The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-22
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Rev. J. I. WARD, Assistant Editor.
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his friend. Let him do so if he duyes.
Firmness is all you need. He and his friends
may endeavor to Illustrate your good resolves
and induce you to break your pledge. This
they would think fine sport. But, should
the worst come to the worst, remember,
you have friend who will not desert you,
in my humble self"
Mr.. Benson, was by trade . carpenter.
He had carried on business for three years,
with profit to himself, and benefit to the
community. He was general favdfite with
his workmen--not one Of whom but would
have made almost any sacrifice for him.
He was called the pattern employer. No
workman employed by him was allowed to
waste his time in loa6ng. He required Of
them the full term ofhours per day, and
saw that each one performed good days
work. Indeed, he employed none Others
than sober, industrious, well-behaved men,
and always preferred men Of family before
those who had only themselves to care for.
He took great pleasure in rewarding
those who performed any extra piece Of
work-any display Of superior ability on
the part Of his hands was promptly met BY
a corresponding liberality on his part. He
cared not how much time was occupied on
piece Of work, SO that the work, when
finished, exhibited evidence of superiority.
Another mode of qualification to himself,
and pleasure and profit to his workmen,
was his custom Of bringing to the shop
some work Of merit, containing solid, sub
stantial information and, while his men
were engaged at their respective benches,
he would take his seat in the middle Of the
shop, and commence reading in tone suf-
fciently loud to be heard by every one.
He would read short time, and then dep
utise some one Of the men to take his
place, whilst he would supply his place at
the bench. In this way he had read many
good books, and had impaired much useful
information. It could not be otherwise
than that such man, acting by others as
he would wish them TO act by him, should
become very popular. Great was the as
tonishment and grief of those intimately
connected with him when it was discover
ed that he had contracted fondness for
dissipated company, and was travelling the
road to drunkenness. He was seen, on
several occasions, in company with the lib
ertine, Grandson, notorious for late hours,
deep cups, and sundry other exploits,
which ! shall not mention here; and in
more than one instance, arm in arm with
his tempter, both in state of intoxication,
parading the streets, making his shame pub
lie. He soon after this threw off all re-
serve--forsook his business, or rather it
forsook him--neglected his family, deserted
his real friends and was looked upon as
one who had forfeited his claim to re.
spectabiity, and was working out his own
and family's ruin.
Thus ii is--the noble, the generous and
brave-not the selishly mean, and con-
tractedly sordid, not the miser, nor yet the
grasping, clutching, tight -fsted wretch, who
denies himself the comforts and the neces-
saries of life, that he may accumulate gold
who, penny by penny, hides his gains in
the darkest recesses of his miserable home
mot these-no, no-the destroyer chooses
his victims from among the nohle--the
great, and the good, as though he delighted
to make shipwreck Of the noblest Of COPS
works.
(To be continually