A GOOD INVESTMENT.

HAT’S a smart little fellow of yours,”
said a gentleman named Winslow to
a labouring-man, who was called in, occa-
sionally, to do work about his store. “ Does
he go to school ?”
“‘ Not now, sir,” replied the poor man.
“Why not, Davis? He looks like a
bright lad.”
“ He’s got good parts, sir,” returned the
father, “ but”?——
“ But what?” asked the gentleman, see-
ing that the man hesitated.
“Times are rather hard now, sir, and I.
have a large family. It’s about as much

as I can do to keep hunger and cold away.
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