The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-22
A PARABLE FOR BUSINESS MEN.

| hcpI sIoto, anu ooiu Soooo WITNESSING an
retail.
And ho became melancholy, because GU,
toners were shy and times bad.
And he said: 40 l am ruined, and th
sensation is disagreeablc.
And my ruin is tho more painful to bear
because it is slow in progress, even as waite
doth gradually become hotter in tho pc
wherein the lobster boietb, until the crusta
ccous shriekcth out his soul in anguish.
10! it is better to be ruined quickly than
to endure this slow torture.
| l will give my money away to the poor
man-eveu to the poorest-which is he who
printcth newspapers, and l will shut up my
shop and wrap myself in the sack cloth Of
desolation, and pass my days in tho purleus
Of broken banks, cursing the hardness Of tho
times and rcndng my garments.
And the howlings of Rome shall bo rs
the dulcct sounds of dulcimers, and they
who blow flutes and instruments Of music,
compared to the din | will make in the ears
Of tho wcked-cvon in the cars Of the bank
directors"
And even rs he said, so he did; for he
WAS not like other mems sons who arc fool.
ish and know it not, and they say they will
do so and So performing that which is con-
trary.
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
And 10 ! tho prnter-cvcn ho who did
publish newspapcrs-was made glad by the
bounty Of him who sold Wholesale and rc-
tail and he did sound his praises and print
them moreover, and he did blow the trum-
pct OF fame respecting that mans dealings,
from the rising Of the sun even to the 90
ing down of the sumc.
And hc-cvcn the printer Of the papers
did magnify and enlarge upon the stock
of goods which tho trader hal in his store,
and did publish the variety and the excel
lcncc, and the ncwncss, and The beauty, and
the chcapncss, thereof, till the peoplc-yca /!
all of thcrn far and near, were amazed.
And they said 10! this man hath gath
cred from tie cast and the west costly mcr-
chandize and wares of wondrous value
even the workmanship Of cunning artificcrs
and VIC knew it not.
Go to, then. We will lay out our silver
and gold in those things which the printer
pr'ntcth OF, and that which he doth pub
lish shall be ours. For this mans merchan-
d'ze is better than the bank notes Of those
who promise to pay and therein lie, even
banks of deposit which bcguilc lis Of our
money, and swindle us like sin.
But that trader was still sad, and he said.
the money that these people bring me for
the goods in my store will still give to the
printer, and will ruin myself; will do
that which no man hath yet done in my
time or before me. l Twill make the printer.
man, whom men scorn for his poverty, rich,
and he shall bc clad in fine linen, and shall
rejoice in new boots.
And the sons Of men shall seek him in
the market place, and the sheriff shall shun
him, and the scoffcrs shall be rcbukcd. and
shall take off their hats to him that was
poor.
And he shall flash the dollars in the ewes
Of the foolish, and shall cat bank notes and
sandwiches.
Yea, even shall he light his pipe with
railroad scrip, and cast his spitue on the
boards of other men.
For | will ruin myself, and who advcr-
tises me shall enjoy my substance.
But 10! the trading man-cvcn he who
sold merchandise, became rich, and even us
the unclean beast Iieth in the mirc, so stir
rcd he not by reason Of much gold.
And the people flockcd to his store from
the North.
And from the South.
And from the East.
And from the West.
And the printer rcjoiced, and his fat did
abound.
But the trader could not become poor
and his melancholy ceased, and the smiles
OF happiness were upon his face.
And his children did become mighty in
the land by reason Of the dollars which
many Of the people who read his advertise
ments had poured into the traders money
bags.
Here endeth the first lesson.
Keeping the Teeth C2ean.-Microscopi-
cal examinations have been made of the
matter deposited on the teeth and ouns