The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-11-08

absence had prevented him writing soon
er, and granted the terms solicited BY
him.
This unexpected good fortune increas
ed the uncertainties Of the grocer. The
concessions made by the 8apyc Deyg&..n!
were eVideRtly an important advantage
TO him but there still remained the diff.
Guilty ensuring customers. He was reck.
oning over in his memory his inSgnifi.
cant sales, during the month in which his
shop had been open, when his neighbor,
the keeper, Of the cafe, entered.
Surprised the preceding day by an un-
usual number Of customers, he had ex
hausted his provisions. and had gone to
OBTAIN some Of the grocer. He coInpli-
nented Giraud on their quality, seemed
satisfied with the price, cOnversed long
-titne with the young merchant, aud end
ed by declaring that he would henccforth
,'&SSSeas ai0seIf 10 him Cor all .he>PSa1S' 4;
" Others will do so. alsn," he added ;
but one does not easily lay aside old
habits; give them time TO perceive that
1t will be convenient and profitable to ad.
dress themselves to you. Experience
comes slowly, but it comes sooner or
later. You are beginning to be known
in the nelghborhOod we see that you
arc an honest and industrious youth, and
a good neighh0r Do not be uneasy as
?" H." future; Paris was not built in a
lay.
The eper Of the cafe went out, loav-
I"g him more perplexed than ever. Deci-
de'liy circumstances seemed to be such as
t" give hm courage TO combat his first
resolution. Anxious and uncertain, he
continued to make his bags, now and then
casting n glance on the fragment Of Chi
nese philosophy. In this struggle between
fear and hope, Crepin found him.
The future Californian was returning
from visiting the CARROT family, whom he
seemed to hold in much esteem, and he
learned, in conversation, that wealthy
match had just been refused for Rosalie.
i believe the good people are really
thinking of you," added he; for at the
first word of your project at departure,
they exclaimed, and the young girl chang
ed countenance. They had postponed
their decision only to make themselves Of
O'HS'lhShCC anu " ulCldlc COuOlllOuS-
but let them seek a son-n-law elsewhere.
Come, one more glass, and | will go in"
Giraud filled the glass without reply
Ing. This last discovery had more i'm
portance for him than all the rest The
union which Crepin had just allowed him
To hope for had been the ambition Of his
life; it was more than fortune; it was
mutual affection, family joy, ali the
treasures Of the domestic fireside. So he
lett his adventurous companion to boast
anew Of his hopes of wealth, and to ap.
point meeting in order TO make their
last arrangements for departure. With.
out saying anything of the change which
had taken place in himself, he saw him
depart, and awaited with impati,nce the
close Of the day to present himself at the
house of the Carrots.
But he did not have to wait so long.
The father of RoSalie, uneasy at the in
tel'igence announced by Crcpin, soon
came himself to the shop of the young
merchant. They had frank explana,
ton, at the end Of which the proposal OF
Giraud was accepted, and the marriage
agreed upon for the following winter.
Since then, thanks to patient waiting, all
the young merchant had despaired Of,
has by degrees, been accomplished. FIX.
perience has rendered him very prudent,
and whenever he encounters a person too
impatient to enjoy or to succeed, he
never fails TO relate to him the history of
Meng- TreD, dwelling on his conclusion,
that we must give wheat time to grow.
To which he adds, in memory of the
most Important trial of his life, that the
prudent man should always put between
the plan and its execution, the time nec-
cssary to make DOZEN paper bags