The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-05-12
After MANY Esays.

Cast thy bread upon the waters and thou
shalt find it after many days"
Il wonder what that means ?" said Ham
ilton Brent, half aloud, as he sat gazing into
the bright anthracite, blazing with such a
pleasant light before him. 81 am not quite
sure what that man meant when, after he
stopped me, asked for work, and, looking at
his rags, | gave him something to do i'll the
lumber yard, more for humanity's sake than
for the work he took my warmly gloved
hand in his cold one, and repeated the scrip
ture proverb that my mother had so often
taught me. | am sure | am not casting
bread in the sense [ have always thought Of
it. Had given poor child a
quarter, or a poor man some meat it would
have been parallel case to this one. Both
might have remembered me for while, but
with numberless changes the mercy Of my
charity might have never returned to bless
me. The man may not come to work, or if
he does, only stay until he gets little mon
ey, and then go to his friends, if he has any
and that may end any relationwe may have
at present or for any time sustain to each
other"
Thus in the heart of the employer the
matter was laid to rest; but in a pair of
other ones the promise Of work boding of
many good things yet in store, kept hope
from growing feeble and sick, and then dy-
ING in despair. From the home Of Giles
Davis-a home rendered Cheerless now by
want and suffering-went up many blessings
for him who in the darkest hour had be-
friended them, and doubt whether the in
telligence of a great fortune would have
made that young wifes heart lighter than
did the announcement Of her husband.
Tomorrow, Ellen, will have work-O,
if tomorrow were but herc!"
Dreams, pleasanter than those that for
weeks had visited their pillow, came to them
that night, and before half of his fellow la
borers were thinking of their daily task, Giles
presented himself at the door of Hamilton
Brent, to receive his share Of the duties that
fell to the lot Of the lumber dealer. Brent
met him at the door. His punctuality, or
rather extra punctuality, very pleasantly
impressed his employer, himself a man of
hard work, always first, and invariably last
around the yard and in the office
"Ah, my man. I'm glad you have come.
l didn't know but you would forget the
number or something Of that sort. What is
your name p
'Gies Davis"
In moment it stood on the day-book and
ledger, i'll the great round letters for which
Hamilton had been praised when school
boy.
'Now, go with me"
At this iuncture Porter came in, the form
al 'head Of the hands, and to his less ten
der mercies the new conner was given over.
After the two had gone into the yard, Giles
set at the task assigned him, and Porter
had returned to the Office Mr. Brent said
to him.
do not allow Davis to work too hard
guess the poor fellow has seen pretty hard
times
Il should not wonder" was the reply,
'but he works as though he meant to do bis
duty"
Il hope he wills l like a man thoroughly
! in earnest in whatever he undertakes, and
there is an expression in Davis eye that
like, Ibelieve | can rely on man who
owns such pair of eyes as he does," and as
hint to Porter to busy himself, Brent turn
ed to his books.
During the day his mind did not revert tC
the charity hand" as the foreman called
| Davis, but when at night he went looktC
about the yard, he found him hard at work
piling some oak timber which he had prom.
ised to have measured and delivered early
next morning.
Glow is this?" said the careful merchant
to himself; SHOULD he be waiting to steal OF
burn, ! must see the last of him before
leave" and so he came up to his new hanc
with distrust in the heart where confidence
had reigned in the morning. Thus quickly
do the hour and the impulse make sad havoc
sometimes of ournatures highest and holes
qualities.
''Why have you not quit, Davis? the othe
men have gone home long time ago"
Mr.. Porter wished me to pile this timber
and l staid to do it. SIR
~ believe 1 hired you to work from sever
until six, didn't II"
Yes sir"
'eThen you have no business here afte
that hour, unless l bid you. Porter has n
right to impose upon you more than tel
hours labor"
''He offered me shilling for doing thi
JOB, and-and-" the mans voice grew yer,
lhOarse times have been very hard with N