Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-18

capable OF concelvIng, that if he entertained the
notion, he ought 10 prepare her by education for
'he good fortune that awaited her. But he
ne'ther perceived this plain necessity, nor, if
he had, wonld he have liked to lose the service
OF person, ne had been so long accustomed
to.
At length one day new idea struck him He
had been reading story of his namesake, Ben.
Jamln IN the old Testament, and the question
occurred 10 him how many amongst his purchas-
ers OF the poor classes-and all who came to his
shop personally were Of that cass-would all
BRING back piece OF money that they might find
amongst their meal, and he tho't that he should
like to try few of them that were his regular
customers. The experiment might amuse his
mind, and the money he might lose by il he did
not care for. So he began with shings, Slip
ping one in amongst the flour before he handed
1t to the purchaser. But the shilling never came
back-perhaps people did not think so small a
sum worth returning; so be went on TO half
crowns and crowns, and now and then in very
particular cases, he even ventured a guinea :;
but II was always with the same luck, and the
longer he tried the more he distrusted there be-
ing any honesty in the world, and the more dis
posed he felt to leave all his money to Leah
Leet who had lived with him so long, and. to
his best belief, had never wronged him out of
penny.
whats that You have put into the Cruel
MaryP said pale sckly looking man, one
evening taking something out of his mouth,
which he held towards the feeble CLEANS emitted
by tarthlng rushlight standing on the mantel-
piece.
What is it, father 2 inquired young girl ap-
preaching him. isn't the cruel GOOD .
Its good enough" replied the man; but here's
something in it; its shilling believe
Its puinea | dpclarei' pycIainoJ tho r;-l
as she took the coin from him and examined it
nearer the light
"A guinea ! repeated the man ; well that's the
first bit of luck I've had these seven years or
more. 1t never could have come when we want
ed II worse. Shew it us here Mary"
but 1t is not ours, father, said Mary 4 paid
away the last shilling we had Tor meal, and nere's
the change
God has sent it to US, girl he saw our dis
tress, and he sent it 10 us in His mercy = said
the man grasplng the piece of gold with his thin
bony fingers.
1T must be Mr.. Benjamin's" returned she,
He must have dropped it into the meal tub that
stands by the counter
Ilow do you know that p inquired the man,
with an impatient tone and half angry glance
! How can yon tell how it came into the cruel
| Perhaps II was wing at the bottom of the BASIN
or at the bottom of the saucepan. Most likely
it was.
% no, father said Mary lit is long since
we had guinea
"A guinea that we know of but I've had plen-
sy IN my time, and how do you know this is not
| one we have overlooked 2
We've wanted guinea too much to overlook
one, answered she. Bat never mind, father:
eat your Cruel, and don't think of it; your
cheeks are getting qnIte red from talking so,
and you won't be able to sleep when you 60 to
i don't expect to sleep" said the man pee
vishly; never do Sleep
i think you will after that nice Cruel !! said
| Mary throwing her arms around his neck, and
tendery kissing his cheek
And guinea in It to give it a relish, too :"
returned the father, wirh faiHt smile and an ex-
preston OF urchness, betokening an inner ma
| ture Very different from the exterior, which sor-
J SOW and poverty had incrustcd on it.
| His daughter then proposed that he should 90
to bed and having assisted him to undress, and
arrange her little household matters, she retired
| behind tattcred drab-Colored curtain. which
shaded her own matrass, and laid herself down
to rest
lhe apartment in which this little scene &C.
| Cufreo5 was on the attic story of mean house.
situated IN one OF the narrow courts or alleys be-
twlXt the Strand and Drury Lane The furni-
ture il contained was of the poorest dissertation
| the cracked window panes were coated with dust;
and the scanty fire, aIth'o the evening was cold
enough to make large one desirable-a COM
oined to testify TO the poverty ofthe inhabitants
IL was sorry retreat for declining years and
sickness, and sad and cheerless home for the
fresh cheeks and glad hopes of youth, and oil the
worse that neither father nor daughter was 'to
| The manor BORN for poor John Glegg had, as
| he said, had plenty of guine6s in his time; at
least what should have been plenty had they
been wisely husbanded But John, to describe
the thing as he saw it himself, had always had
luck against him 1t did not signify what he
undertook, his undertakings invariably turned
out i'll.
He was born in Scotland, and had passed
great portion of his life there; bat unfortunate-
ly for him, he had no Scotch blood in his veins,
or he might have been blessed with some small
modiCum of the caution for which that nation is |
said to be distinguished. His father had been a
cooper, and when quite young man John had
succeeded to we'll established business in Alb !
erdeen. His principal commerce consisted in |
furnishing the retail dealers with casks wherein
to pack their dried fish but partly from good /
nature, and partly from incidence, he allowed /
them TO run up such accounts that they were
apt to overlook the debt altogether in their cal |
culations and to take refuge in bankruptcy when !
the demand was pressed and the supply Of goods |
withheld-his negligence thus proving, in its
results, as injurious 10 them as 10 himself Five I
hundred pounds embarked in q schme projected /
by too sanguine friend, establishing local /
newspaper, which died ere il was born and q
fire occurring at the time when John had omit I
ted TO renew has insurance, had seriously damag- |
ed his resources, when some matter Of business /
having taken him to the Isle of Man, he was /
agreeaby surprised TO find tina, his branch of
trade, which had of late years been alarmngly /
declining in Aberdeen, was there in the most |
fourshing condition. Delighted with the pros
pect this state of affairs opened, and eager TO
quit the spot were misfortune had so reentng- |
ly pursued him, John having first secured /
house at Ramsey, returning 10 fetch bis wife, |
children and merchandise 10 his new home |
Having treghted small vessel for their con- |
veyance, he expected to be deposited al his own
door; but he hal unhappily forgotten to ascer-
tain the character Of the captain, who under pre-
tence that II he entered the harbur he would prob
ably be wind bound for several weeks, persuad- !
ed them to 90 ashore in a small boat promising /
TO lie too till they had landed their goods bu,
the boat had no sooner returned 10 the ship than
spreading the sails, he was soon out of sight, /
leaving John and his family on the beach, with /
10 recur 10 his own phraseology -"nothing but
what they stood up in"
Having with difficulty found shelter for the /
night, they proceeded on the following morning /