The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-10-06

the head, he was the very one whom
would have selected from a score for ;
spendthrift. Occasinally his cheek woulC
flush, his eyes light up, and happy
smile overspread his features then the
smile would 90 away, his eyes would gil
with tears, while an expression Of sad.
almost dispair-would seat itsel
upon his countenance. have been
tempted thousand times to ask him the
cause Of this, but as he appeared so cold
and isolated I refrained from doing 81,
as it is not pleasant Offering sympathy
unasked.
"Well, how do you like your nigh
Dor :" asked one of the journeymen Of
me, as we were descending the stairs one
evening.
" | can hardly make him out" said
|; "he appears to be strange sort OF
being. You are better acquainted with
him than | ; how do you like him :"
For my part, I hate him, and what
lis more, he has not friend in the whole
office. 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
like miser, have very little friendship
for. We wouldn't any Of us care so
much if he would be little sociable and
spend dollar, or even a dime OCCASION
ally; but no-every five cent piece he
gets he hangs on to as if he was afraid
the eagle on it would spread his wings
and fly away with it, doing him out of
five cent piece. But he can't stay here
long. We've insultcd him dozen times,
and he has less spunk than I think he
has if he don't resent it some day. Well
get him into quarrel then, and have
him discharged"
" But" said I, edo you know any
thing about bis history He may have
some all-absorbing object to accomplish,
which is the cause of his untiring ASST
luity. You should have a little charity
or the fellow, and taking Crockett's
MOTTO, be sure you are right before you
70 ahead"
NO, we know nothing of him, and if
circumstances arc as you suppose, it
will be his own fault if they are discov-
red too late, for we have tried often
enough to scrape an acquain ance with
lim. You had better not take up on
lis side if you do not wish to incur the
lispleasure of the whole office. Good
light"
had some charity for the fellow, and
vas resolved to see him righted should
lc get into difficulty l soon saw that
he was very unpopular, and that, as I
elt rather disposed to make allowances
or him, was considered as his friend.
Many were the jokes cracked at our cx-
,ense.
" l say, fellows" said a rowdy looking
customer who went by the name of
,eke, edo Quakers ever have camp
Meeting :"
eyes," answered another, "thcy
ave camp meeting over there inQuaker !
orner every night That fellow camps ,
ut upon the floor every nap he takes ,"
"Well," said another, " I've heard of |,
boarding at the market-house and ..
Ieeping on the bridge but I never saw
n illustration of it before"
Wonder if they wouldn't take in
oardcrs :" asked the first speaker
II see if they don't want the rules and a
equations of the house printed. IF !,
hey do III board out the bill" u
glanced at my neighbor to see how :
c bore this ridiculc His face was
ushed and his lips firmly compressed as d
to choke down the rising Indignation. b
tut he said not a word. l fancied, 81
owever, that he picked up the type a
Ister than usual iC
Things could not 90 on this way much O. O.
niger, for as god-like a quality as for - -
carance is, it cannot hold out against q
saw that a storm was
'thering and prepared to act my part y
J man when it burst forth. y
1t was Saturday afternoon the hands J,
ere ranged about the " stonc," and i'm p
edately opposite bin stood I" "Zeke."
S usual, Quaker was the " observed of y
! Observers" and sly whispers, which