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
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