Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-07-11

TON s 1hult tnhI ne is Clllu Ol uleRThCe'
hut the shame being upon him, | cannot
place him in position which would in
volve his association with the members
of my family"
But" urged Richards, This boy is
good and true"
But he cannot shake off the dust of
the shame that is upon him." interrupted
Bishop. "What is born with the flesh
will be manifest in the man. Put him
upon farm, Captain, Let him find a
home among the lowly and the humble,
and then his misfortune may not be flung
in his face
LAS you would fling it, retorted the
, captain, in high dudgeon.
GAS would fling III"
"Aye,--as you fling it even now o
if the boy ever has chance, ! pray God
he may improve it, and stand your equal
1t is in HIM !" And with this the irate
captain called for the boy, and left the
merchants mansion.
You don't ask me if Mr.. Bishop will
take you" said Captain Tom, after they
had been upon the road time in silence.
There is no need" answered David.
81 heard all that he said"
You heardT
"Yes.-every word. ! could not help
il. But don't say any more now. Let
Inc think"
That night David Carlton sat in his
little attic chamber and thought. He
sat upon his low bed while, and then
he paced to and fro; and could Mrs.
Richards have seen him now, as he walk
ed up and down the cage that confined
him, she would have seen what she had
never seen before. The mildness of the
woman had given place to the fierce i'm
petuosity of the man. The gentle charac-
ter of the mother had been replaced by
the stern and uncompromising possible
ties Of the father.
He spoke but one sentence aloud. 1t
was near midnight when he stood in the
centre of the room. and smote his hand
upon his breast. :.
"If i've" SAID he" Captain Richard
prayer shall be answered 4! If my life is
spared, will not rest until | stand, ac-
knowledged by the world as the equal at
least, of Andrew Bishop!"
Then he clasped his hands, and raised
them toward heaven; and upon his bend
ed knees he added
God help me to win the victory in
honor and in truth y
On the following morning the boy
called Capt. Richards apart, and asked
that he might be permitted to go forth
and seek his own fortune.
"If do not find good home" said
he where can do as know yon would
wish me to do, ] will come back to you,
and work for you as you shall direct
The Captain saw the new man in that
boyish face, and he was resolved to trust
it.
"Have you any money p he asked
"Yes,-l have enough
"Then go,-and may the blessing OF
God 90 with you"
David Carlton went forth on that spring
morning of 1852, with the will to be
man. Under all was the same gentlenes'
and goodness which had marked his early
boyhood, but brought now to the surface
! was the quality of iron which had lair
SO long dormant. He had single aim OF
exalted manhood, and he would noun,
,, the ladder and climb if the strength were
given him. Nothing should swerve hin
from his purpose-no lust of gain, NJ
, craving of appetite, and no seduction o
,, pleasure. He had counted the cost; he hac
measured the distance; he had considered hi
resources; and he had computed the time
l All he asked not already within his contro
=, was life and opportunity and for these HI
e prayed.
He would 90 far away from his New Eng
2 land home, and he struck for the great West
4 He found work upon the road-he neve
begged the autumn found him IN
Young and vigorous city Of the new empire 0
Il Industry and DEVELOPMENT, And he wa
r stronger than he had been when he left tn
d Poor Farm Of Winford he was stronger il
e body and his contid nee in himself wa
n stronger. Could such youth fail Will
" truth and honor were his chosen henchmen
d Such failure were next to Impossible.
a David Carlton had no taste for mercantll
, pursuits He sought first to occupy his min
" and to that end he found his wav into tn
:, office OF good lawyer and here he worke
~ hard-worked so hard and so well. that h
= was called to the bar before he was twenty
y one As his mind grew stronger and brUadt
Ut he developed an organizing quality. and yer
lt soon he assumed the lead in important matter
l. of social and polticni economy. He sougf
II to develop the resources of the country auou
him. and thus he became interested in in
provements of all kinds, His growing MAI
hood strengthened as it grew; and while
u the management of grave affairs he could +
Of stern and uncompromsing for honor All
as right in his social relations the old gentle
er ness and midnesS coming to the surface
re bright ripples and in sunny glowing, mac
ID him beloved by all who were admitted to h
ir confidence. And 50 the Years passed on.
n Many of our readers remember the startlin
~, ". social event which transpircd in a certai
a' New England town during the month Of Jul
III 1870. We shall call the town Winford, as "
er have called it heretofore And on that Jul
- day came a man to Wintord who was receive
y with honor and with public ovation, v
nl could call n name which all the COUNT
to would know-a name which has soundt
If with praise from the Atlantic to the Pacific
~ the name Of one whom thousands have d
ID lighted to honor, and who is to-day the id
W. of the people among whom he lives and f
az whose good he labors but we will call hi
fu DAVID CARLTON as we called him before.
lis And David Carlton came back after Il
ed lapse Of the years, to visit the place of h
no couded birth He came heralded by Il
newspapers came the representative OF
er great and grateful people came shining wi
" fame and renown-came pcs e sed of N
!, teral wealth equal to more than was repr
~ scented upon the books of the Assessors Of Il
lie whole town Of Winford. He came and
~ met Mr. Andrew Bishop; but he did not il
~ it in his heart to accept Mr.. Bishops eager
Id. extended hospitality, He found Capt, To
Irs Richards now grown old, but hale and hear
ar still ,-found him. not upon the Poor Farr
but upon a little farm of his own in the san
.as old school district; and he spent two da