The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-21

In some serious reflections on the past
anil future, the far futu c, too, gentle
man presented himself and inquired for
Mr.. Breamen. The old man uttered
not woId, but merely bowed. There
was that in his looks which said, [ am
he
The stranger might have been some
thirty years or so OF age. lie was dress
ed in black, a mourning weed was on
his hat, and there was something in bis
appearance which seemed to indicate
that the friend whose loss he deplored
had recently departed The letter Of
introduction which he presented to Mr..
B was quickly yet carefully perused,
and as it was somewhat unique, We shall
take the liberty of sui hitting it to the
inspection Of tho reader.
., llth no., 18-
FRIEND PAUL This will introduce
to thee friend Charles Copeland He
has come to the city in pursuit of bust
ness. | have known him from youth
up. Thou mayest depend upon him for
aught that he can do, and shall not lean
a. upon broken reed If thou canst
do anything for him, thou mayest per-
adventure benefit thysolf and find cause
to rejoice, =
Thy former and present friend,
Micah J. LooMIs.'
1t is not every one that can get old
Micah LOOMS endorsement on his char
actrr,' said Paul Brcamcn, to himself,
as he folded up the letter Of we'll
known associate Of former dts 'Old
Micah is good for quarter Of a million,
or for anything else-it will dol want
him getting old, business increasing
must have some more hclp-now as well
as any time,
The Old gentleman looked at all this,
as he stood gaziug in perfect silence on
the man before him. At length he
opened his lips.
MIR Copeland, you know all about
books;'
Il have had some few years. cxper-
ience
Amy objection to place here -
Pretty close wolk-only one thousand
a year
None
when can you begin;'
f Now
A real smile shown on the old man. 5
face. 1t fingered there like the rays of
the setting sun among the clouds Of
evening, Ii.hting up those seemingly
bard, dalk features.
A stool was pushed to the new conner,
Lo, ks We're opened, 'matte,s explain
ed, directions given, the pen was dipp-
> ed into the ink. and in short, before an
hour had passed away. Nou would have
thought that the old man and young
man had known each other for years
In reference to our new friend, it
vii, be sufficient to remark that he has
be literally educated, as the phrase
goes, and though he had entered early
INTO business, he had not neglected the
cultivation of bis mind and heart He
had found time to cherish a general ac-
quaintauce with the most noteworth au-
thors of the day, both literary and relig-
ious, and many of past times After a
few years Of success in the pursuits to
which lie had devoted himself, misfor-
tunes came thick and fast upon him -
lie found himself left with scarcely any
: property, alone in the world, save his
two only daughters
4 As year after year passed away, he
grew steadily in the confidence of bis
employer, who felt, though he said it
not, that in him he possessed treasure.
} Very little, indeed, was said by either
Of them, not connected with the routine
of business, and there had been no in
: tercourse whatever between them, save
in the counting room. Thus six years
went by, towards the close of which Pc
riod old Mr. Breamen was found look
, ing with much frequency and earnest.
ness at the younger, before him some
: thing was evidently brewing in that old
head. What could it be I And then,
. too, he looked so curiously. The Irish
: servant was puzzled. Sure said