The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-28
THE BRAVE SPIRIT

This is the title OF book lust published. which
inculcaes the principles of action an which sue.
cess in life must always depend. h shows wha.
may be accomplished by perseverance-by re-
solving 10 90 straight ahead, wiihnut delay-in
storms or in sunshine. and overeap ping petty oh.
staces, to accomplish what is right and desira
BILE To be done. The hero of the tale, after leav-
ing sebnnl at the head of the class is apprenticed
to Printer. and the following extract from the
Concluding chapter. describing an INTERESTING in.
cident. will give our readers correct idea of the
work:
&c IL was the third year Of my residence with
Mr.. Simpson that he had engaged To do a LARGE
amount of work for publishing house in the city
Sufficient time had been given to accomplish it
without any extra effort But one evening To-
wards the close of the job, the publisher suddenly
appeared in the office He and Mr. Simpson
were alone for some time. When the office was
closed for The evening, Mr.. Simpson told me the
work must he done in three days at the farhest,
and that we must besiir ourselves early enough
in the morning. II my duty to open the Of.
fee, and prepare il for work
Tom. SAID Mr.. Simpson, want you to get
up and do Roberts work TO morrow morning.
He looks pretty sick 10 night, and must not come
into the office till after breakfast had taken
severe cold
The stranger saw and marked rs both, and
heard Mr.. Simpsons directions.
Robert, do you lie in bed to morrow morning.
and Tom. by all means be up at four Here
take my alarm watch, and hang il mp by your
bed side. Be up. sir in gnod season.
Yes, sir, said Tom, though in no willing
tone.
| When we went 10 bed, a tremendous snow.
s"rm was beginning 10 rage and howl without.
The cold was extreme and the wind furious
norlheastPr. ] soon forgot the storm. and sunk
into perfect sumber, with the agreeable expec-
iaion of lying in bed as long as | chose in the
morning. In an Incredible short time, as il seem.
ed, so profound was onr slunber. Tom and | were
aroused by the alarm watch--one, two, three,
| four Could il, indeed. be norninp2
II is time To get up Tomi' shouted |, shaking
his arm.
Get up. then!' he growled roughly.
But am sick. Tom, and you remember what
Mr.. Simpson said
| No-T0rn was not to be reused He was not
| going tn get up such stormy morning, so early
not he. He was not going to do il for anybody
else, not he! He was not going TO gel up, if he
never did any more work.
How many are like Tom, when demand is
made upon them for a little extra effort No.
they are moi going TO work so, not they.
Now 1t was evident that somebody must get
mp; and it mr'; certainly be one Of u.s. felt
had right To SLEEP The night ont, that time
Besides, feared il might be hazard lus To get up,
raging violently. But my own personal consider
atoms bad no more effect on my bedfelow than
had his masters commands.
Wei, II must be dome Make M your mind
To do II, and then do il conrageousiy ihonubt I.
Out of bed jumped, and dressed rapidly. without
suffering myself To regret the snug warm quar-.
ters had left. 10 spite Of headache. sure throat
and cough, went brayely on. I pIonghed my
way to the office, through the drifting snow,
built the 6re and got every Thing in readiness fof
the woTk'Den. long before they began 10 appear.
Then tying lantern before me io see the way
fought through the snow until had sboveled a
very respectable path from the house 10 the Office.
Some one besides myself was mp in The house.
Several times he appeared al the window looking
and watching my progress. While was alone
in the office, a heavy step assembled the Stairs
Not Johns. nor Tom's. nor Mr. Farley's. nor
Mr.. Simpsons In! the publisher himself en-
tered He-such rich man-up and seeing
abont his business 81 earlyI' was amazed Or
office had done innch work Tor him, and we al
respected hlm greatly.