The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-05

oranges - so business like that 4
asked him who be was. He told
me he was Brooks Tingie. Dear
me" thought "this is the littls boy
that Uncle Snort ordered the Satur-
day Evening Post from. This Is
the boy that u. s. Dragged on so
and said what trustworthy, reli-
able, manly little fellow he is, and
how he takes orders for the paper
mentioned, and is always on the
alert to talk it up" and make peo-
pie see the advantage OF taking It.
"Now' Thought "that's the way
to raise a boy TO be some account.
Set him to work while he is young.
Teach him to be prompt in his prom
ises, honest and reliable in his busi-
ness. II he is a country boy, give
him an interest in something on the
farm, and teach him to keep his own
accounts. / read little piece about
father who was emptying an old
potato barrel that he wanted to use
for another purpose. In the old
straw in the bottom he found one
irish potato and ina joke he hand
ed il to his son and said you can
have ali the land to raise potatoes
on that you may want.
The boy accepted the potato In
dead earnest, cut it in To as many
pieces as it had eyes and planted
them in the garden. He attended
to them we'll and at the appointed
time was rewarded by quite nice
handful of potatoes which he care
fully saved and plant ed in the gar
den the following year. All these
he saved and the next year he had
to have quite a good piece of land in
the field. The fourth year his father
saw that he would have to ratract
his promise about the land or the
bov would have required it all.
| read another little story about
girl who was engaged to young
man and in a jealous rage he ac-
cused her of something of which she
was not guilty, and broke the en-
gagement.
She, woman like. thought her
heart was broken, and rushed off to
the river to drown herself When
she got to the waters edge some
thing, she never new what, caused
her to sit down and reflect a little
before taking the fatal plunge, As
she. sat there with down cast eyes
she spied a dime In the sand at the
toe of her shoe. She picked IL up
aud as she gazed Mt il her thoughts
were busy. She thought Of her
lover and knew he was not the man
she had taken him 10 be, and she
knew be was not worthy her love.
Some how she was seized with a
desire 20 live and commence life
over again New hopes sprang mp
i'm her breast she determined 20
use that dime as the good luck ~
stone, the stepping stone to her de
sired success She arose with a
new dignity. new desires and am
billions and went 60 the village store.
Win her dime she purchased ous
yard Of calico At sets and a spool 81
thread with the other five Being a
good seamstress she soon had a
neat bonnet for whIen she foanu
ready sale, and had part Of her
thread left With the proceeds from
the bonnet she bought more cloth
and thread, made aud sold more
little income, and best of all was
busy, had q vocation. and place Ia
the world The result in a few
words ~, that az the end Of five
years she had's little establishment
on hsr own, bought by her own ef-
forts and earnings.
Here she employed young women
and taught themito sew. Her wares
nov consisted of bonnets, aprons,
ladies' wrappers ana ehtldren's long
and short clothing she had sue
eeedsd Did She ever maFFy7''
You ask Ob, dont know I'm
Just telling goa what | read, you
know / do remember that &c said
she succeeded aud lived 60 refuse
her unfaighfui suitoF sho returned,
aud don't blame her Bal 1 30
hope she found good husband.
The best Investment Ia tuis world
for q woman ~ co be Ehe wife "a =
rood. Kind man, bat tlod pity hef Il
she gets a cad ane. She 4 better ha
~. ..la sa4@ist fartv ttua@= As@s = ast
tae sliisst tning she can do l. Ia
grleTa over a. unworthy man hat
pshaw, lm aaFa t'm entirely Oh the
subject started | am trying - in
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body poa't Be iile .ad yea dau s
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