Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-24
LUCKY TOM
"a SECRET WORTH KSowrsol


Tom SrooNrR was the luckiest dog in the world at
least said his old cronies lie bcoan Ike !, 49,
good for nothing mechanic, they would saw without
cent IN The word-wthout whole shirt 10 hir back
hail shoe 10 his feet and with nothing but his hands
to work with And yet Tom Spooner is one of the
| most wealthy and Influential mon amonp us What !,
lucky dog that Tom Spooner has been iie went anon
those who started in life with him. but who are now tie
lrequenters OF grogshops, idle and dissolue by the
little to account for his luck ale had no rich relations
and though not extravagant. was liberal lie WAS no
skh'nt Gould he know some art of magic that would
unooso the treasures of the earth and spread gold
| before him? He paid attention 10 the words of
eiiers, and goidfindcrs he merely staid at
home, ana yet his couise had been attended wear after
year and week after week by wonderful share of
good fortune-good luck. He must be in uosscsa;on
OF some secret OF which others ignorant What
can IL be What on earth il be - If Tom had
a lot of pork to dispose of people were always will
ing to pay him couple of more pound than nm
o'her person And the dog he always lucky enough
to pay his debts! He never so unuckv as 10 sei
the grippe OF sheriff. hear the creak of the ail door
ON married Why this poor mechanic has taken the
sweetest ana most beautiful girl in the place Who
would have thought it, What COMPOUNDED lucky doc
Tom Is lie must have got the girl by magic-ycs no.
thing less than magic And then Toms gar,en was ,
picture of neatness; the fences were never kno,vn r.,
oiow over, as did his neighbours His land was rich
WINE that oil ms very nextdoor would hardly
produce any thing but weeds What does Tom nut into
ms land? How he rises step after anohcr If there
Is an important station be filed why Tom Spooner
was Always lhe men lie could get note discounted at
uie Dahk WITHOUT security. Ii any question between
neighbors was to be settled, why, Toni-Iuckv Tom,
was always sure TO be called in umpire "And now
think OF 1T, says one ' never knew Tom to sneak n
III word against his neghbor-whch shows plain enough
that there are many his secret aud therefore thai
he dares not utter word their prejudice He
never drnks-because, to be sure, if intoxicated
some one will snatch his secret from him lie has
learned his wife the way too. They both have the
secret He says nothing hard of his acquaintances
lie goes to Church regularly-but that is Tor mere
apPe rance sake. lie pores over books when he can
hnd ume-hr must be learning something more of
has art OF getting rich lie is laying up treasures
And then he always has lamp in his work-ro late
and hc is always the first up in the house-whcl further
more shows that Toms mind is always bent upon the
secret lie can hnd time take glass with his
2id croes at the grog-shop He hare secret carth
h'i0'ci"S IL occupies his thoughts much that he
minds no bOdys business but his own And vel il does
not weigh heavy his mind-he is always good
and happy he has quarrcllng in
ms family. All is pleasant and agreeable. Nothing is
out OF place StFangc strange said these wiseacrcs t
Tom Spooncr-that poor mechanic--who began with
nothing OF whom every body prophcsed that he NO, Id
COME out of the little end of the hornand who belle we'd
nothing of it, but stuck to his work. should have been so
ortunale-so lucky in life Up early-lac to believer
at work with hands head !-he must have secret
worth knowing! All lucky dog! Lucky Tom! What
can his secret be-" Reader what can his secret bc.--
C2aTtmoH or ~ Eagic