The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-03-16

oO''oeS' "uiCn cost nlin little. labor, while
their honey afforded an excellen, luxury.
After briet visit returned to my Iod.
g'ngs, charmed with my new acouain
tance, and with carte blanche TO myade
'helr premises whenever inclination
prompted. This found to be pretty of
ten, though did not always weld to il.
fancying it possible, that like other good
things nv society might be more highly
Pr'zed, If 1t was little charity bestowed.
Mrs Elton, | found, had been bred
h"e lady, in the popular sense of tha,
term. She had been brought up by
wealthy aunt, and had had exrecta,ions.
which were cut off by her marrying Young
Elton, against her aunts will, after his
| tauier's failure. EIion's father died Of
heat disease, soon after the loss Of biy
property. Ills son WAS thus thrown up.
on bis own resources. without penny in
his pocket, and with no habits Of busi.
ness.
What are you to don asked Mrs.
Menv'n, their aunt, of him one day after
this event, rs he related to me. You
have no trade, no profession, and not a
PENN OF capital to go into business with;
and It you had, you have no busine S
knowledge to il sure success. And here
is Maria, she said, with no more efsicien
cy than baby, and just rs incapable Of
taking care Of herself. What are YOU to
dor
AS for Mara answered, L trust she
has subs'ratum Of good sense, and a
love OF duty which will prove available
FOR all practical purposes ia whatever cir
cumstances she may be placed and L.
added, gravelv, IAN already master OF an
excellent profession y
"A P'oIession,' exclaimed my aunt,
sneeringIy; what is itl PAIRING vour
nMst Ill wager you never did anything
more lab0rious.'
"A little | answered, though you may
never have become cognizant Of the fact.
| am an excellent barber
Seeing she looked puzzled, and little
indignant, as though she feared was
qu'zzIng her, explained On a tourney
once, i was detained for some weeks, with
s'ck friend, in region tha! did no, af.
iord the luxury Of a barber. Iperformed
Tor my friend the Office of one. for tha,
length OF time-ard was voted by him
very skiliul
And you intend TO erect a barbor',
pole,' exclaimed my aunt, Indignantly:
upon my word'tLat will DO adding glo-y
TO family escutchann,
Il presume said Maria, to molrfy her
aunt, rha. Edward is only joking
i am not SO sure Of that said I. but
the future will show | had spoken
lightly, and because the remembrance of
my experience was reused in my mind by
my aunts saying | had no profession :;
but while walking alone en- the evening
after this conversation took place, the
thought came to me-why not erect a
BARRIERS pole what business can you seek
that will be less laborious, more indepen.
dent: you have not penny in the world
and no one las any confidence in your
business capacity. And, after all, would
II not be preferable to standing all day
beh'nd coulter, trying to suit the whims
ot difficult customers-under master
too. The common sense appeared to give
verdict of Yes, drowning the voice Of
society, which would have urged motives
to the contrary, and my resolutions was
taken. | impaired it to my wife tha.
night. When convinced was in earnes,
she fell IN at once with my plans, and we
lay awake far into the night discussing
them. was to seek out some country
village, where living would be less expen
sive, and the vocation J bad .chcsep more
respectable, for ] could not at once divest
myself Of the false pride in which | had
been nurtnred, and meet with tirmness
the worlds dread laugh
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