The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-23

to be when you Erow up asked the ela-
oT
II don't know. sir"
well. take this. my friend. and keep
q Tor your capital. TO IRE when YOU are
a real man and have made up your mind
VIVA, to do. DO you save ah the money
you maker
hut the boy was 80 astonished az the
crisp dollar bill which he held IN his hand
that he could hardly answer for a mo-
mcnt Then he said hesitatngly:
Never had any money OF my own be-
fore Thank YOU. sir. very much But.
honest and true. n doesn't seems"
Never mind. never mind" his benc-
factor broke in. So n he knew what was
going TO be said Let that be tho foun-
dation OF your capital then Some day
if YOU are smart YOU may make a great
many moro out Of that one. I've known
It 90 be done"
"oh, ] should like 20 so much" Lem
mel exclaimed. hreathlessly Il should
80 like 10 get my mother an invalid chair
She's sick. and can never walk again.
well, we'll, ] like the sound Of that
my man. ] may be able 20 help you get
one Here Is my address and II should
forget you about. well. let us say No
vember YOU just write 10 me. and touch
me up a lttle--and now we must be on"
Goodbye" they all shouted. and ~
the coach rumbied away they turned and
waved their handkerchiefs.
one may imagine how ihe undersized
youth OF II years longed TO run 10 the
house and tell his mother OF this morn
iug's adventure. 10 snow her the crisp
dollar and the shining white card. which
read
HENRY c. wGNsLOw.
IS East Twenty-eecond street.
New York city.
But he held himself 20 his duty and re-
solved that he would keep his good news
for his mother first OF ala when Harry
shouted what yer got. Lem3' he an
swered. "Ill tell yer; but want mosher
20 know first"
The next day little Iemuel took MS
father aside. "wnl YOU let me keep any
money can earn towards buying a wheel
chair for moiher?'
'Why. certainly. Lem but"
But don't tell mosher ! said anything
about 81. FOR perhaps can't make any
money"
'Jes, what was thinkin. don't see
how ye can"
And. father" the little fellow breath
tesslv continued may ! have some q
them ilttle sprucea ter cut Tor Christmas
trees ter sell Ter the city folks I've
been kinder wonderin' where they got 'em
IL the cities / don't see why Couldn't
sell some
sWeu. - yer get chance ter sell 'em
I'm wililn' But / wouldn't do nothing
un.il was sure o g."
''No. ! won't father"
This was what Lcmuel Carhee used 10
think over and Jail his Christmas plan.
Wherever DC went. down hy the river. az
the edge % the woods. or over the pas
tures. he saw these little spruces. which
no marked. and then waited August
came and passed. and then September.
when the mails came he tried hard 20
conceal his eagerncss, and then his dis
aupolutment. until he could wait no long
er. lie won his mothers consent at last
10 write a letter % the good man. who
figured in all his ambitions. This Il what
he wrote;
Benton. ". H.. Sept 8. is
Henry g Winslow. Eso're:
Dear sir-wtll yon please ten me where
city folks get their Christmas trees7 /
have some good spruces--which /
would like 70 cell You was 80 good 20
me- In the summer thought you might
ike 10 tell me that We all remember
you with much regard. Yours truly,
I.entllel CarhAA
Mr. WINSTON read the note aloud at the
breakfast table. think ho wondered .