The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-10-01
Parable for Business Men.

| a. Parable for Business Men. a.
There was once upon time mar
who kept a store, and sold goods whole
sale and retail. Ial ga li52Im LGF ..'a-
! And he became melancholy, because
customers were shy and the times were
bad. 'a9h blaalos e~ ifa5 road 19'
80 And he said, LolI am ruined, and The
sensation is disagreeable. s'e'H sea"
And my ruin is the more painful tt
bear, because it is slow in progress, even
as the water doth gradually become hot
ter in the pot where in the lobster boil
eth until the crustaceous creature shirk.
eth out his soul in anguish. -'l''G" q
50 Lolo 1t is better to be ruined quickly
than 10 endure this slow torture. 'f""
Twill give my money away to the poor
man, even the poorest, which is he who
printeth the newspaper; Twill shut up my
shop and wrap myself in sackcloth ofdes-
ISOLATION, and pass my days in the pur-
lieus Of broken banks, cursing the hard
ness Of timesaud rending my garments.
Ard the bowling of Rome shall betthe
dulcet sound Of dulcimers, and they who
blow flutes and Instruments of music, COM
pared TO the one I will make in the ears
Of the wicked, even in the ears of the bank
directors. 20 d -ar ai doilR.
And even as he said, he did; for he
was not like the other mems sons who
are foolish and show it not, and they say
they will do SO, performing that which is
contrary. ~, .4,.,'.og il.
For the sons Of men are tickle, and he
that is born of woman doth spite his face
by diminishing the length Of the nose
thereof ,I..., 1,o..oJ.
And 10 the printer he who did pub
lish newspapers, was made glad by the
bounty Of him who sold by wholesale and
retail; and he did blow the trumpet Of
fame respecting that mans dealings from
the rising Of the sun to the going down Of
the same. l-......., -......... al, III
And he even the printer Of papers--
did magnify and enlarge upon, the stock
of goods which the trader, had, in his store,
and did publish the variety. and excel,
lence, and the newness and the cheap
ness thereof. TIL the people--yea all
ofthem far and near were amazed. ,tuE r. !
And they said, Lol this man hath gath
cred from the East and the, West costly |
and wares Of wondrous val
ue, the workmanship Of ofcunning artifcers
--and we knew it not. lf,,o s,ad,esr
Go TO, then. We will lay out our sill
yer and gold and those things be doth
publish shall be ours; for this mans mer,
chandise is better than the bank notes of
those who promise to pay, and therein lie
77even bank notes of deposits, which be-
guile US Of our money, and swindls us
ike sin. ,.,,.,..... ..,...
But the, trader was still sad. and said:
The money that these people bring me
or goods in my store, will I still give to
he printer; thus will ! ruin myself. I
will do that which no man man hath. yet done
n my time or before me. And ] will
make rich the printer, who all men scprn
Or his, poverty; be shall be clad in fine
inen, and shall rejoice. oIidu ,,l5, AqJ'
And the sons Of men shall seek him in
be market place. and the sheriff shall
hun him and scotfers shall be rebuked
md shallltake off their hats to him that
vas poor.3o yd jaal ,1odeo9H eloof fIliJ
lAnd he shall fash the dollar ID the
yes of the foolish, and shall eat bank
otes and sandwiches. "o3l',. 7l-.
. Yes, even shall be light his pipe with u