Jack's Ward; Or, The Boy Guardian

persons accustomed to live in their frugal way, five hundred dollars seemed a fortune. Nor, as might have happened in

g against a rainy day

ittle one will add but little to our expenses, and there i

child's food will not am

y," said Rachel, in her usual cheerful way. "It is

ur failing to look too much at

n see it anywhere," answered his s

ected good fortune which came

ate now," said Rachel, gloomily; "but a

experience, Aunt

ll-behaved as you were when you were an infant, five hundred dol

the latter had his wits about him sufficiently to answer: "I've always heard, Aunt Rachel, that th

ther, who looked upon it as a good joke, remarke

observed that, when she was young, children

ntinued, wiping her eyes with the corner of her ap

silence was his most prudent course. Anything that he might

e had a good appetite. Indeed, Miss Harding appeared to thrive on her gloomy views of life and human nature. She was, it must be acknowledged, perfectly consistent in all her conduct, so far as this peculiarity was concerned. Whenever she

is sense of security, of having something to fall back upon, that enabled him to keep up good heart. It is too generally the case that people are content to live as if they were sure of constantly retaining their health, and never losing their employment. When a reverse does come, they are at once plunged into discouragement, and feel the ne

red. Not that his line of business revived-that still remained dep

teal out from a doorway, and attack a gentleman, whose

lp, and at once commenced rifling his pockets, when the cooper arrived on the s

doing? Let tha

hen springing to his feet, he hastily

ir," said Mr. Harding, respectfully, a

o your timely assistance. The r

have lost no

your interference, when I say that I have fifteen hundred do

ble to do you such a service. It was by

h that trusty club of yours? I have some distance yet t

y," said

the gentleman, "that you will you

id Mr. Harding, laughing. "Money brings care, I have always

e willing to take t

f an exception. Still I would be satisfied

have that,

il three or fou

sent, you are

s,

your bu

a co

u. Will you call at my office to

e glad to

e is one. And this is my house. Thank you

e, unknown to them, had been in such peril, and he felt grateful to Providence for making him the instrument of frustrating the designs of the villain who would have robbed the merchant, and perhaps done him furthe

fire. Aunt Rachel sat with her hands folded in her lap, w

," said her brother, cheerfully. "You

led me lately. I feel that it is more than probable I am getting blind; but I trust I sh

Rachel," said the cooper, cheerily. "I think I know w

chel, with melan

of spe

before I am old enough to wear spectacles. I didn't expect to be insulted

our feelings, Rachel," s

hel, rising and taking

go up to bed yet; it'

me, Timothy, my self-respec

om with something more tha

r to his wife. "She turns upon a body so sudden it's har

leep ever sinc

trouble? That all comes on you, whi

hild, and I love her almost as much as if she wer

s Rachel loo

ill never be a fav

t isn't her way. Now, Martha, while yo