Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-02-13

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SELF-HELLANCE.
Prem TIE sunday Delta.
lanes wilkins sat in his studio. jim kaa
a studio. but had not yet sp0rted an apartment
Of that style Sufficiently long to becone Gallon.
10 is charms
Mr.. lanes wilkins. merchant. sat in hii
studio, his feet On the fender, his eyes specula-
lively turned towards the ceiling and his white
fingers holding, slightly removed from his lips
a glorious cigar, the dreamy incense thereol
floating in wavy wreaths above his head- A
coal FIRE difusing its genial heat throughout an
elegantly furnished apartment, while the Patter-
ing Of rain against the windows reminds one q
the i~mpracdcability Of coal fires outside, affords
a c~ombinadon Of Circumstances highly condu-
Give 70 mediation.
TIE fact that Mrs. wilkins had retired nav,
also, have had something to 90 with it, bat Al
any rate. Mr.. wilkins thoughis seemed 70
take q philosophical rura.
"Bv love- Ibis aint q bad world after an
he multered hslf aloud. aust let a man be
industrious andhonest and he's sure 70 20 ahead.
Needn't ask odds Of any one"
Here a shade Of hesitation seemed to pass
over his features as something witAin whispered,
How was Il, James, three years ago, when
you waited and grew pale with waiting for
something 70 iof When willing as YOU were
10 labor, YOU could not SEE FROM week to week
where the employ ment was to CON from that
should furnish you with food?7
In a momsnt however, James smiled with
manly superiority at the rejection, and thought,
BAH was a boy then. had not sufficient
seH-reliancs. ] didn't know that ability is
always in demand, an5 power must act How
ever, ] know now that en- count on myself
and on something else besides"
Our friend and hero was what is called a self
made man he slender means Of his family
had merely sufsed to give bin a liberal sducs-
ton, at the cost Of many privations. Accus-
toned 70 the s~trictest economy Of habits and
familiar with effort, ke had entered the lists Of
business well prepared 20 struggle with the
hardships that greet al ssprsnt, and indeed
had found al his qualifications put 70 the
s~evsTest test Several years Of hard and rspul-
sive labor had to Be undergone; then, when his
aspirations became higher, many ~disaPpOint-
ments, much anxiety as 10 situations, were 70
be sufiercG, 50 much the more hsrassing that
the whole family had now become pretty much
dependent On his sxsrions.
Finally, things began 70 brighten up. Life
had certainly been 10 holiday 70 James VIII
k1s, but now, rather to his surprise, 50 aecus-
toned had be been b adversely, fortune de-
signed to acknowledge some acquaintance with
HIM He was taken iuss q partnership, con-
mercisl, we mean. That having proved pros
porous, hevsntured upon snotheE-matimonisL
After al the extra expense Of this were over
James was naturally generous, but he was
saving By ~habit-money began 10 accumulate.
Some real estate was bought which, let busi-
ness 70 a. i would, was sure TO bTingina con-
Portable item Of income
M. wilkins had now become a man Of some
no.e about town Of course, gentleman with
I've thousand a year, couldnot wear ahat quite
as long az he used 70. Of course, too, he must
take a stylish house up town.
And now this was al over, the furnishing,
and fixing and an, and James was seated, as
We have SAID, really at leisure and a. ease for
perhaps the first time il his his life.
What a comfortable thing II is" be con-
unued, "to have a certainty, and not always
be the slave q anxiety. Now, I fselnearly in
dependent Of everybody and everything" Mr.
wilkins was not vet familiar with the distinc-
tion between being the ownsr sndth he master Of
things.
NsEt morning, a. our hero glanced over The
daily paper at bis breakfast table, his gaze was
invited bV the snnouncementof ia startling dis
coverev.D 70 The effect that Nh. Martin. Of the
firm Of Martin, wilkins & Co, had rasd the
money chest Of said firm Of al its contents and
disappeared. In . moment James was on bis
feet and though the coal IRE was still burning
and The rain sill falling, and The breakfast IN
finished. be was soon fastening down the street.
He found things worse even than had been
represented The cash distracted amounted
70 only 5000 or 5000 bu.upon investigation,
II was seen that Martin had raised as much
money as be could the day before On the credit
Il the hrm name, and If with him.
James was an honest nan, and a brave one.
There was no use in crying over split milk.
He set at work with a kind cf grim c0mposure,
and in four weeks settled up sfais BY q pro
cess which left hin nothing but his real estate.
