Year: 1866

tduA hOltu1g L hAiA Flf~ SNN'- Va J w
twenty five dollars in gold and a new
suit Of clothes. But you must give me
some proof that you are honest in your
profession. l will give each Of you sn
axe aud a spade, and you must carry the
axes on your right shoulder and the
spades in your left hands and walk
through Bremen The oldest must go
first and the youngest must be last in the
procession. Can You do that ?"


The seven brothers looked at each
other, and finally shook their heads
Then their father said, " II you are not
willing to make some sacrifice, and per-
nit the world to see that you intend to
be industrious in the future. | can put
no confidence in your resolution.


The sons consulted further and determ-
ined to walk through Bremen with axes
on their right shoulders aud spades in
their left hands 1t wnuld have aston.
iehed you if you had seen how the peo-
pie come out of their houses to see the
seven brothers with such implements of
work in their possession. Some persons
cried out. "The world must be coming
to an end f" Others said. " That is the
most wonderful sight we ever saw"


On Saturday of the following week
The old father gave his sons the money
and clothes which he had promised them
and then they started off in procession.
Their mother said, They will all be
home tomorrow


The father replied, Well, I am not
So sure of that. They seem 10 be deter
mined to do work of some kind think
they are resolved to mend their lives and
set an example Of industry"


The brothers wandered far away from
home. They hired themselves out to a
manufacturer, and worked with great
energy. They we're very tired at first.
and it seemed to them that they could
hardly live; hut they kept their resolu-
tiou. and at last conquered They grad.
ually rose from an humble to higher
position. and acquired much property =
From time 70 time they sent home as
many as three hundred dollars at once
their aged parents


One bright and beautiful Nav morn
ing every body in Bremen seemed to he
ont of doors. The old town clnek struck
eleven. and just then ynu might have
seen seven men coming midtown On foot.
They all we're well dressed and had the
appearance Of gentlemen In one re-
spect, they looked like hard working Ia
I borers; they had axes On their ri-h'
/ shoulders and spades in their left hands
/ The people in the streets said one to the
other. " Can they be the seven law
hrnthers? See how bri>kly they walk.
how healthy they look. and how erect
thev hold their heads But they are
really the sons of that very old man who
IS now sn advanced that he can do no
more work. Where have they all been
! so long?


You can imagine what an excitement
the arrival Of the seven brothers made
in Bremen, and how glad theirold father
old father and mother we're to welcome
them back to their humble cottagp.-
There was a feast in the little house
whirh lasted several days. When the
brothers had been home some weeks, one
said


" Let Us not live in this little cottage.
! There Is hardly room enough in it to
turn round. Our parents are very old
sRd we ought to provide better for them
We have nlenty of money, and must
build a new house"


A beautiful piece Of land was bought
! half mile from Bremen. There was no
road that ran throu1h it, nor was there
any hon on it. But the brothers had q
splendid mansion erected on the hill. and
built with their own hands magnificent
rond through the piece of land. It ran
right front of the house. " What shall
we call our street 2" said they, one TO
another. After many fruitless attempts
70 devise name, one of The brothers
made the following suggestion:


" Much of our life has heen spent in
idleness. What we have lost we can
never get back again. Would it not be
we'll to warn as many boys and girls as
we can from following our example when
We lived in idleness. ] suggest that we
call our street Lszy Street"


The proposition was instantly received
with favor Since then the town Of Bre-
men has grown to he great city, and
when you 90 there you must not fail to
visit the finest part. ask one Of the police
men to show you Lazy street. He will
ask you if you know the story about that
str0er You will be able to reply:


"Yes thank you read it away on
! the other side of the Atlantic. III
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