The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-01-02

twelve, had up to this time sat listening
very attentively Now his eyes sparkled
and he said
II hope / shall some day be rich
man and Mr.. Merton will be poor man,
and come to me just as my father went
to him this morning"
why. George, what an idea, said
the mother, and what would you do
In such case 2'
Il would say" said the boy, 81 am
rich aud have plenty of money, and L
can afford to give you that amount. 1t
is no more than l sometimes spend on
dress for my wife, and if you want any
more help let me know, and you shall
have it. +"
Why, George said his mother.
laughing, you would be very magnani-
nous; but would you really buy your
wife such expensive dresses?"
"No, ma" said George, lit is fact
| that Mr.. Merton does buy such expens-
i've things. know he does. while we
can hardly get bread enough to eat.
With what. emotions the stranger lis
tened. MAJ be imagined. A new world
was being opened to him. He was
passing through an experience that had
never been his before. Shortly after
the conclusion of the meal he rose to
take his leave, thanking MIR. and Mrs.
Bishop for their kind hospitality. They
| invited him to stay al! night, telling him
he WAS welcome to such rs they had.
He thanked them and said:
81 will tre5pass on your kindness no
longer. 1 think ] can reach the next
village before dark, and be SO much
further On my journey"
Mr.. Merton did not sleep much that
night. He law awake thinking. He
had received q new revelation. The
poor had always been associated in his
| mind with stupidity and ignorance, and
| the first poor family he had visited be
| had found far in advance, in intelligent
| sym pathy and real politeness, of the ex
| quisites and fashionable butterflies of
the day.
And that noble-hsarted boyl" he
| thought; how ashamed he made me
of my hard hearted selfshness. Well,
| we'll, | have learned more during that
7isi., than | should have learned in
years in my Office, and | think poor
struggling man will never appeal to me
in vain again.
The next day q boy called at the cot
| tage and left q package in a large vel.
low envelope, addressed to Mr.. Bishop.
Mrs. Bishop was very much alarmed
when she took it, for large envelopes
were associated in her mind with law
and lawyers. and she thought it BODIED
them no good. She laid it away until
her husband came home from his work +,
when she handed it to him.
| He opened it in silence, read its con-
tents. and said fervently:
.'Thank Heaven!"
"What is it. John 2" inquired his an
xious wife.
Good news, wlfe!" replied John !;
such news as l never hoped for, or ever
dreamed of.
What is it.-what is it Tell me
quick. l want to hear it if it is any
thing good"
MIR. Merton has cancelled the mort
gage, released me from the debt, both
interest and principal, and says if at
any time [ need any further assistance,
| If l will let him know | shall have it. :"
Il am so glad. 1t puts new lite into
me, said the now happy wife. But
what can have come over, Mr.. Mer.
ton ?"
II do not know. 1t seems strange,
after the way he talked to me this morn
ing. | will go right over to his Office
and tell him how happy he has made
US.
He found Mr.. Merton in, and ex-
pressed his gratitude in glowing terms.
he asked, Ito show so much kind
ness 2''
Il followed your suggestion" re-
piled Mr.. Merton, land put myself in
your place. | expect it would surprise
hot 4 hn
strange traveller to whom you showed 30
| much kindness yesterday evening was
myself
Indeed ?" exclaimed Mr.. Bishop;
can that be true7 How did you disguise
yourself so WELT p
II was not so much disguised after all,
but you could not very readily associate
| MIR. Merton the lawyer, with poor,
wayfaring man, ha! ha! ha ! laughed
! MIR. Merton.
| well, it's good joke" said Mr..
Bishop. "goodlin more senses than one.
1t has Terminated very pleasantly for
| me-"
II woe surprised" said Mr.. Merton,
''at the broad and liberal views YOU e1-
| pressed ofmen and their actions general
~. | supposed I had greatly the ad-
vantage over you in means, education
| snd culture, and YET how cramped aud
| narrow minded have been my views of
lite beside yours. That wife of yours is
an estimable woman, and that boy of
yours would be an honor to any man.
ltell you. Bishop" said the lawyer, be-
coming animated, you are rich-rich
beyond what money can make you You
have treasures that gold cannot buy.
| What that boy said was true. l DO
sometimes pay three hundred dollars
tor dress for my wife, but how he could
know 1t is what puzzled me. Send that
| boy to school for the next four years and
then let him come into my office. | be-
iieye be viii make what is said to be very
scarce, an honest lawyer. tell you, you
owe me no thanks. Somehow. / seem
to have lived years since yesterday morn
| ing. L have got into new world. What
L learned at your your house is worth
| more than you owed me. and | am your
debtor yet Hereafter l shall take as
my motto. put yourself in his place,
aud try to regulate my actions by it,
"KrLLEp BY kindness isa phrase
| which has just been luridly illustrated by
statistics in England. Who would have
believed, save upon the authority of the
great DIR. Lancaster, the London coro.
ner, that not less than 5000 tender in
fants are annually smothered to death BIZ
their mothers who fall asleep in bed
while nursing TIER pledges? Unfortu-
nately. mothers involuntarily kill their
children In great many other wsys-by
absurd indulgence in diet, by foolish ey.
posture in dressing, and through other ut
ter ignorance of the laws of the human
system. The only wonder is that the
race, or at last the socalled civilized por-
ton it, was not long ago utterly eIter.
minated. Babies are called tender-it
strikes rs that they are remarkably
tough.
AN Irish woman, Joanna Murphy BY
4 n nnly al