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TTS 9. leave yelling,
Nh, ny counsel andre;
"lsh greet ny heaIgclling,
NO more IA theHiI ~.
40. hear that swecls speakiny.
n - when hours of lbiyb
NSr meet that mild L.iiae7
=, when sorrows tot ~ Siyh >,
'd.i rich merit ia the city of
L t-''uoh' was one motr seated attic
e p.easias' table, when antle knock was
s,r rearu az the door. On being opened. a
2iopng man. one Of tide Us in the estab-
: sa. sImeht' made his apFance, and after
-ane modest spologyr the intrusion,
iii 9icsted leave Of absencbr few days
~ nave Just received inhgence, said he
I.aat my poor mother is deerousIv III and
wishes tosee me without dy, A35 /. ts.r
arembled on his cheek IN La nttarsj
shese words. s'ie nc u''eieu
I ~ Bnat distance is theesideace of YOUR
/ He5heF Z inquired the mer,snt
| VI W.T. I9rty miles, was he reply.
~, 1 nope you viii fd YOUR mother
ostser, frederick but endeasx u return a.
.:al5 as elrea1sI ri rfie n
wife, when RodeFiek had left the room -
admire such flial affection in young nan
FILE is one Of the best clerks / ever had
sail the merchant, he is particularly atten.
tive to the duties of bis office, and, / believe,
is faithfully deEo,ed to my interests. He
has been with ne nearly two years and
though I have aniiously scrutinized bis con-
duct, | have reastn to think that his integ-
risy is unfmp eacbble'
But there is one thing at which have
oten been surprised; mean the scantiness
OF his wardrob, wish be would dress
little more respectfully {
t'The same thing his struck ne hundred
times and have often thought Of speak
irsg to him on the subject, but did rot ike
I'd hurt his feelings j know nothing of his
circumstances nor his connections
,iDo you allow him an adequate salary7
His salary, from the first, was quite suf
fiient for single man and though in
CHASED it six months ago, hate discovered
NJ Improvement 10 his habilim.nts.
t'Perhaps, like many other ySung men in
london, he spends his evenings at the tav-
EN- if so, it Is no wonder be i poor
s'On the contrary believe he never en-
tsrs public house land from what | can
eather he acts on the principle of total alb
sEnence'
Then it is problem cannot solve
In my opinion, Ire is too Tarsimonious
bat intend, when be returns, to question
him on the subject, and insist On his appear
lag more genteel while in my service
Poor Roderick little did the merchant
aud his, wife know what was the real cause
otIthat want Of outward gentility, which in
the preceding conversation formed the sub
lect Of their admonition.
On leaving school, where be had received
4 decent mercantile education. Roderick OBJ
tanned situation as under-clerk in his ma
tive town, with small salary. In this sit
nation he conducted himself with the utmost
His business habits, his
undertaking punctuality, and persevering at
iSntIou to his duties, were properly appreci.
lied by his employers in whose personal es-
he stood high But at the end Of two
FEARS the father Of Roderick was visited by
dow. whose constitution had never been
,tfoDk. was uON lcAt cdNiCt1 OSpCuNcut Ou
The labors of her son, whose limited income
vas barely sufficient to procure the neees
saries oflife. But however scaity the means,
The affectionate youth rendered them with
/ cheerful heart His msthefs physical in
irmities continued to increase and finding
that his moderate salary wasinaGequate to
provide for her growing ailmlnts to the ex-
tent of his wishes, he resolved to 90 to Lon
don, in quest Of a situation which might Sc
cure greater emolnment Having been
taught, from a child, to place his trust in
the providence Of God, be felt assured tnas
10 his present undertaking lie heavenly
Father would NOT fsrsake him Bat pain
ful were the feelings both Of mother and son
when the hour Of sss55iodsyEk a oENh i.s
rived. me Ixessfflcf as he wept a parting
cnee .szr p On his aged mother But they we're
ears wruDg from as gentle. as afectionate
heart as ever throbbed in the bosom Of
son.
AS the coach, on which be had taken an
outside place, proceeded on its way TO the
he cast farewell glance on the
weeds and orchards, the verdant meadows,
and the bluetopped hills which skirted his
native town, and soon after became deeply
absorbed ia the object Of bis journey ever
and anon waiting fsrvent ejaculation to
Heaven for the success Of his enterprise
Nor vas that success vithhald for shortly