The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-24
shall have picture to take with
US over the river. and our load
will be lighter than his.

will be lighter than MS.
But then-that is his business.
All persons have right to be hap
py--but we cannot bear to make
our happiness by the unhappiness
of another.
Right there he sat and talked.
He told US how happy he was now.
He has q good sisuation--book-
keeper in . piano establishment.
He has good health--a plain hap
py home. He is making friends.
and has lately been walking toward
the East with those who some
day will drop into his grave sprig
of eyergreen-for such is the EN-
biem os Immortality which marks
the temporary resting place. 1t
was not eloauence that he aimes at,
but simple, truthful recital. The
most eloquent of all eloluence-
for it reaches the heart. Such ls
the power of truth.
He said to us that now he was
living a real, earnest, happy, useful
life. Of course he had other
friends, but those Of the family
circle we're the gems Of all. He
tod US how she who sat there Id
the easy chair always tried to have
his little hoine in order, th It 1t
light he attractive. She kept the
little ones clean, and was all the
time happy herself. He delighted
in taking home each night some
little thing--a peach for each one
some candy, or nuts, or fruit of
some 'kind-or a primer, book, or
newspaner-a little picture Or lit
tie article of adornment, as be
could afford.
And he said he was surprised to
see how these little things kept fill
ing up the house, till it looked so
nice now. Aud he said, the more
he took home the more he wanted
to-the happier it made his loved
ones, and the prouder they were
of him He also said that he felt
very rich nov, for he was able to
care for himself and his family,
and he knew who his real friends
were.
Then he told us how his wife
tried to please him-to humor him.
as he said. till he could not help
loving her. She kept his clothes
in order-took care Of the children
and taught them so mneh none but
mother can teach--prepared nice
little dishes for him, and then, af-
ter supper, would sit and read to
him and the other babies.
When we smiled at his idea of
being baby, he said it was bet>
ter to be q "home baby" than q
drunken, shiftiess, nesleetful hus-
band and father. And we told
him he was right The true man
knows of all this, and will bear
witness that it is not beneath o
man to be kind, loving, affection
ate, or on "fami! TERMS" with
his home ones, so he can teach
them what it is to be an earnest,
eartsome man.
He was q workingman. He is
our friend. We are his. It is
true we never met till year since.
And then by accident He said
that . s;r kind, earnest words
then, came to him like strong
boat to one who has been riding
rou ia waves till nearly worn out.
And on this boat of kind words he
had ridden a year, till ut last he
was safe aud resting on the shore,
happy with those he loved, as all
of Gods millions might be happy
with the ones they love, if such
was their desire.
It vas some time since they
went The omuibuses have stopped
running for the night, and no more
is the rumble Of noisy wheels heard
Gu tue pavement below our win
dows
The ones who called on US, as
we did on them last year, and hav e
pro'D;s d to next, have reached
their homes; as we have nearly the
end Of our work for the week.
Before us. in little plate on
cur desk, is pit from one of the
peach the little ones ui6 bring
US If we throw it away, of what
use to auy one7 If We could plan t
it, in time we might see from 1t a
tree filled with good fruit-if we
could not, perhaps some one else
might, aud so much good mig b,
come out Of little, as great results
and abundant happiness sometim es
come from 8 few kind words, spo-
ken not in authority SO much as in
sympathy.
Pretty soon we shall rest. The
pain lights from long-contir ned
over work ut the desk dance be-
fore oar eyes, but we are very hap.
py, for all that. 1t seems as
though we had done some good
perhaps but little-but yet it
was better than none. We are
glad our brother workingman is
happy-that his loved family is
happy, and that he and they came
Tonight to make US happy. And
We are glad to know that nine oI
his old friends, who once roamed
the places of dissi patton with him,
have all resolved to lead new and
nobler lives, and are to be found
seeking rest and happiness with
their loved ones each Saturday
Night PoMRRoY.