St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-22
ST. CLOUD STEARNS CO., MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, .u. N01

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t'Let US find some better subject than tbe
state Of an old man : health T want 10
know little more about you both. T
haven't seen much Of you up to the pres.
ent time, and for anything know You
may be rogues or FOOLS" : a"@ .;.'':-"T u
John Meade seemed rather to vince
under this address but Peter Finch sat
calm and confident. .-:'' 4. :;
"To put case now" said. Mr.. Collett;
"this morning poor wretch Of q garden
er came begging here. He could get no
work, and said he was starving. Well, L
knew something about the fellow. and I
believe he only told the truth SO gave
him shilling to get rid of him. Now,
I'm afraid I did wrong. What reason had
had I for giving him shilling? What
claim had he on me? What claim had
he on anybody? The value of his labor
in the market is all that workman has a
rig lit to; and when his labor is Of no val
ue, why then he n,ust!go to the D-l, or
wherever else he can. Eli, Peter That's
my philosophy; what do you think?"
Il quite agree with you, sir" said Mr.:
Finch, "perfectly agree with you. The
value Of their labor in the market is all
that laborcrs can pretend to-all that they
should have. Nothing acts more perni-
ciously than the absurd extraneous support
called charity" H. .:'~''' ''.,' - %.
"Hear, hear" said Mr.. Collett, "you'r re
a very clever fellow, Peter. Go on, my
dear boy, go on -
"Wta at results from charitable aid" con-
tinued Peter. "The value of labor is kept
at an unnatural level. State charity is
State robbery; private charity is public
wrong" L; H. -. .'.'5
"That's it, Peter" said Mr. c. llett Il
"What do you think Of our philosophy,
John ?" !: --.. ...-.- e.. ~.
II don't like it don't believe it,
said John" You were quite right to
give the man shilling. I'd have given
him a shilling myself" >":: :: '.'~::
:"Oh, you would, would you r. said Mr..
Collett. You're very generous with your
shillings.. Would you fly in the face of
all orthodox political economy: you Van
dalY : =. -, So. - ..,,..',. ...... !
EYES," said "John, as the Vandals few
in the face Of Rome, and destroyed what
had become falsehood and nuisance"
"Poor John '"Hsald; Mr.. Collett. ."We
shall never make anything Of him, Peter.
Really, we had better talk, of something
else. John, tell us all about the last new
novel;"
They conversed on various topics, until
the arrived Of the inralid's early bedtime
parted uncle ard nephews for; the night.
Mary Sutton seized an opportunity, the
next morning after breakfast, to speak to
John Meade alone. -. ''.'' 7-.''' ~
"Jehn," said she, t.do think more Of
your own interest-of our interest. What
occasion for you to be 50 violent last night,
and to contradict Mr.. Collett SO shocking
ly? I saw Peter Finch laughing to him
self: John, you must be more careful, or
we shall never be married" ~
."Well, Mary, dear, IN 90 my best
said John. ut was that confounded Peter,
with his chain Of iron maxims, that made
me ay out. I'm not an iceberg, Mary"
. Thank Heaven, you're not !" said
Mary; ;.t'but an iceberg floats think of
that, John. Remember, every time you
offend Mr.. Collett, you please Mr. Finch"
$50 1 do" said John. Eyes, I'll re-
member" ''>'
.''If you would only try to be a little
mean and hard: hearted" said Mary .just
a little. TO- begin with. You would only
stoop to conquer, John, and you deserve d e've
:;"May I gain my, deserts them said
John. care you not to be my loving wife,
Mary?t And are yvu not to sit 1t needle
word in my: studio, whilst I paint my great
historical picture? How can this come to
pass if Mr.. Collctt will do nothing for us?'
l. t'Ah, how indeed ~ said Mary. ~.But
here's our friend Peter Finch coming
through the gate from his walk Ileave
you together" And 20 saying she with:
:a"What, Meade ?" said Peter Finch. a.
he entered, '"skulking indoors on fine
morning like this! Eve been all through
the village." Notaa ugly place-but wants
looking after sadly. Roads shamefully
muddy! Pigs allowed to walk 4on the
footpath ?'l': 53a3 %;t':r1t2n< :4.u,* *..5m
dreadful - exclaimed John..| o2.
+. "I say, you came out pretty strong last
night" said Peter s"Quite de6ed the
old man! But I like your spirit" .sss
IT, 81: have no doubt you do,"'' thought
john lis s4d ~ .?9;:u; rsa..r!yr 7ga
@o"Oh, when I; was youth, I was q little
that way myself" said Peter "But the
world-the world; my dear sir-soou cures
us Of all romantic notions. i.;I regret, Of
course, to see poor people miserable ]; but
what's, the use of regfetting :? lis no part
Of, TIE business 1odf the Henperiior classes TO-