" de
clared one angrily, as they talked i
over on the grocer's boxes and othel
lOafing places that night.
81 should have thought we'd have
caught on to it," complained another.
"Well, he didn't try it on them all
without it. And then he had such al
offhand way we never thought of tina
old sheds being a test" concluded
third.
And did Charley marry the proprie
tors daughter and live in luxury there
. after?
} Well, yes and no. He didn't MARI
: the daughter-Mr. Adams family con
sisted of himself, his son and the house
keeper. SO in that respect l comics
) that young Winchester was not exact
the regulation hero of real story book