Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-03-27

and asked, Can you tell ne. sir. hos
Spanish hides haze been selling He
looked at me hard. and said. Not exactly
sir;' and FASTENED to talk Of something
else Pray. said I. do you know whssh.
er this business Of Importing Paris shoes
has turned out we'll for the---s 10
Walnut strcet9' He colOrsd a li.la,
pulled up the angles Of his collar. and
said. Not being in that line, sir, you
must excass nc for not knowing Hs
was uneasy, but not quite convinced thss
he was found out, and went on talkiss
quite largely about The shipping busisesa.
| thought Ioould come little nearer
home by another inquiry. 50 said gaily,
ALLOW me to ask you whether good cid
Mr.. Smack sticks 10 the last9 Irsmeua.
Der the day when be could finish his pa,s
Of boots with any man in Jersey. Thd
was wormwood; for he knew In hh
heart that Mr.. Smack was his own father.
yet as be was not even yet quite sure that
| was apprised Of the connection. be rspll-
ed with hlsome confidence. though With
red face. Mr.. Smack ?--ah--yes--.,hs
old man, he has not been in active bua.
ness for several years should peshaDs
have been content With going thus f..,
had not young Mr. Smack launched cut
in strain, more affected than ever. Il
very absurd discourse about playhouse
matters. Az it was. inasmuch as never
was ashamed Of being mechanic nysslt
| knew no reason why he should bc; %
at the earliest lest in tho conversation, l
said, 'Af Smack. am pleased to see tha,
you keep up the old business: q very
pretty stand that Of yours 10 Second street.
and if you please customers as we'll a
your coed old father did. I can engage
lor your success. This speech settled my
man. He turned several colors; the pas
sengert exchanged looks and smiled and
at the next watering place Mr.. smaak
went outside and made the rest Of the
journey on the tox." T.i as.'as
81 can't help thinking" said Sammy.
that this was little i'll natured in you.
father. The thing is this VIC live in
land ofliberty and equality; we are look.
ed upon as laborers, and twitted as me.
chanics. 'snobs, and 40 on. 1t Is very
natural, therefore, that man should try
to escape these sneers and put tho best
foot foremost" '.st -'7
But hold, Sammy, agree it is natu.
raj and right to escape from contempt:
but take the right way to effect it. Wha,
is the right way? Certainly not by DO.
ing above ones business, or trying to 'sink
the shop For this is saying that you
are yourself ashamed of your calling;
whereas you ought to be proud Of it
Why conceal thing unless you think il
disgrace9 Can you expect other men
to respect that which you despise yourself9
There is no surer way Of bringing honest
industry into contempt, than by using low
shifts to avoid the appearance Of labor.
If you wish the public to respect. your
vocation, show that you respect it your
self" ''@
Such was the advice Of this veteran me.
chanic to his son; and ! verify believe
there is sound wisdom in it. 1t is very
common to find the very same persons
complaining that they are looked down
upon, who encourage the contempt by
seeming ashamed of that which is their
honor. After some years of careful Oh.
servation,l have never seen mechanic
above his business, who did not meet
with modification where he sought re-
spect and have never seen working
man. however humble his sphere. who
lost any consideration in society by frank
ly appearing in his real character, and
laying his own hand to the task whenever
it became necdful. The working men Of
America constitute powerful and increas-
ing class. and should do nothing to be-
tray doubt as to their own respectable
ity. 3aH