The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-11-01
CHAPTER III.
REWARDS AND PUNIsHMrNrs.

REWARDS AND PUNlSHMENTS,
Five years have elapsed since Frank Pril,re
celebrated his twenty first bir'h.night Pelrv
Brown was first clerk in the extensive store #
fridoro Co. Mr.. Pridore had treated him with
distant, but marked respect ever since the night
on which his Judgment was So nicely exercised
for the reputation Of the heir apparent to The
fIld"re station and importance But there wc,,
now no occasions lor the exercise Of nice discrim
nation on tins subject Frank pridure was n
genlcci sot, and he was So regarded in the lIlage
generally not that man can be- gcnteel and IL.
s"t-but Frank frldore's sOtti>hn,ss was zen.
'eeI compared with that Of many drinking m.uin
the village. lie was never seen drunk in the
sW"t'S-he was never engaged indrmkcn brawls
his father kept the strictrst watch upon him
LATHE Browns mother had been an ,he hand Of
Spirits two years P,leg had, through life, loved
his mother with that child like fundn,ss which
ever regards MOTHER the dearcs. Of names, and
he mourncd her deeply.
The first clerk in the store Of Pri,lore 4 Co.
knew well tha, for at least three wear. the capi
tai Of the firm hal not been augmented. and he
well knew, also, that in the last wear it had ,cry
materially decreased, and lie believed that some.
thing of this state Of affairs was owing to the in.
sduous influences Of the siren foe" that had sad.
dened his earlier years, and emLittered, for life.
the rccoloctions Of his childhood
At the beginning Of the sixth wear of little
Browns clcrkship, he was engaged to take on ia
ventory 81 the stock IN trade of Pridore 4 Co
Wncn the work was completed to the sat> faction
OF hs employers, he was informed that il was
the intention Of the Junior partner of the firm 10
retire, and that he was desirOuS Of finding some
person " ho would purchase hi, interest. On the
evening after Pclcs learned this "a Ct. lie called At
the lrliorc mansion. and begged an hours con
ycrsation with the proprietor
Supposing that something impor ant in ref
erence to business was tn he communicated, Mr.
prdore promptly invited little Brown to hi, pii
Yate room, When they had talked together on
general matters for a few moments, Mr. PIidore
said -
You have something important to commuui.
cate, understand
Il am informed replied p.lrg "that Mr.. Hanks
is de-lrcus of findng some one Who viii purchase
his gls6fst u o' 'he ., stess, g.,,,. ,. AM, WISH
tlat knew Of some mon ACC uaiuted with our bu.
.lness who could take lis place ,incc it is forbid.
den me to give it to my son for whom had in.
tended il. frdurc & Son, should have rciuccd
to see that name in gilt letters over the door of
our store, hGt-but, It is past | sp.ak freely 10
For that reason | have called upon. have
had some intention Of making Mr Iiauk. prop.
oslu"n AMI before dong su wished to consult
you, replied l'ecg
You exclaimed Mr., Prdore. "Iou, make
Mr.. Hanks proposition. Wher. in the name of
Heaven dd you get money enough tutalk fhuy.
IhS 1n mtcrestIn The uu'ln, s. Of lIidole aud com
pauy g
When my mother died the cottage and lot
was mine, sir, sold them for fifteen hundred dol
lars. invested the money IN property on the
Creek, which has more tlan doubled IN value
and besides, sir, have saved nearly two thousand
dollars out oi my wages since have bcsn in yuur
employ"
Yes yes" said Mr. rridore u had forgot.
ten, You hagc been saving boy--bu, III thius
OF this il Is unexpected. II! see Mr. Hanks
Leave me now"
Whc rrlcg was gone, Mr rrLorp had sorrow.
ful reflections He reviewed III, life. He tLou,slt
Of :hc time rheu he aud john Brown. r,l,r, f..
lhtr drank wine trgethcr--he thought of Prlrr
the little wood sawycr--of john Browns awful
deaih--thcn he thought of his own habits. inI
HE gradual ,ncroachmuais upun his ndcpe,l,n,c
ni he love for what had made his bo,--w HON he
had regarded IN his youth with 50 much pride
a reproah to his iamll and when hc thought Of
h" b"y, then Pclcg the drunkards son came up
IN contrast, and with that contrast. source Of
most poignant rcproach, haunting him, he threw
'l'nSt upon couch, snl coJurcd To himself the
emarkS OF hi. correspondents IN business. when
hey l'aIncd that little Brown was the Junior part
ler OF the firm of Prilmc ii Co
Tho Jai'S' had dccreed. pclcg Brown took
Mr. Hanks place in the firm of Pridore & Co.
lie and Jane t'rldorc had been distant acqunintan
es during the whole period of his cle kshp, but
Is he was now frequent visitor at the Prilore
MANSION, on terms that were huniatng 10 ncitll. /
r party the intimate friendship of youth was re
ewcd hetween the little wcodsawyer and the lit. I.
l' gml whose kind heart had secured him stun |
ION oi trust and profit
Felcg had been parincr but few months, .
'hcn Frank Pildura was one morning found dead .
\ his bed. He had been intoxicated for several |
ays. The physicians gave the cause" Of his /
cath, ana It was announced in the newspaycr,
"DlED--FpASK rEIpoRr, aged twenty seven
ears, only son of II, priiore, E,q, cf the firm of
'''dorc & Co, Of GPopIcE% on the day cf
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