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Early Industry Rewarded.
A tale of the Veillees da Marais.
IN ancient times there was a farmer at
Grange, in the county of Cork, who
had a numerous family of childrens Ni
col, one of the yonger sons, Conhder
ing that his eldest brother would have
the farm, and that he had nothing to ex
pert but from his own industry, was a
larmed at his future profpeds. The beau
ty of the wool of Cannaught, and the
gain that might be made by dealing in
it, made the fubjeft of conversation one
day at his father's. The discourse made
a lively imprelion on the boy.; he felt
within himfelf a spirit of traffic, even be
fore he had the means, for of this latter
no mention had been made in the con
versation he had listened to. Nicol^fe
cretly made preparations for fitting him
felf out as a dealer in wool. He procur
ed a coarse coat fit for defending him
felf against rain, an excellent pair of
brogues ; fach as they wear in Ireland,
a little flafk for holding water, and a
fticktipt with iron to protest him a
gaihft danger. Thus provided, he left
his father's house without money or goods
to exchange, and made his way to the
county of Galway, living upon the wild
fruits, he found by the road, or upon the
hospitality of the charitable. He was
delighted with the view of the fine wool
he saw there ; but it now for the firrt
time occurred to him that a merchant
must. have.fome:hing to give before he
can receive.— This thought afflicted but
did not difcouragc him. Since his arri
val, he had heard that one of the nobles
of his native county was then in the
town, whose reputation for benevolence
was known to every body. He introdu
ced himfelf to the Nobleman as a native
of Cork, who had come to Galway to
purcHafe wool, but had nd money. The
Biron of Baltimore, who was irideed of
pat county, who artuni.hed at the fight
of a boy who announced himfelf to be a
dealer in wo4. He interrogated Nicol;
who made him a very dimple and honed
derail of his-present and future designs.
Baltimore was Itruck with the tingulari
ly ; he difeovered a deal of natural saga
city in the youth ; and being allured that
he was no fugitive libertine, he lent him
a fan of money. He was persuaded that
it was & gif: ; the lad's ignorance of
commerces exposed him to trie hazard of
being du,cd in the outset. However,
said he, 1 shall have the fatisfaction of
paying the premium for his apprentice
ihip.
Nicol, now possessed of %.fum more
considerable than he had ever exposed,
ran. to make: his bargain ; and whether
it was his own sagacity, or that the peo
ple of Canc^ught had. not the heart to
impose: on ^ .radar so young, his bargain
was advantageous. He travelled to the
countries where sheep were Icarce, such
as King's County, Kildare' and Bariy
clough. and disposed of bis wool wi.h
considerable profit.— ;,. :
Now it happened at this time, that
the Baron of Baltimore, was come to
Barlyclough ; and Nicol having learn
fl it, went to present himfelf before his
benefactor : "My Lord" said he " 1 have
been fuccefsfcl with the money you lent
me ; here is the principal which I re
turn with the most humble acknowledge
ments, the product will be fufficient for
ray..future traffic ; and may heaven ever
bless you for having pity on me. ' The
Baron Was as much pleafad with the suc
cess as with the probity of his little^ mer
chant and would have had him retain the
loan. “ No, my Lord," said Nicol, I
have ndw advanced a step ; out if I keep
your sum, I should be but where f began.
, only beg you would permit me to wait
upon you where ever you are, and to give
you an account of my little flock, the
produce of your bounty." The Baron
was fiifl more charmed with his spirit
SATURDAY, May 7, 1791.]
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interest in his concerns at all times. Ni
col departed still in the fame mean dress
to purchase wool at Caanaught. His re
turn made the rich traders coni le in him;
and they gave him not only a bargain for
his money, but allowed him a little par
cel on credit. Thus he procured a con
siderable quantity of the fined wool, and
had a ready and lucrative market for it
at Barlyclough, where the Baron still
was. Nicol did not fail to inform him
of his success, and to rene v his ackcov-I
lodgements.—" Thou art grateful," faidl
the Baron to. Bin, and will proffer ; go|
on young man, and remember tha ? 1 in-|
tereft myfelf in the increase of toy little
fortune." Niccl retired accumulating be
nedidions on his generous patron.
He returned to Cannaught, paid what,
he owed, and laid but all his money ; 1
for he was lac no Decenary expence, and
had now double credit, fa this way he
made several excurlions : de w?nt to the,
country and to the farms, and had a part'
of his merchandize from tie (irft hand,
which he soon disposed of to advantage,
particularly at Carrickfergis and' Be fad.
