Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-06-28


John, aud to continue his salary during the
term of bis articles. Uncle John was in
ecstaces, and so far forgot his usual pru-
dence ilat evening, as to indulge in halt-a-
pint of bad port wine-a taste, by tile way,
which he has retained to this day.
lie was now happy man. Every thing
was in trains now to make him, one day,
n gentleman by Act of Parliament--as At
torneys are facetiously termed. 1t would
certainly require something more than even
the omnipotence of an Act of Parliament
to confer the character on some OF the fra
ternily.
During the first year Of bis article, the
managing clerk died, aud Uncle John was
promoted to that office, with salary of two
hundred n year. Here was, indeed, rise in
lile-irom seven shilings week TO two
hundred year Happy Uncle John! But
you deserve it all for you had plenty Of the
couarge which is prepared for all ills, and
endured those which it cannot conquer.
Long before the five years of his article
had expired, the clerk had made himself so
absolutely necessary to his MASTER that the
latter could scarcely have carried on the bu-
sincss for a month without him. Therefore,
when the time arrived at which he ceased to
he n clerk and became himself an attorney
Uncle John hinted to his master that ho was
going 10 leave him. Cunning Uncle John
You had no such intention; but you know
that your master would take alarm, beg you
to stay, and offer you n partnership. OF
course-and he did so.
Uncle Johns path in life was from hence
forth comparatively smooth. lie was the
working partner in a business which was
both profitable and of good quality. With
in a few years his partner was foolish enough
to quarrel with him, aud to demand disso.
luton of the partnership. Uncle John
readily consented, and all the clients know
ing well who was the man that understood
the business and transacted it, followed him;
and he became an attorney with practice
OF two thousand year, and no partner TO
share the profits.
His economical habits never forsook him.
lie married and kept a decent table but
save in love of good wine Tor at least what
his educated taste considered SOL he had
nothing but the ordinary nocessarics of life.
How much he saved each year who shall
say lie had no children, and his practice
increasing while his wants stood still, ho be- |
'ame what ho is now-a prosperous aud |
lighly respected old gentleman.
II is the fashion of the old to point ont |
uch men as models for the imitation of the |
ising generation. The young, on the contra
y, make them the subjects for their bad
grammar and worse manners. Let III see il
We can find out the TRUTH unbiased by eilh-
+ party. Uncle John is now u ch man, an
honorable man, a bard working man, and in
he main sensible man. He has attained
lis position in life by patience, perseverance,
-, al. L,r, 80
good luck to which we first referred. But
Uncle John is deficient in many of the
which adOrn human nature.
Is it not natural that lac should he 50? p
Where was he to learn the genller feelings
Of his kind-ailection, sympathy, bonoyo-
ence? In his garret, alone aud uniriend
ed? lilo is mean and parsimouious. lie is
worth forty thousand pounds, and his de-
ceased hrcther's child is starving with his wife
in suburban garret. Uncle john will not aid
him with penny. Who aided him? Did
he not live in garret, and save money,
toof Was HE such fool us to marry before
he could keep wife? Uncle john was
guilty of 10 weakness in those days; he
cannot forgive them in another
Ills only brother dies, leaving large fami-
~ aud wdow-unprovidcd for: for the
Uncle John does not like the widow (per-
haps because she had so many children,)
bur lac gives her ESQ year. His own in
come is about four thousand.
lis only sister is also left widow with
out a sXpence. Uncle John gives HER ESQ
a year. "PCOple shOuld not tnarry inprll-
IDENTIFY. lie can afford 10 more; he has
great many calls upon him." Perhaps SO /;
but the answer TO such calls is always, not
AT home"
lie has many clerks now. lie makes
them all work twelve hours day. Why
not lie worked twelve hours Il day.
lie has ariclcd clerks, too. They must
work IL hours aday also. He did il. True,
Uuclc john; but you had youi salary for it ;
willie they ON the contrary, pay you for the
privilege OF working for you.
There is an old udage that a slave makes
the worst tyrant Uncle John eXempliiies
it. Because he suffered poverty aud priya-
tion, lie thinks that every youth should sui-
fer the same. Because nature had give him
the constitution oi'a horse, ,he thinks that eve
ry one should have similar one.
Such men as Uncle John are striking ex-
amples of certain qualities and of those
particular qualities which conduce to sue
cess in life. Their highest praise (perl,aps
there is no higher praise IN the world is their
unfiinching integrity. But we cannot bring
ourselves to think them-on the whole
models for imitation. After all, there is sci
fishnoss at the bottom of their first motives,
and this quality grows with their growth
and strengthens with their strength till, in
their old age, they are impatient at all enjoy
ments of youth. The hardships of their
younger days are only 70 he piticd, because
they have closed up all the avenues through
which the gentlcr, nobler, and more gener-
Ous sympaihes of our nature find their way
into the heart. Their want of education has
not been of the mind alone, but of the ailec-
tons; and as it is ten thousand times more
difficult to learn language or science in
old age than in youth, so il is infinitely more
difficult If il be not impossible) TO teach the