The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-28
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NY PROFESSI ION."
,"n ora YOUTHFUL READERS.

We'll Master Theodore. I'm glad 10 Sc,
I you so bright and early this morning"
"llallon. Farmer jay" MAS the not alto
grthrr respectful answer. :"l'vc come nfte
/ soln" eggs. How many hundred dozen car
/ YOU spare = The city boy aud the counir,
I man III" former in his buggy. and the lat
I ter standing in his garden aud leaning on
, his loc eyed each other for moment. Al
/ last the farmer replied
How many do you want =
( "uh. any quantity--all You want To sell
+ replied young Theodore Wright.
! But eggs are hiqh now said the far
mcr. Yuizzcally.
Il knox il but We put dorn great
mans.- not the prics. but the eggs. The
price j. nothing To Us. for my father has the
/ rocks.
And he's harder than rocks" said the
farmer tu himself. whenever money is wan.
ted for the poor. but no man could be more
generous To his own body than he is Well
| generosity. etcn when Il leans the wrong
way = hriict than 10 generosity at all -
Then rousing from his revcry. he asked
with q rnguish smile ON his face. About
how many dozen can you apord to buy r
"All you can spare. ] said. replied young
Wight With a great show OF Importance.
and money too, sor be opened his purse and
began 10 unroll some bank bills.
Il can lct you have twelve dozen. Its
a pis pile-bni then ! see you have big
pile ofbills there
Yes. and as soon as its gone. another
will tak" as place.
And did you .arr all that ?"
Yarn :" replied the hoy, much astoushed
- h. nNI b..u u1l.A
II never catncd u dollar in my life. My
father !, a t.ch man. aud | thought every
ouc knvw it
!, was evident from the humorous twinkle
of Farmer JAYS eye tha, he knew all about
the young mans father. and quite Us much
about the son. but he continued TO draw
out sthe boy.
How va, II with your ancestors. Mr.
Theodore = be asked.
My grandfather was rich. lie drove
splendid horses. aud lived in elegant style
My reat-grandiathcr. too. was just IA well
of. don't know of relative, on my
father side, who wasn't rich"
Then money runs in your family. don't
il ="
80 il seems" replied Theodore suppos.
Iug the farmer 10 be filed with admiration
Of him aud all his moneyed relations
How fat back can you remember. Young
man :.
"oh, not very FAR. of course, for I'm on.
Is sixteen years old-but ! remember my
grandfather. and know he had more mon.
~ than he knew what 10 10 with. And
I've often heard my father say. that as far
back as he could remember. there was no
poverty IN the family"
And did any ofihem earn their riches ?"
blaudly bu, poin,edly. asked The farmer
They never worked much" was the an.
swcr "a great deal Of their money was
left 10 them by rich relatives, father says.
aud the rest came easy enough. for every.
thing they touched turned TO gold"
la that SO exclaimed the farmer. with
an air OF great surprise We'll, now. with
all your money. it will be difficult for you
10 decide upon profession
NO. sir. il won't. calculate 10 be q
gentleman, and live on my fathers money.
| might as well do that as TO make myself
old with work. Ny father is worth five
hundred thousand dollars. aud think he
can aiIoId TO let his son choose the profes-
sion OF a gentleman. No man is fool enough
TO work when hc needn't and I'm sure there
won't be the slightest need Of my working"
Five hundred thousand dollars 2 Is
that 50 - once more exclaimed the farmer.
We'll, you have n remarkable pedigree.
and your ancestors have been high up in
the world. As to my relations can't say
much One Of them was very. high in posi-.
tiou but he was disgraccd at last, and in
consequence OF il I've had TO work hard all
my days"
What was his name ~ asked Theodore.
looking pitifuly at the farmer.
Ia tl.s a.. aLat nFa anna ,,,ua ht
out and as Farmer Jay put il in the buggy,
he leaned forward, and in an under.tone.
said "lll tell you his name. II WAS
Adam"
Theodore looked rather confused. as Mr..
Jay continued. without changing his tone
or the expression Of his face. "llc was do,
ing most splendidly in the world. Ills gar.
i,n was more magnificent than any garden
I've over heard Of but he misbchaved sadly.
and had To take his wife and leave. As the
result Of il all, I've had 10 work but I've
titled my farm until I'm pretty well rid Of
the 'thorns and thistles, and, besides this,
the work has done me good--so don't lay
up anything against my unworthy progcni.
tor
Theodore Wright tried TO laugh. but be
was 80 mortified 20 think that he didn't
smell the raj" sooner. his laugh was for.
ced. The story had been told at his expense,
aud Il oaly made matters wors0 20 hear tho
farmer say
"Why. my hog. It's true story. aud the
only way recovered from my great ances.
tors dgracc was by working as hard as
could. and not trying 10 dodge the curse.
lfthcrc Is any man within i've thousand
miles of here who eau eat hearticr, or sleep
lx.aNa If AnaNaR huulgh III ttLn
TO have him call on me aud show himself"
Theodore had grown restless. and wouldn't
have stayed five minutes after the conclu.
sion Of the story Of Adam, but Mr.. Jay had
treated him TO plums. and while he was ca.
. ting he was obliged to listen.
Now young man." began the farmer
again. I've heard all you've said, aud you
must hear all have TO say. II you don't
expect TO have any other profession than
that Of fishing money out OF your fathers
! pockets and spending IL, you are making
your arrangements 90 he just nobody and
when yon come crawling out Of the little
I cnd ~ the horn nj last, you'll bc SO small
sou cant be seen with the naked eye. This
Is plain talk. my boy, but | owe IL TO you
just a. owe everybody kindness when
1 have chance To show QUE. I'm very sor.
ry for boys who have rich fathers. for rich
men are not always wise. and their sous toe
often talk as you have talked TO INC to-day
You have boasted than you never earned q
dollar In your lite, and II is evident that you
are laying your plans never 10 earn one, foI
you calculate, you say, TO live on your
fathers money, and not make yourself old
with work You think that money Is the
making ola man. Well. so IL is. IL toe
often makes fool OF him. aud II always
does when II stands between him aud some
useful employment Now, NY advice 10 YOU