The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-11-02
OFFICE IN HooPER's BRICK
B1DDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY NJ oRNINe, NOVEMBER ?, 1860

/ perceive right well that none Of you will
in reality, become anything, whatever ma.
be your expectations. But do oil oil yot
what you please; | shall not follow youl
examples. | shall keep myself disengagcd
and shall reason upon what you PERFORM
There is something wrong in everything.
will pick that out and rcasonupon it. Iha
will be something"
And 80 he did; and the people said of the
fifth, He has not settled to anything. liz
has a good head, but he does nothing"
Even this, however, made him something
This is but short history yet is one which
will not end as long us the world stands.
But is there nothing more about the five
bIothcrs? What has been told is absolutely
nothing. Hear further; it is quite ro'
nance.
The oldest brother, who made bricks. per-
cciyed that from every stone, when 1t wa
finished, rolled small coin and though
these little coins were but Of copper, many
of them hcaped together became n silver dol
lar and when one knocks with such ut the
bakers, the butchers, and other shops, the
doors lly open, and one gets what one wants
The bricks produced all this. The damaged
and broken bricks were also made good use
Of.
Yonder, above the embankment, Mother
Nlargrcthc, poor old woman, wanted u
build small house for herself. She got all
the broken bricks, and somo whole ones to
boot for the eldest brother had good hear,
The poor woman built her house herself. IL
was very small; the only window was put
in all awry. The door was very low and
the thatched roofmight have been laid better;
but il was at least shelter and cover for
her. There was fine view from it OF the
sea. which broke in its might against the
embankmcnt. The salt spray often dashed
over the whole tiny house, which still stood
there when he was dead and gone who had
given the bricks.
The second brother could build his another
why. lie was also clever in his business
When his apprenticeship was over he strap
ped on his knapsack, and sang the mechanic s
song:
"while young, hr.distant lands I'll tread
Wway frOm home 10 build,
Nv handlwOTk shall win my bread,
My heart with hope he flied
And when my fatherland see,
Aud meet my bride-hurra'
An active workman snail BET
Then who so happy aud gay !"
And he rds that. When hc returned to
his native town, and became master, he
built house after hOusc-a whole street. lt
was very handsome one, and great orna-
ment to the town. These houses built for
him a small house, which was to be his own.
But how could the houses build? Ay, ask
them that and they will not answer you !;
but people will answer for them, and tell
YOU. at was certainly that street which
built him house." Il was only small
one, to be sure, and with clay floor; but
when he and his bride dan ed on it the floor
became polished and bright. and from every
stone in the wall sprang flower which was
quite Us good as costly tapestry. II was a
pleasant hnuso, and they were "a happy coo-
plc. The colors Of the mason's company
iloated outside, and tho journcymen and ap-
prcntices shouted "lIurra :" Yes, that was
something; and 50 he died-and that was
also something.
Then came tho architect, the third brother
who had been first carpenters apprentice,
wearing a cap and going crrands; but, in
leaving the academy, rose to be an architect,
and he became man Of consequence. Yes,
if the houses in the street built by his broth
or, the master mason, had provided him with
a house, street was called after the archi-
tect, and the handsome house in it was his
own. That was something; and nc was
somebody, with u long, high-sounding title
besides. His children were called people OF
quality, and when hc died his widow was u
widow of rank that was something. And
his name stood fixture at the corner OF the
street, and was often in folks mouths, being
the name of street-and that was certainly
something.
Next came the senius-the fourth brother
who was to devote himself to new inyen-
tions. In one of his ambitious attempts he
fell and broke his neck, but he had splcn.
did lcneral, with procession, and ilags and
music. He was noticed in the newspapers,
and three funeral orations were pronounced
over him, the one longer than the Others,
and much delighted he would have been with
them if he bad heard them, for he was fond
of being talked about. "A monument was
erected over his grave. TWAS not very grand
but monument is always something.
lie now was dead, as well rs the thee
other brothers; but the fiith-he who was
fond Of reasoning and arguing g-outlived
them all (; and that was quite right, for he
had thus the last word. And he thought it
a matter of great Importance to have the last
word. IL was he who, folks said, "had u
GOOD head" At length his last hour also
struck. lie died, and he arrived at the gate
of the Kingdom of heaven. Spirits always
come there two and two, and along with him
there stood another soul, which wanted also
TO get in, and this was no other than the old
Mother Magnetic, from the house on the em-
bankment.
alt must surely be for the sake Of con-
trast and you paltry soul should come here
at the same moment," said the reasoner.
" Why, who are you, old enc? Do you ex-
pect TO enter here?'' he asked.
And the old woman courtcsiej as well as
she could. She thought it was st. Peter
himself who spoke.
81 am u miserable old creature. without
any family. My name is Margrcthc,"
Well, uow, what have you done and
effected down yonder?"
Ihave effected scarcely anything in yon.
der world-nothing that can tell in my IA
yor here. Ii will beapure act of mercy i'll
am permitted to enter this gate"
"lIow did you leave yon world?" he ask
cd, merely for something to say. lie was
tired Of standinfi waiting there.
"0h how left it really do not know.
had been very poorly, often quite i'll for
some years past, and was not able latter
ly to leave my bed, and go out into the cold
and frost. IL was very severe winter, but
was getting throughit. For couple Of
DAYS there was dead calm but 1t was bit.
terly cold, Us your honour may well rcmcm.
Der. The ice had remained 80 long on the
ground, that the sea was frozen over as FAR
the eve could reach. hhe townspeoplc