The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-04
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"Our couycr-atiuu ,raid Alr liarou,a gene
llcuau who ut talking, one pleasant evening
with hi, children, "has brought a. mind the
story ol the Discontinued man, that | once
heard III. name wa, Willis. llr was al
i'',,,,',,-.- t,t,' iiu,iiu tuit with
Irp,idruc Norhiug hpppurd just us ho
wanted iL llr ruiuyrd Hir, toIrrahIr puql
income, tho rr,ulr ui industry and rkiIl m his
iu,Iuo,s' hut, although all his rrtl want,
we're supplied hc was far from being ,nus-
".lhou think be- must have brcn very
unreasonable man." said William, the oldest
son, a lad iu his iillccurh year,
"Nut more uurrwou1hlu th1uu great many
others; uW. perhaps, more uurrasuulhlc than
We an are .ouctmcs,' replied Mr. tiuon.--
But II rrmcwhrr rightly, ] wrote ihc story
down when I hoard iG and h. cam Gud jt in
my secretary will read ~ Ia you.'
Mr. barton went lp bis secretary, and after
'cHrrhtug ouour hi- rrrcr' for -7mr time
said -
"Ncs, hrrc it i."- And hc brought out o
few sheet. ui paper from which hc read the
following story ot
nm NNN WHO rorNp FAULT wrru rUoN-
lpryCl,
81 thltt, p" .pil Mr. Benjamin Willis speak
ing tu ucighbor "that ! on as GOOD ~ Mr.
Jones, aud quite a. deserving OF prosperity
80 j.. ,- IA"y -a} .INti liu,idrrr, = nm
partial Bot it will bc hard tu make me be-.
hcyc that II IL bo 80, wis is u that the
worst pcNPlc have generally the most uil,l''s
hu-sug-; while those who would do sumc
good in the world wit, mnnoy, IL the, bad &c.
can ,cargcly get enough to keep soul and
~ -uppoyr-it is all for the best ~ it h." re-
piled the ncighhor "Atlcsst, | am willing
to believe 90. God is too wisu to err in re-.
gard tu his creatures, and too good to br uu-
Kind Ia them Nv doctrine is tn ID the hrst
ICan--tO do my duties in liic faithfully aud
earnestly and let tho urUyutt como out rs IL
will, satisfied in nay own mind that all will hc
we'll"
II wish could think and feel so, but /
can't" replied Mr. Willis "lt is impossible
to make me believe that all that happcus is
best for me. DO YOU think it was best Tor
me to lose a thousand dollars last Yearly a
man who cheated me out ,uf that sum 2" b..
81 suppose it was" said the ucighbor, or it
wouldu't have happened"
"Nou can't make me believe that doctrine, "
returned Mr. Willis, shaking hi, head. "lt
was all for the best too / suppose when ]
Glu and broke my leg. aud couldn't attend to
business for three or four months -
"No doubt Of IT, When got sick, and my
business suffers in consequence; or when
meet with LOSSES aud disappoinmcnts, ! say
to myself This is permitted for some wise
PURPOSE and will Try aud think thatitisa
blessing in disguise
Its all very we'll for You il YOU could do
| it, but can't" replied Mr. Willis ~ don't
believe in such blessings in disguise. They
are NO blessings 10 me
"lhc time may come when YOU will think
/ differently" said the ncirlbor.
~ doubt that very much" returned Nh
/ Willis, aud then they parted
Mr. Jones, to whorG such alluson was made
had hired n vessel, aud sent out a cargo of
flour TO the West Indies. upon which he had
made large sum of money. At the same
time that his vessel sailed Mr. Willis sent on,
oNt, also with a cargo of flour, in expectation
of getting a handsome return Ii so happen.
vd that the vessel Of MIR Jones reached il.
destination four DAYS earlier than that of Nh
Willis, and found the market almost exhaust
ed. Mr. Jones, Of course got a high price
| Four vessels all laden with flour, arrived on
/ the next day, and oycrstockcd the market
When the cargo OF Mr. Willis arrived, prices
had fillcn so low, that his flour scarcol,
brought its cost, This was what had worri-
ed his mind, aud set him to complaining a.
gainst Providence. He thought himself a
great deal better man than Mr. Jones and
felt quite angry with the Great Disposcr Of
all events for favoring Mr. Jones and dsap.
pointing him in his scheme of profit, ''Nlr
! Jones'" said he to himself, "is selfish and
bad man, aud does no good at all wiki hi.
money and yet, everything be touches j,
turned into good account; while I,who would
make much better use of riches, if | had
them, am permitted barely to make a living
4 They needn't tell me about a wise, good, and
impartial Providence ! don't believe word
2 of II,
In this state Of mind Mr. Willis rctirncd
home in the evening. Ills children ran out
to meet him, when they saw him coming but
! he had no kind words for them. His wife
stood at tiI0 uOUF u MCIoOiup him, but lac
did not return her pleasant smile, There
was a warm fire in the CRATE, and, soon after
: ne cdniC iH geeTttTi iiEirts t'tirreri IT, tirr
family sitting room. His comfortable chair
WIS moved up to its usual place hy one of his
/ children: aRoiher brought his slippers A,nd
| NIL seemed rCioicpl thai he had come homo