The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-09-05
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wife aud half dozen responsibilities, he would
find enough 10 do blow high, o. blow low. .
SNOW rain. or sunshine The want Of occupr-
ton would be the least Of his anxiriies Aud ~
man was born 10 labor, that is thr reason, I
take h, Why every man should be- married.
II Jack had been man OF business, here would
have have Teen some Lrlp Tor his cnnui lie
thought he irds n man of busintss lie read,
daily. the gold and stock quotations, and tie
general markets. Bui hat Caim To the name
I Of business iuan has he Who is silent partner in
tao OF three h.uss ard lets other people do the
active WORK ? What Occupation is there in re-
ctiving, in srini.anuual dividends, more money
than you rAn si'tnd whrnsvrr the Investment
Of the surplus IN taken uff YOUR hands by Nuur
broker, you may well ask. what 20 fellow 10
10 - Jack h'd noi even ilic occupation u con.
/ ifiving how 4" make ends meet. Aud he WAS
IN no small danger Of laI,sihg into bad habits,
Tor tie mere ~ani Of employ mcni. Lazy ,wel-io-
do hach'lothuni is state of temptation, 10 which
3 Il l. Ncll hni few find themselves.
lie had nrphews aud nircrs lie had provided
1 iof them h' Hnnuiiies and the Trust companies
tu"k all that trouble of his mind lie had even
Hndr he will matter of his business which
ham o'"r most men, II they think Of II at all.
a. something TO be done, nj sonc dat. NJ their
= lr',"ir II usually overiakts them ~ u harry at
lHs'. N,i Bachelor Jack WAS in nu hutr, a,sput
"n' 'ihinr There WAS no'hiug iU huttt, uothing
o" "'tugN noihing even Ia Rmu,r him. H., had
no wen hobby. Several had he tried aud id.
den ih' N all 10 death aud Just nov NJ The lee.
ginning ~ ~ snuw--iotn,. on II regular winters
iu'inin.', he had the " hul- lav l., fu'r him lie
~h, -" inuch bachelor I'm which trait confirm
ed h'rhr'ofs t,,r'hlc rats iu br wiiling 20 .ri
h. ir'i lamp ll,gh.ho
l!' thought hr had literary hsir- - he had
:; Ict'l,t. tie ms.sEinrs sud n,lrt li.hi ht.ia.
iuIr "rh can m-kt inan literary i:ni -u,h
thing Nc'cii in their ilar,. never .a'i.',
man ~i'h mind snd Jack bad inirli.r' W. uh
h- !ind ,adly neglected H.
lis i"im affected the air and rrprAinu.c ~
the den o. li'rrar, bachelor. with s"ur ,ounr
Au'ti'nn peculiAriiies II MAS iurni.hrd with
comfortable carpet ditto chnirs ditto lounge,
dit" hr'. There wAsA suspicion ~ l.s nchhurg io-
iar'u ~ the atmosphere. aud piles oi hunks aud
paI-fs alitrnaicd with Mccrshauni, brirf. wuu!
P"rahun'-s. aud pipes Of curious form. both OF
co"in"n 'lay aud porcelain. walkns.siicks "f
various -! les, and other bachelor fiilcs, occuIi
c the rntncts
lack nhisilcd anmnrd. yawncd picked up n
hook. and tossed 1t away from him. There W..
nothing ~ the morning paper. There WAS moth
lng IN Iii noddlc, except, an indefinite idta that
lie ought 10 do something, and that be was asham-
cvl of his dlencss II he had brcn any kind ~ mn
object, II he had Only liked 20 read with sys
ieUi, Hs certain old lady once said in our hear
ing, about worms, and beetles. and such nasty
things, he might have found indoor uccui iation
" he were only under fear OF protest in bank
under the wholesome terror OF = wife in jropar-
dy with lady.love int, rested in politics con.
cefned abou, philanthropy anything in the
world But the state Of his thoughts II he had
an! thoughts, was a. n siagnani pool. There Was
no CDsfnt 10 them. lie tried puff. bu; be- had
alitady smoktd enough lie drUncd through
bar oH his liuic, laid the instrument down, and
yawntd ieariull, Nov it began to snow. un-
d,niably. Jack loungtd TO the window aud watch.
ed the h,Ats.
Drifting along with the storm was a ragged
little utchin. The whole Of bis belongings were
i"tioin enough but his miserable toes we're the
wort cropping out into the snow. lie stopped
before the comfortable mansion surveyed IL
~is,iulT from caves Ia ioor-sione: Hni wonder
Ell, no doubt why such palaces should lee the lot
OF the few. while the many, like himself. were
hudiled in cellsrs and garrri. Whatever hi.
ihougL's were, they soon changed TO busiHr-s.
