his death. Sam felt rather relieved than otherwise. He had received many a beating from his father, in his fits of drunken fury, and had been obliged to forage for himself for the most

the day after the funeral, Sam found himself a candidate for the poorhouse. He was a stout boy of twelve,

ode Island border. We will call it Dudley. The se

a lad like him to do a

ught to be set to work.

n Hop

the deacon, "but I'm m

mischievous bo

er," said the major. "You could tra

e, and reflecting, moreover, that he could get a good deal

up to be a respectabl

what to do with hi

revailed upon to ta

, Samuel," said the deacon,

, surveying the o

try to make

anyway, if I live lo

n of you in a moral sens

was above Sam's

to do when you're a m

nswered Sam, afte

ld up his han

claimed. "Can you think of noth

Sam; "but I guess h

," said the deacon. "He wasted h

"Didn't he tear round then? He'd fling sticks of wood at my head. O jolly! D

gainst him, but I hope you'll grow up a very differe

where the rain don't leak through the roof on you

acon, cautiously, "but it is bad to

," said Sam. "I went one d

o eat at my house, but y

t's

t pay me

I aint g

work. He that does no

rk very hard?" as

but I shall expect you to work faithfully.

ng the great problem that connects labor and ea

g!" he burst out,

nded the de

d boys. They have all they can eat,

rute animals. They have no souls. Would you be willing to give up

my immortal soul. What good

eathen darkness," said the deacon, beginni

?" asked Sam

a long talk with you some day. You aint had no

life of Cap'n Kidd. He

pirate?" asked th

n't he a

e a great man!" g

to be a pirate," s

e gallus!" exclaimed

dn't let 'em catch me,"

alk so," said the deac

ten

f Hottentots, or where they lived, but had a general notion that they were in

es," he said, disconte

ten

ew guardian; "but it isn't wholly your fault. You have never had any religious or m

t must be explained, had an idea that

p at the store

al country variety store, in which the mo

?" asked the deacon, ente

ot just

much

cen

take

e clerk produced the article; then

s a book,

, from which you will learn all about yo

it. I don't wan

hism!" said the deaco

aint a

s good for you than you do. I

said Sam, pointing to a thin pamphl

ersisted in making t

pictures in i

N

shan't l

will be wiser in time. But here we are at the ho

he Hopkins' household. He proved a distu