The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05

1T BRING GLAD TlDlNGS UF uooD
QNG. MARCH 5, 1871.
al e tell those around her to send me word.
Nd came she in Troy, when all her letters
wd dated in New York, ana sno sIa haze ave
pl$ed me false, abandoned the Ghiid ana asea
fo4 herself the money sent y ms anAlety 70
wish the North was now greatly increase1'
Whdipg up his business as hastily as ne couid' |
pa1ng attention only to such matters as he
coi3d not leave to his clerks, he was i'll few
daH prepared to start for Troy.
The Cummngs' estate turned out badly The
old lgentleman had been for many years
leading merchant Of New Orleans, ana was
SUCCESSFUL in amassing q very large fortune.
He Vas kind and generous almost to fault;
being himself strictly honorable ana just he
was confiding in nature and judged every one
to be above S and hs
belonk red to the " gilt edged" class. To him
his friends applied for assistance when In
trouble, and he aided them without stint OF
limit. To some he loaned money, and Tor many
others he became endorser. Then there came
a time when those who met their financial en-,
gagements were the exception to the general
rule. Az fast as the notes which he had en-.
dorsed were presented, Mr.. Cummings paid
them, sacrificing, to raise the money, his STOCK
IN trade, real estate anu everything aNaAaoAo'
To crown his misfortunes, an intimate friend
interested in some of his business transactlons
ran away with nearly q hundred thousand dol
lars and was never heard of afterwards. Be
fore these accumulated disasters, his immense
}f6ftdheSnelted sway, As rapidly as snow be,
meath the sun of June, and SO it happened
| that, after the estate was settled, nothing was
| left to his son Philip, but the worthless 6ooh
accounts and protested notes OF his fathers
once extensive business.
Philip had lived with the family of his uncle
time he attended school, and in the leisure
| hours performed such services about the house
as were required. 1t very often happens that
children do not appreciate the kindness OF
| relatives with whom they are placed, when IN
fortunately bereft of parents, and 80 IL was
| with Philip. The little services that he was
| capable of performing became irksome to him.
and he began to think he was looked upon as
a servant in his uncles family. AS this feeling
| grew within his heart, he resolved to strike
out boldly for himself, and he Informed his
uncle of this determination. Mr.: William
| Cummings was a clerk in a leading New YORK
| dry goods house, with moderate salary, on
which it required much management ana
economy to support respectfully has VIE ana
| four children. He was klnq-hearteG Man,
and had done all in h;s power to make Philip
at home and console him for his loss. lie was
much surprised at the boys determination to
leave a comfortable home, and reasoned with
strances so far prevailed with Philip that he
consented to board with the family, upon con-
dition that hiRsnncle should accept half OF MS
wages in payment for it. For the nrss rev
months Philip worked in n clothing store neal
the Catherine Ferry, and afterwards went te
the dry goods house of Barege, Muslin q GO.
on Grand street. This was large esta6llsh
ment, employing forty or fifty hands and doing
an extensive retail trade. Mr.. Muslin was on
old friend of Uncle William, and took PhiliI
as a package and confidential GRAND boy, pay
half dollar being the result of the aforesaid
friendship and to make q distinction between
Philip and the other young lads in the store
One morning in early June, about year ate
Philip had commenced work, he was brushing
, up the embroidery department., preparatory u
the business of the day. Mr.. Peter Droll wa
r head of this part of the store, and Mr; samue
Sellwell, was his first assistant: Mr.. Droll wa
? q short, thick-set man, with black hair aud
f heavy beard. He was about forty years of age
: and had been in the business nearly thirt
= and trimming stock. He was quiet, gentet
: man a great favorite with the ladies', to whoI
f he was $50 polite and respectful" His assis
ant was tall. slender man, with long, curtin
J, hair, a light moustache, blue eyes, and goot
d looking face. He was man OF dash and ga
Y lantry, knew how to be attentive and polit
d but had presumption and lmpudence ehoug
t to push himself forward. He was reaC
o talker and made whatever assertions suite
i his purpose, with n bold and decided mann
that prevented contradiction, If they did
r carry conviction with them
& "Heres PHIL" said Mr.. Droll, run ov
l. the way and tell Bill to send me paper OF
IS bacco, Auderson's Solace-and tell him if it
i not fresh I'll chew it up and never pay hin
IS "There's one of the ten dollar vaienciep CT
IL lars gone out of this box" said Mr.. Sellwe
?. opening the box and counting them over.
:" 81 sold it yesterday" said Mr.. Droll
lie Then why didn't you mark 1t OIL r.
"Yon mark off your own Sales my boy, a
-. you'll do we'll"
We We "That's all very fine; Mr.. Simmons" ga
is Sellwell, but if the old man saw that, there
be a row."
D. "He be id. I've forgotten in o we
g. more about the business than he ever knew
F. who'd you sell it to, Pete r. inquired BE
n we'll.
ne "a little, squint-eyed woman in black"
IN "You had good day yesterday, didn't y
ne PeteI" :
W "Good day f.! OF all the mean, squeezing, je
IA ling old crones 1 ever saw, yesterdays turno
ut was worst. They came from Jersey and BroS
ah ! lyn, and every one of them came right to