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something,” said she, in a disappointed
voice.

“How much did you expect him to
earn?” was asked by the storekeeper.

“TY didn’t know exactly what to expect.
But I supposed that he might earn four or
five dollars a week.”

“Five dollars a week is all we pay our
porter, an able-bodied, industrious man,”
was returned. “If you wish your son to
become acquainted with mercantile busi-
ness, you must not expect him to earn
much for three or four years. At a trade,
you may receive for him barely a sufficien-
cy to board and clothe him, but nothing
more.”

This declaration so dampened the feel-
ings of the mother, that she could not re-
ply for some moments. At length she
said—

“Tf you will take my boy, with the un-
derstanding, that, in case I am not able to
support him, or hear of a situation where
a salary can be obtained, you will let him