Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-10-17
NuMKER 40.
LUCKY TON.
= srCREr WORTH KNOWING.


the world; a, leas. so said his old croaies-
He began like poor good for nothing
mechn mic nshey would say, without cent
in the world-wi,hout a whole shirt TO
his back, and half shoe to his feet. and
with roihiny bu, his hands TO work with.
And vet Tom Spooner is one of the most
we.l'hv and influential men among US
VIA, Lucky Dig that Tom SOONER has
been! He went among those who started
with him in life, and who are DOW idle and
dissolute frequenters Of grog~iop~. by the
name of Lucky Tom. 1t puzzled the old
friends not little TO account for his luck.
He had no rich relations, and though not
extravagant, he was liberal. He was no
skin flint. Could he know some art Of
magic that would unhosom the treas
ures Of the earth, and spread is gold be-
fore him? He paid DO attention to the
words Of fortune ,ellers and gold finders !;
he merely staid at home and yet his course
I'D been attended yesr afm year, s.d
'Weex 9fer week, WIN 4 y e.ss1ssvs rtesst~e
Of good foriune-gooj luck--He must be
in possession Of some secret of which'o;hers
are icnorant--what can it be? If Tom
had a let of pork to dispose Of. people were
always willing t. p,y HIM couple OF
cents more pound than any other person
Ard the dog! ne was always lucky enough
TO psy his debts! He was never so un-
lucky as to feel the grip Of sheriff, or
hear the creak Of jail door. Tom mar
ried sWny this poor mechanic his taken
the sweetest and most beautiful girl in the
Place! who would have Thought it! What
a con!ounded lucky cog Spooner is! H
must aave got the girl by magic!'' And
then Toms garden was the picture of neat
ness; the fences were never known 10 be
blown down as did his neiahbof's. His
land was ric,, Will that Of his very next
door neighbours wonIi produce morning
hardly but weeds. VIVA; does Tom pus
into bis land? i.ow he rises one step al
ter another! If there is an important sta
ton to be filed, why Tom Spooner was
always the man. He could get a note dis
counted at the bank without any security
II any question between neighbors was 10
be settled, why Tnm-lucky Tom--was
always sure to tie called in as umpire
''Aud now think of it," says one, Il new
er heard Tom speak an III word against his
eiglibor-wh.ch shows plain enough that
there are many IN his secret. md therefore
he dare not utter a word 10 their Or iu6fce.
He never Grinks-5ecaiisc, 10 be sure, II
intoxicated, some one Will sna'ci his Sc
cret from him. He has learned his wife
the wav too. Ihcl boih have III secret.
He says no,IiH bard Of his acguaintaDcos.
lie goes 10 church regn aEiv: but that is
for mere ap. 'earance axe. lie pores over
books when he can fad thefn--hc must
he learning something more Of his art Of
getting rich. He is laying uptreasur s.
And then he always has d lamp in hts work
room late. and is always tire first mp N the
house ~ hch furthermore SHOWS that Tom 5
mind is always bent upon bis secret. He
can't find tine even to take glass with
his old cronies at the gfog shop. He must
have a secret worth knowing. 1t occu-
pies his mind so much that he minds no
hod,'s business but his own. And get it
does not weigh heavy on his mind--he Is
always goodnatured, conten,ed and happy
he has no q:iarreiing in his firmly. AL
is pleasant AMI agreeable. Nothing is out
If piace.-Stran-e strarge. that Tor
Spoooer-that POOR mech1- ic, who baoan
with MOI hing. Of whom Il, pr rSe~ied Thai
he would c. me out al the li.le end of the
horn-and who believed nothing # II, bmi
stuck "a his work--~ho,id have been 50
fortunate, 50 lucky in life? Up early
late Ia bcd--over AT wori: WITH his hands
or head! H. must have secret wo-if
Knowing! An lucky dog. Lucky Tom
/ WHAT can ti,s creI be? Reader Nhatcar
this secret be ?-Na'ionai Epeie.