Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-10-27

10 phfSholoSyi guuging nom the formation OF
bic head, be is IhO very one whom | would
have selected for Spendlhrift Occasionally
bis cheek Wosid hash. bis eyes Il n, up. end
happy smile Oysspread his features; then the
'mil' would 50 away, his eyes would fill with
tears while an expression Of sAdness-almost
despair-would seat itself upon his counie-
nGnce. have been tempted thousand times
20 ask him the caase OF this, but as he sppear-
cd SO cold aud holsted rsfrAined from doing
90, as il is not pleasant prOhering sympathy
. aa .a..n1 H.fs.ar sf'la.af
"wep, how do yOu like your neighbour"
asked one Of the journeynen Of me. as We
we're descending the stairs one evening.
II can hardly make him eat" said | "he
appears to be a strange sort Of a being. You
are better acquainted with him than !; how do
you like kim?' t+1f irT5s b faf I- E.g.
"For my part, hate him, and what more,
he has not friend in the whole ofice.--
That fellow has been here for three months,
and he has hardly spoken to any one A man
who makes such bills as he does, and boards
up his money ikea miscr have very little
friendship for We wouldntany of us care so
muchif he would be Alitle sociable and spend
q dollar or even dime occasionally; but no
--svery five cent pieceh he gets he hangs on to
it as if he was afraid the eagle on it would
spread his wings and fly away with it doing
him out # his five cent piece. But he cant
stay here lOng, We've, insulted him sdoHen
times; and he has less spunk than I think he
has if ne don't rese 1T it some day. Wen get
him into quarrel then and have him dsehar-
ged." ".o~aa Il. a..-ssfs sa a.tl rae. aaa
"But," said /, "do you knoN NY thing q
bout his history? He may have so.oe sl,ab-
Sorbng end to accomplish, which is tn cause
of his untiring Ossiduity. You should hs We
little charity for the fellow, and taking Croc.';
ett's motto, be sure you're right, before yen go
Iahead6f"aa' a" .. .rs' t-. a..s 9aH
. "No, we know nothing Of him; and if cii-
cumstanees are as you suppose, it will be his
own fault, they are discovered too late, for
we tried often enough to serape An acquaintance
wilhhim. Y on had better not take up on his
side Il you do sot wish to ncurthe dis pleasure
Of the whole Office. Good night. 7s
had some charity .for the iclow and was
resolved to see him righted should he get into
difficulty. soon saw thaLI as felt rather
disposed to make allowances for him was con
Sideret rs hisfrieRd q Many were The jokes
cracked at our expense ! whenever the Qua
ker corner" Gas the place occupied by US had
been dubbsd) was mentioned, an universal tit
ter fan round the Office. These little things ir-
ritated me some but as was not the prnc-
pal object ct whom these arrows were aimed
resolved to fOrbeAr and let him be the first to
speak. reJ 30 ,yHs.G sraL sxI8H.
81 say, fellows said y roWdy looking Gus
toner who went'by the name of, ,.Zeke," ''do
Quakers ever have camp-meetlngs?
''Yes'' answered smother, "they have camp
meeting over there in Quaker corner avery
night. 70 That fellow camps out upon the floor
every day he takes.v.c.a % sSN a7saIA .4,a
Ss "Well, ,'rsaid an6thSr,TI'vo heard Of board
ing ut the market hous. and sleeping on the
bridge, but l never saw an illustration Of be
fore ~ .sia trs '.giig' r. 4n 5IovR has.
!. '.Wsnderif they wouldn't take in bOsrdors?'
HN
asked the first speaker; "I'l see ifthey done
want the rules and regulations Of the house
printed : finley de, III board out the BILL"
80 1 glanced at my neighbor 10 see how he
bore this ridicule. His face was flushed ant
his lips firmly compressed as if % choke down
the rising Indignation. But he suid not = word
fsncied however, that he picked up the type
faster thsh usual. oal 70 i1lq IriSsrg s1i
y Things could not 90 on in this way mucl
longer for as godiks a quality as forbe srsDc'
isl cannot hold out agsinvt every thing, I -,
that 4 storm was gathering and prepared t
act my part as man when It burst forth.
Il was Saturday afternoon. the hands wer
ranged round Tie ''stoane,," with atheT bills il
ftheir hands, Waiting TO be of. a"Quaker,'
hSppehed 10 beat one end ofthe "stohe, /" an
4 Immediately opposite him stood ~zekeP A
usual ensker was the observed Of all -obscrv
ers," and sly whispers which were an
swGred by a. litter of nudge ofthe elbow
passed round the group. AS the foreman psi'
f"Quaker' the 'amouht9 due him, he gave him
new quaIter dollar to make out the change
This did no. escape SSzeEe's" sye,lud,he saif
in otoAei to BE- heard By slls lgu,W sssd
va ss'lf the eagle on that qgarer bad life and
8sFs State Prison cppyictsf YOnlln't1 swap
places with it, for my confinement would be fa
more preferable to being squeezed to death.
7 This was, the s. hsirithat broke the camel
back d With theexclsma alton you did sccun
dreldR' he made one boIae, and with a stun