Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-10-18


out coming to loss; but if you could no
afford it then, how much less now. Be
lieve me, Amos, folks do not dream them
f, selves into anything. Be up and doing
and with Gods blessing all may yet b.
well. Keep from wishing, wishing, ant
be doing, doing, and with industry, hon
esty, and thrift, and the blessing of you
God, you will do well.n
This was the last talk the miller haC
with Amos about worldly things, though
he. said much more to him about the hap
pier and better land--for the good MAI
had that above which NO losses Or bank
ruptcies could take away.
Mary GrTsa hadtn do what cho could
for her own living, for now the mill and
all belonging to it was to be sold; bu
4 she had her brave fathers heart ant
courage, and was quite prepared fo1
whatever duty pointed out as right
course Friends found her situation as
a companion to aslady- who lived in Lon
don. 1t seemed to- be in every. way de
| sirable; and though Amos would have
kept her in Hollington If he could Mary
was determined. She reminded Amos Of
all her father had said to him about day
dreaming--that honest work was what
lay before them; and that if they botl
stuck to it, honest labor would sooner OF
later bring them together as man anG
| wife. "How soon that will be-" sale
Mary Crust, "depends most likely, Amos
upon yourself. y" >-
So the milIers daughter went of to he1
situation, and Amos emained at Holling
ton.
Amos Dyke was not quite without re
sources. The creditors of the Holling
| +n1 fllo7 r1hop fhnXr hoH o. fhni1
chairman worthy Friend" named
Helps, who, at the end of the meeting,
addressed his brother creditors On behalf
of Amos. ~. -t ..... ff,.4 a..a ..-.T
"There is one MATTER" said Mr.. Joshua
Helps, "that wish to bring before the
meeting before we part; it is the case of
the young man Dyke. think we ought
to have pity for that young man; he is
now beggared, through no fault of his
own, and would propose a subscription
on his behalf. If there be any who will
follow me, will give e10 to begin with
The proposition Of the worthy Quaker
was successful. e100 was raised for Amos
in the room.
"Look thee here, friend,"' said the
Quaker, 'here are the materials for an
ample fortune Fortunes have been made
out of penny piece; how much more
can there be made out of e100? Now
stir thyself and this money Alright, and
thou wilt do we'll"
Amos took the money with much graf
itude, and, in truth, intended to do no
end of things with it; but day after day
slipped by, and while he intended to do a
great deal, he really did nothing.
And every day he found it harder and
harder to begin. He had no immediate
necessity, for his money supplied him
with all he required, and, always think
ing that this thing and that were not
good enough, he allowed month after
month to pass.
One grand chance Amos let slip. The
Hollington carrier, who had succeeded
his father, offered to give him a share
of the business if he would put ESQ in
| it and undertake to drive one of the
teams himself, but Amos was above
taking to the road, and so that chance
passed by. ~rs.e-~ r. I'D. -s
''Now," said Amos, as he sat dreaming
ly by the roadside one day, as the Gull
ford and London coach drove by with a
team of four splendid grays, eff | could
| get share in a turnout like that, l
shouldn't mind driving it."
| On came the coach, and there is no
knowing how long Amos Dyke might
have sat there, had not an elderly gentle
cried, "Ah, friend Amos Dyke, is that
thee What art thou doing there? Here,
coachman! Hollo, coachman! wait one
moment; We'll take up this young man
for mile or two, and I'll pay for him.
Now, then, friend Amos, squeeze in here
by me; now tell me how thou art getting
on and what kind of business thou hast
put that e100 in, which allows thee to be
sitting doing nothing by the roadside at
this hour of the day. My experience of a
e100 is that it requires good deal OF
looking after; but, perhaps, thou hast
found some new way OF making money
while thou dost play"
A few words, and indeed poor Amos's
looks, revealed to the shrewd Quaker ex-
actly how the matter lay. 1t was no part
of the worthy mans intention to shame
Amos before other people, so he said no
more until they arrived at the next stage.
| Then, while the horses were being
changed, Joshua Helps said, "Thou hast
nothing to do, so thou shalt come to Lon
don with me; I will take care of thee and
bring thee back all safe tomorrow"
Amos felt a thrill of delight at the
proposition, and, in the fullness of his
Joy, told the Quaker of his special attrac-
ti0n there; indeed, in his simplicity, he
even went so far as to confess that he
used frequently to go and sit ON that seat,
where he had found him, to. look at the
coach, and that he had kind of dreamy
pleasure in thinking that it was going to
the place where she was.
''And will the coach's going bring thee
and her nearer?2 said Mr.. Joshua; ''what
good will that do thee?" Mr.. Joshua did
not say this because he did not believe in
love-not he. He had loved Sarah Short
himself, and never ceased until he had
made her Sarah Helps; but he did not be-
lieve in dreamy love, but in working love.
He used to say, "Orpha kissed Naomi,
but Ruth clave unto her."
All that day Mr.. Joshua Helps took
Amos Dyke with him, continually direct
ing his attention to one person, and one
thing and another, in this fashion: "Dost
thou see that horse, Amos-how it pulls ?
Dost thou see at what haste that man is
walking with that parcel? Dost thou
] perceive how everybody is going some
where and doing something's" And, in.
deed, the young need have no greater ex-
ample of energy than Mr.. Joshua himself,
who. pulling out his watch often, from
| time to time, was evidently intent on get.
| ting through no end of work before even:
ing. When evening came, Amos asked
if he could go out and try to get sight
of Mary, as he was so fortunate as to be
near where she was.
''And how wilt thou go to her, and with
what sort of tale?" said the Quaker
''how wilt thou answer her questions
when she asks thee what thou art doing,
and how much nearer marriage thou art
l should be ashamed" said he, Ito have
asked to see my Sarah under circumstan
! ces like these; and, indeed, I en- doubtful
if she, on her part, would have seen me-