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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1879)
October, 1879. THE WEST SHORE. THE YOUNG MERCHANTS. Two country lads came t an curly hour to a market town, ami, arranging their little stands, sat down to wait for customer. One was fur nished with fruita and vegetable! of the boy's own cultivation, and the other supplied with lobsters and fish. The market hours paused along, and eaoh little merchant aaw with pltai nre his store steadily decreasing, and an equiv alent in silver ahining in his little money cup. The last melon lay on Harry's stand, when a gentleman came by, and placing his hand upon it, said: "What a Una, large melon! What do you ask for it, my boy!" "The melon is the laat I have, sir; and though it look very fair, there is an unsound spot 111 it," saiil the boy, turning it over. "So there i," said the man; "I think I will not take it. But," he added, looking into the lioy's line open countenance, "is it very business like to poiut out the defects of your fruit to the customers? "It is butter than being dishonest," said the liov. modeatlv. "You are right, little fellow; always remem- lw,r that iirineitde. and you will find favor with Cod and man alao. I shall remember your little stand in the future. "Are those lobsters fresh?" he continued tnrninxto Hen. Williams. I'Vaa. sir. fresh this morning; I caught them myself," was the reply, and a purchase being , ,,!, the uentlt man went away. "Harry, what a fool you were to show the gentleman that apot in the melon. Now you .... tL it homo for vour liaine. or throw it avaa. How much wiser is he about those M I .,iiiht vesterdav? Sold them for thi- ....... I did the fresh ones. He would t,av looked at the melon until he had m . ' 1 asfaal " "Ben, 1 would not tell a lie, or act one, either, f t.. u lo.i I have lamed this morning. hV .!,. I .hall be better off in the snd, for 1 have .no.,l cmaUimer and ou have lost one." The next market day Ben and Harry were on hand again, one with his Iruit aim vegeiamss. the other with nan, loosiers, ew. 11 , " said Ben. "don't lie sueh a fool to- A... ...... -- lut time. Let customers tind nut the bad spota themselves. M..L. ntnnfV that WV. "1 am going to lie honest and true, if I never make anv money." said Harry, .lust then they espied their customer of the preceding day an suasllM 1, 1 I'll 11. 1 1 bv a UU. aifolBaa, r 1-..'. Iau5 i, .11 with vrav hair ami wearing gold siwctacle, and carrying a goni I . ,.1. ,1 i :ihr Tl,... .r. the bovs." said the customer il... ii thu Ihivs' stands. Whi.h Is the honest one," said the benevo 1 1. ,.., "This one?" ..v.. ;n.l.,.l I hoimlil some lobsters of him, on his word that they were fresh, and they were not lit to rat This is the honest hoy (pointing 11 .... 1 .n.l he shows it in his fsc. The ui-bot of thia affair wu that Harry w. then am. then engaged to b o..boy in the I li.i Katinna Bank, ami ne ro" n,s j -j has (..iMnloeet and honesty, from ofli boy l TUB COOMTA I'AIM The Coquita palm ( J ufcum mtkiDU ) is a Chilean ipecies, but is alao cultivated in New Grauada snd olh.'r paita of South America. It affords the M,tl Jt 'ilmn, or palm honey, ao much esteemed and used thnughoul that coun try. The beautiful trees are felled in great number yearly, and their graoeful crowns of I tm.lt fce... aotlr.lv fast. tWa. V whre the animal hve runiiuated I'dkMATi hi WuktlK. When girla midway ill their loena throw off their natural, girlish habit ud attire, don long skirt, skool up their hair, and affect the air and drsat of young women, they would often he surprised to know what their elder rallv think of the improve. feathery leaves lopped away, to oaloh th aap meats. One such young miss want to tha djn You'll never "vjjfl jjKrjUk 'mm J ft .aaawi TsssM jjaaaaaaaaaiV!' THK tXHJIJI TA thin I'AIM. I.Hhluloeeaaml lione.iy.irwn -7 - , wmloH , c.(Ung a U.. t sn ! Iiit4 of Ik family. il 1., ' 11. Z-J L If ..J t..-,Mrl suri'iisMi v i... . srv Mtiag th ll" k spi I cod. tfcey t