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Just then a young man stepped up . " I will take one of those turkeys , " he said . He was dressed in fine style and carried a small cane . " Shall I wrap it up for you ? " asked the market man . " Yes , here is your money , " answered the young gentleman ; " and send it to my house at once . " " I cannot do that , " said the market man . " My errand boy is sick to - day , and there is no one else to send . Besides , it is not our custom to deliver goods . " " Then how am I to get it home ? " asked the young gentleman . " I suppose you will have to carry it yourself , " said the market man . " It is not heavy . " " Carry it myself ! Who do you think I am ? Fancy me carrying a turkey along the street ! " said the young gentleman ; and he began to grow very angry . The old man who had bought the first turkey was standing quite near . He had heard all that was said . " Excuse me , sir , " he said ; " but may I ask where you live ? " " I live at Number 39 , Blank Street , " answered the young gentleman ; " and my name is Johnson . " " Well , that is lucky , " said the old man , smiling . " I happen to be going that way , and I will carry your turkey , if you will allow me . " " Oh , certainly ! " said Mr . Johnson . " Here it is . You may follow me . " When they reached Mr . Johnson's house , the old man politely handed him the turkey and turned to go . " Here , my friend , what shall I pay you ? " said the young gentleman . " Oh , nothing , sir , nothing , " answered the old man . " It was no trouble to me , and you are welcome . " He bowed and went on . Young Mr . Johnson looked after him and wondered . Then he turned and walked briskly back to the market . " Who is that polite old gentleman who carried my turkey for me ? " he asked of the market man . " That is John Marshall , Chief Justice of the United States . He is one of the greatest men in our country , " was the answer . The young gentleman was surprised and ashamed . " Why did he offer to carry my turkey ? " he asked . " He wished to teach you a lesson , " answered the market man . " What sort of lesson ? " " He wished to teach you that no man should feel himself too fine to carry his own packages . " " Oh , no ! " said another man who had seen and heard it all . " Judge Marshall carried the turkey simply because he wished to be kind and obliging . That is his way . " THE PADDLE - WHEEL BOAT More than a hundred years ago , two boys were fishing in a small river . They sat in a heavy flat - bottomed boat , each holding a long , crooked rod in his hands and eagerly waiting for " a bite . " When they wanted to move the boat from one place to another they had to pole it ; that is , they pushed against a long pole , the lower end of which reached the bottom of the stream .
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