Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-10

fear not-read your Blble-say your
prayers--go constantly to meeting
on the Sabbath-avoid evil compa-
nv as you would the plague-and
may the great God preserve thee
II at any time your way seems
blocked up, aud all before you is
dark, dreary and desolate-fear not,
my son-God riU provide a ray"
With these instructions from his
honored mother, he set forth for the
distant city, saying, as he babe her
good bye" For your sake, moth
er-for the sake of my sisters, and
for the sake of sweet Sarah Wes-
terly, | will work my fingers off to
the knuckle joints; but Deacon
Grimes shall be paid, 10 the utter
most cent"
After eight days Of weary travel
ing, Jacob came in sight of the
great city. As he entered, the noise
and hustle, the contemplation of
trucks and carts, of men and wo-
men, hurrying to and fro, and the
Jar and discord OF the tumultuous
city at first amazed and bewi'dered
him--the whole contrasting strong
ly with his simple life in the coun-
try.
Walking in the middle Of the
street, clothed in his suit of rustic
homespun-staring at the signs--he
attracted the notice of a saucy spe-
cimen of Cornhill counter Jump
er. who accosted him with" Hut
loa Jonathan Hawbuck, just come
down !" Jacob looked upon him
with an expression of insuflerable
contempt, saying" Has your ia
Their any more like you !-if he has,
tell him to send you to a woman's
school to learn manners, for there is
little hope of you - The upstart
found he had walked up the wrong
passenger, and with chop-fallen
countenance passed on.
Jacob had not been many days in
the city before he found employ
ment in a fish store on Long " harf,
at Sl2 per month and board. He
labored twelve long months, faith
fully and industrlously, TO the entire
of his employer; cheer
ed on III his toll by the thoughts of
home, and his mother-not forget
ting Sarah Wes,erly-joyous in the
contemplation of the happiness he
should impart to those he held most
near and dear. by being again re-
stored to them after his long absence,
and paying off the only debt he
owed in the world.
During the year he resided in the
city, he obeyed with scrupulous ex-
actness the parting injunction Of his
a constant worship
per every Sabbath at the Methodist
chapel in Bromfeld street, the per-
suasion in which he had been edu-
Gated, and consequently the one
more consonant with his early as
socialions. If the young men from
The country, at the present day,
would follow his example instead of
the day one of revelry and
they certainly would
ind more money in their pockets,
nd their morals would be iii no
LANCER in consequence.
Deducting $40, which Jacob had
necessarily expended for clothing,
lis employer, on final settlement,
rave him a check for 1924 on the
,ank, to which they repaired, and
IN presenting his check it was cash
ID, as is customary, in bills Of the
anne bank. On receiving the mon
" he Observed" No doubt these
,ills are as good as wheat. Not
many years ago my father now dead
md gone, received eighty dollars in
ust as good promises to pay, on the
Did Farmers Exchange Bank-the
same kind of money which you no.
tional Boston folks built that ever
lasting big tavern with, which was
burnt down last winter, and which
a good many folks in our state didn't
shed many tears about neither
and in less than ten days after IA
Their received them they were no
better than SO much paper and as
this money is to he devoted to We
ry particular purpose, no less than
paying off the debt Of a poor Wild
ow-and she has set her heart upon
its payment it's just as conve-
nient, and won't disoblige you, per-
haps t would be as well, all things
considered, to give me the simon
pure shiners,-suppose You she'll
out the real gold 4 will be so con-
venient 10 carry, you see; and then,
if the bank breaks tomorrow, it
won't make the least difference in
the world"
After listening with marked at
tention to this long-winded though
modest request, the gentlemanly tel
Ter, smilingly, aud with apparent
pleasure, counted out twelve golden
eagles, making up the balance in
American SILVER, and Jacob, with ii
gleelul countenance, left the bank.
The next day, after purchasing a
lilac-colored silk dress for Sarah
Westerly, and a few other articles
of trihmg amount, he again swung
his pack, aud took his departure from
city where he had been success
.ful beyond his most sanguine hopes (;
and with glad and buoyani heart