Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-07-03

The road.
Martha was Just the wife for the honest, sensi'
ble hand worker; and, MS it frequently happens
with such characters, his affairs prospeied from
the date of his marriage. lie took a large house
IN a better situation for trade; and, having pre-
scnted the useless master, piece which nobody
would buy-to the prince, he was rewarded by
the dignity Of Master girdltr to the Court"
But still "uprightly and hardly the court girdler
lived with his vile, Just as before, active in the
workshop and warehouse, at market and at fairs.
Year after year fled, though, before the last gull
der could he paid off, Of the debt on the house.
Days OF JOY and of sorrow succeeded each other
in turn. They were all received With gratitude to
Cod these os well as those"
We now Gene hastily to the third generation;
for iona. had n son called Welt, who was a. first
apprenticcd TO his father, and then sent to travel
as a journeyman. The patriarch had had no odu'
cation at all; Jonas had snatched Mt his just as
opportunities permitted. but Neit went regularly
through the brief and practical curriculum fitted
for n Trademarks son. lie was, consequently,
better informed and more refined than either his
father or grandfather; and spent so much time In
gaining a thorough insight into the branches con-
nected with his own business, that honest Jonas
was quite puzzled. Where did the boy get all
these notions % said he. lie did not get them
from me, | am sure" Neit had a bad opinion Of
the. travelling custom, and for these reasons:
How should these men, most Of them badly
brought up, attain to any greater perfection IN
tbcIi buSlIltSs, II tlcY nave Iell NOVlC unu eGhVul
without any preparation for il? No one can un.
derstand, it his understanding has not been de.
%veloTod. From one publican they 60 to another;
Everywhere they find the old common track the
mechanical, mindless life Of labor, just as in the
very first place to which they were sent to learn
their trade. AT most, they acquire deXterity by
practice. Now and then they learn II trick from
a master, or get a receipt, which had been eau
uously Kept secret; when possessed of this, they
think something of themselves. Even tho cherac'
ter Of these ramblers is not seldom destroyed by
Intercourse with their fellows. They learn drink.
ing and rioting. gambling and RIGHTEOUSNESS,
caballiug aud debating. Many are ruined before
they return to their native place. Believe me,
dearest father, the time of travel is to very few a
true school for life one in which, through frequent
change of good and evil days, the head acquires
experience, hethoughts strength and clearness.
the heart courage and reliance on God. Very
few, even OF those who bring q scientific education
with them, can gain much of value for their call
ing in life; extend thei? views, transfer and apply
to their own line Of business the inventions and
discoveries that have been made in other depart
ments Of art and industry"
Jonas understood little Of the refinement of
his son, but he opened his eyes when Ncit obtain
ed a lucrative appointment in n large metallic
mandatory, first in London and then in Paris.
In q letter informing his parents of this good for
tune. were enclosed the whole of the savings from
his salary" master Jordon shook his head at
this passage, and cried out, deeply moved, yet as
though vexod, while a tear of m%Otherly tenderness
stole down Martha's cheek: No! no by no
meansl What is the fool thinking of? He'll
want the money himself-a simpleton. Let him
wait till he comes to the masterpiece. Wha'
, : oleases me most in the story is his contentmen
. and his humility. lie is not ashamed of his old
silver watch yet. 1t is not everybody that coulc
act so. There must be strong legs to supper
such extraordinary good luck. These the bursch'
has.
Aftar vooro or obscopoo tho wanna man nj las
/ walks suddenly into the paternal home, on nj
:, fathers birthday, and makes them all scream ant
4 weep for joy. "'llark ye, bursche 7 exclaimed
4 Jonas, who regarded him with fatherly deligh,
thou seem'st to me almost too learned, too refined
"a and too elegant for Veit Jordan. What turner ha
cut so neat a piece of furniture cut Of so coarse
- piece of timber !"' His stay, however, was shol
in NJ. and Nine. Bellarme This employer at Paris
~ ~ 'hac been 10th, almost afraid, to let him go. Th
feeble state Of health of the former began to b
. =, so serious, that be burst not engage in the bulk
e his affairs. In the space of a year, both felt 6
- complete confidence in Vets knowledge Of bus
i ness, and in his honor. that they bad taken hl
-, as a partner in trade. and in the foundry. Henc
forth, NJ. Bellarme contributed his capital onl.
-, Neit his knowledge, care and industry"
~ The reform of the guilds, and the establishmel
~ of a archaeological school for the young han,
~ workers-both through the fundamentally
io Jonas-wo have 10 room to touch; for we mu
:" say a parting word on the re union of the iami
or by Vets return permanently from abroad. Nc
-; wiIhstanding the prosperity of the now old coupl
Everything, ay, everything, was as he had left
years agO-as he had known it from childhood
only Christiane not. There stood yet the two we
~, secured old deal tables, wrinkled, though from t
protruding hbres Of the wood, there were tho stra
bottomed stools still; and at the window, Moth
9y Martha's arm chair, before which, as n child,
had repeated his lessons; there still hung I
same little glass betwe, III the windows; and the wa
'9u clock above the stove sent forth its tic tao as fast
as ever. Father Jonas, in his enlarged work sh
~ with more iourneymen and apprentices, smelt
10 ard hammered, filed and formed still from mol
-. ling to night, as before. The noble housewife fl
Dh about yet busy as q bee; she had managed
a., house keeping without a servant since Christia
had been grown up. And Veit came back W
.It the same cheerful disposition that he had e.
% shown. In the simply furnished rooms VIII
~, Martha had fitted up for him, in the upper stc
of the house, he forgot the splendid halls, the b.
doris and anti. chambers Of London, Paris, and
Bellarme estate; the Gobelin tapestry, the 60
- framed pictures; the convenience of elegant fur
-, ture, and the artificial delicaeies Of the table
silyer-plate." Assisted by the patronage of
IT, prince, he established a great foundry in his nat
town Of ball and cannon, bronze and brass;
! on his marriage with the aforesaid Christiane,
sovereign made him a handsome present, i
" ~ handsome manner, "as a small token Of his or
m dude to a family that had been SO useful to
country"
! III AAhlN " Wv hhhA FNiihV' vi
now arose, under the auspices of this famil,
:" uaining.school for teachers, q labor'school for
me- males, and other establishments The town
- embellished; the land in the neighborhood. ros
,yed n"ruo, i 1850 isonnnarod ,,0nLs ola man ~
women, grown rusty in the habits and the ig
ance of many years, complain that the times
say worse; at the sight Of a higher civilization,
80, complain Of The luxury and the pride Of the W
''N' now-a,d days as superstition dies out they comp
of human incredibly, and tho downfall Of
gion.' The day of Judgment say they, i
hand
anu "BuSMlaster Jonas, when seventy years had
y vored his hair, stood almost equal to a strong
of thirty, happy, indeed, by the side Of he p
save Martha, in a circle of his children and childr
children, honored by his fellow-citizens, and
wv" ored by his prince. lie often told the story o.
.on l~hcyhood, how he used to 20 about hawking
40 " Father ThaddeUs the tinker; and his face glo
80 with inward satisfaction, when he compared
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