The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
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There is nothing detest in ra
: Arthur as want of punctuality," said
uncle Ben, to his sisters son, as he z,
several rapid whiffs from his pipe, q
looked sourly over his shoulder at
; young man, who was seemingly readi
attentively.
l have often heard you say 50, de
uncle, replied the nephew, with a smil
but am glad that this feeling of det,
tation towards mems failings does not Z
tend to me; you are not misaathropic,i
ALL"
Come. come, jackanapes, you want
caJole the old man do you 2 replied uns
Ben, With something more than an afie
tation of anger You want to have
all smiles to this James Jones, when
pleases to wait upon his humble servar
because he's f;iend Of thine, forsooth -
am sorry that he has disappointed yo
uncle, said Arthur, seriously, mot
much for your sake as his Your recon
mendation can be of advantage to bin
this disappointment cannot affect yo
You have cause to be angry, do cOnfes.
and perhaps the idea that he is to be fl
vored, and is i'll dependent circumstance
may have infused little more Of the acI
mony of offended pride into your tempe
just now then would have otherwise bee
the case; but | could bet "a good roun
sum there is some sufficient cause for h
detention"
None of your COLLEGE education her.
sir!' said old uncle Ben, rather testify, a
he rapidly drew several mathematical dis
grams on the floor with his feet, caused hi
chair to perform several military evolu,
ions, and emitted platoon of Tobacco
putts before he settled down into rest again
" detest betting; it is a vulger practice
and, in discussion, 1t is the only argumen
Of the greatest OF fools. You speak plain
ly too, young man, continued the Dprl,
old merchant in tone Of some feeling
when did | ever despise poverty or trea
it with disrespect?
Never, my own uncle, said Arthu,
apoiogetically, yet am certain that you
judge hastily OF poor Jones
PuhctualIty Is part OF veracity, SIT
veraclty Is the very soul o! business; and
this James Jores, though he were as desu
in tae mathematics as Sir Isaac Newton
and as great tOreseer Of events as Moore
Almanac, will never make clerk worthy
Of bread and butter
"Ah, his /. a sad story, uncle
But uncle Ben coverd ms mouth ere h e lad
proceeded with the seatance "Iknow
what you would say, sir, because you have
already said it-young man OF talent-high
rincIple-widoved mother and orphan,
brothers and .isters-his father an old &c
quaiptance Of my own-he an old sch ool
fellow Of yours-met by accident-heard
his .tale-recommeuded him to Jackson
Brothers As a clerk, upon whom, forsoeth,
he has never called All, ha, Arthur, you
shant find me so good natured again T.
Perhaps some accident prevented him;
some iortuItou' circumstance over which
!e had no more control than over the ele
nents, said Arthur, warmly. ...
Circumstances, pooh what naercE ant
ever pleaded iortutous circumstances for
he Ronfultiilment of engagements or adj
nitted them, either, on cash days have
received lesson never to try to push
along loadstone.'
And 1t Is thus our charities are chilled?"
ald Arthur, ieellr ely; for causes which
demand a surcharge of our benevolence
ne thosr " hiCii TOR "aht of knowledge
in nsuis!ie IL. Weshould be cautious, eyeI
l. the mos. g!aring apparent circumstan>
-e-, "i.~.. III a'v v''y y yyvi.v-'.-s"nces "rd
10, established facts
- never disappointed any man in my
ite, said old Ben, with Il LOOK of pride,
and ! have Il right to demand that the
world shall do by me Is !! have done BY u
It Is but fair, nobody Will deny il! the 1
,,ce you shall be fully squared per contra. |,
. Il safe maxim in trade, and It is as safely
applicable 10 the common transactions of
" deny that you have the right to de-
~: nd yo"c round Of flesh from the world
Iucie, said Arthur mildly, TOR the ducats
t owes you. Because you have been punctu-
Al, precise, and prosperous, that is not sui
icient reason why all men should be so
They are not SO, dear urcle, d have
never been so; therefore you have only
reason for giving thanks to Providence,
and exercising more common charity
towards your less fortunate fellow men
But poor Jones" ne continued, recurring
to the cuuse of this discussion, wish |
knew wha, has prevented him for waiting
on the Jacksons.'
The room in which the uncle and nepi.-
ew sat was comfortable and even elegantly
furnished. The wall was papered with a
warm and elegant Partisan Design OF flow
ers done in the brightest colors, tipped
with gold leaf and enlivened with twlgs
bearing birds of paradise rich red mo-
reen hanging, iaid gracefully over two
large brass>knobbed supporters, fell with
d fine sweep on the floor The carpets and
sofas were beautiful; the fire bright aud
inspiring, and the wind was iustling
with wild savage sound without, which
gave additional cheerfulness to the crack le
of the Goals and the light of the gass with
in Benjamin Bell had been a merchant,
and a highly respected and reputable one
he had Elade a fortune, and retired from
business when, as he said himself, his cor
stitution was as sound as that of the father
of all the Bells, Great Ton: uf Lincoln. He
still retained the punctiiious habits which
he had acquired from An early and very
careful discharge Of all the maxims lad
down in Poor Richards code of mor,l
and social economy" got up at seven.
break tasted at nine, read the Eloyds and
exchange columns in newspapers to eleven,
maintained all his old friendships, ard re-
turned to dinner at four, supped at eight,
and went to bed at the last stroke o'
eleven His nephew Arthur was physi'
clan, profession W ,ich is more fruitful oi
heroes than any other in the world. They
face the most infectious of death breath
ing diseases, and invade With modest valoI
the vilest hauuts of poverty that even
chelt ra lords it over. They fall, and nc
monumental marble tells how or where
yet they are followed, to the bench by
noble devoted men whose years have beer
spent in study and the requirement o'
kr owledge; and so they so on in their ST.
lent yet glorious crusade against the ills te
which man is heir, without dreaming o.
the need of fame. In one Of his visits ts
the house of a poor widow, he had discos'
cred in the only support Of this decayed
gentle woman and her family, an old ans
esteemed schoolcompanion Of her own
James Jones was a promising scholar, ane
q youth of generous feelings, but necessity
is too captious regarding the primal pre-
requisites Of bread and butter to pay muct
attention to mental capacity and the asPi
rations of genius so that when he Quilted
the University, ct the death of his father
he wore his Is st surtout out as light porte
in a large paoer warehouse 1t was d