At this latt place he heard of his benefac
tor, and flew to pay his refpe-fes. "Ni
col,"faid the Donefticks, feeing him
still with his brogues, "ydu are not fare
ly doing well, b>v '" " pretty well;"
fays our young trader. Being admitted
to the Bardo, he informed him ofhis af
fairs. " I congratulate you .Nicol,"
said he, "on your foccefs ; but how
comes it that you do not dress yourfelf
better now ?" 1 am da I fhduld be my
Lord ; if I had finer cloaths, I would but
attrad the notice of robbers, and make
myfelf imposed on by the rapacity of the
inn-keepers ; a man well dreJed must
eat, drink and deep like a gentleman ;
but in my coarse apparel, I am con
tented. with a slice of bacon and a
draughtof small beer. [Peep in the lia
ble with my beads, and take care that
they do not want in the night." "Well,
well," cried the Baron, " you are wiser
Nicol, than those that offer to you their
advice ; you cannot fail to proffer, elpe
cially if you double your protic by re
turns." Nicol thanked the Baron with
a heart full of gratitude; and having
fold all his wool, he returned to the coun
ty of Galway where he had been impa
tiently expelled.
Now Nicol had paid attention to the
recommendation to bis kind benefactor,
double your profit be returns.' ' He procured
at Belfaft the article he recolleded to be in
greatest demand at Galway ; and when he
arrived, disposed of them quickly, and
with considerable profit. "Oh! how
much 1 am obliged to the Baron," would
he fay; I now double my stock, and make
myfelf better known than ever; the peo
ple all around bring me wool, while they
buy my wares, and 1 Ihail not be half the
time in making my purchases."
After several trips, Nicol,came to Cork,
the capital of his native county ; but he
did not choose to visit his parents. He
enquired after the Baron, and was in
' formed that he was gone to Chester, in
England. —Nicol was afflided at not fee
ing his patron; but he resolved to go in
Iqueft of him. Upon his return to Gal
way, he disposed of the merchandize he
had picked up at Cork, made his pur
chase of wool, passed thro.' Tipperary and
Kilkenny, and came to Wexford. There
he embarked a cargo, set out from the
point of Carnfore, and landed the fame
evening at Chester. His firft business
was to enquire for the Baron ; andhaying
learned that he was at the castle, he set
himfelf to dispose of his wool', which he
Ifold cheaper than that of the country,
Ithough of a finer quality ; for money be
ling less plentiful in Ireland, its produc-
Itions were comparatively cheaper. Nicol
Inow found himfelf in poffefiion of a con
i fiderable fam, but he went to wait on the
I Baron before he made the purchase of
his returns : He thought that in a country
where labour was dear,his bargains could
not be advantageous. He therefore show
led the Baron his whole fortune in specie.
than before ; and he promised to take an
M&^l^^^
THE
" My young friend," said the patron,
"you will certainly become a great mer
chant, and will be a man whom I have
gained to Ireland. lam of your opinion
with regard to returns from hence ; yet
there are many articles. ,very rare in our
country which are common in Chester ; —
try th? broad-cloth and woolen manufac
tures." Nicol followed his advice; he
bought tine cloth with one half of his
flock, and coirfe with the other ; and
having renewed his profeffion of grati
tude to the Baron, he let out on his re
turn to fr^md.
Here he fad the • coarse cloths to the
Common people, and carried the fine .0
Birlyclough, to Waterford, and Thaum,
where they were bought with avidity by
the nobles : In (hurt he had nov managed
so well, that he foind himfelfin a condi
tion to revisit his parents at Grange.
Nicol still wore the vest he had on when
he left his father's hotfe, and he was Bill
in brogues. He arrived\ne evening while
the family were at supper, having left a
servant, whom he had from time to time
employed at the inn with his horses, He
knocks at the door; " Who s there?
fays one, "It is I," answers Nicol, "Ah!
it is my poor brother," cries the firft.
Up rose mother and fitters and flew to
the door. "It is, it is my poor child,"
fiys the mother, " 0 poor Nicol," cried
the filters. Nicol embraced his mother;
who, while (he was loading him with
carrels, took notice that he dill had on
histoid vest. "Yes, my dear mother,"
said Nicol, " and I have kept it that I
might never wear it without thinking of
you." The good woman lead her son by
the hand: "My dear," said the to his
father, "it is a long, long time fioce we
have fan him ; let the anxiety he occa
sioned be forgotten: I know you are too
happy to chide." "We have found you
again then, my poor fellow, laid th &
farmer--" La! hd, tall he is grown ;
But waere have you been, Nicol? ' 4 a
ther," replies Nicol modestly, "I will
tell you all, but fuffer me firft to make a
few presents to my brothers and fillers."
At the mention of presents the farmer
reddened ; he looked at his son, who pre
sented him a purse of ioo guineas: he
gave one of 50 to his mother, and one of
2$ to each of his brothers and fitters.
"O! wretch;that I am!" exclaimed the
farmer, "how have I offended Heaven,
that it has permitted my son to be a rob
b& ?"- —- No, no, dear father" inter
rupted N:col, " God forbid I should be
unworthy of you or of the favour of Hea
ven. Only hear what has befallen me."
lie then related ho>vhe had been at Gal
wav ; how he had found the Baron of Bal
timore! that he had lent him a little fom;
and h ow he had returned it ; how he had
prospered by economy, and by going
meanly dressed for fear of robbers ;. how
the Baron had given him excellent ad
vice ; how the Baron .had gone to fee him
at Cheffer, among the English. "What!"
cried the farmer, "is it possible you are
the little trader in wool that I have so
often heard talked of?" " Yes, my fa
ther, and I will prove it to you by my
servant whois hard by with^my baggage,
and by the people of all the neighbouring
towns who know Ine."
