Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-08-27

! AVA 40 pu4A OuC VI tAt lOuhE lutll d sbU
as he could shut his mouth sufficiently t
speak, for it had been wide open with aston
ishment before. Offers us all a weel
round, and then goes away stuffing his paper
into his pocket without ever looking a
them"
g But l say, isn't it jolly though, anC
won't my old dad feel grand when he hear
about the month :" said another - He's
brick after all, old Wiseacre. | always ha
ted him before. Do you know what Steph
en- called him when he was here? Old |.
Not bad. was it? He never has 1t out of hi,
mouth, you know
They did know, every one of them. Who
didn't know that popularity OF Mr.. William
Wiseman merchant?
As Mr.. Wiseman walked along he met a
friend.
" Halo, Wiseman, heard the news?"
" No, replied Wiseman; does it con-
Germ me ?-hum, ah Il hope it will benefit
you"
1T does indeed, and you as well. =
| ('Catch me expecting sympathy from a
man like you if it hadn't said the friend
/ internally.)
He then explained the news.
&" Accept congratulations, cried Wiseman
| heartily, abbreviating the my" '' You
| deserve success, I'm sure"
The friend went away amazed
4" Get Wiseman of himself, he's not bad
fellow, after all. To-day, now, it was really
| singular. 8"
A turbot Of elephantine proportions here
caught Mr. Wiseman's eye.
i" shall have him for my dnner-tuts
mean the very thing for Buffers dinner, "
said the merchant; and the turbrt forth
, with set of on long journey in the direc-
ton Of = Square, clasped in the affection
ate embrace Of lobster
The dinner party at Mr.. Wisemans that
evening was like no other which had ever
taken place there. 1t was, as Mr. Wiseman
had said it would be, quite a family
affair, and to stranger would have pre-
sented no remarkable or unusual feature.
70 those however, more intimately acquainted
with the household and its head. il WAS
both unsual and very remarkable Mr.
W lseman Of course invariably presided over
his own table, he also presided over the CON
versatlon which enliyened it, and never till
this memorable occasion had the chief topics
discussed been other than Mr. Wi.eman him
self and Mr.. Niseman's affairs. But this
evening, ! incline to. think, that gentleman
must have sat down to his table under strong
mental restraint, probably apprchensiye that
IN an unguarded moment the convention
might drift into the customary channel He,
comparatively silent, listened with broad.
appreciatiye smile, occasinallv throwing in
few kindly remarks to fill up the pauses in
the social chat, which in truth were few.
Never had a meal AZ that board been more
heartily enjoyed than this and when the
party at length broke up and Mr.. Butler was
on the way home, hementally prayed that the
repentant merchant might continue his task
OF self conquest as well as be appeared to
have begun it. In after years the clergy .
men probably looked upon that PRAYER as f.
one which of all had been most sisnally an .
swered. He had the satisfaction of seeing Mr.. .
Wiseman's hard working old hllkkeeUer .
promoted to an easier and somewhat more .
lucrative position in the Office, and finally
retire On q comfortable annuity which had
been purchased for him, to spend the remain
der Of his days in a pleasant little cottage
which had accompanied the presentation Of
the anunlty. Smith + invalid sister was not
forgotten, and Wilson's mother shared freely
Of the golden stream which Mr.. Buffers SER
mon had caused to Aow from the merchants
Golfers.
Mr. W iseman's greatest triumph. however.
In his labor Of self conquest. was 10 rghtiur
the man to whom he lad, in former years.
dealt out 80 severe a measure cf Injustice.
he had no more forgotten his injuries than
Mr.. Wiseman that he had inflicted them
long years Of misfortune and penuiv had
sourcd a temper naturally strong, CD | llr one
am not surprised that he for some time fierce
ly rejected the profers Of reraation which
the repentant merchant rendered him but be
gave way at last thanks 10 Nh Buffers
gentle medition; and in new country far
from old associations. rcgaued that position
which early imprudence bad lost him II
yll chanced 10 enter Mr.. Wlscman's study
today, and opened that finely bound volume
lying conveniently On the table, dare ahrm
its leaves would unfold with very .ittle of
that stiffness which Mr.. Wi-cman had to
overcome the night be read Nj Buffers
sermon on Egotism - and If the old adage
be true that practice makes perfect. y5u NAV
rely upon lt Mr.. Wizeman experiences none
IF his former difficulty in finding any text in
the sacred volume he may chose to seek.