Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-06-16
NO. f2.

cause his wheat did not grow, and pull
ed it'half up to makes IL grow quicker.
At evening he returned with q weary
air, and said to his family, j am much
iatlgued to-day, for ! have been helping.
the wheat to grow His SON eagerly
hastened to look ut the wheat, but the
stalks We're already withersd, Those
who have not, like the laborcr, Seen the
folly of helping. HtGir tohcut to yro,c..afc
very rare insthc world.u 49,
Giraud remained thoughtful. He read
it n second, then a third time, and ut
each perusal the story of the disciple Of
Shoung Psin (Confucius) made .him
more thoughtful. Did not he resemble
the peasant of Soung? Was net hls
impatience to have his harvest grow
and his. desire OF Fastening sthc'futurc,
urging him to n hazardous proceedingse
Was he,not about to enter the ranks OF
those Who were helping their wheat to
grow, HNd exposing himself, lfkc the
peasant, to sec the stalks prcmaturcly
withered?
At this moment the boy, who liad
been In search of his Jacket. and cal5s
crossed the shop with the letter to the
commissary. Giraud hesitated mo-
ment, then recalled him, and took the
letter back. a. .. fE
After ALL" said he, "thcrc Is moth
Ing very urgent. ..-ss.-..
And he resumed the manufacture Of
his paper bags. :.
His resolution was somewhat shaken;
he pleaded the two causes before the
tribunal of his own reason, whichhad
not yet given Judgment meanwhile IL
inclined to emigration to the gold re-
gions. a#I
In tho meantime tho postman came
with n letter which bore tho stamp of
Havrc. Giraud recognized the writing
of his old master, and hastily opened II.
Nj. Devilliers responded in tone of
cordial Mtronage. lie explained. that
his abscifee had prevented him writing
sooner, and granted the terms. solicited
by him. -. Hs
This unexpected good fortune increas-
cd the uncertainties, of the grocer. The
made by the Havre iner-
chant were evidently an important ad-
vantage to him; but there still remain
ed the difficulty of ensuring c,istomefs.
He was reckoning over in his lYiemury
his insignificant sales during the month";
in which his shop had been open, when
his neighbor, the keeper OF the cafe, eit-
tered.
Surprised the preceding day by san
unusual number of customers, he had
exhausted his provisions, and hat, como Z
complimented Gfra,id on their quality,
seemed.satisiied With their price, corr
versed n long time. with thayoung4neg-
chant, and ended by Declaring that he.'
would henceforth address himself To
him for auhe needed.
ss0thers will do SO, also,n added hs;
"but one docs not easily lay asides old
habits; give them Mane to perceive TINT
II. will be convenient and profltablc to-
address themselves to you., Experioace
comes slowly, but It comes sooner or
later. You nre beginning to be known
In the neighbUrhood we see that you
are an hottest and industrious youth,
and n good neighbor. Do not beuneasy
rs TO the future; Paris was not built In
day.
The keeper of The cafe went out leav-
ing him more perpiexed than ever.---
Decidedly, circumstances seemed To. he
such as to give him COURAGE TO combat
his first resolution. Anxious and un-
certain he continued to make his bags,
now and then casting q glance on the
fragment of ChineseA philosophy. In
this struggle between fear and hope,
Crepin found him.
The future Californian was returning
! VI,
he seemed to hold in much esteem, aud
he learned in conversation that u veal
! thy match had just been refused for
Rosalie.
az believe the good people are really
thinking of YOU" added he; @ for ut
the first word OF your project at depar-
ture, they exclaimed, and the youg girl
changed countcnancc. They had port
poned their decision only to make them
selves OF consequence and to dictate
conditions--but let them seek a son-in-
law elsewhere. Come, one more glass,
and will go i'm
Giraud flied The glass without reply
ing. This last discovery had more i,n-
portance for him than all the rest strhc
union which Crepin had just allowed
him to hope for had been the ambition
OF his life; il was more than fortune, IL
was mutual affection, kfamity Joy, and
all the treasures of the domestic fire.
side. SO he left his adventurous COM
panion to boast anew Of his hopes of
wealth, and to appoint Il meeting in or
der to make their last arrangements for
departure. Without saying anything
Of the change which had taken place
in himself, he saw him depart, and
awaited with impotence the close OF the
day 70 present himself ut the house Of
the Carrots.
Rnt he did not have 10 wait 50 long.
The father OF Resale, uneasy Mt the im-
'teHigence announecd by Crepin, soon
came himself to tile shop ofsthe young
merchant. They had frank cxplana-
tion, mt the end OF which the proposal
Of Giraud was accepted, and the mar.
riagc agreed upon for the following win.
ter. Since then, thanks To patient
waiting, all the young merchant had
dcspaired of, has Ly degrees, been nc-
coinpiishcd. Experienee las rendered
him Very prudent, and whenever he
encounters a person too impatient TO
enjoy or succeed, he never fails To relate
to bin the history OF Meng-Trefl dw0k
ling on tits conclusion, that aac n1ust
9irc Wheotti0,e 10 gfQ,p.
10 which he adds, In memory ofthe
mostimportant trihl Of his life, that the
prudent man should always putbetwcen
the plan and its execution the tine
necessary toemake dozen paper& bdgs.
-4s--s- -c-------
. A ScEEEIS LIBBY PRIsoE.--Colo-
mel Hatch, one OF the rebclGomInissioI-
ers Of Exchange, is now in Libby Pris-
on. Jsist after lis imprisonment he
sent for Gen. Mulford, our Commission
er of Exchange, and Gsl.ed
= Do you think this IL proper treat
mcnt Cor me?'
"What is the mattcr?" inquired Null
ford. s..
."Don'tyou see" replied Hatcl, with
profane emphasis, . there's net pasle
of glass In these Wipdowsp'
"Oh, is that oil pr ans WeredT M Mulford;
"why, Hatch, i have been telling you
for the lastiwo Years tllcre wa lit q
pane of glass In these windows.n -
= %-----L-
CAPT. Geo. w. z. Black .oftbe Vet
ths eban once a The eGrps Toyost Gl e
export, was lately offered SG5, ,QD for his
interest lin oil territory in TVenango>
county, Pa. He thinks he wil-accept.
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