Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-09-12

clap them in your pocket, and keep them
there"
Suppose begger asks aims ofme or
| am called to contribute to some chartia-
ble object?"
If any person begs, say certainly, my
poor woman, or my man, or my child,
and then quickly feel in your pockets.
You will find no money, of course; but
yeu must say with a sigh and bitter
tear in your eye, if you can scare it up,
Tn really ashamed to own ii, but unfortu-
nately | haven't cent about me. If
you don't get God bless you,' for that,
I'm mistaken. Inever found it 10 fail"
But a subscription p
Read the paper, praise the object,
but say that you have just subscribed for
more than you could offord for another
object of similar nature. If your appli-
cant believe this that you are in the char
liable line, he win let you off, whereas if
you refuse out and out, without an ex-
PLANTATION, he might abuse you behind
your back. have made myselfa reputa-
ton for beneyolence by merely refusing
to subscribe in this way. This is a
queer world Sam
Here the old man was seized with a
violent fit of coughing, which nearly
took him out of this queer world.
Il fear father, that talking so much
will be fatal to you" said Samuel.
mo, no" resumed his father, " I'm
determined not to die till get through.
As l was saying, Sammey, this is queer
world, as you can't get along in it with
out religion"
without what exclaimed his son, in
amazement. He never mentioned relig-
ion before in his life.
Without religion. Hire pew by all
means, talk religion occasionally, and
you can soon get the hang of it. Profess
and practice when you are obliged to.
But, at any rate, profess: it helps fell
low along in business. l got some Of the
most profitable customers and best friends
BY protesting religion. Pew rent is no
IF hep sBaseGeRase ts, tkiel4.sos.tI %
will have to defend its doctrines and re-
ligious controversies create enmity, don't
they?"
"Sometimes. But whenever found
that was getting into trouble on account
of my religion, was always careful to
yield point or two, or smile in chris
tian like way and then back out of the
scrape. That's the way to do it, Sammy.
that's the way to do it."
"It is best. 1 suppose, to be some
kind of politician Z" inquired the son.
"By all means: but take care and al
ways be on the strongest side. You can
though, be rabid as a mad dog in you
views, when nobody but your side is pres
ent; affect TO be very liberal in you
sentiments when you talk with those q
an opposite political creed. Mankin
Z; love a liberal man and if you fatter you
E foes, you disarm them"
"There's a good deal in that" obsery
ed Sammy, musingly rejecting on man
a existing instances of its truth.
"That there is" responded the sic
man, nearly exhausted, and his lips a
5 pale as ashes. Double dealing doe
well. When lived in Squealbury,
hogsish set there, Sam, was great guI
2, | was general fayorite, owing to m
e management, and / had money. The
If were going to build a town house. TheI
d were two parties each favoring difierel
'e site. They sent committees to ask m
h opinion. As the parties were abo
X equal in numbers and influence, hesit
'e ted at first which TO favor
And how did you overcome this d
ie fcuIty"
!. +" told the committees that if th'
d, would call meeting Of both parties,
would give them my opinion. III
be meeting was called, and went. Smii
as Smirk, Smirk,' they all cried, aud aft
! eomplimenting the rowdies general
i the town, its character, and % for
at disclaimed my right either to the dist
I'd guished honor conferred on me, or 10
a. liver my opinion on the subject.
In would not express my preference or op
Mt ion ! had confidence that the inielligef
BE Of the squeaIburians would enable th'
TO choose, / bowed and withdrew,
to the midst Of the cheers Of parties.'
,le, That Was well done, father $
I'd, Sam, admirably; and vas that The r
sh- son you were elected 70 the Legislatnl
il 3Yes,9 said senior smirk, family
made bit. BY irm-inindsdness beca
proyerbial was compared to Cio'
the natas and Washington, aud pot up
hat reuregenfafive. and elected I,y both mari