Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-15

returned his lady, glancing at the letter,
But, upon my word, Sir Joseph, |
don't think | can let it so after ALL
1t is very dear
What is dear? Inquired Sir Jo-
seph.
The charity, my love. They only
allow two votes for a subscription of
live pounds. really consider it mon
Strous!'
'My Lady Bowley,' returned sir Jo-
seph, you really surprise me. Is the
luxury of feeling in proportion TO the
number of votes; or is it to rightly
constituted mind, in proportion to the
number of applicants, and the whole
some state OF mind to which their can
wasting reduces them Is there no OK.
citement of the purest kind in having
two votes to dispose Of amog fifty pco-
plcP
mot TO me, | acknowledged return
cd the lady. IT borcs me, besides one
can't oblige cnc's acquaintance. But
you ethc poorman's friend You know
sir Joseph. You probably think 9th
erwisc.'
lam the poor mans FRIEND obser-
we'd sir Joseph, glancing at the poor
man present AS such may be taun-
ted. As s1ch ] have been tauntcd.-
But, ask from none no othc than that
title
Bless him for noble gentleman
thought Trotty.
! don't agree with Cute, here for
instance said sir Joseph, holding out
the letter. i don't agree with the ii.
Ter party. | don't agree with any par
to. Ny friend the poor man, in my
district, is my business. No man OF
body of mon. has any business TO inter.
fcrc between my friend and me- That
is the ground take. | assume pa
tcrnal, character towards my friend. -
| say my good fellow, | will treat you
patcrnally.'
Toby listened with great gravity,
began really to feel more comlorta-
bile.
'Your only business, my good fellow
pursued sir Joseph, looking abstractly
at Toby. you needn't trouble your
self to think, | will do il for you-you
ought not TO guzzlc, and associate enjoy
mcnts brutally, with food,'-Toby tho't
rcmorscly Of the tripc-'but that you
should feel tie dignity Of labor; 60 forth
erect in the cheerful morning air, and
stop there. Live hard and temperate
", be respectful, exercise your scll-dc-
NAL, bring up your family on next to
nothing, pay your rent as regularly rs
the clock strikes, be punctual in your
dcalings--l set you good example
you will find Mr.. Fish, my confidential
secretary, with cash-box before him
all the time; and you may trust me
to be your friend and father
Nice children, indeed, sir Joseph
said the lady with a shudder. Rhcu-
matism and fcvcrs, and crooked legs
and asthmas and all kinds of horrors
and plaques
'My lady, returned sir Joseph, with
solcmnity, mot the less am the poor
mans friend and father. Not the less
shall he receive encouragement ut my
hands. Every quarter day he will be
put in communication with Mr.. Fjsa.
Every new years day, myself and
friends will drink his health. Once in
every year, myself and friends will i'd
dress MIN with The deepest feeling -
Once in bis life, he may e'cn perhaps
rcccivc-in public, in presence Of the
gentry trilc from friend. And
when upheld no more by these stimu-
lants, and the Dignity Of Labor, he
sinks into his comfortable grave, then
my lad, here sir Joseph blew his nose,
i will be friend and father-on
the same terms--to his children
Toby was greatly moved.
'Oh! You have thankful family,
sir Joseph, cried his wife.
My Iady,i said sir Joseph, quite
maicstically, 'ingratitudc is known 70
be the sin Of that class. ! expect no
other return
'Ay, born bad" thought Toby. No
thing mclts Us"
What man can do | can do pur-
sued sir 10 ePh,' | do my duty a. the
poor mans friend and father, and !
cndeavor TO educate bis mind, by incul-
eating on all occasions the one great
moral lesson which that class requires;