Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-02

Cast thy bread upon the waters, for
thou shalt find it after many days. "a
wonder what that means" said
Hamilton Brent, half aloud, az be sat
looking into the bright anthracite blazing
with such a pleasant light before him.
I'm quite cure that / understand what
that man meant when, after be stopped
mo and asked for work, and looked at
his rags gavs him something to do
in the undergrad, more for humanity .
sake than for the work. As be took my
warmly-gloved hand in bis cold one, and
repeated the Scriptural proverb that my
mother has 30 often taught me. I'm
sure ! was not casting bread In the
sense l always thought Of IT, Had /
given poor child a quarter or poor
man some meat IL would have been q
parallel case TO this one. Both might
have remembered me for a while, bot
with numberlegs changes the mercy Of
my charity might baye never returned to
bless, me. The man may mol come 70
his work, or, If he does, only stay till he
gets a little money, and then 90 TO bis
friends, If he has any, and that may
end any relation we may az present or
for any time sustain 70 each other.
Thus in che heart Of the employer the
matter waa laid TO rest; but in pair OF
other ones the promise Of work bodlng
Of many good things yet in store, kept
from growing feeble and sick, and then
dying 10 despair. From the house Of
Giles Davis house rendered cherries
now by want and suffering, went up
many blessings for him who 10 the dark
est hour had befriended them, and
doubt whether Tie intelligence Of great
future would have made that young
wife's heart happier than did the an
nouneement Of her husband: "To.mor
row, Ellen, win have work. o, II 70.
morrow were here Dreams, pieasanter
than those that for weeks had Waited
their pillow, came to them that night,
and before half his fellow.laborers were
thinking Of their daily task, Giles pre-
scented himself 10 tic oiiiee-door Of
Hamilton Brent, to receive hia share Of
the duties that fell TO the lot Of the Inn
ber.dealer.
Brent met him at the door. His
punctualily, or, rather, bis extra ppnctp-
ality--for David was ahead Of time
very pleasantly Impressed bis employer,
himself man Of hard work, always first
and invariably lsHt around the yard and
in the Office. - Alb, my man, I'm glad
you came. fWdn'f know bat that you
would forget the number, or something
Of that sort. What is'your Manner irTf
"Gilea Davis.
In moment II stood on the Day Book
aud Ledger, in great round letters, for
which Hamilton had been praised when
a school-boy
Now go with nae
AZ this iunctnre Porter came In, the
formal "head Of the hands" aud 10 his
less tender mercies the newcomer was
given over.
After the two had gone 10 the yard,
Giles act at the task assigned him, and
Porter had returned 10 the Office, Mr..
Brent said 70 him:
"Do not allow Davis 10 work too hard.
/ guess the poor fellow has seen very
hard timee
~ shouldn't wonder" was the reply.
he works as though he meant to do
his duty"
al hope he will. like man thor.
oughly in earnest In whatever bio under
takes, and there 10 an expression Ia
DaviB's eye that ! like. l believe ] can
rely on man who owns auch air OF
eyea as ho does" and as hint to Porter
to busy himself Hamilton Brent turned
away to his books.
DuriDg the day hia mind did not re.
verI to the charity hand" as his fore,
man called Davis, bat when AZ night
he came to look about the yard, he found
him hard ut work piling some oak tim
her which ha had promised TO have
measured aud delivered early the next
morning.
How is ths3' said the cheerful mer-
chant 10 himself, should he be waiting
to steal OF TO barnf mnst sees the last
Of him before leave, aud 80 he came
up to bis new hand, with distrust in the
heart where condolences had reigned In
the morning. Thus quickly do the hour
and impulse make havoc sometimes Of
nature'a highest and nohlest qualities
"Why have you not quit, Dasis2 Tie
other men have been gone q long tine. "
" Mr.. Porter wished me to pile this
timber, aud have slaid to do Il, sir"
~ believe I hired you to work from 2
till 6, did ! not2' ~
Yes, sir.
"Then you have no business here az
ter that hour unless | bid you. Porter
has no right 70 impose upon you more
than ten hours labor .....fF
" He offered nee shilling for doing
this lob, and--and--' the mans voice
grew very hoarse--" iimea have been
very hard with me; sickness and no
work have kept me pretty low, and / am
glad to earn an, honeas penny whenever.
| can, sir
That's all right, but want to shut
up, aud cant wait till you get through.
You must 80 home now.
But then land the man chopped.
His tremulous voice could not trust itself
n words. nsh Aai
"But then what2 said Mr. Brent, be-
ginning to grow cold and impatient
81 was going TO say, sir, that then |
should have nothing to eat till to NOR.
row. was to 20 TO Porter's house ON
my way aome, and get the shilling, and
would not 90 and ask for il before
my work was done. 49, "a et
"Do you do this for money TO buy
something TO eatT
"That is oil, sir"
"Thsre is your days earnings" hand
ing him, as he spoke, dollar-bill, 'ilet
the money 90. viii see to that in the
morning"
"All .Ais for me9 l am working, sir,
not begging" There was flash Of in
dependent dignity in his eyes that MI,
sRrant liked to see. et'ss R sst tt
81 hired you" was the cool business
answer, "to pay You as | do other men
whom have to work--l would give all
more if could afford it'll certainly
would be aheathep 70 give q man who
has a family TO support in the. city oi
Boston any thing less than six dollars a
week. like You. l believe can trust
YOU. This is 10 be your place. and /
your master, till You get better place
and q better master somewhere else
But / must lock up, and you must go
home. T rgr
80 IN a.....N. 49, 49,. -. !.