The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-01-28

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accumulate it.
BY an unlimited indulgence, he wasted in
thoughtless extravaganza, the hard earnings
of his diIigent, but sadly mistaken parent, tIl
at the end Of u few years, he found himself
embarrassed with debts which called for mort
gage after mortgage, till his splendid fortune
! vanished.
Meantime he had married one as unquali-
fed as himself to exercise Judgment or econ
omy in the disposal Of this worlds goods, so
that while want stared him in the face, his
wife and little ones participated in the ruin
his folly had brought upon them. 1t was at
this period in his history that his eldest SON
called on Mr.. Daily with the same wares his
father had SO contemptuously thrown into the
street years before.
Protracted illness, consequent upon his late
excuses, had confined him to his bed for a
long time. In spite of himself he was forced
! to listen to the appeals Of his children for ne
cessaly food, which it was utterly out OF the
power Of his wife to besow. During his long
confinement, his past course, with his number
| less instances Of oppression, toward those VINO
Glanced to be poor, rose before him. lie re-
preached himself vainly for his folly, at one
moment, and the next, sought to apologize to
his conscience, by appealing to the force OF
education, His wife, with more patience, than
she had evnced in better days, sought to re-
leve his sufIerings as well as supply as far as
possible the wants of his little ones. She had
appealed to the institution, for INDECENT te-
males, but she was not sufficiently accustomed
to labor to enable her to sew eHpedtiously
and consequently her income was small though
her labor was paid for, at the %ensSrouS rates
the benevolent founders Of the institution had
established. Mrs Bue had the good sense to
know that her false pride on account Of her
fortunate position must be subdued, But this
is not the work Of a day Prejudices, how
ever unjust, are not soon eradicated, even
though Good sense comes to the aid Of extra
ordinary efforts. She struggled hard with
her own feelings before she could consent to
allow Clarence to run of errands for the shop
keepers N their vicinity. AS he was quick
in his movements as well as correct in his mes
sages they preferred him, to older but more |
needless lads, and the compensation became |
at length a necessary consideration, so that |
her scruplcs gave way to the clamors of neces-
sity.
10 add, # possible, to the depth Of their
misfortune, the youngest child, babe of but
few months, was sliced with a prevalent te-
yer. Medical advice was out Of the question,
and the means Of the poor sufferer were al
most intolerable to the wretched father from
the vcrv consciousness of his inability to pro-
cure relief A kind hearted neighbor suggest
ed the propriety of sending for DR.. W.
the diSpon5ary physician, who, readily an
swcrnd the summons, and endeayorod to re-
lieve the sufferinos the sick child His skill |
was however, insufficient to save its life, and |
af.er its deceasa the kind physician, with re-
spcct to the feelings ofthc wretched parents,
secretly furnished the means for its decent |
burial. The good Doctor had not forgotten
the circumstances which introduced Jem Dal-
ly to his notice years before, and he therefore |
resolved to communicate the situation Of the
really distressed family, to the now wealthy
merchant.
As he called, in pursuance of his plan, a
few days after the death of the babe, at Mr.
Dally's counting room, he met young Clarence
with his empty basket, but happy face, indi-
eating his good fortune, coming out, oyerjOyed |
at the result of the interview and trade with
Mr.. Daily.
The good Dr.. bestowed a word of common
dation in his praisworthy efforts to aid his
mother aud assured him they would not so
unrcwarded.
Willie Clarence fastened home to commu-
uicate his success, DR. W was busily |
engaged i'll explaining to his friend the suffer
ings of this family.
With q heart open to every generous SYM
pathy, Mr. Daily entered warmly into the |
Drs.' plans and offered to take Clarence, and |
train him to mercantile pursuits, should it suit
OF the unworthy exclamation that his ''revenge |
was gratiied," he prepared to accompany the
Dr. to Mr.. Buel's and arrange with him for
the permanent comfort Of his suffering fam-
ly.
We need not attempt to describe the feel
ings of these two men as they met, in the cir
cunstances So widely opposite, and romom
bered the scene in which each had played a
part years before.
Self reproaches on the one hand, and cor
dial forgiveness on the other there certainly
was--the proof Of which was manifest in the
ready acquiescence in Mr. Dally's plan to take
Clarence into his counting house.
Through the aid Of the good physician, Mr.
Buol was eventually restored to health, and
obtained employment, in well known house
as an accountant. His capacities for business
were originally good, but having never eXer-
cised them, he was Unconscious OF his own
powers. Thoroughly cured ofhs contempti-
bic pride, he sought as far as possible to atone
for the past by maintaining u spiritof lorbear-
ance and cordial good will toward ALL
The lessons learned during his reverse of
fortune were never forgotten. The bcnei-
cial effects were visible for a life time on HIM
SELF while his wife, whom necessity had taught
economy, checrfully joined her labors to his
in the maintenance and education Of their
| children.
Removed from the Influences which had
tended to strengthen the preiudices they had
imbbed in childhood, they had the pleasure
of seeing their children grow up, the possess
( ors ofthose virtues which adorn life, and which
cndears the young to the yirtuous and the
good
Fanny Dcming, whom we introduced at an