ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2867, 24 April 1878, Page 2

ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.

A tinker wu travelling in ft country town, and hiring traversed many miles without finding anything to do, he stopped, weary and hungry, at a tavern. Here he got into conversation with a glazier, to whom he related his tronbles. The latter sympathised with him deeply, and, telling him he should hare a job before long, advised him to get his dinner and eat heartily. The tinker took hit advice, eat heartily, and when he returned to the bar-room he was overjoyed to hear that the landlord required his services to mend a lot of pans and kettles which had suddenly "sprung fc leak." The tinker was at once set to work, accomplished the task, reoeived a liberal ■urn in payment, and started on his way rejoicing. Upon reaching the outside of the house he found the glacier, who said, " Well, too see I told you the truth. I procured you a job; and how do you think I accomplished it t" "I tan sure I cannot tell," replied the tinker. " I will tell you," rejoined the glacier. V You told me you were wearj, hungry, and dinner* less. I knew the landlord was .well off, and doing a good business, and so I watched the opportunity, and started aleak in every utensil I could get hold of. The .tinker, with many thanks.and ft heart' full of gratitude, resumed his journey. But he had not proceeded many yards;.before he reached the village church, when ft brilliant idea struck him—the glacier. The church, he thought could afford to bear a slight loss in a good cause; so taking up ft position where he could not be seen, lie riddled most of the windows in the edifice with stones,, and then, highly elated with his exploit, he retraced his steps to notify the glazier he would speedily haves very important job. . "Glacier," said he, "I am happy to inform you that fortune has enabled me to return the kindness I received from you an hour since." .?* How soP" asked the glacier pleasantly. **I have/broken nearly all the windows in tfc« church," answered the tinker," and too* of course, will be employed to put them in again." The glacier's jaw fell, and hie face assumed a blank expression as he said, in a tremulous tone, " You don't mean that, do youP" "Certainly," replied the tinkerP "there's not a whole pane of glass in most of the windows. One good turn deserves another, you know. . "Yes," answered the glacier, in despair; "but, you scoundrel, you have ruined me, for I keep the ehuroh window! in repair by the year I". ' ! "'■">'■•