The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-07-04
A Goyernor yaken from a crate

of truants and little wanderers, one Sab
bath morning a score of years ago, when
he found little boy asleep in crate on
one of the wharyes. 1Hl $50 9f1A
He shook the crate and pair of bright
black eyes opened and flashed upon him,
with look Of surprise and tiinid bash
fulness. e h1a sa t fis
why do you sleep here?' inquired
the old man.
Because have no home" said the
child. 81 a@ sdra1 fi a9.l
''Where is your father?"
Il don't know, sir. | hahn seen him
for a long time; never since he told moth
er he wouldn't come home again. .
Where is your mother?' u 9i ti'1
s,Ske is dead" qatE} Es.l,A
so you have no home-no father, no
mother-and live from hand to mouth in
the street, and sleep in crate. "
Yes sir. I sell soap and matches
and sleep here. y ri 10 seatf1o5l 1aid-a1t
Would you like to have home, and
go 70 school aud grow up to be good
and brave and useful man ?n
Come along WITH me, / will take you
to my own house, and feed You and
ciothe you, and send you to school, if
you prove to be, as | think you are, a
good faithful boy.
As the Cd man said this, he dashed a
tear from his eyes, with his coat sleeve,
for the boy was the very image of his
own sweet child, who had died a few
years before. Lifting the lad tenderly
out of the crate, he led him TO his own
pleasant home, where he was washed and
combed and then dressed In a suit of
clothes formerly worn by the son of the
phllanthropist ss1f-i2 8ss&. VS.
To shorten the story. which has in it
material enough for a volume, the good
old man gave the lad all the advantages
afforded by the common schools of the
city OF churches, and then gave HIM a
clerkshlp in his own store, tor he was a
wel-to-do merchant.
After several years Of faithful service,
the young man expressed wish to en-
gagein business on his own account, or
in. some other way to extend his useful
ness.
u will start You in business, said the
old man, ION certain conditions. u
Please state them, remarked the
young man with IA smile: for he suppos-
ed his benetactor was about to perpetrate
a joke at his expense
Il viii start you in business, If you
will make three promises, continued the
old man.
/ Pray what promises do you wish me
TO make? .s- F-.s9,
One is that You viii never swear. -,
| agreed, y "a Hcs = ,a.3.,H8 to y.eec
+ Another is, that you will never drink
rum. sT9h TaH i.A1 A-''-lii
I Agreed. 'a N@- asl'-2i ~
L The other is that you will have moth
ing to do with politics.
! Agreed a-rf --
True to his promise as the steel to the
star the old man furnished his clerk with
capital, and started him in business in one
of the Wettern States. The young man
was very attentive to his business, and his
/ habits Of industry and sobriety were
crowned with good fortune, which rener
ally accompanies virtue, courage, enter
prise and intelligence A few years ago
he paid visit to hi. venerable friend IN
Brooklyn-found him the same kind
hearted and genial gentleman that he
was when he first led him from the crate
on the wharf to the pleasant cottage on
the avenue.
L am delighted to see you,' remarked
the old man May l ask you if you
have kept the pledges you gave to me,
when you suggested TO Inc the idea of
! starting business on yo1r own account
are you a temperance man?
L have not tasted drop of any kind
of Intoxicating liquors since | promised
you | would not, and you know | had no
sacrifice to make in keeping that promise
! for [ never was accustomed to the use of
such liquors, and do not furnish them
to my guests, nor to persons in NY EN-
| ployment.
Good boy-give me your hand and let
me shake it again. Now about that pro-
mise not to use profane speech 2
We'll, sir, when [ was little wander
er, and sold soap and matches, / scatter
ed my oaths as literally as colleges do
| their d D's but | dropped them in your
Sabbath School, and | never resumed
them. / never INDUCED the silly and
| vulgar habit of swearing. | think it
shows lack Of originality A man wish
es to say something to be emphatic, and
owing to the lack of ideas and proper
use of language, he fills up the chinks of
conversation with oaths. He curses his
eyes, his limbs, his soul, his heart, his
horse, his luck and thinks he is fluent
when he is only profane. No. sir. do
not claim to be paragon of perfection,
but should be ashamed of my speech
if | spiced it with profanity
Good, good | expected such report
from you. How about politics?'
The young man of business had until
this moment maintained perfect self oanl-
mand, but when the last question was
put to him, his cheek grew red as Grim
| son. q ~ - - "a -
"Wel,.sir, 7 suppose some folks think
I am a politician; remarked the young
merchant. ss E.k
'Sorry-very sorry, Observed the old
man. SIS
Il couldn't help what happened sir.
You promised me you would have
nothing to do with politics.
Il know did.
| well it is strange thatyou could not
| keep That promise as easily as you Kept
the othe- two. S. esa
| We'll sir have patience with me, and
I will tell you howit happened.
/ We'll go on. sss. 94saY -
| AS You are aware, I was fortunate in
trade, honored my paper when it became