Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-25
'RIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1859.

] - "h' '"fs laNfN'
81 didn't want you to do that" he said,
in tone very diIsrsn, from iha, in which
ho had tefore spoken. "l an obliged to
you, though. for to tell the truth, very
much dislike tho smell Of tobacco. But
you should have saved your cigar. it seem.
apity to cast away yhat costs good mo-
nsy."
"l.'s Of no consequences, sir. returned
Marx, "darO say you are rish, abou.
smoking ii, only habit"
"A bad habit" said tho gentleman,
very decidedly. 81 should say very bad
habis Tor young man like you Bat /. !,
nothing to no." ho added in bis former
mi'anthroPicAl voice, every one Tor him.
self"
That seems rather Iayorite motto Of
yours, sir" aid the youth. respectfully
bus minfully bu. I think there j, bet.
ter one than tia, to 90 BY"
"Eh wha, DO you meant what's tha,7''
"Eycry one for bis noighbor. cir" re.
piled Marx.
"Ay, Sy aud Who is my nsishbor !
Yes, ycs, know tho answer 10 that. A
certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and 80 on. You arc right, young
man, and it i, The b,s. motto to act upon,
as yod ay. but ,houlln's sSps;! i!
though FROM young cigar smoker
II don, know why you should not, si!, -
replied Marx. sull good humorsdly. a
cigar smoker, Svsn young ono, may bs
courteous, hope. sir
$50 1t seems. And thank you nv
young friend, for. your rcadins., 10 obligo
me by Pui,inE out your cigar. Yoa should
not have taroWn il away, though. You'll
never rol rich At that rAr. | ,houlln'i be
now # had smoked cigars City years sgo.
BuI Ihsrs were mons then to smoke,
ihiuk-a: Isass | never saw any - much
the better Tor me.
And there ihs conversation ended, bu,
Z. was very obsorvabis that during the lat.
ter part Of IL the umbrella was gradually
edged away from Marks back. Presently
the coach drew up a! an iron gateway Of a
large and somewhat ari,tocra,ic looking
mansion. and the elder traveller alishtsd.
"lou know that gentleman, sup.
poso?" aid Mark to tho eoaehman. when
the eoasa was again in motion.
"Yc,, Mr. Ca4eron i, hi, name. lie
goes up and come. down two or three tim.
week. That. h, country house. lie
is rich as jew they say, aud docs a large
business ia the city. thought you would
come in for i, Nr smoking sir. IIo can!
bear It,. lIo gave up iho Edmonton High.
ayer because tho coachmAn would have hi.
cigar"
10 due time our young iri,nl reached ,hs
neat lii.lc cottage Of hl, widowed mother
in safety, and received gentle s,oldne
ryr bsins % ,hou,hiless as to leave his um,
br,lla behind him a, his Camb1rwell loIs.
ing' in the morning.
| Now, the coach.iop scene and converse.
ton which We have attempted to describe
may seem very tuyiAl, but our readers will
understand that It led 10 results which
wcro no, 50. And wo may observe in pas
sing, that really trivial events in life rarely
or never occur. We may not in many cas-.
-, DO able 10 trace the connection between
tho c,on,s Of today aud those which took
place years ago put the connection exists
nevertheless. Aud this fae, alone should
teach every traveller through life 10 look
we'll to hi' golngs and doing'. 1t should
DO more than tins, we think,-bu. wO will
not morllirs here.
1, somctimC' happens that two persons
strangers to each o,her-having once cas-
ually met, under circumstances, for instance
. ike .hosc We have related, ,esm afterwards
to cross each other. path with something
like design, though the second meeting and
all succeeding ones shall be as accidental As
tho frsi. Not many evenings after tia. Of
which we have spoken. Mr.. Cameron pas.
sing over London bridge, was caught in a
sudden shower. |. was very vcIatlou', for,
by some extraordinary neglect, he had left
behind him, at his eountins.houss, his al
most in.cperable companion, his umbrella /:
and inwarlly irslllng at his careless, or over
credulous faith in a blue 'ky, he FASTENED
on towards the southwark side Of the river
to seek shelter Before 10 could reach IT,.
however, the shower became torrent, and
in another minute or two Mr.. Cameron
would have been drcnched, bu. for the ab.
rubi bot timely offer Of the very thing thai.
he then most needed. Tho offer was made
by young man whom in his hasto, Mr..
Cameron bad nearly run down.
la, my young gentleman" exclaimed
Mr. Cam eron, who at glance recognized
hi, former fellow traveller, "a friend in
need isa friend indeed, they say. | beg
your pardon for running nsAins, you, but
then you seo am likely to get wet"
"Ye., sir and ifyou will obliss me
by making use Of my umbrella "
"To be sure will. | an making use
Of it already, you see. But two can walk
under il, I'll take your arm II you please
'Tisn'. everybody | would walk under the
same umbrella with, though. There you
needn't walk so far of. | can trust you,
sh2 And every one for himself. you know
and his neighbor as we'll. To DO sure.
by tho way, where's your cigar, my young
friend? You were smoking, I think, a
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