IN the valley of Rivan, lived Kadark
arid Zameria, whose names fame has
rendered immortal through all the neigh
bouring plains, even unto the rembteft
part o? the Ottoman Empire; not only
for their exemplary conduct in private
life, but also for the aflonilhing bravery
of Kadark in battle, whose powerful arms,
scourged the daring iqfolence of the sa
vage North, and chafed them back over
the fnowcapp'd mountains, to the dreary
wilds and lonely defarts of their ignoble 1
ancefters ; old age had made him wife and
crowned his venerable head with silver
locks; but not till peace had led her
genial influence over she oriental clime.
KADARK and ZAMERIA.
An oriental Tale.
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[Numb. 40 of Volume— 5
and sheltered them under her maternal
wing. Just upon the conclusion of this
happy period, when young Abdah (the
son of Kadark) was'watching the motion
of a body of the enemy, upon the fron^
tiers of his defined station, a fatal arrow
came and deprived the east of its most
promising flower—Tidings were brought
to rhe unhappy Zameria, by the wretched
Zadark ; he found h mr £rr: nc in a gar
den conformably to her constant cuffbm,
with some of her favourite attendants,
contemplating the beauties of the spot,
and thanking Alla for the happiness of
their Situation—but how great was their
farprife, when her beloved Kadark in
formed her what had happened! aghalt
the flood !—•a sudden tremor seized her
feeble limbs, and cold fives' bedewed her
aged face! Kadark fopported her in his
arms, while others with kind assiduous
care ran to a neighbouring fountain for
some water to sprinkle over her, in hope,
to have recovered her; but all to no
parpofe : they conveyed her to her apart
ment ; where fne remained speechless for
some time, attended by a mournful train,
among whom the disc tnfblate Kada;.:
flood foremaft: at length (he moved !
which he perceived, and with all the
eagerness of love,cried out Zameria lives!
the dearest partner of my life still lives
to sooth my pain! but alas! his hopes
were vain, the fixed her eyes upon him,
(which rolled in death tho' fooke the lan
guage of her departing fo< I, and with one
piteous look in silence took he; ^it fare
well in earthly form.) What alHoc^ mutt
not Kadark receive at fach 3 dreadful and
sudden separation ? the diffolurion of na
ture would ,not have affected him m^re ! •
He gave hinfelf up to all the agoni s of
despair ! deaf to rhecrGs of his friends ;
with frantic rage he tore his hoary locks,
and feathered them around ; nor would he
be co m forteJ.
At lart (he # words found vent, and he
thus explained: '' Was it for this I have
served great Alla's favourite tribe? Was
it for this our holy prophets has foil'd
in fecuricy, while the oaring io°< of a
rebel land fought his tacredi < . Ah,
rigorous return! Abdah 101 l ! Zameria
dead! in wh6m were centered ail my
growing hopes! the only plealure and
support of my declining years! in them
I had treasured up an Idea of ajult,re
ward for all my care ; and thought tnev
would have shared with me, the promised
harvest of my toil !—From hence will I
go to some unfrequented spot; diltant:
from the fight of hateful men ; where car
roding grief fnall soon rid one of a life,
whose burden I cannot.longer support!
All remonstrances to the contrary availed
nothings—He soon retired to a solitary
vale, attended only by Doubor, an old
domestic, who followed him, more cl . of
force, than by the inclination of hacark :
He took his abode in a little cot situated
cn the declivity of a verdant hill ; sur
rounded with a thick wood, whose Ipread
ing branches made a cool and pleating re
treat from the sultry beams of the iun>
a number of little rivulets ran through
this delightful place, at lad met in the
valley below; and formed themselves in
to a large river: on each fide were feed
lofty rocks whose craggy tops were aimoil
loft in the clouds, and overhung the mur
muring streams beneath. Nature here
seemed unconfined ; and it appeared to be.
the true habitation of folitede; here he
would frequently walk with Doubor, and
recount the hiflory of his misfortunes;
but one day he happened to be alone,
fitting under a fnady pine refle^ing upon
the hardneh of his condition ;, his fowl
was overwhelmed with" ,melancholy; nor
saw any hopes of it's ciffipatidh : he tho C
it would be better immediately to end a
life, so full of misery, than to live useless
to his country and such trouble to him
felf; with that he drew his feimitar, and
was just going to execute the rash resolve,
when of a sudden he heard a voice call
him by his name; he started hack ! the
linftrument of defirudion fell from his
hand ; and with amazement be beholds
before him, hi# charming Zamcria ! Ah,