, 1870-09-25

noted for bis ttuSaity a. tho PenusyIvsni1u
fof M Voea1ty.s Il fs t1us that In Budun parts
q Boston and ProNdenoe one me6td famous
guzxleFs md epicu1es, chiefly tho victims OF
ehovder and caams, but tbs fied Orator there
dooe not attain Middle Sta proportions; tho
tAt7apkn ta rafe; the feod bird docs not 6y,
ano t1e anipe IN An unfamiliar luxury. met
avery pspeperous Boston man this aumEaz,
Of large paunch and unlimited appetite Tx
Ing the liberty Of some familiar soquaintance,
I s,id one day, whlls we Nerp e.tinE CLAIMS:
We have superstition in New York that
~ the rich men Of New England have grown
rlch nPour THAR Bay1ngH; but you arc m Atn-
letlc consumer, and must have eaten mp With
sat."
He was man Of email gr.,ish:Hsen eye,
iuu Of tNinkls "a pebble in telyhsat 3oa
he said with busineea lurch:
81 Was tho prodigd son Of mS father, cat
ipK up the hushS that ahon1d h1sc been 1sd 10
the more profitable hogs, and At the tSole
they eaid It war sin to Observe my Lick Of
the last syllable Of Tho blessing than had
rskea my Plate full Ny father shook his
"'Jake vii eh up The interest Of what I
want to leave him, - be goes. Flogging viii
not Affect hia appetite. Yet. expenslVe sa he
l1ye to re hin ess 1or !. Dtngs ohcR ,to 70
years. Of insufficient dinner.
" you see,~ said my acquaintance, with
twinkle Of his pebble, q the old man nayer got
a square meal but At Thanksgiving, He really
took deep interest II me- under III hia ateln-
nesh ; for he was naturally patriarch Of vlo-
lent appetite, and it had taken Ill bis religion
to control it. To zee me eat WAS bis secret
Joy; for al that ate he mentally diReeted,
and tried to think il w2s his dinner. Can you
appreciate that self-sacsiice On the part OF
parctt?"
7 L. n1.Au
the greatness Of our New England sifes.
They never raised the hymn Of
"De1r mother Tse come home 70 eat
Tbs only man who ever got square meal in
that region was put by Hawthorne in the pre-
face to the Scarlet Letter, for devouring An
ancient goose.
However" said the Boston epicure, :. I
am coming down to tell you how 1got Iieh,
er was about giving ia his checks At the eating
BARN other words. compoaing himself into
ve1mcelli- he szid, Jake, you viii A1svz
| eat be5ond your needs, End have been t1Jing
| to think OF ton1e example or maxim to b.
my viii; nov remember this, aud perhaps i.
may help you to break the fall to positive pov.
| etty: VII tever you 80, whenever you quit
al through lie keep putting to yourself thii
question: Hape kr anythiag? People leave
ont Of tongetfulnesa. - y, much "a they waste
| A4lQA4@AGA 2fR9tAA0-
Here solemn darkness which obecured ths
pebbles spark, pe1haps tear, fell into the
eyes Of my friend He ate a clam As hi
! paused, and went on:
| II attribute al my wealth to that maxim
It crossed my mind 4 hundred timea day
Haze I zef anything! Ny umbralla, my night
ss2 my ns,F1 5s.T gae ~ *
ing this tho drst year. 1t methodlzed m,
habits; made me- cool and thoughtful; gavt
me equilibrium, aud saved me buying thtet
times what Hae once sufficient. People lose I
fortune By carelessneas; bone-pickor, :!
up AL the pins aaW, saved my claret bottlea
asked mys4H oftener and oftenar every hour
H0re LEFT unythtnqs. After some yeara
found myself ahsad. Nothing Was every los
by me; thrift continued, though appetite Va
satisfied. To-aay'a uadeyoured potatoos f1ie!
mp into to-night's bountiful Irish stow. n
wake was lett clear AZ the plaques, and gre'
stronger and stronger every aAy. All my en
teEprises In busfnoss h1yo been based upo
ecouomlzing the leayinga OF my feilow-ner
raising lost ahips, picking over dcee1ted mines
It graH to be a business motto: Has my race
my age, left anything TO be eaved-' Thus
though have been powerful eater, hay
grown rich. am heavy stockholder in th
patent to recover the fumes OF sulphur whic
anet iron ore and use them twice. Al N
life projected p!1n that II ever got r1ch
would SO on m il1imttabte eating tour ~
MAKE up for past sacrifices; but when quit
prepared I looked At my family aud saia
Have I left anything7 This filled me Wit
coltsitiou, and postponed tho trip go dear
my heart. Now, when / see the wastefulnas
Of men, the broken bottles, the lost sewerag
the leAvings OF human kind while 30 mar
: starre, am minded to found an asylum,
factory for the discarded and Abandoned at
pies which comfort our kind, and write or
the door: Haze you lst7 anyth,ng?'"
At this point I missed tho shells OF Il
, clans We had been eating, aud found that u
, methodical Bcountirel had done them up in b
, handkerchief. He remarked, with tho ancie
: twinkle Of his pebble:
~ own lot down street, aud I'll fling the
on il rs pass. Lime il product Of shel
, you know. don't like to loave anything"
"Wen," said l, *this Now England tho
l oughness Of character IS equal to tine tact
t the Heathen Chinee.'" GATH,