Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

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i.' rat he did not like to give of
ma'S ..nc' gould not be bothered
asses OF .'a> could never pro
lliIps $ .rtain it is, that h,
.1ed to sign re9ui
He, to lend money
or to endorse bill, that he did not a
once comply. He coaldn'; say mo )
and there were many, who knew him well
who said he had not the couvage TO d
Sc.
knew him when mere boy. He wa
then the scapc-goat of the school. Ever
mad cap trick which came to the master
ears was fathored oa Paul. Ons day,
gross carioature of the master, drawn witt
chalk on the black board, met his eyes or
entering the school room when least ex
pcctei. "Wasse trash is this Is i
yours, sirrah - beloved the algebrai,
Triton. turning TO quakiag youth with
chalky hngers, suSplclously near the
black board. no :" was the bold an.
swer, and looked in the direction of little
Paul, Then, 1t was you. sroundrel y
Paul could not say "ao = Of course he
was thrashed as usua!-for there was lit
tie mercy shown in that school. as in
most other schools in our younger days.
Another time, when some Of the boys,
among them Paul, were out at their usual
forenoon interval. the masters biz dog
came bounding into the school room with
a great tin pan tied to his tail, and few
along the passage between the forms,
where the master was fouri.hing his cane
over the heads Of his rambling inkutry ;
the do caught him under the legs and
canted him over in an instant, his heavy
body falling between the dog and the
pan. You may conceive the howiiug Of
the dog. the CONSERVATION of the pupils,
and the tremendous indignation of the
fallen pcdagoGuc Of course, tho mis-
chief was flthered on poor Paul. and as
be coulin' say "no," or, at leat, sad it
as if it were unnatural to him, or untrue,
Ae suffered as usual
A2y idle truant who wanted a com9aH-
ion, and asked Paul to accompany him,
vas sure Of his aclnicscence. lie wss
sent on all imaginary errands to book
seller. to ask ii he had copy of The
History of Adams Grandfather J. to the
Grocer, for pcunywosth of dove, 5
milk ;" or to the saddler, for some ''strap
oil, which generally brought hun, a war
ming He would be presented with an
egg, which, on being deposited for safety
in his breeches pocket, his tcmpter would
squash" forthwith BY blow and then
Paul had to dig out the remains from
amidst pcnknives, whip-cord. and mar-
blcs.
But he grew cat OF jackets and buttons
and left school to enter the world, where
the consequences arising from sayip G
eyes" and "No' are more serious than
at school Pauls in6rmity accompanied
him. He was importuned-as who is
not ?-to do this. that, and the other
! thing, fer the advantage or the the plea
sure of others. He had not the heart to
refuse. a party of pleasure vas proposed
Paul could never say No to this
Shall we have glass of somcthing hot
this cold evening Paul was uuaui-
nous with the proposer and, on these
ocasions, Paul's habit of acqulescence
not uafreouently led to his being selected
as the paymaster. Often he promised
what he could not pcrforn, for instance,
to be in two places at the same time, for
he could say No" to neither's solicitation;
and he began to have bad name his
friends said they could not reply upon
/ him-hc vas not maa Of his promise
/ He promise too much !; be promised to
lend money before he had earned it ; he
promished to 60 to the theatre with one
party, and join an evening party else
whare Gu the same night, He refused
notbing-couldn't say No ts any soIi-
citation.
His father left him snug little for
tune, and he vas at once beset by per-
sous wanting share CT it. Vow was
the time to say "No." if be could but
he couldn't His habit Of yielding had
been formed be did not iik- to be bored
could not bear to refuse j, could not stand
importantly and aImost invariably yiei,
4 ded to the demands made upon his purse
At one time 1t was baby-liuen providing
society, at another az association for pro
scouting street besgars; now. q subscri piou
for a monument on some deceased railway
man, or some great orator quo matter
what bis politics.; sud again 8 joint stock
company for the supply Of sweet mix fJr
tae metropolis ; or It was new theatre
or Temperance hall or chapel, or a
cterit~ ball for the New Zealandcrs hat
it been iapalace, be sure you would
have seen Paul Trottcr's name IN the list
Of patrons aud Subscribers.
While his money lasted Re mad Nc ena
Of friends. He was universal rcterre-
everybody's bondsmsn. just sign ns
this little bit OF paper, : was a request of
ten made to him BIZ particular friends =
What is it. he W. aid mildly ask n. 10.
he purpose Of ra:s:ag aay oWect,oa. faI
fr5m II, but simply fer !atormatiru-f5 :.
satisfaction fu., with all has S; mplicitr
the honest creature sometimes Eriaed him
self on his caution "One must not sigr
every bit Of paper presented to him, b.
would observe on those occasions. AnG
vet he never refusei-not he "Oh, i
il all right enc cannot refuse such little
tavors 10 a friend = snd BE signed
Three menrhs after. s bin for raih.sr hea-
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