The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-02-09

nature Ct their visit. At last, stopping
them
Enough, boys, enough snid he. Let
me find some better subject to discuss than
the state of an old man health | haven't
seen much Of you up TO the present time,
and for any things | know, you may he
rogues or fools
John Meade seemed rather To vince
under this address but Pctcr Finch sat
calm and confident.
To put the case,' said Mr.. Collett,
this morning poor wretch of II garden.
or came begging here IIo could get no
work, it seems, AMI he SAID he was starv~
ing. Wen, know something about the
fellow, and J believe he only told the
truth so gave him shilling TO get rid
of him Now I'm afraid dii wrong.
What reason had for giving him II shil-
ling What claim had he on me The
value of his labor in the market is all
working man has right to; and when
hIs labor i, OF no value, why, then he
must go to the devil, or wherever else he
cam All, Pctcrl That's my philosophy
- what do you think ?
Il quite agree with you. The value
! Of their labors in the market is all that
laborcr. can pretcnd-all that they
should have. Nothing acts more pcrni-
ciousIy than the absurd support called
charity
Hear, hear! !! said Collctt You're
| a ala i.,tI, 4
boy, 60 on
'What results from charitable aid
continued Peter 'Thc value of labor is
kept at an unnatural level State charity
Is State robbery private charity is pub
lie wrong.
'Thats it,, said Mr.. Culictt,
i don't believe it, said John
\ on were quite right 10 give the man
shilling I'd have given him - -h.llng
myself
% ! you would-Nouli you ; said
MIR. Collctt, You're very generous with
your shilings. Would you fly in thclace
of all orthodox political economy. you
Vandal ,
Yes, said John, 'as the Vand,s
flew in the face Of Rome, and dcstoycd
what had bccomc II ialschool and nui-
sancc
Poor John = sail Mr.. Collect. we
shall never make anything Of him, Peter
Really, we'd better talk about somc-
thing else. John, tell us about the last
new novel
They convrrscl on various topics, until
tho arrival of the invalids early bed
time, parted the uncle and ncphrwS i"r
the night.
Mary Sutton seized an opportunity the
next mornns 10 speak with John Meade
alone.
John, said she, do think more Of our
interest What occasion for you to he so
violent Ii,,t night aud contradict Mr. Coz
lett s. shurklngly saw Peter Finch
lnushing To him>,'lI. JOHN you must hr
more crciul, or we shall never bc IN r,
ried'
.'Wcll, Mary, I'll do nv best, said
John III WAS that cunlnunlcd Peter
with h' chain Of iron maxim, that
made M fly out. I'm not in icchcrg
Mary
'Thlnk heaven, you're not ! said
Mary, hat m iceberg floats think of
that, John. Remember, every time you
offend Mr.. Collett, you pleas, Peter
Finch
so | do sail John, 'Yss, I'll rcmem.
bcr that.
'If you would only try to be mean and
hard hearted said Mary just u little
to begin with, You woull only stoop to
conquer.
MAY gain my deserts then ! said
John. Are you not to be my loving wife,
Mary Are you not to sit at needle work
in my studio, whilst | paint my great
historical picture How can this come
to pass if Mr.. Collect will do nothing for
us
'Ah how indeed ? said Mary 'But
here's our friend, Peter Finch, coming
in the gate from his walk. leave
you together And so saying she with"
drew.
Nv hat, Meade i said Peter as he en-,
tered, 'skulking indoors of n fine morning
like this pye been through all the vil>
lagc. Not an ugly place, but wants
looking after sadly, Roads shamcfuly
muddy; pigs allowed 10 walk on the foot>
path =
dreadful = said John
Il say, you came out pretty strong last
night said Peter, Quite dciicl the old
man. But like your spirit
Il have no dcub! you do, thought
John.
%, when | WAS n youth thought Il
little that way myself, said Peter. but
tho world-ihc world, my dear sir,
soon cures rs all of romantic notions, -
| regret of course, TO see people mlsera'
bio. What cant he cured must he en-
/ dured.
Exactly so,' said John.
I Mr.. ColIeit this day was TOO i'll 10 lcav,
= his bed. About noon he requested To sc,
: them in his bedroom. They found hin
: propped up on pillows, very weak, but il
, good spirits, as usual,
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