He soon, however, found ore O. two lucrative
emplovments, and was beginning 70 recover
somewhat from hisrecent shock, when The old
saving thai g misfortunes DO not come singlv,s'
was recalled 70 bis memory.
There was an unusually great alarm Of Ere.
wilkins was extremely busy stll be could not
help feeling considerable interest in the out
side uprosT, from the simple fact, that from
anxiety TO DO justice 10 his new employments,
be had not spared tine to 60 and have his
lately expired insurance renewed
g. Mr. wilkins" exclaimed the shop boy,
rushing il, they say them's your houses
burning.D
M. wilkins was Of in a tWinking. Arrived
al The scene Of disaster, painting, yet pale, he
saw hat the announcement was but too tue
his property was in ashesl
Slowly be returned 70 bis work. He did not
give up vet. The lots were still his, and he
would rebuild By mortEsgng them. Il the
msantiIns DAYS rolled On BE- found his schemes
were Ghculf Of accomplishment besides,
people became Far less respectful He was a
little a~bssnt-miDded, and his employer looked
very dark. He spoke &c some friends Of as
s~istance, and they were really sorry, but Il was
impossible. james fought brsvely on sun. To
Be sure, troubles had destroyed his equanimity,
ard his trials had made him somewhat snap
pish He was getting to Be gloomy and cross,
beth at home and In business, but he had not
given up yet-hs stfl trusted in himself
One dav his principal employer spoke coldly
70 him James retorted sharply, and a few
more hot words ended IN his leaving a place
where he thought be was not treated properly.
There was sin smother minor emploTment,
but James iTitsbiity had now become con
slant and bitter. His pride could brook moth
inC, and a few DAYS saw him totally without
occupation. There was the great West before
him, with it's countless fortunes opening out 70
every bod adven,ureT, bat q kind Of toTp0r
had crept over his spirit, and be felt incompe-
tent 70 decide on anything important Besides,
he v as In debt several thousand dollars. and
felt ashamed to leave and let his securities
meet the responsibility alone. He hesitsted
and DELAYED In the meantime, his family
must live, and his debts increased. A month
or two more Of the poignzncy Of our neigh
boris misery. and his natural energy began 20
resssert its gwav. some Of bis friends had re-
manned firm 70 him In al his troubles this he
could not dsng, and an occasional blush would
pass oveT his face as be thought Of his obIga-
tons 70 them. Something must be done. He
sought new emplOyments, and found them. To
be sure they did not pay i've thousand a year,
bat L was a Sufficient livelihood.
James was now, however, a changed man F.
be had become the frequeBter Of bsr-rooras.
His acquaintance had jeered him 50 much on
his low spirits that he had assumed the jolly
fellow in sslf-defense. Too great a sensitive
g. Lii ~-ara~- mas Ta-mar -
point. He eonld not bear 70 be thought to be
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY misfortune. Re
became quite gay, drank freely and bet some.
What wee al first an effort soon become 2 tsste,
and James grew % Be an ha5itue Of public re-
sorts.
On day an old and faithful friend met VIII
kns in a baT-room, and after negotiating a IA
vorsbie hearing BY standing treat, drew him
aside and said: jim, how IS Il? IhaTe never
IN ny life seen a man 50 corPietsly changed
- you. Why you are never at home, and at
tend 70 business Just as little as you can, where
as you used 70 Be- So devoted to n, 20 eager to
make money ] would say you had grown
pious n II were not for a certain hue about
your nose, not exactly evangelical
why, 70 tel the truth, Bob he replied.
al have become, nut exactly a Christian. but
q philosopher. lhave seen into he vanity If
worldly things, and determined % eni7v M a.
II goes what is the use q asvotnr uvvrlf
10 The acquisition o. position and 1roper,.
when I cannot keep them fsarve mvssif III
buy some houses, and they burn down. 1 work
nv wav with The greatest effort into PARTNER
ship with q nan Who cheats ne out q evprr-
thing. No, Bob ths world OWES ne a living,
and everything else is superfuous. Nothing
can Be depended on. and ] an not going n
make myself the slave q u~ncertainties.7
His friend Bob argued the question with hiu
but in vain: bad company hai done what diE
appointment could not do, and james had pref
" much given up. He insisted that . PERSIA
BE success was not worth having, vet the las
words Of Bob echoed IN his heart " You nee
not care about success, buf you are bound q
do your besLs
He need not care about success That agree
With bis own experience, exactly; but was b
doing the best be eould2 The words hsunte
MIN. He moved from group 20 group; he laugh
- so-feF hrrt sill these words rang IN n