Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-14
} MISCELLANEOUS.
FORTUNE IN MISFoRrnNE.


"YoU will see," said the young LAWYER
Emile Munter to his mother, "that some
misfortune will happen to me on the
way"
"How can you be 30 superstitiousf' re.
Piled the worthy matron, seeking to con.
ceal her own anxiety for her sons future
under genial smile
"From boyhood," complained the Young
man, II have been pursued by the genius
of misfortune. AS child, my bread al
ways fell butter-side down; I received
punishment for other boys pranks; and,
although l Learned my lessons better than
the others, l could never get the first
place in my classes. If 1 went down the
street, some misfortune was sure to hap.
pen to me: either got into crowd
where my clothes were torn without snv
fault of mine, or a tile from some old roof
waited until passed to fall on my head
And now, do what / will, l have nothing
but trouble and annoyance"
Nevertheless" said the widow Munter,
in consolatory tone, 'eveIy thing has re.
suited to your advantage. If you never
have been one of Fortunes favorites, YOU
have been more successful than the ma
Jorlty OF your more favored associatee
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
position"
SAY; but there's the hitch" replied
E nile, in gloomy tone.
~ am convinced" said his mother,
that you will pass brilliant examina.
tlon but you must try to overcome this
tlmidity and distrust of your own DOW
ers."
"Easier said than done. have no
fears OF the examination, for / am well
prepared. What | fear is some new freak
OF fortune, or, rather, of misfortune"
we Can only do our duty, and leave
the rest to Heaven" said the mother.
How often have l seen in life that what
to our limited vision appeared to be
misfortune proved to be blessing! while,
on the contrary, great stroke of good
fortune often makes men arrogant, and
leads to their 1uin."
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 ell their precautions
to De In time, they came very near being
TOO late for the train; for on the way their
csb lost q wheel, which caused an un.
welcome delay.
Emile was naturally inclined to look
upon this accident as an ill omen. just
time enough remained, when he arrived
at the depot, to get ticket, and take q
hasty but atfectionate leave of his mother.
Another dilemma The train was literally
crowded, with the exception of the little
palron)zed first-class cOupes; and it was
with much dln1culty that the conducvor was
prevailed upon to give him seat in one
OF them, as he had only a second Glass
ticket. In his haste he threw his travel
ing-bag on the feet of an elderly gentle
man, who was the sole occupant of the
coupe, and who, judging from the express
sion OF his face, would have preferred
almost any other manner of beginning an
acquaintance.
The locomotive blew its shrill whistle.
Emile leaned out of the window to take
last look at the dear lace of his mother,
who tried in vain to keep back her tears.
"Be sure to write me as soon as your
examination is over"
on it."
AS the train moved off, Emile settled
into one corner, and, without aging any
attention to his telloW-traYeler, was sosn
lost In thought of his approaching exam
inAtion, which haunted him like an ap-
partition.
"Be 80 good, sir, as to close that win
dow; there is terrible draught here"
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 forgotten, until his COM
pahlon cried out, in an impatient tone:
"Do you hear? You begin by throw
ing your portmanteau on my feet, and
now subject me to the danger Of catching
an Influenza"
II beg your pardon, sir" replied Emile,
starting up; "but was thinking"
"Of your examination" interrupted his
travelling companion, "of which you
stand in such fear"
"But, sir, how could you know any
thing about that" asked Emile, aston.
ished.
II have, thank Heaven, very good ears,
and heard your mother-who, by. the.
way, seems 10 be very sensible woman
when she wished you success"
mo one Knows so well as she how
much have at stake"
"Is, then, the examination SO very diff
ficultP"
ut is not that; but seem to have been |
DOIn unuer an unluCky STAR.
"Bah Nonsense u returned the old |
gentleman, with sneer. "Men are |
prone to ascribe to fate what is only the |
natural consequence of their own Jolly"
"rhat is not my case" insisted Emile |
81 have too many examples of my Ill luck |
To-day, event. came near missing the |
train, in consequence of my cab running
wheel of"
"And now you sit comfortably in o
first class car, instead of being crowded |
into one of the second or third class car
riages Such misfortunes are certainly |
not very hard to bear"
"That Is true; butt"
"You would have found pleasanter |
company elsewhere, perhaps, Iadmit-in' |
stead OF an old grumbler, an Interesting |
young lady, with whom you could have |
passed the time pleasantly
"By no means. l am In no mood to
enjoy ladies' society," ...t
''Ay, you can think of nothing but this |
terrible examination. The gentlemen of |
the commission are no tIiaeIs, l dare say |
they will sound you TO the bottom, no |
doubt"
"Let them. / have been no idler, and
feel that am well up in the old Roman
as we'll as German law"
"rhen you are jurist?"
81 have for four years filed a position
in our courts, quite to the satisfaction OF
my superiors, and now am going to
Berlin TO pass my third examination.P
(Which You wil do brilliantly, l have
no dOubt.p 80
"Whs knowsH" sighed Emile. "The
gentlemen of the commission are said TO
bs very severe, and in some instances
very dissgreeable."
"CeTtainly not more severe than Ia
neeeSsaTyi and, 70 far ss ! know, the