Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-06-18
The Ruthes.

terrnined mover to do al act of kindness
again '.
Rutile was emilently known as 8 good
nstured man, always ready with an open
hand To assist his fellows. Ii one of his
tnwnsrnrn was in ptcuniary difficulty,
vino but the llagnailimous Rutiie could re-
l;rvc him, or rather would do so? Like
nl.uy others who find it hard to Use
tho word NO." he was sometimes i'm
posed upon, and Oil such occasions vowed
With considerable rrhemence that he
would lever piac.. himself i'll i position to
be victirnixed again.
lie w. an exceedingly prasant-look-
ing man, us,lsly hut when he entered
lis house tina, luornirg. his countensnce
woe most fevueous expression. An
unotfendins chair, which happened to be
in his way, WAS very unccre!noniously
kicked across the room, and then noting
the a>tonishlnent of his wife lie quietly
picked it up, tossed his hat upon the tn,
hI-. and seating himself, gave vent to the
exclamation with which We have abruptly
opened olr sketch.
"Mhy, Mr.. Rutflr. what is the mat
ter . inquired his Wife.
Matter" Ee calculated; and in or.
der to give the word a proper emphasis,
he struck ferceiy st the table But as
the hai--a new one, by the way--hap.
pcned to be within the circuit of the de-
scrnding blow, it bore the full weight,
which was decidedly crashpr.
Well, you have done it now
"l believe | have Sally; but who
would have thought Of the hat being eS-
selly in that place ~
Why, you put it there yourself"
"DidIl Well, | think, did but af.
ter all. it is only my luck"
Your luck is more sinned agsinst than
SHINING. Robert The fact is, if you were
more Of a careful man, and les. precipi.
tate, you would find your luck, as you
call it, very like other peoples"
IL don't know abou: that, but if ever
there was an unlucky man, then am one.
Even a !ninister csn ENJOY the luxury OF
pounding his pulpit until he raises q dust
sufficient to sneez9 his whole cungrega.
ton, in enforcing hi. arguments but |,
torSooth, cannot give force to 9 single e1-
clamation without smashing my hat, or
bringing the house about my ears
You forget how you entered the house. "
"Th.t Was because Was in eeuced
passion, and if any body is justified in IN
,iulginS in that SORT Of thing, why am.
ander existing circumstances.
pray. what has occurred 2
"You remember Simpson, that sleek,
smooth. .taced-no matter what, whom
loaned, last week, two hundred dollars,
TO set him up in business?'
"ies, very worthy young man, and
am surprised to hear you speak thus of
him."
"l'on sre! Perhaps you will be
50, presently, when tell you that the
scamp. in all probability, sailed Yesterday
for Caifornis and has left me to whistle
for my money"
''Who would have thought it -
Served me risht-ttN that was! !
ior irving 10 assist him. What had | to
do with Simpson, or he with me. ,hst !
should busy myself about his affairs? No.
Sally, ana resolved never to perform -
sel.erous act again
IS fes you will
We shall see. want you to under.
+taad that ! srn not willing to remain a
public sponge f,r every one to squeeze
according to their liking. have acted
in that capacity quite ki's enough al.
ready"
Not quite 80 bad as that, Robert, ,or
sou will allow that our wealth ia con.
xsntly it,ersa,ing, and this would hardly
happen If, in our rndcsv"rs to assist our
fellows, we were constantly the victims
ct imposition"
There is some truth in what you say,
hu, a few more such losses would make
q. uncomfortable hole in our income
besides suca swiuJlus prosokes me more
than the money is worth. ~ 81! c:cnts,
am determined not To bc caught again. "
"An occasional wrong should not
max. us close our hearts agsilst all SYM
f,xthy."
Sally, you know that have lost tbous-
ands in NY foolish e.ideavurs to assist
'i!:;u-e stout ne"
Still, Providence has wonderfully
blessed Us, and We yet havs aHough and
to spare In prosperity, Ne sboaIa not
forget THAT we ENJOY our present position
SOLELY bY the disinterested assistance We
received in early l;fe."
True, Jack NeSnomb was the making
of me. We were poor e,,ongh, before he
established IL. in business; hSt now
would gSe cool thousand for enc hearty
shake Of his hand. ! fear shall never
E.s. that pleasure. "
"It is long since "c have heard from
bim.
More u,2n ten years have passed since
We received his last letter"
What can have becnme of him."
81 knox not, unless ae has gone to his
long home, where in a few yea.s, stJnost,
We must follow him"
!" But ir that case his wife would have
notified y1H, knowing, ~ she must, IF