Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-09

81 was pulling up a weed or two on the
follow ing day IN nv little garden, as Betty
came out to the door wi'h her broom to
sweep the steps and a, the same instant
heard the voice Of 'hr man in the fus'ian
Jacket. wh,. as u-uaI. was N mis- way to
tn take soma article or other To his custo.
mers. You deserve garden. sir aid he
| for you keep it 50 nice and tidy. Your
girl, there. knows how to handle broom.
| see. Iseli brooms, sir, aud brushes OF all
kinds; best shoe brushes in sets, scruobing
brushes, s'ove, furniture, tooth. clothes.
and hat brushes. as well as thrum mops,
and hemp and wool mas. | supply every
thing in the kitchen way; housemaid's
gloves. black-lead, bees'-wax, turpentine.
securing paper. emery. fuller's-earth, whit
ing. pipeclav. paste in pots, hearthstones,
kn nife-bricks, iregoc and matches; ! think
Ifoid ycu, ir,ithat i i've i4st round the
corner!' u. 5.'s r'H :
essa.s you did tell me- thoughtI, and
I hays7a great mind TO tell you something. :.
Hardly can stir out into my front garden
without being annoyed with a long catalogue
Of oils, pickles, candles, and kitchen arti-
cies; but of one thing am determined,
/ that neither oil, pickle, candle. nor kitchen
article, from you shop, shall ever come into
my house,
From that time not single day passed
without nv seeing, and hearing too, the
man in The fusiian jacket. He seemed not
only always ready to catch me IN my gar
den, but always ready 10 take advantage of
any little circumstance that occurred. At
one time, coming up as Betty brought in a.
fish, he thought it very fine one, and ;old
me that he kept the best of fish sauces of all
kinds, unchdvy, catchup, mushroom, walnut.
Indian soy, and clrrie powder as well as
all kinds of spices, nutmegs, cinnamon,
pimento, cloves, ginger, mace; peppers,
both black, cayenne, Chill, long, and white.
At another time when had hung up my
canary in the front, there he stood by the
gate. calling it pretty creature, and tell
ing me that he sold bIrd-seeds Of every
sort, and bIri's sand. On third occasion
he overlook me just as stepped across to
the p0st-office with letter. 'We are both
on the same errand, sir. said he, 'for have
letter to put in he Office myself. 1t was
directed BY my SON See, sir, what beau
tltul hand he writes!' and then he failed not
to tell me that he sold writing paper, good
ink, sealing-wax and waters, and excellent
black k-lead pencils not forgetting to remind
me, as before, that his shop was no dis
tance from my house, being only just round
the corner. In short, morning, noon, and
night, when at home in my garden, or walk
ing abroad, never seemed secure from hav-
ing the man in the fustian jacket at my el-
bow. Again and again he enumerated the
articles he sold, and again he informed me
that he lived just rouno the corner.
Man is a changeable creature and in
many respects it is well that he is so, for it
all It's angry feelings and unjust opinions
were to remain ever the same, he would be
more unovely than he now is. In my anger
! thought uniustly Of The man in the fusiiaD
acket, but, in a little time, my anger PISSED
away, tor he turned out to be an honest, ill.,
dus rious, kind hear;ed. and benevolent man.
True il vas that he pursued his business
with more ardour than tradesmen usually do,
but then he was attentive, punctusl, and as
upright in executing his orders as he was
active in obtaining them. His perseverance
prevailed; tried him, made inquiries about
him, liked him, and at last SO heartily re-
spected him, that, from that time to this all
the colours, oil, pickles, candles, kitchen
articles, sauces, spices, bird-seed, writing
paper, ink, sealing-waX, waters, and black
lead pencils that have required, have been
boup hit o. him, nor have ever once regretted
the circumstance of his shop being only
three doors round the corner.
Now why continued my un sle, cannot
we be a, much in earnest in holy things, as
the man in the fustian Jacket is in his busi-
nessl Here he is awake when we are
asleep he is moving while we are sitting
still; he is busy while we are idle. He sets
Us an example that we might follow with
advantage
$50 where he will, the man in the fustian
Jacket makes it known that he is a trades
man; but go where we will we too much
hide our profession as Christians. He acts
as if he thought of his trade; we almost as
though we were ashamed of our religion
He iells all he meets OF the articles he sells,
and we te Il hardly any one of the uuths We
eieve. If we talked o, our Bibles as much
as he does of his goods, and were half as
anxious to spread abroad the gospel ui Jesus
Christ, as he is to extend his business, it
" ouId be 20 our credit, and greatly to our
advantage.
Much have | learned from the man in the
ustian Jacket, for he continually wins his
way by perseverance. What he does in
temporal things, we should do in eternal
things; what ne does to advance his welfare
On earth, we ought to do to secure our hap.
piness in heaven.
hink OF the little value of his articles,
and the exceeding great value of the truths
Of The gospel! Surely it he prizes his pos
sessions,we ought toprize OUTS hundred
fold more. To know, sinners as we are,
the way, and the only way, to salvat ion
through Jesus Christ. who died, the just iOr
he unjust, TO bring us to God, is to know
that which is beyond all price; the more
then are we, when we fail TO
value it ourselves, or to rake known its
value to others.
"Truly, rhe children of this word are in
their generation wiser than the children of
light but this ought not so to be- While we .
are mot sothful in business we should be
Ter ent in spirit serving the Lord. .'"-Od
People who live without Water.