The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-23
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good deal how little I,smuel learned TO
write 90 well. and how ne knew how 90
write "A business letter. ana could spell
% correctly But he DID not know how
much Lemuel liked his books, and how
many letters he had written for the people
on Benton Hilh
guess that Httle fellow must have
found out my business somehow We'll,
1 had thought Of writing him last week,
and rs funny Il came into my mind a.
was lying awake last night. That's what
they cali mental telepathy, ! guess. But
! shall be glad 30 help the lad, ana u
give him an order for all he can get.
Thus IL happened that this letter came,
addressed TO 'Iemuel Carbce. Esqr'
very soon after:
New York. Sept S. Is
I.emuel Carbee. Esq're-Dear Sir: beg
20 acknow edge your favor Of 9Th Inst. We
shall be glad TO accept all the goods such
as YOU mention, that you can furnish US
prior 10 Dec 6. and our Wholesale rate
this year Is SIS per io0-freight charges
payable In New York. I have seen your
stock standing. and feel assured can
make 10 mistake In accepting al You may
send US.
Thanking YOU for your good wishes, and
assuring you OF my high esteem, ] am.
yours very turly,
Henry c. wlns.ow.
Little Lemuei carhee could hnrdly be-
reve his eyes when he read AM re-read
this note. Then he ran 20 his father. for
he had been allowed 20 so 20 the office
alone. ana shouted:
Father. father Read this and zee ~
Il Il true"
That's the way Il reads my boy. Guess
you've struck what Is sometimes called a
bonanxa'
Nov. don't tell mother. faiher-sure"'
NO. my lad. rll keep a. You've proved
more Of blessing than YOU guessed.
There's more than a wheel chair IN this p"
And isn't Il funny that he should be In
the Christmas tree business
Yes. that is the Queorest thing about
a."
But they did not even then know that
Mr.. winslow was al the head OF large
firm dealing IN Christmas trees, ana draw
lng on ali the New England states for the
means OF making a gay Christmas In the
great metropolis.
Iemuers greatest disficuhy. from this
time until Christmas. was 20 keep the Sc
cret from his mother. The grsceful point
Ell spruoes and furs we're felied and bun
died. IN lots % ten. and when tho snow.
came they were carried ten miles "a
wociville. where they were loaded on the
cars and taken 20 New York Lemuer 3
father lea him do the business IN his own
name and declared thar he had discovered
the best crop Oh the Old farm.
Then on Christmas day. IN the early
morning. Lemucl went into his mother 8
room. kissed her and wished her a "Mer-
~ Christmas"
And you are not going TO be carried
out this morning, mother. aud yet YOU
are going 10 eat your Christmas dinner
with the rest % "a. Aud now. guess
-Aow7-' But Mrs. Carbee was myatihed.
and had 10 give s. up Then her husband
opened the door. and the chair glided
uoiselessiy IN on its rubber tires. and the
invalid was placed IN Il and carried 60
the sunshine in che living room She could
say nothing. and tried 10 hide the tears
OF happiness that came Hooding 20 her
eyes. And then she said:
"And you did II. little Lemuel7 You.
ali by yourself How could your You
have always been your mothers greatest
blesslngl'
Aud then there were tears OF Joy IN the
eyes o. all.
That Christmas was tho beginning ~
Iemuel Carhee's successful business ca
reer In Nov York air WinsloW femem-
bered his ea9erness 10 pieane and also
the letter that he had written. That's
shs boy I want" he declared ana sent
for him. IN a few years Lsemuel was q