Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-09-14
"Quocumque me Fortuna ferat, ibo hospes.n


fully satisfied that having nothing to
do" was equal to having everything to
suffer. @
My most delightful place of resort was
blacksmith's shop some two miles from
the house, where occasionally l would
. handle the hammer, and clang little on
the anvil, but my wife making the dis
covery one day that my hands were get
ting grimy again, | was obliged to own
up the cause of it, and this, to my sor.
row. was succeeded by positive prohibi-
tion on her part from my taking any
more exercise at the forge. After this,
when | would sometimes ride past the
shop behind my prancing Morgan horse
the tears would start in my eyes at my
being debarred the only employment
which was in the least adapted to my
taste or capacity.
But, Cousin Aleck to shorten my story,
wife perceivlng that my unhappiness was
increasing, at last consented to move back
to town, and let me resume my business.
| had no difficulty in renewing an ar
rangement with my old partner and
hence you see me hard at work, and hap
pier than the President. am perfectly
able, in pecuniary point of view. to live
without work. but have learned to my
satisfaction two important truths: First,
that we never enjoy ourselves SO we'll as
when we are usefully employed; and sec
ond, that there is no occupation on the
whole, for which we are 50 we'll fitted, as
that to which we have long been been ac-
customed, and which has hence become to
US, as it were, second natureI'
| was much pleased with the good sense
of "my wifc's cousin" as evinced in the
small section of his autobiography which
: he had given me, and very soon after he
had finished it. we reached his dwelling
If his shop was dingy, there was no din
giness here The ediice was built in the
Philadelphia style, having "a large dining
room back Of the two parlors, and no.
BILE kitchen III the rear of the dining.room
The whole floor, as we'll as the airy and
; pleasant rooms above stairs, were proba-
: bly, adorned. with better description of
furniture than was owned by the Govern
; or Of Pennsylvania. Everything was in
, perfect order, and although the lock-
smiths wife was uppish in her notions, |
f soon perceived that she was capital
, housekecper, and that my friend was
7 proud of his house and proud of his wife.
| and proud of his two sons who had come
e from boarding school to spend the vaca-
tion. | found that these lads were quite
$ intelligent, and that they were both in.
e tended for the learned profession.
While one Of them entertained me with
: some music on ,parlor organ, the worthy
t smith begged me to excuse him for few
G moments, after which he reappeared in
D perfectly clean linen, and dainty suit Of
, black. We supped at table spread with
c the utmost prcfusion. and in the evening
I. some company coming in, conversation
3 and music filled up the passing hour.
r was deeply interested, and concluded that
e "my wife's cousin the locksmith and
q bcll-hanger, was wise man, and that un
s willingly he had discovered the true phil
o osopher's stone. Daily work was to him
o as necessary as his daily bread, and tht
t toll Of the shop only served to enhance
f the pleasures and recreation of refined
0 and happy home. On taking my leave,
: realized that | had been taught valuable
e lesson: Employment is the healthful lo
0 of life, and he that would seek happiness
: in state of perpetual rcpose, betrays I
| profound ignorance Of the bene6cent laws
G which govern his being. ''' f''3'
i PAINFUL AccIDENT.-As the last round
e or two of the salute of 100 guus on Sat
. urday was being fired, premature dis