The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-12
A Parable for Business bon

a Parable for Business Mon
There was once upon a time man
who kept store and sold GOODS whole.
sale and retail.
And became melancholy, because
Gus, omcrs were shy and times hard.
And he said Lo am ruined, and
the sensation is disagreeaUlc.
And my ruin is the more painful to
bear because it is slow in progress, even
as water doth gradually become hotter
in the noi. wherein tho wo,cr bo;lc,h
until the crus,accous creature shr:ckcLh
out his soul iii anguish
lIo! II Is better to be ruined Quickly
thttn 10 cuiuro Tie Slow torture.
| will give my money awAy TO the
poor man to the poorest. which
is he who prinlrth newspapers, ana
will shut up my shop and wrap myself
in sack cloth Of dcsoiation, and poss
my days in The pcrilous or broken banks
cursm9 The hardness Of the times and
rcnding my garments.
Aud The bowling Of Rome shall be as
dulcct sounds Of dulcimers, and they
who blow the flutes and instruments of
music, compared to The din I will mako
in the cars Of The wicked, even in the.
cars OF The bank directors.
And even rs hn sail SC he did: for
hc was not like other mems sons who
are foolish and know it not, and say
they will do so and so, performing that
which is contrary.
For the sons OF mon arc tickle, and he
that IS born of woman doth spite his
lace by diminishing the length Of the
nose thereof.
And 10 tic printer even he who
publj&hcth rcwspapcrs--was made clad
by ia" bounty OF him who sold Whole
sale AND retail; and ho did sound his
praise and print them moreover and
he dld blow his trumpet of fame re.
srccting that mans dealings from the
ri5mG Of the sun to the going down Of
tho same.
And hc--cvcn the printer OF papers
did magnify and enlarge upon the
stock Of goods which the trader had in
his store, and d,l publish The variety
and 'Ir excellence, and The nowncss,
ana the beauty, and TIC chcapncss
thereof, ill The pcople-ycs! nil
Of lhcn, lar and near were amazed.
| And they said, 10 this man had
gathered from tho east and west costly
merchandise and wares Of wondcrous
value = even thc Workmanship Of Gun
nmg arlifccr3--;,ud we knew it
not.
Go to, then. We will Jay out our
silver and gold in those things which
lhu printer printed OF, and that which
he doth publish shall be ours For this
mans merchandise is better t,an the
bank notes oi those who promise TO
pay, and therein lie, even banks Of de-
post which bc&nile us Of our money and
sWmdic Ms like sin.
But the trader was still sad, aud he
said, Tic money that these people doth
bring mo for the goods in my store |
will give TO the printer, and thus will
rum myself; Will do that which no
man hath vet done in time. or before
! will make the printer man, whom all
men scom for his poverty, rich and
ne shall be clad IN fine )ncn and re-
Jo'tr.
And the sens oFmcn shall meet him
in tho market place, and the sheriff Shall
shm him, and the %coilcrs shall be re.
hnN"d ana shall take oI(lhcir hats to him
Una. was poor
Ana nc shall Hash tho dollars in the
eyes OF n" 'oo'sh, and shall cat bank
note sandwiches.
On, even Siiall ne lght his pipe with
ra'lro"o SCR and cast his Srittlc on tho
he"EoS OF other men,
'or ! S""l' ram my3cl', ana he who
a''cFl'seS me Shall enjoy my sub
s'"mcr'
hHt' 10 The trading man--cvcn he
VINO sold m crchand'sc became rich, and
",o' ",,oh p.o,l s''''oo 10 not ny reason OF
"'"s" S1i" ,n ,,
f., ~, ',T p,ol''o 'i'cNeo TO ms store
nnl i' ''ir rron, ~ o',''' n 'In rom INC south,