The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-21

covered that many gentiemaOIy men did
not despise occasionally plueking pig,
con al game Of Billiards; aud Freder.
ick learned accordingly. as he was =
good player, 10 meet his tailor's bill By
this melhol. Now and then he boz
rowed len or twenty dollars for dsy
or Two oil his rich young acquaintaCce; /;
and II came ct la,l 10 b. standing iest.
shat Feed. Hanson's Borrowing was TN
oew way of pocket plCkiDg.' To ,hl,
state of degredaDous va, hs reduced
oecsuse he was TO proud 10 labor honest
y FOR living lie thought it dis
grace 100 be mecDanlc, oul considered
Il no stigma 10 impose on an scquslu.
dnce.
While Frederick was IAus shaking
'Owar in the es'imation OF HONORABLE
men, and even had become By wore
among his fashionable aequ5lnliuces o.
pclh sexes, Edward was slowly bu,
'leailiy advancing in the esteeU Of hi,
-mpIoyer, ana establishing valuable
character Tor enterprise, industry aud
rectilude. He had. moreover won the
elections of Mary Benson. ono of the
lovelIest OF her sax. She, like Ed
ward, was poor, but they relied OF
Prov denceI and Comiorled themselves
with the reflection that their mutual
owe would smooth an Otherwise lhorny
iad d llieuil path. But their future was
as dark as Imagined. Edward was now
'pprosching his twenty first year, and
as he thought how soOn no would be
left to depsnd entirely on himself, hlc
GROW occasionally became clouded with
hose fears Of (bc (ulure which even the
most ssngulno experience.
VIVA, is the matter, Edwa.dc' sale
Mc; Simpson, 10 him one day. Yo1
nave, at HCies lsIsly, locke d care worn
DoaS aoyIhIng weign on your miudP
Edward hesltatsd nom ent but ther,
7aa a2 expression c. sch hin4aess :
Mr.. Simpsons lace, that lie resolved lc
make a confident o. his master.
/ havo deus he said, 'what you vii
p;obsb|y consider very foolish thing
! am eaga gsd 10 be msrried, aud 10 on,
IS poor : myself. Sho Is / am sure, al,
nat | couid desire ia wife: end II Is
'eSb perhaps, ,hat yCurg usn shou d
,e eor.y ee!,!ed ~ he, be, fear ] rsy
asye been 100 prccipDa,c,t ,tor ii Shouis
faH sick; what viii become Of my tan,i.
:? A journeyms mechanic makes wa.
ges tno1gh TO i've com!orohly,I know;
1ul alas who SHALL .insard ms easia-
liekness on my own pstt Or O. inat ol
my wlGe, both equally expcnsite. Tel,
perhaps, these very tears which many
would call prudence, sra sinful EhouIoI
We not trust in God fJ! ell thluge:' bel
Continued, looking up 3, Mr.. SIu,psoa,
with more cheerful expression.
'You are q noble young man. said
MI Simpson, with warmth. Nor dol
! @ncw that you have acted wgo0g inl
helrothing yourself. The heart il gen.
orally moe 10 be trusted 10 such ca4irs
han the head;and you especially would
he the last persoo to aol sgansl the die
Islos of reason. Pray, who is lie lady
MARY Bensou.'
The very one | would have chosen for aI
son bad one of your age. No Edward
you have done right a good wife is o.
treasure not to be obtained every day"
Edward ciimsoued with pride and pleas,
IRE while Mr. Simpson conGnuod
The worldly wise my dear boy would
say yoa and she ran . great ;i9h IN marry .
Ing with such means or rather with ne
means ii all. But happiness does not de.
pend on money: i, springs from oIhe, Gndl
better causes; aud love can swteten many
a pritason and nssvs US ioI Ioany diff
cult task. | only speak .hus 10 convince
YOU that you have mrs.ooG me in fan.
cyins that was too old & calculating 10 dis
approve of your engagement Now to come
10 business, have been lhiLkng Of yourl
approaching majority and have foIt thai Il
could III ahord 10 loose you When a man
gets 10 be fifty as am he naturally wisAs,
for repose, and would. therefore. have
some capable peTson TO take the ch0f busi,I
ness of my shoulders. Yon are Just the!
person ! desire. Bscome my partner, with,
one fourth Of The profits now, and third
after Two years. will present you with Al
thousand dollars TO Eurnish house,and ihen|
yon and Mary can be married al once. w hat
YOU say!'