The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-19


folding his hands, rehearsed silen: pfaye :.
Then he sel 10 his meal with hearty al
petite.
The merchant was moved by The boy
unaffected pieiy. de inquired alter b
family at home, and learned iha, his feih.
had lived in village, about four miles ifor
Dantze, where be owned a small hons
and farm. But his house had been burne "a
10 The ground, and much sickness in his
family compelled him 10 sell his farm. He
had then hired himself out TO a rich neigl-
Dor, but before three weeks were at an end
he died, broken down by grief and acce,.
siye toll. And now his mother, whom so
rew had thrown upon bed of sickness.
was, with her iour children suffering Il e
bisleresi poverty. He, the eldest, had r,-
solved 10 seek assistance, and had gor e
al first from village 10 village, then hi d
struck into the high road, and at last, havis g
begged everywhere in vain, had come o
Danlzie.
The merchant's..heart was touched. Ele
had bui one child, and the boy appeared 10
him as draft at sight. which Providen, e
had drawn upon him as test of his gIa j.
tude
'Lis,en. my son." he began, shave y,'u
then really wish TO learn sv
"Oh, yes; ! have. indeed .' cried tie
boy. II haye read The catechism already,
and should know good deal more ui
al home had always my little brother 10
carry, for my mother was sick in beds
Herr Ritcher suddenly formed his re. o.
Iuiion.
"Well then. y he said, ''as you are got d,
homes: and industrious, I will take 60 od
care oi you. You shall learn, have m,tai
and drink, and cloihing, and in time Ell rn
something more. Then you 'can suppprt
your mother and brothers also"
The boy'- eyes flashed with Joy But in
a momenifhe cast Them TO The ground ag in
and saj sadly, .smy mother all this VIII lie
has nothing TO eat
Al lhis instant. as if sent by Providen e,
an inhabuani Of the body's native vills ge
entered Herr Riicher's honse. The n an
Confined The lad's story, and willingly c'n-
senied TO carry the mother's tidngs OF yer
son Goueieb, and food and small sun of
money from the merchant. Al the sa ne
time Herr Ritrher directed his book k-kee per
TO write letter TO the pastor of the villa Ee,
commenting the widow 10 his care, v ith
an additional snn for the poor family, ind
promised future assistance
As soon as this was done, Herr Rite Der
at once furnished the boy with dec snt
clothes, and al noon led him 10 his Vie,
whom he accurately informed of little G Dit
Ieieb's story. and of the plan he had forr ied
ised her best assistance in the matter, md
she faithfully kept her word
D1ring The next four years. Goiileie5 al
tended lhe schools OF The great CONNER ciaI
city then his faithful foster father ook
him into his counting room, in order TO
educate him for business. Here, as wei as
there, at the writing desk as on the Sc lool
bench, the ripening youth distilguis he'd
himself, not only By his natural capae ity,
bat by the faithful industry with whicl he
exercised it. With all this his heart re. ain
ed It's native innocence. OF this weekly
allowance, he sent the half regularly te his
mother until she died, after having surviv-
ed two Of his brothers. She passed the last
years of her life, rot in wealth, il is rue
by the aid of the Noble Richer and of her
faiihful son, in condition above want
After tie death of his beloved moi her,
there was no dear friend left to Go,ilei, b in
the world except his benefac:or. Ot of
love for him he became an active, ze; ions
merchant He began by sPplying The 81 per-
fluffy oil bis allowance, which he could now
dispose OF al his pleasure. 10 a trade in
Hamburg quils. When he had g; ined
about hundred and twenty dollars, it hap
pend that he found in his native villa ge a
considerable quantity of hemp and fax,
which was very good and still to be ad at
a reasonable price. He asked his os,er
father TO advance him Two hundred &c liars,
which The latter did with great readine IS -
And the business prospefed so well, Il al in
The third year of his cIerkship, Got leieb
had already acquired the SUN of five hum
dred dcllars. Without giving up his trade
| in fax, liz now irafficked also in linen
/ goods, ana me Two combined made nl IN, in
a couple OF years, about thousand oIlars
richer
This, happened during the Gust, mary
five years OF ciefkship. At he end o This
/ period Gouleieb continued 10 serve hi ben
eiaeIor five years more, with Iudustry, skill
AID fidelily ;-then he took the pls CO oi
iae book keeper who died about this time,
aud lhfee years afterwards he was taken
by Herr Richer as partner into hi busi-
uess. with third part OF his profits.
Bnl il was mol Gods will that The pleas.
All partnership should be OF long DO ration
An Iosidious disease cast Herr Rich u up
on bed oI sickness, and kept him or two
years confined 10 his couch. All tha graf
tnde could suggest, Gouleieb now did ic
repay his bene eiactor's kindness. R .donb-
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