Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-25
OLD SERIES. VOLUME 27, NO. /.

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have thought anything about It,"
~ lucky thing for Mr. Anderson to leave
OF smoking as he did. lio took bis cue
there iamoosy. That va. what nailed
old Cameron. suspect. A lucky thought,
that"
well, gentlemen, !" said Mr.. w. when
there was a slght break in the conversation,
YOU ha'. had your say about Mr. Andsr-
.On, and you all seem to knew moro or less
OF his history; bu, you mus. excuse me for
thinking you are wrops in s'cribing his
prosperity TO what you call luck. There 10
moro than ,hs. in It .hink."
"Mr. W. does not believe in luck, par
hap.." served another OF the company.
mo | don',." said Mr. W. Lack 10 .
heaihsni,h word. and The id,s IL gonsrally
convey. /, heaihepish idea DO, We need
no, dispute abou, words. What { mean ..
that Mr.. Andsr.on's fret start. a. you call
10, was owing to something With which luck
had nothing to DO"
You know Mr. Anderson, psrhapsl"
"Ye.. rather intimately, aud I'll tell you
what know OF bis rI,o in the world, IL you
like. a few words will do IT,"
by all means, Mr.. W., )" said ops Of the
other speakers.
"In the hrr. plsco, then, what sni At
iraetsd Mr. C.neron's notice in young
Anderson, was bis good temper and rsadi-
n..s to obligs stranger who bad behaved
to him cru,sily and selh'hly. Their fus
meeting was on tho top OF the Stage
coach"
Z" les, have heard Of that"
"wsll, then. rou will admi, that had
Anderson given bis fellow passenger n good
a' 40 had sent, 10 use common expression.
their acquaintance would probably have
ended where il began. So | should say
that good temper rather than luck. "" the
arsi stsr towards Mr. Anterca', prospsn-
y."
There's something 10 that 70 bs 'urs.
IMr. W"
Then there was degree OF kindness
somewhat .slf.denying in the offer Of The
umbrella when Cameron and Anderson
came in each o.hOr'' way the second time.
It !, no. every young man who would have
gone out Of bis way to oblisO , common &C.
quAin.,nce, and not many, perhaps, would
ha1o thought Of Offering the shelter Of an
umbrella to such srus.y old fellow n Mr..
Cameron seemed to bs. some, fancy,
would have chucklsd over tho poor mans
distress. and said il served him right Bu,
the young man bad a way Of his own, snd
= principle u hi, own. too that principle
Wa. Every nan for hi, nsishbor, and hs
,c,ed upon 10. So, instead OF luck, We may
.,t down thoushtiuln,,s and disin.srs,t.d
kinius.,-ior every man Tor hi' neghbor,'
i,s Christian noi.O--Is another step"
"very true, Mr.. w, 50 far"
Then again, Mr.. Cameron was pleased
with the youn: man, conversation, and in
eonIsq Of ih., invited him 10 his house.
Her. was another step with which luck bad
no,hin. to do. In thO course Of further ae-
quaintance. Mr. Cameron discovered that
the young protsse, as | may call him, vas
a good ,on-and o,wiIhs.auding his unfor.
tuGa,e psrchaut for cigar-dii good deal
with very limited means, for the comfort Of
hi. widowed mother. Luck bad nothing 70
DO with tba. think"
Nothing, certainly, Mr. W."
"well. to 20 on with my"
Lecture" suggested one Of the gentle
men Of the commercial room, with wink
to the rest.
YES" continued Mr.. W., "to 20 on
with my lscture-ihsre was the leaving OF
smoking which Mr.. c. calls lucky thought.
Now can tell you how that came about.
One day as Mr. Cameron and young Andsr-
son had been very familiar, as they were
riding together on the same coach whore
they ir., met, | believe, the old gentleman
began to attack the young fellow about
hi, nasty habit, and asked him what be
should do If DO should get vile Who ddn't
/ like it7'
Leave 1t OF directly" 'aid Anderson.
You would not be able. :" said Mr. Cam.
cron.
~ think should. and to prove It, cir,
I won. smoke again for the next three
months"
"Wsll. gentlemen. he kept his word, and
before the time was gon. by hc happened
to fall in with poor rcholar--A German
half starved, and learn, his history, which
was very sad one. To have tho means Of
relieving him, Anderson made up bis mind
that hs would not spend any more money
in cigars, and in gratitude for the uneIpect.
ed kindness and libcrality Of the young
clerk, the poor student offered to teach him
the German language. Now !, might have
been wha, you call lucky thought, butt
should call IL q generous one, which led Mr..
Anderson to give up smoking"
81 think IL was, certainly, Mr.. w." re-
.pOnded Mr.. c.. the gentleman addressed.
You are right, sir"
"well, Anderson was sharp, energetic
fellow. when he took anything ia hand, aud
in yea or two he was master Of the Ian.
guage, though what good /, would f'sr do
him he h.d not the most distant idea. Du-
ring all this time he had not met Mr.. Cam
.rOn more THAI two or three times, and they
had no, 20. beyond familiar scrs Of how
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