For he, unlike Bachelor Jack, had something 10
do. In the great battle of lite. the hard work
falls 10 the rank and file lie stcpred up aud
rang tie door hell. What is il? impaired JacA,
opening the tall door 'Onl, Lov with mar.
bic dust, said the servant who had nlreadv
shut the door in the apIlicanls face Marble
dust siid Jack what's marble dust? let the
little dIsmau in. The amused servant alhcii
sonic~ that provoked that ,u,h trash should find
its way iaiO gentleman room. showed the lad
~, and went about her business She had some
thing 10 do. more than To wait on LITTLE vagranis
The young dustman had evidently never been
ia such place before. lie looked with wonjcr-
ins eyes around the room much attracted by the
show OF tobacco pipes, but more Icy his host 5
comfortably dressed feet. The stump Of cigar
was within possibilities. Such good boots, never ,
What's marble dust p Jack asked
The women cleans the door's,cps with it,
the hoy answered.
They do ~ p A.l jack stared a, the CON-
f;''.' ,'tan-'r al he ,l,ii was Disconnected,
nhd ..Hu, hiush'd ihruu. Il the smudge ON his
s'cc liz did not Yu'ic ilu.h, however, for such
- uahiysla'ion i rather ra;e among the poor
little wicichcs Who have 10 encounter the world
bar,iouitl. Nor was he frightened for Jack s
.ooL, though quizziral, MAS far from stern.
Would you like s1nic Of il - the lad asked.
Well, not much. sad Jack, "as cleaning
steps Is not quite ia my line. What would you
like ?'
''lf you have the end of a cigar, sir
"A cigar aud is It possible you smoke r.
What the gentlemen gives me the cigars they
have done with. said the boy.
\ stern lecture was partially prepared in Jack 9
mind for the little tagrAni. But be did not speak
il. Perhaps lac felt somewhat like that big free
booirr, Alexander the Great, when lac was con-
frontrd BY tue Thracian rObber, as we used TO
read ia Lindley Murray. Better school.books
than his by the way, may have been compiled
since, but ! have never seen tbem.) so Jack
x
as praciiscd by boys who have no other luxury.
Are my shoes too big for you p he asked,
With look Of pity a the boys pleading toes,
which had put in their appearance, as lawyers
say.
"ind-ed, your boots would be smaller than
all.oli doors. said ihc lad, with twinkle Of
hop, 10 his face "And all.out-doors is the size
am wearing now.
Jack screamed With laughter. lie had found
something more amusing even than Dr. Holmes
issi punIing Iiuetry. The little beggar was
iosihwiih furnished With pair, which TO him
acre a. goOd a. ncw Jack thought Of adding
an old pipe OF tWo TO the donation. But he felt
just then too much r,lSk.d for smoking himself
aud while he had resolved 10 leave tobacco 20 the
newstoys aud bsggar lads thereafter, he would
siill not abet them In the nufance.
Are my pantalOOns too large for you 2 Jack
Was Eve fst eight. The boy was three feet two
Mother could cut the legs OF, OF could roll
them uP. Better TO have too much trousers than
none AZ all. -
Again Jack laughed. To make the story short,
the psriihing lad vas furnished with an ample
oaial ample 10 every sense Now, said Jack,
y musi 80 with you, snow or not, and see the
mother ~ such boy"
shes proud of ~ you'd better believe said
ysuug h0psful aud Bachelor Jack, who, an
hour o. iuO before, had itli like prisoner.
buund by q slight sn0A -fali set out IN search of
q neu ssnsation lie had lust been rsading =
ehapisrofa book on wreirhsd English lite, smong
whieh popular noEeists delight 10 lay their seenes
and he klt icalous for the hOaor oi Phia-
asiphia. Jack IL American, and denies that
AuefiCa eau he excslled 10 anything We shall
cot ioliow him sefy elusely, not desiiiag Ia tres
Iass on the classic Trscincis Of the noyslist's
msnof Sunics u 10 say. that be found Phia.
adslphia Soald DO pretty usll 10 the line Of reich
eduess. Zoe = ritt in = ueS country. lie Was
fefesi againsi bis pfiie of land, however 10 ad-
tnii that ihs imIoflsd sIscimens tncclled the m.
tive, both in numbsf aud IN The inieusily of
wfsirhsdussf
iie beard soap-hoasss tBsniioned Va bis waik
sal hat sect his thoughts IN another direction.
T % rsmsmhsfcd that b. bad responded 10 80 APP
pilssiau faf aoaaiion annually Zoe several yeats
n saprari ofthote usffai Institutions and thought
b. Wosld iook litis alter his inscsiments The
luaftlssaasi hos uas his guide, acC0utnd 10 his
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