A STORY WITH A MORAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1730, 8 December 1887, Page 3

A STORY WITH A MORAL

Near a railroad crossing whoro trains frequently waited for connection, borrios were very plentiful. Two wcraen conceited the idea of making a little money by eel Hog some froßh berries to the hot and dusty travellers Thoy forthwith put this Idea Into execution, and were soon pnaalng through tbo waiting trains c flaring the fruit for bsi'o. One invariably rnado ready sales, soiling out before oho had gone through a train ; tho other alwayß had berries unsold, and Bomotlmaa she failed to sell any. One made a handsome littlo pile at tho iho end of the euasoa ; tho other questioned whether sho had bqen paid for hor tlmo. The reason for the success of the one and tho failure of the other was npt very hard to find. It lay all m tho manner of service. Ono of these women was careleea and untidy m b.6r appearance ; the other wa.3 eprupnr lously clean and noat ; one measured hty rgrles from her ba'kot m a cap, filling it with hep hands as she paesed through the train | the other made pp liltlo paper: holders lined with freßh green leaves, arid these she filled with berries beffira thp i train arrived. No one wonders which would sell the beat. Probably some baker or confectioner may suspect a small moral lylDg about looie hereabouts.