Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-18
"A Short Story.


We n,.st work. Many who have beer
fortunate iu business, and having early ac
CURED wealth, have retired from the pur
suits of life, to find what they cali ease
have found instead an accumulation o.
cares and evil, real and imaginary which
they supposed TO be connected with Q
life of idieness. There. for instance is ouI
old friend Coffee, for mafy years one ol
the firm of Coffee, Rice d. Co., wholesale
| groeers, in Sonth street. Coffee com
menced businessin early life, and being en-
terprising and energetic, and "as busy as a
bee the business prospered aud the firm
beeame widely known for their successful
trading. After Coffee hadsbeen in busi-
ness for about twenty years he concluded
that he would retire from actiss life aud
spend the rest of his days he was only for
/ ty-fye) IN some secluded spot, where The
! fluctuations of The -four market, or the rise
and fall of pork and molasses, would dis
Curb his quiet soul no longer He would
not be an anchorite, no, mol be. He loved
good living and good society too well for
that He would build him mansion in
the country, far away from the sounds and
noisome smells of South street. He would
provide ample accommodations for friends
who might come to partake ,ofzhis good
cheer ana he would lead pleasant, easy
life. Such were his plans. But alas, poor
Coffee. while thou vast acquainted with
+ the ins and outs of trade, thou vast iono-
rant OF thine own ee,'. sell.
ae paftnershlp was o,sselsed, '.ne sue
stor q house selected and u cue time q
splendid mansion l' was Dull; y = was tue
laost elegant manson ih gn tnose parts.
Ihe honest rustIcs gazed with astonlsh-
ment on Inc evidences et veal .h g a'sPlaS,
ed, the country astorekeepef congratuialea
hinsaif on; the. sProoaole aequ,sit,on o. 2
euStohsi' the siilass eoe'of seilcuia'ea o'
''h auei';ouai Alen,, wins sse Rso, Pa.. I
sou fetelsesf y snls near ..a. 'nu'o S..s
so'le l'.oo'.ola., u sn'N'''s "'s senan ss
i'e.s,seu " tns iioe.an. ~ = -
iuelcna'l'' Fof ,le n'se :, ''apn', ,r ese' 'n'n
seIs on aa..Ao. sass Maa
ne IN n'Ni '.st IosA s.,
] tb;n !, 's 80 "s" I',s plae a'a
r. = + ,h;S ,as a.ds,,,.sed s,;,ne
,h,,na bsay;lv an lis hands There was
nat5;,g - Lsen hin amnl.,vsdM M.far al n
The warl, ~ Ii ,l.cs vac f.L sdone .hv hired
banas .,,,b he ,ss sssssr,,;ned q he free
fyom IN l eo,a bs ayan smnlored nan a.
oversaar aver ,he ybals1 sgrbe ann, to,a al
sf Cosssts ,,a;l. oosnna,;o, was aa,;ng
dr;;nItS;ne and sIssnina Win ! l;,tle re,d;ng
and on oceos;onal r;1, n was not long
hsfore - !, afayns - d,s,,a,,s;a nd of ron,
o,,nesorad mi aetar s,,tf. u5 ,r;n,, ,non,Ls IN.
tal5 aaonx bs ief, b;s saisnd;d mansion
e., e.. .sa5a n.,re,r - ~ 49, ar,a;asoa g. ali
E,;nns - l D. e.issI IL IA s.a,,ss
In, ~ III natS;a ~ .S.sn ~ - !. N's
''e .seA-"o''''"y 'ls's.o -. p0-
ihen there was ms neighoor Laps,one'
who tired hard; TO keep Souls ~ thes soou-
les Of 4 himself and wlto ana eignt chilaren,
by, daily Piyipg hls homes, trade o. ssnoe-
making. Lapstones shumolss house was
almost under the.shadow OF Inc great man
sion, and he often sighed, as ne looked up
from his leather seat and,Fslw the rich
Coffee whiri RAPIDLY by IN ms splendia
coach, and was as often tempted 70 preak
the tenth commandment and w,sh HIM
self away from his wax ends ana MS avis