The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . ed : Who owns this? I answered modestly, I do. Will you, said one of them, take us and our trunks out to the steamer? Certainly, said I. I was very glad to have the chance of earning something,and supposed that each of them would give me a couple ofbits. The trunks wereput in my boat, the passengers seated themselves on them, and I sculled them out tothe steamer. They got on board, and I lifted the trunks and put them on the steamer was about to put on steam again, when I called out: You have forgotten to pay me. Each o
The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . ed : Who owns this? I answered modestly, I do. Will you, said one of them, take us and our trunks out to the steamer? Certainly, said I. I was very glad to have the chance of earning something,and supposed that each of them would give me a couple ofbits. The trunks wereput in my boat, the passengers seated themselves on them, and I sculled them out tothe steamer. They got on board, and I lifted the trunks and put them on the steamer was about to put on steam again, when I called out: You have forgotten to pay me. Each of them took from his pocket a silver half-dollar and threw it on thebottom of my boat. I could .scarcely believe my ejesas I picked up the money. You may think it wasa very little thing, and in these days it seems to nielike a trifle, but it was a most important incidentin my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poorboy, had earned a dollar in less than a day ; that byhonest work I had earned a dollar. I was a morehopeful and thoughtful boy from that MARCH SUN. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR. 28 29 30 31 FRI. SAT. ( » 1809
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