The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-28

every year found young son or daughter
added to the family. At length, pleased
with his reception, with the constant hospital
Ity shown him, with the pleasant wife and
increasing family, he took the Sar-
dinian aside, and presented him with his but.
ton-"Allow me to restore this article OF
yours, which have found"
"No no." replied his host; keep it another
year; by that time shall be able to redeem it:
and at the same time spend merry evening
with you. Come this way next winter and
you shall see."
The months rolled by; the pedlar, regular as
the season, came again, and the Sandman
invited him to supper. All the children had
been sent to bed, and his wife only remained
with their guest.
Agatha" said he to her, "do you know that
it is to your friend here that you are indebted
for husband?"
His wife looked surprised.
Il beg your pardon dear Agatha" said he;
that is not what | ought to have said.
mean that am indebted to him for a wife,
as it was he who supplied me with hun
dred dollars, without which your father
would have refused you to me-"
ooh, how heartily thank youw exclalm-
ed the wife; for he is a good husband and
a good father"
:. But robbed him." said the husband
He then related the whole circumstance, re-
marking at the conclusion, IL entrust my Sc
cret to you, Agatha, because my honor is as
dear TO you as my life. Here, friend" ex-
claimed he, placing a little bag on the table
''here are your hundred dollars; so now re-
store me my button, which you have doubt
lessly kept carefully"
" Yes, here it is !" exclaimed the French
man, taking it from his purse; "and now we
are even, except that owe you much, very
much, for the constant hospitality you have
shown me-"
Nay" replied the husband, ''it is to you
that am indebted for my wife and children
you have been in some sort a father to us all
and, therefore, SO long as l have a house
over my head, pray considerit yours"
Pedlars are sometimes generous. Taking
up the bay Of dollars. and turning to the wife
the Frenchman said "Allow me, madam, tc
present this to your youngest child as birth
day present | am in a condition to afford it
! | have made much money in your country
and intend next year to marry and retire tC
Provence, my native land"
| The present was accepted but the farmer
not to be outdone in generosity, forced on hin
next morning a handsome horse Of considera
bly, greater value. The same pedlar Lac
been engaged in many other little adventures
which he used to relate with that ease and
naivetse so characteristic ofthe French. We
fell in with HIM just as he was about return
ing to Provence, where we dare say he still
enjoys the property which he amassed witt
so much toll, honesty, and perseverance,
The English merchants who supply this clas
of men are less prudent and economical, anC
commonly spend their whole gains in what i
tech Mica llvr called SDoa Lincr an anpaara MOO
They, moreover, marry Italian women SETTLE
in Genoa, and soon lose all desire to return Il
England Thus deprived ofthe chief spur tt
ECONOMY, they contract indolent habits, anC
Idevote themselves toamusementa and pleasure
and while the men whose knapsacks they
supply rise to independence, and often ever
to opulence, contract debts and embarrass
ments, and terminate their lives in poverty
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