The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-10

rich, but they did not tumble over each
other in their efforts to help Hugh to
a position and l don't know but that
he would have had to go out and sell
newspapers If Calvin Cuthbert, who
lived next door 10 him. had not offered
him a position as cash boy in his 10
cent store.
Mr. Cuthbert did not do this because
he had a kind heart, but because
Hugh's extremity was his opportunity,
and he got him to work at Just half
the wages that are generally paid for
the same amount of labor.
The morning that he began Mr..
Cuthbert called shim into his private
office and said to him: Hugh have
done a great deal for you. Your father
did less, for he left you poor. / have
put you in the way of becoming rich,
If you attend to business, and come
here at z in the morning and work
hard ali day until at night or 8
on Saturdays and the Christmas holi-
, days, without extra pay Tor over time.
Z You will receive 81 week for your
work, and | hope that besides trying
to earn it, you will always remember
that it was who saved you from
starvation
had never been allowed TO have much
spending money, so that a dollar a
week seemed good pay, and he was OF
so grateful q disposition that he felt
he could not do enough TO show that
he appreciated his neiShbor EFFORTS
in his behalf. He was always on time,
worked hard at whatever he had TO 90,
and found that by boarding at cheap
place and spending nothing upon TOOL
ishness ne was only 50 IN DEBT at
the end of the first month. He Went
to Mr.. Cuthbert and asked him when
he could expect raise mat pc
neYolent man was exceedingly angry.
DO you think that / am made OF
money? If you had come 10 work
here in the ordinary way by answering
an advertisement j might raise your
salary at the end of year but as /
was kind enough 10 save you from
starving, il viii be TWO years before l
think of raising your pay, and think
a long time before L act. Be thankful
that you did not starve a month ago.
But 1 have to pay g a week for
Hugh. / did not hire you in order to
hold dialogues with you. am busy.
Get busy yourself
bert was a good man, but ii did not
make il any easier to see how he was
TO pay his landlady. and she could not
afford 10 support him for nothing.
That morning a tall, thin man, with
sianting eyebrows and a black nous
tache and gOatee, came into the store.
He was a famous magician, ana care
say that YOU have seen hlm draw iofth
rabbits and canaries and gold fish from
a stOyepipe hat. lie saw that hugh
looked downcast, and as he was fond
of children, he asked MIN what the
trouble was. Hugh told him, and the
naSician shook his head and said
something about Mr.. Cuthbert that was
INV bow / can't do anything for you
unless / give you the touch Of gold"
'AN hat Il thalg asked huSn
"Why, whatever you touch will turn
And can you do that for me?" asked
Hugh. his eyes glistening.
Il can try Come to the soda foun-
Hugh was little afraid that Mr..
Cuthbert would come out and scold him
,or leaving his post OF duty, put ne de-
cided TO risk it and make it up at
lunch time by staying in.
'Whatn you have? asked the ma
gician. -
apple-no, 1 guess IL take lemon:
Take all three if you want, said
the magician. so Hugh ordered all
three just before he drank the strange
der into the glass and passed his wand
over it and it fixed UP much higher
than ordinary soda water. and a foun-
tain of parti-colored IRE burst from
the foam and descended in brilliant
sparks upon the marble counter.
Drink it. my boy. Don't be afraid,
said the magician, kindly, and Hugh
drank II and pronounced ii the best
soda ne had ever tasted.
L have nothing in my pocket except
a button" answered Hugh, quite crest
fallen ard the soda water clerk looked
as if he were going to call an officer.
THE button will do very We'll guess,
said the magician and Hugh drew il forth
from his pocket and it was pure gold.
The soda clerk was at first afraid TO
take it, thinking ii was brass, but he
tested it, and then he wanted to give
Hugh change. but the magician said that
that was not allowable, and with that he
disappeared. He was near the door and
the door was Open so / suppose ne went
out into the street but he did it more
quickly than ! could and Hugh was as
tonished and veNed besides. for he wanted
10 thank the kind magacian for the drink
and the gift.
Now. il so happened that that morn
ing one OF the salesgirls had TO go home
sick. She had stood for. five days sell
ing baa-lambs and dolls for ten cents
apiece. and 1 suppose she felt like sit
ting down. and Of course the only way
10 do that was 10 -be sick. For Mr.