Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-07
for the Aotlle Girfte.
4 WISE CHOICE.

| WISE ChUICE.
A man was travelling along the road
one evening and came upon some
school boys. At the same time nice
little dog came trotting along and one
boy threw rock and struck the dog,
which set up a loud and continual
howl for he was bad hurt. Another
boy went to the dog, patted him, talk
ed kindly to him and gave him bis
cult. The traveller was close observ'
er, deep reasoner, and also kind
hearted man. He asked the names OF
the two boys and set them down.
He was a merchant, and in few
years he advertised for clerk. One
day young man came and told him
he would attend to his store if they
could agree on the price. The mer-
chant asked his name, and when the
young man told him he took out his
diary and looked earnestly at the
young man for a moment. Then he
said: ~ do not need your help, young
man."
"Why so ?" asked the young man."
~ was travelling along the road six
years ago, and saw you wound an in
nocent little dog with stone. l never
employ a cruel clerk if I know it.
would be afraid for you to be in my
store; for there is no telling when you
might kill me and rob my store. Any
one that will unnecessarily inflict pun
isment on an animal will rob, steal,
lie, kill and do any other meanness.
Good day, sir"
The young man SUNK off, and in a
year the merchant saw an account OF
the young man robbing store for
which he was sentenced to five years
at hard labor in the penitentiary.
Time passed on, and few months
later a genteel, plain youngster rode
up and asked the merchant if he need
ed help in his store. ~ do," said the
merchant; "for 1 am so tired at night
that can scarcely sleep or rest. Have
you any recommendations"
"Indeed 1 have not" said he. 81
did not think it necessary, or I could
have procured one, am satisfied"
"What is your name?" asked the
merchant.
The young man told his name, when
the merchant took out his diary and
looked scrutinizngly at him, and said :
81 have your recommendation in my
book"
The modest young man seemed sur
prised to think any one in that part OF
the country should even know his
name much more his character. AT
length he asked his meaning.
"Do. you remember man overtak-
ing you and several school children
six years ago, and boy throwing a
stone at a nice little dog and hurting
him badly ?"
"I do remember it WE'LL"
"What action did you take in the
matter?"
II went to the dog, patted him, and
gave him a biscuit, if l recollect
Alright"
"You are right about it. I was the
man who overlook you but what be-
came of the dog?"
II took him home with me, and af-
ter strict inquiry could not find an
owner. He is at my fathers now, and
a fine little fellow he is, too"
II will employ you; for a tender
hearted boy, if no mishap, will make
an honest, prompt and useful man."
So he took him into his store, and in
short time they were copartners and
did large and satisfactory business.
A kind act, even to brute, never
goes unrewarded. l think cruelty to
brutes sin, and God will punish such
as use cruelty. "a righteous man re-
gardeth the life of his beast; but the
tender mercies of the wicked are cruel,
is holy writ. A boy that is always
throwing stones at cows, hogs, sheep,
or ony other domestic animal, is mean,
and the chances are that he will come
to a bad end sooner or later. We
ought to be careful with the little
fellows, and impress upon them that
cruelty to man or beast is reprehensi'
BILE. Were all men to train their
children so, it would cheat the gallows
of many victim. The church would
have more and better members and we
should have a better country every
way.