Worcester daily spy., 1859-06-01

quence of that, invited him to his house. Here
was another step with which luck had nothing
to do. In the course of further acquaintance
Mr.. Cameron discovered that his young pro-
tege, as | may call him, was a good son, and
Notwithstanding his unfortunate penchant for
cigars-did a good deal, with very limited
MEANS for the comfort of his widowed mother.
Luck had nothing to do with that, think"
"Nothing, certainly, Mr.. W"
"Well, to go on with my"
Lecture" suggested one of the gentlemen
of the commercial room, with wink to the
rest.
eyes" continued Mr.. W, ''to go on with
my lecture-there was the leaving off smok-
ing which Mr.. c. calls lucky thought Now
| can tell you how that came about One day
as Mr.. Cameron and young Anderson had been
very familiar, as they were riding together on
the same coach where they first met, believe
the old gentleman began to attack the young
fellow abont his nasty habit, abe asked him
what he should do if he should get wife who
didn't like it?
"Leave it off directly" said Anderson.
"You would not be able" said Mr.. Cameron.
81 think | should, and to prove it, sir,
won't smoke again for the next three months. :"
"Well, gentlemen, he kept his word, and be-
fore the time was gone by he happened to fall
in with poor scholar German-half starv-
ed, and learnt his history, which was a sad
one. To have the means of relieving him,
Anderson made up his mind that he would
spend no more money on cigars, and in graft
tude for the unexpected kindness and liberal
ity of the young clerk, the poor student offer
ed to teach him the German language. Now
1t might have been what you call lucky
thought, but | should call it generous one,
which led Mr.. Anderson to give up smoking"
II think it was, certainly, Mr. W." respond
ed Mr.. c., the gentleman addressed. "You
are right sir"
well, Anderson was sharp, energetic fel-
low when he took anything in hand, and in
year or two he was master of the language,
though what good it would ever do him he
had not the most distant idea During all this
time he had not met Mr.. Cameron more than
two or three times, and they had not got be-
yond familiar sort of how-do-you-do acquaint-
ance. One day Anderson took up news
paper and saw an advertisement for mercan-
tile clerk, well acquainted with German. AT
that time he was not making much headway,
and it struck him that he might better himself
by looking after the situation. So he made an
appointment with the X. Y. Z. who had adver-
tised, and who should it prove to be but Mr..
Cameron himself"
"Ha my young cigar merchant" said he,
when they met, "what do you know about
German 2"
Mr.. Anderson explained.
But said Mr.. Cameron, "you are German
out and out, | am afraid-German pipes as
well as German gutturals 1t won't do l
think. l was obliged to get rid of my last
German correspondent because he perfumed
the counting-house with stale tobacco; bah
couldn't bear it any longer"
Il hayn't smoked for two years, sir" said
Anderson, and that pretty nearly settled the
matter at once. In two or three weeks time
he was in Cameron's counting-house. After
that, you know, he rose and rose, till by max
ing himself useful, he was taken into the firm
but if you think he has not worked hard for it
you are mistaken. And now think you will
agree with me in saying my friend Mark An
derson does not owe his prosperity-no nor
even his first step upward-to what you, gem
teman, are pleased to call luck"