Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-03-28
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ssov, twenty years Of eye. used very frequent.
" 10 spend Sunday with nv mother who resi-
dec ., Versailles thu. being the only day of,be week
on which coaId leave Pare. igensraiiy ~sikod
10 fsr % the Barrier, and thence took seat in
one Of tho public carriages to my moiher's door.
when happened TO be too carly f'r the diligence.
I used TO stop and converse With beegsr whose
name vas An,hony snd who regularly took his
station At the Barrier dc Psssy, where, in loud
voice he solicited aims from every one who pa ,sed
with degree OF perseverance, that WAS really as
,onshiog. ! generally gave him a thfe wi,bou.
enquiring wbeiher he deserved il or not, partly
because ! had got into the hsbi, OF doing so. and
partly to get ,d Of HE imporluniIics. One day in
summer, as waited for the diligence. | found An
thony a. his usual post. cSerng his lungs aud bsw-
ling necessarily his usual form Of petition For
the love Of heaven bes,ow your aims on n poor
msn--Me..ieur-, Mesdsines the smallest trile will
be gratefully received"
W bile Anthony wss in this manner pouring his
EXPLANATIONS into the ears of every one who came
within the reach Of his voice, middle aged man
NJ respectable appearance joined us. lie had
pleasant expression of countenance. was very well
dresssd. and it might be seen at a glance that he
wass man 10 good circumstances. Here was n
fl subject for the beggar, who quickly made his
advances procsiming in q loud voice his poverty
end soliciting relief
'fou need not be beggsr unless YOU please"
replied the gentleman, "shen you can have an in
come Of len ,housend crowns"
"You ere pleased TO jes', SIR" answered An
ihony.
by no means" said tho gentleman Il never
Was more serious IN my life. Listen TO me. NY
friend. You perceive that am well dressed, snd
tell you that have every thing thai reasonable
man need desire"
"Ah sir you arc fortunate man"
We'll. but, my friend | would not have been
50 II bad So, and begged as you DOING"
Il have no other means VI gaining my living
Are you lame !"
mo, sir"
"You are not blind. or deaf and you certainly
are not dumb, as every passer by can testify. Lis
ten shall tell you my history in few werd4'
Some fifteen twenty years ago, ! was a bcggar
like yourself at length begsn to rec that !,
very dsgraeeful TO live on the bounty Of others,
and I resolved TO abandon 20 shameful way of
life as soon as possibly could quilted Paris
! went in,o the Pros es--i begged for old rags
The people were very kind TO me, and in n short
time returned 10 Paris with tolerably large
bundle o. regs Of every description. | carried
them to paper msker. who bong them at far
price. went 90 collecting. until 10 my great JOY
my finances enabled me TO purchase rags, so that |
WAS no longer forced 10 beg for them. Al length,
BY diligence and industry. bccsme rich enough to
buy an ass with two psnuers. and this saved re
both time add lsbor.-My business Increased the
psper-ms kei found tbst dealt honestly By them ;
! never pslmed off bad rigs for good ones.
prospercd, aud see the result, In place Of being a
poor despised beggar. have ten thousand crown'
year, and two houses IN Of the best streets
IN Pslis lfihep mr friend, you eau DO no better
begin ss a rag merchant, and here" he continued
sis a erowL 10 set you up in your new trade II !,
more than bad tbd, IN addition, please lake no.
tiec. that f ! find ,ou here another Sunday. sbol
report you to the public"
On a. wing this, the old gentleman walked of
leaving Anthony and m, sell IN state Of great sur.
PRISE. Indeed the beggar had been so much inter
esfed in the history be had heard that he stoo,
with open eyes sRd moth IN mute hsionishnient
nor had he power to solicit s!ms from tive
well-dressed ladies' ~ho passed at that moment.
could no, help being struck with ,be story. but
had no ,ine 10 comment on IT, a. the diligence he,
arrived 10 which seated myself and pursucd II,
way. From tina, period osi Sigh, ofihe beggsr
--whether the fear Of lac police. or the hopes o
gaining ten thousand crowns year. had wrough
the change, | YES not swsre II IL sufficient L
say. that from that day lor~srd be was never zee
al the Barrier.
May years after. j, happened that business ca
led me TO Tours. In slroiing through the city.
stepped isio a booksellers shop TO purchase De'
work that hsd made some nose. | found Their
fOsr Young men ell basily employ ed. While ticu
good looking man giving the orders. IS b
walked up aud down with an AR Of lmpousncI
thosghl had .een BE face Of the bookseller be
tsrs. bot where could not fors moment tell On
al he spoke. and then discovered him 10 be m
oil frsead Anthoay. The recognition mg,us
be grssped nv hand. snd led me through shop ia
tea vel furnished psfiof he ssished every kind
Dess co me. and hnslly gave b.. history fro,
the tine parted 81 the BARRETT wnh ID
ere~a ofihs s'nngef he begsn. a. be advised hir
10 collect ugs he made money became III
partner ola paper ere nnseiofsf married he ds1gl
ter In shsft hs hope. folhilsd has smbiiio
grsuhed. ssd be eoud nov count bia iaeome 4
tea tAossssS efoSss. lie prayed every e,y T.
e,essEss ca hls bSIesseior. Who had been ID
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