The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-16

Onco upon a tame, not many years
Axp. there lived in The little town Of
Brcchin, few miles from Glasgow. IN
Scotland, two boys, brothers, whom /
will call John and Thomas Reddan.-l
Thar father died In early life, and they
were qniis poor After working Is ap-
urentinos Ia cotton factor, for while.
they Get ~ q little store for them
selves. in which werc sold certain afti-
cles used in the factory. II was the
castom al that time, as ! believe Il now
Is, for many Scotchmen 10 believe that
they could not do any good work, or any
amount Of work, without having bot
tie OF liquor on ths shelf A very fool
ssh belief, / am sure YOU viii agree with
rae. for we know that drinking intoxi-
eating drinks makva us mad, and takes
away our sena@a, and 10 the very way,
instead Of helping us in our work, 10
prevent us from doing anything at all.
We'll, at one time Thomas Reddan
was obliged 10 go away and remain for
long time When he came back he
went 10 the little store. and expected
10 receive a very cordial welcome from
bis brother. But how do you think be
found hinf Drunkf When John re-
covered from his stupor, Thomas, who
was a right. minded lad, talked 10 him,
and the result Of the conversation was,
that they beth earnestly resolved, new
or either Of them, on any pretence
whatsoever, 10 drink liquor OF any
kind.
II was not long after this that these
Young men came 10 America They
ssttled in town called Andover, in
Massachusetts,. j am pretty sure you
will find il il you look on the map Of
Massachusetts, in your geography. They
did not open store this time, but, with
tho money they had boon able TO save
over The water, started the mannfac-
ture Of certain kind OF thread, that
ahocmaksrs use in their business.
In this town they stayed for many
years. They prospered in all their do
ines. because they did their work well
were reliable, prompt and honest and
40 every body trusted them. And
more than that, they were religious
young men, attended church on the
Sabbath. and. in fact, 10 conducted
themselves a. 10 win the esteem OF al
in tho neighborhood They got along
40 well, that one Of them, in few years
went over to Scotland 30 the little town
where their mother was, and brought
her over 10 America And what wa
very kind, they brought all the furni-
tnre OF her apartment, just as it was
and arranged il in little room in th,
town where they lived, SO that she
would not feel so very strange in thii
new country.
Years went by, and they married, and
bad children grown up about them. -
They made plenty of money, and be
came very wealthy; but amidst nj
their happiness aud success. they die
not forget how they we're once poor
nor did they forget how much they ow
ed to the good God for all the bless
ings they had had SO one OF them
Thomas, one day said 70 the other:
John, propose We do some goo,
with our money"
And John acquiescsd, and after con
versing awhile they concluded to buile
new building for the library OF cele
bratsd seminary that il situated in tha
town, called HAndovor Theological
Seminary" And they did build il at
cost of over sixty thousand dollars, ant
called it ''Brechin Hall, after the littl'
town in Scotland they came from. =
That ball is standing to-day, and II yo'
should ever happen TO 60 to Massaehu
ssttA, Try and see il and remember thu
story ol theae two boys. and bow i
came 10 he built
II there ia moral 70 my tale, an'
there is 10 most every thing that i
written, OF ought 10 be, "a any rate. ]
Ia this: that al boys who do their du
ty, who Shun strong drink and strive d
do right. VIII. with Gods blessing b
sure 10 prosper.
George Manson.