Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-01-03

friends with her, ard got along swimming
4 ly. When my own work was done,
always endeayored to lend a helping hand
to the other servants, and thus gained theil
good will also.
Towards the close of my year, I found
| out from the servants that it was deter
mined to keep me another year But
| had made some acquaintance in the city
and could get more wages elsewhere. Sc
when the old gentleman came to settle with
me, told him must have twelve dollars
q month for another year. 'Whew' was
the response. Cant do i'll Never gave
over ten in the world You have done
well, l know, and the women folks say
they can't get along without you. But ]
can't give the twelve dollars e
i felt pretty sure it would come out all
right; but to make safe, got place with
grocer, in case did not stay. The next
day, however, as / was packing my trunk,
the old gentleman came into my room.
You're loo bad, young man; but the
women folks say they won't have anybody
else. You may stay at the twelve dollars.
! 81 did my best this year, also, and at the
close, raised my price, for the third year,
to fifteen dollars. The old man storlned
some, but managed to calm him. Don't
| always perform everything that is re-
quired Of me?' Yes, but fifteen dollars a
| month is outrageous But amt trustv !?
Am ever away from my post ON a froiic,
or in liquor, or impertinent, or anything
Of the sort p NO. well, amt trusty,
faithful man worth more than such a one
as you turned off before came?' There's
no use in talking, he replied, you may
stay .,l .t.te .sr ~ e.au5
81 continued doing the best could to
give satisfaction, and asked higher wages
each year till got up to twenty-five dol
lars month; my employer simply re-
marking, whenever we settled, There's
no use talking. It's outrageous, but you
will have your own ways? When my first
year at twenty two dollars was out, he
said, "Twenty-fve dollars for next year, /
suppose?' NO. said /, you are paying
me all / earn don't ask any more Il
declare, said he, you have got little
sense left, after all f..rH 70 .ttate.a.
81 staid some years at twenty-five dollars
a month, but Of this I managed to lay up
two hundred a year. After while the
gentlemans coachman died, and he gave
me the place at much higher wages. Then
l laid up more, and in few years had
quite asum in the savings bank. 900 o."
0 " AS coachman, had the care of some
very nice horses. The old gentleman
used TO give me money to buy hay and
grain for them, and told me to keep reg
ular account of all spent, and bring it to
him at the end Of every month. One
month bought some brushes and things,
extras and | brought in my account.
What's this? said the old gentleman
Five dollars for such thingsg Can't pay
any such bills Ii you are going to fool
of hpf mus unf
must paw yourself We'll, [ am willing
to- replied. / needed the things and
bought them, and am willing to pay for
them. But think it no more than Just
that you should settle the bill 'Shan't
do it, sir he replied. sThe rest of your
account is all right, though; I'll settle
that yea
~sVery WE'LL said l.. But one day
when the old gentleman was in pretty
good humor, took him out to see my new
purchases. He scowled. stuff enough
TO last five years. he, growled. They'll
last more than that I answered 'but
amt they good?' Yes, good enough
And the horses and everything around
the barn in good orders? Fine, said he;
there is no use talking with you So,
pulling out his wallet, he gave me five dol
lars. Your accounts are all right to q
cent, young man. Take that for your
honesty but don't expect me to pay any
more Of your foolish bills
GAS | have intimated before, | always
made it point to study the humors and
wishes of my employer and those about
me, and to satisfy them, if possible. My
efforts were not unrewarded. | received
from time to time many valuable presents,
besides my high wages SO after serving
a few years as coachman, l concluded that
| had money enough to go into business
for myself / told the old gentleman my
intentions. WELL said he, I've been ex-
pecting as much for some time. | have
found that there's no use talking to you,
so you must go, suppose. But we can't
get along without YOU He gave me o
rich present and left him, though we both
shed tears at parting
81 went to my present residence, NJ
A, N. H., and began preparations to
go into business But had hardly got to
work when received a letter from my late
employer. You must come back, young
man. he wrote we can't get ON at all.
Write me your price Immediately. Isup-
pose you are going to get married, but that
shall make no difference. I'll make it sat
isfactory to all concerned
marrying. knew he had nice little ten
ement not far from his own house, and |
knew that the presents we should receive
from the good old cook and the family
would about support myself and wife, SO
1 wrote to him if he would give me 1895
and the tenement, l would go back. The
next mail brought letter for me to go.
CAS- l had expected, we got presents
enough to live on. Every week the cook
would send us in pot of beans, q loaf of
bread, or some nice thing or other; while
the old gentleman or his sons, every now
and then, would bring chicken or turkey
had charge of little farm in Roxbury,
belonging to my employer. Every time
| brought over a load of produce to the
house, they would give me q little butter
and milk, eggs, vegetables, etc, so that it
cost me nothing to live, and we got along
famously. Our little fortune increased
more rapidly than ever.
"But my employer was growing old.
After had been with him few years
longer, he died, and lost the best friend I
ever had. While he was sick he told me
he would make good provisions for me in
his will, and found that he had done SO
He had given me no less than the farm l
had charge of, which was worth several
| thousand dollars, on the condition, simply,
that should remain in the employ of the
family. His sons urged me hard to accept
the offer, and promised me great wages.
But felt that | could not do SO. All the
money had, told them, felt that had
earned. l was independent. But if &C
cepted this legacy, should feel bound to
them. l wanted to be my own man, and
not feel that what | possessed was right
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