Now or Never

ten employed him to do errands, ride the horse to plough in the cornfields, and such chores about the place as a boy

nature. He declared that he only wanted to look a man in the face to know what he was; and as for Bobby Br

t, life. He often said that Bobby was worth his weight in gold, and that he would trust him with anything he had. Perhaps he did not suspect that the time was at hand when he would be called up

ave been likely to throw away that amount. But as a matter of investment,-Bobby had made the note read "with interest,"-he would as readily have let him have

losing shoes, with a dignity worthy a banker or a great merchant. Mrs. Bright was very sad. Perhaps she felt

tones; and at the same time he took the sixty dollars from his pocket and handed it

ou get all this money?" asked

hen informed his mother that he was going to Boston th

can you d

s;" and he unfolded his scheme o

ellow! Who would have t

uld, a

are not o

es, I

etter wait

given my note, and my paper will be

aid Mrs. Bright

ing, the boot manuf

to earn this money;

ean to pay it myself with my own

ng mind of his own, and could take care of himself. It is true, she feared the influence of the great world, and especially of the g

the sins and the moral danger to which he would be exposed, and warned him always to

of the anticipated perils, as many boys would have done, because he knew that his

, when the widow Bright offered him the sixty dollars. The Lord was with the widow and the fatherle

was then the second day of July; but when Bobby reckoned it up, and found it was less than one

had lost his power over her, and there stood Bobby, who had come

ited all his friends, and went each day to talk with Squire Lee and Annie. The little maiden promised to buy a great man

to happen had not permitted him to sleep for the two hours preceding; yet when he got up, he could not help feeling sad. He w

ner than he the perils that environed him, and her maternal heart, in spite of the reas

m to keep out of bad company. If he found that his companions would lie and swear, he might depend upon it they would steal, and he h

to Boston will be one dollar, and you will have two left to pay the

want it yourself. One dollar is enough. Whe

, take the

more," replied Bobby, resolutely, a

ke it,

ll only make me la

socks, and a handkerchief in his

taking her hand. "I shall try and come home

his mother's eyes, as he crossed the threshold; and he could not help crying a little himself. It is a sad thing to leave one's home, one's mother, especially, to

d he, and he put hi

realize the importance of the event, he seemed to feel that w

e journey of life; it is typical of the season of youth and hope, and it is meet that the sky should be clear, and the sun shine bri

ery well that she did not usually walk till an hour later; which, with the fact that she had asked him particularly, the day before, what time he was going, made Bobby believe that she had come out to say good by, and bid hi

His heart felt lighter for having met them, or at least for having met one of them, if not both; for Annie

full was he of his big thoughts, he reached the railroad statio

lk? If I get tired, I can sit down and rest me. If I save the dollar, I shall have to