Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-27
IFrom the Congregs egstionalist.l
Theodore Blakeman ms Resolve.


"It's rained every day for ten days,
and I wish it would stop" said Minnie
Brakeman, the family pet. fatting her
nose on the window pane, and tapping
to tie cat who was standing at the foot
of tree, watching for bird, that had
tempted her feline appetite. 1T
.o,"Well, ] wouldn't object at all to hav-
ing it STOP" replied her brother Theo-
dore, a lad of about Is years of age, s.for
I don't particularly enjoy having water
poured down on me, every time | stir
out Of the house. haven't much of a
fancy for rain in it, but if it would only
rain silver and gold, some day, I'd like
to be caught out in the storm, and I'd be
willing to be well pelted too.' II
+ NWhy it would be- as bad as hail, !" ex-
claimed Minnie ,s--ol - 6.,g lI5ei-=I77 7775-l
ai.sThat's, where you make mistake,
little sister There would be nothing
bad about it,-at least nothing worth
mentioning, when compared with the
good Of it.. What does a soldier care
for a few shardships if he only gets the
gloryf And what would I care for a
few knocks and bruises, if money came
pouring down into my pockets ~
81 hope it won't ever rain money on
you," replied Minnie, very gravely, for
although she had seen but nine years,
she had learned some things of which
her brother Theodore seemed ignorant.
Now why do you hope this, sis q''
said Theodore. "Wby don't you want
me to be overtaken by money storm,
if I want to be r. ee5sss s.5is8 ia
""It's dangerous for boys to have too
much money" answered Minnie, with
added gravity. a.
Dangerous for boys to have too
much money! Why, who told you that,
sis ?" replied Theodore, looking into the
sweet, tender face of the little sister,
whom he, yet called his "baby, sister,
although her lips often dropped words
of wisdom. .fJ57.7 - s#ss e ls5f
e.Couldn't I think it myself?" was the
quick answer. sDon't see Ralph Err
win at school every day 2" -
"Ralph Erwin ha ha! ha! Now
you don't mean to say you really think
that your splendid brother. Theodore
Blakeman, could possibly be like that
bag of wind, that goes sailing round the
schoolroom all the time r. -
"Too much money makes all boys
like bags Of wind" replied Minnie. Al
heard father say the other day that
Ralph was 'as light as air." Those were
just the words he used.''
3" Is that so2" answered Theodore,
looking as sgravely as his sister. that she
might freely speak her mind, and thus
contribute to his entertainment, as she
often did.
EYES, it is 80, for I heard it with my
own ears, and what father says is always
true. He said ever so much more, too,
about Ralph. He said it was a bad
thing for boy to know that he > had a
rich father for it made him feel that all
he needed to carry him through the
world, was money. And fathers right
about that, I'm sure, for every time
see Ralph, 1 think what big feeling
boy he is. He walks about in such o
proud way, and is SO domineering, too
and sometimes he doesn't answer the
boys when they speak to him.
"He's a pretty good scholar, though
isn't he p
"'A pretty good scholar p" answered
Minnie, her face expressing little con
tempt, 81 shouldn't call you a pretty
good scholar if all the boys in schoo
were ahead of you, and if about all yor
could do was to read and write, ,and ciph
er little.
"But money didn't do all that mis-
chief. Do you think it did, baby-sis
ter 2"
"Father thinks it did, and I think SO
too" replied Minnie, and she was right
Money had almost ruined Ralph Erwin
His fathers fortune was something vast
" better, in his estimation, than learn
ing or goodness. 1t was rock that wa!
a firm and sure foundation, on which ht
could forever stand, with his hands il
his pockets and cigar in his mouth
and be admired and bowed down to, as
long as he lived. With such feelings he
looked forward to an easy and pleasant
life. ..--,..--.
"My father is the first man in town.
he said to himself, ''for there's no one
worth so much as he is, and no one can
live in the style that he does. Why,
there, are no such horses on the street as
ours. I heard Mr.. Gray say one day