Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-07-23
OLD SERIES, VOL. II, NO. 43.

10 ulclr nelghboB'
As he continued 10 be economical in his eI.
Penses aud prudent in his credits, and omitted
no opportunity Of tickling persons who could
tickle back again adyantagsously, he gradual
ly bu, steadily increased in properly. His
family grew also with bis ether possessions,
and he came TO DO surrounded with numerous
children, while Ls. in tn. perpetual engross.
m.nt Of business, Lost all record Of the figh,
Of time, and seemed unconscious that he was
no longer ~ young a. formerly. But sltho'
he could thus lo.s sigh, of time, time took
care not To lose sigh, Of him, but .icalthily
kept tally Of the GOstIug years, by whitening
his hair, lmpfintng wrinkle. at the outer
corner Of his eyes, and increasing his roiun.
dIty, until he was to every eve but his own.
porly old gentleman. III. faiher-'n-law
had been dead some yeirs, and h. vas one of
the executors Of the deceased's will, and no
ineOnsiderable portion Of the estate.
In this halcyon period Of his existence,
when he was we'll satisfied with himself, and
by consequence we'll satisfied v,h the world,
aud AL that therein Is, he began 10 Link Of
his brother. of whom he hsd not heard spce
they separated. lie knew Tin the ship had
been stranded in which Peter sailed, and ,ha,
same of the passengers were drowned, aud
be- always suppos ed his brother was one OF
the lost by coincidence which is far from
while he va. thus musing -n hi.
brother, letter from him WIS brought to the
store announcing that be- had been long a
Vienna in the mos, dcplorablc deslituton.
and craving assistance 10 enable him to ~.
turn Ia Baltimore This vas a case in which
II Frederick tickled ever ~ much he could
not expect no lucrative return; still, ayarics
had not rendered him wholly callous To tho
ties Of consanguinity, AMI he forthwith an.
,Wcrcd the appeal Of HI, brother by sending
him bin of exchange, with the proceeds Of
which, If managed prudsnily, he could come
home.
The meeting ui the brothcrs, which in due
lime secured, afforded surprise To both 80
Tar A. personal appearance WAS concemed.--
They had separated as young men, and they
had met as old men Still they recognized
'lch others early lincaments, aud ,mused
themselves by the rehearsal Ut carly Incl.
lents hut what most astonishcd Peter was
he wealth OF Frederick; and What most as.
ouithed Frederick was the poverty Of Peter,
As both prolrsscd 10 have been gov.
trncd In their conduct by the great maxim of
their father On an explanation, however,
ihc mystery b.clmc solved Poor Peter had
rommlttcd q fatal mistake H. bad never
iicklcd auy persons, but had waited TO have
them tickle first. while Frederick had pne.
ilsrd on the plan Of tickling IN advance, and
those who could tickle back again
with many per cent. of advantage. The op.
po,lle results of the two modes we're we'll cS.
,mplIfed IN the different destiny Of the broth.
rr,, aud IN view of this difference, which
communicated an entirely new idea To Peter.
be- Insisted that the maxim Vas wrongly word.
I'd, and tha, instead OF reading
"Tickr me, Brll,. do. Do, Joi'
the maxim ought to read
- rIoELr you, BuIrs see, .sc. ..e'
Iu tiskle ,uu, and you t,skL ui. 80
ln his donation To his unfortunate brother.
he seemed to be dsinicrcs,cd, but he derived
an intellectual pleasure which wa.
more than an equivalent for the pecuniayeS
pcnditurc. And now tha, he had obtained
Taste OF the pleasures lha, rcsul, frum benerg-
lcnee, a desire therefor grew in him f,.,. ,ud
he gradually extended gratuities to numerous
objects where no pccunlary return seemed
pussiblo but very Unexpectedly To him hs
found that many of these cases would either
collatcally or directly result IN larger pccu.
mary rewards than his mos, selfish iicklngs
This was sirikingly eNempllicd M the assist
lncc which he occasionally made tn his broth
cr, who eniccblcd by dissipation aud disaP-
pointed early hopes, had bough, home a con
sti,uiion as much impoverished as his purse.
Frederick had long supported HIM comfora-
bly, when on the formation Of a new settle.
mcnt made in the vicinity OF Baltimore by
the Canton Company, the counsel Of the com.
pany discovered that piece OF land, which
was essential to the project, was owned tun.
known to every bodyl by the heirs OF lIeapu.
pit, and Il had to be- purchased, and hbrought
a large sum Of money. Peter. share was
more than sufficient to repay all advances
which Frederick had made tor him aud Ia
leave an ample .uiliciency for his own sup
por. Hut as usual. when blessings como lato
thcy are not long enjoyed, and Peter, after
very brief realization OF his ncw prosperity,
va, afflicted with apPOPlehy and died, but
no, before he had bclueathed his property to
Frcdonck, who alone Of alone Of all the fam
ily had substantially ,ymPa,hired with hi.
necessities,
Finally Frederick found himself possessed
of much larger estate than had ever been
owned by his father He had long been re.
sPccted as a prosperous man with large
wealth but with sordid views.
He eventually retired from commercial bus
mess, rcsigning the establishment to his sons,
and employed still vigorous old age IN the
various cares that attended the due in'es'men,
OF his properly, and in embracing every OPP
porunity to make himself useful Ho aided
all worthy public enterprises, contributed to
all useful charities, and assisted all meritori-
Gus individuals who resorted to him for eoun-
sci or pccuniary aid, and to hi. las, momen,
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