Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-10-13
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FORTUNE MMIsFORTUNE.

"YegsWilf see, : said the young, lawyer
Emile Munter to his mother, "that some
.snis1c!tune VIII happen TO me on the
sseHoW can you be SO superstitiousf ~ re-
Piled the worthy mstron, seeking to con-
peal her own anxiety for her sons future
el.s.FrUm boyhood, |" complained the Young
man, have been pursued by the genius
sofsmtsfOrtune1 As . child, my bread al
ways fell butter side down received
btni7hnent for other boys pranks and,
although learned my lessons better than
the others, could never get the first
place IN my classes. If / went down the
street, some mief0rtuue Was sure 90 hap
pen TO me: I either got into q crowd
WheIe,my clothes were torn without any
tanltof mine, or q tile from some old roof
waited until ] passed TO faIl on my head.
And now, do what will, I have nothing
but trouble and annoyance"
Nevetthe heless, said the widow Munter,
me eonsolatory tone. EVERY thing has re-
suited 70 your advantage IL you never
dkye been one Of Fortunes favorites, you
have been moro successful than the ma
jority Of your moro favored associates.
You have always had many warm friends;
and, when you shall have passed your
third examination, you are almost sure to
get an honorable and perhaps lucrative
s.Ay; but there's the hitch" replied
Emile, In q gloomy tone.
81 am convinced" said his mother,
s,that you win pass brilliant examina-
tion but you must try tosovercome this,
ttqidity ard distrust Of yourfoTn pow
erA"es..tl4 so sHi-g f9 1-tes' .e-H
9HsAieE sAid than done have no
pRoparodko What I fear is some new freak
Of fortune, or, rather, Of misfortune" !" :
I'VE can only doiOuf duty, and leave
the rest to Heaven" said the mother.
~How often have seen in iife that what
tos0ur.sli limited vision appeared tO. be q
misfortune proved toDe6 blessiagl while,
dn.the contrary, q great stroke of good
lea5sto their Euin.p aeN aa =
During this conversation, Emile had
packed his trunk, and made all ready for
his departure. His mother, as may be
supposed, insisted on accompanying him
to the depot. With all their precautions
tooiate for the train; foron the way their
Dab lost . wheel, which caused an nm.
Emile was naturally Inclined to look
upon this accident as an i'll omen. Just
time enough remained, when he arrived
at the depot, to get q ticket, and take q
hasty but affectionate lesFeo Of his mother.
crowded, with the exception Of the Httle-
pat1onized drst-class eoupess and IL was
with much diflculty that the conductor was
Prevailed upon to give him 3 seat in one
ofSfhem,sas he had only q ssecond-class
ticket In his haste he threw Als travel
ing-bag on the feet Of an elderly gentle
man, who was the sole occupant of the
coupe, and who, judging from the sxpres;
sion Of his face, would have preferred
almostlany other manner of beginning an
acquaintance. ~ 49, za9 -
Ihe LOCOMOTIVES blew its shrin whistle.
Emile leaned out Of the window to take q
last look at the dear face Of his mother,
who tried In vain to keep back her tears.
Be sure to write me as soon as your
examination Is over
Yes, certainly, mother; you can rely
rAs the train moved on, Emile settled
into one corner, and, without paying any
attention to his feIow-traveler. was soen
lost in thought Of his approaching exam
ination, which haunted him like an ap-
partition. Aoi'i 0tk9
HBe so. good, sir, as to close that vim
dowy there is q terrible draught here,p
said the elderly gentleman, breaking the
silence, in tone that showed plainly he
was not in the best of humor.
Emile, in his revery, was deaf to the
wish Of his neighbor, whom he seemed to
have entirely foTgotbenS until ms CON-
:. panion cried out, in an impatient tone:
"Do you hearf You begin by throw.
ing your portmanteau on my feet, and
now subject me to the danger OF catching
an Influenza
seI beg your pardon, SD, = replied Emile
starting up "but / was blinking" 9
aOf your examination, interrupted Ms
travelling companion, OF which you
stand in such fear"
"But sir how could you know any
thing about thatp asked Emile, aston
ished. - .r,sI---,.5,s- = s7~4s3, .41l-s Z
have, thank Heaven, very good ears
and heard your mother-who, blythe
way, seems TO be a very sensible woman
when she wished you success."J
"No one Knows so well as she how
mucn / have ct stake.
s us. then, the examination so very diff
at is not that but seem to have beer
born under an unlucky star" s-s.!
sBah l. Nonsense" returned the ole
gentleman, with sneer. Men are