The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-04-13


Did you nevsr c'tns in contact With an in.liv;d
ual who made 4 IN invariable rule, indeed poin
Of ooassseacr. 70 listen with eomplase~y 10. an,
comply With every request made Of him. no matte
tOw heavy the task imposed o. the responsibility,
attached to its performancei There |. not cil
lase but can boast its accommodating man;
man whose rnling passion II Is to serve his Kind
and to whom s-.fis meaningless word
This is no acquired grace. 1t was not ins,ille,
.. his philanthropic mother. his sabbath schoo
teacher, or BY the preacher. 1t is in,ui!ive, AM
displayed itself in earliest youth BY sundry kind
ly offices To all who came within the range Of hi,
affections. To his "ma" he would make himself
useful by christening her cap strings whenever h,
thought them uncomiortably tight; or to hi,
grandpa by carefully conccalns his walking
stick or hat; or to granny" By making her spec.
The especial ohjec, Of his solci,ude, or in hun
dred such ways would he continually NANTES; h,
anxiety to do s,m.thing.
A school boy, our hero display edhis ruling trait
IN Carrying the stle girls dinner baskets for them
or in lending bis back, .Eueas Ike, 10 bear them
over mud-holcs, or in constructing all sorts Of Gu
rious trflts for their dvrr.ion, and IN fighting al
their battles for them Or he would manifest HI.
accommodating spirit BY running fer the bal
while his seniors were playing, in doing hard CT
rands for lis neighbors, in always being ready &c
bring an armful If wood pal! Of water, 20 for the
cows, or, in short to DO whatever any body might
ask of him.
a little older, he became the town iavoritc, IS
pecaly Of the ladies' lie was errnnd master &c
neral TO every maiden and matron throughout the
circle oiLs acquaintance. Did the girls wish fsr
spree, they had only to hin, the matter to Sam
and forthwith n pic mic or TALL came Of Lalic.
never felt safe in getting into or GU, Of carriages
unless they passed through his hands Did an
unexpected shower Of rain come up, he WAS sure
tt be the first dcsp,tchcd for umbrellas, ruLber.
and old c!oaks. Was any one thirsty, Sam stood
ready with lemonade hungry, he was on hand
with the cake and chicken tiyings. Was parti.
cr!arJls wanted, Sam must speak to the fiddler
IN short, Sam was the grand motive power,
around which every thing turned
OF course such universal philanthropist could
not do otherwise than marry early--not tina, be
was stricken down by the bright smile Of nny par.
tieniar one, but Jean Somebody was waxing old.
and-how could he helpt' No body else seemed
to want her, and so he married her. And now,
Ms he found it impossible to become missionary,
he resolved to choose one Of the learned pro.
LESSONS; and what one could afford frcer SCOPE
for the exercise ofh generous impulses than the
mrdieali And now woe TO them that complainc,
oi pain ia the head, a stitch in the side, or
hone in the back in has presence If pa,.n,
clipped through his fingers into the hands Of auo.
'her OF the profession, you might swear it was moi,
his fault lie discovered the malady and offered
Ills humane services long before the nnocen, vic
Jim suspected lie was 4 candidate for pilldom
On al! crippcs, and especially those of the rheu
matte kind, he looked with peculiarly longing
kindly eye aud never has he failed in single in.
stance to promise them health aud soundness.
Our hero is now turned Of fifty, and is as acco
modatng and popular as ever. lie is never
found to refuse to sign his name to petition, a
Temperance pledge, to $ subscription paper, or 10
HI, neghbors obligation. You never invite him
in vain to glass Of punch, or brandy sling. or
game Of encrc. He can give YOU discourse on
metaphysics or morals, a temperance lecture or
sermon In short Sam, (now old Sam,) can turn
hand to any thing, and never lets an opportunity
pass to obligs his fellow beings.