Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-06

How A RUTLANDER AIDED A LITTLE
RoMAHcE.-The Concord, New Hamp-
shire, Monitor vouches for the truth of
the following narrative, in which our
friend and former townsman, Peter But
Ter, now of Boston, helps the young
men to employment and, thus, to matri-
mony:
On a certain day in 1858 a young man
whose noticeable points were fashion
able coat, pantaloons with wide checks,
and a large watch chain at the end of
which dangled a seal, walked into
large hardware store in Boston, and
asked for employment. Mr. Peter But
Ter, one of the proprietors, inquired if
he had ever worked at the business He
had not. What had he been doing
Studying law at Cambridge. Where did
he belong? His friends lived in Mary
land. The firm was not in need of help,
and the services of the applicant We're
ciyilly declined. On the following day
he addressed note to Mr. Butler, say
ing that he feared be had not made him
self fully understood, and would call
again on the morrow TO explain further
At the second interview, he said he had
graduated at Harvard University, and
commenced reading law: that he had
become acquainted with young lady in
Cambridge, whom he proposed to mar
ry; that his father had written to him.
forbidding him to wed a Northern girl
on penalty of utter disinheritance and
Punishment from home He intended,
however, to keep faith with his be
trothed. and as he must paddle his own
canoe in future, he was looking for en-
ployment,
Mr.. Butler engaged him at S40O
year, and gave him certain duties to
perform. Next morning the young
man. whose name we might rs well say
was John Paca, walked in from Cam
bridge, with his dinner packed in a tin
pail, and went stoutly to work. He
kept steadily at it for a year, doing all
he was told to do. and more besides for
his comrades, of whom there were more
than sixty. finding him able and willing,
set him at all the menial tasks of the
establishment. until the proprietOrs dis
covered and stopped the imposition. At
the end of the year Johns salary was in
creased 800, and he named an early
day for his wedding. When that day
came, Mr.. Butler gave him new suit
of clothes Che presents everybody he
takes a liking to with a tip top suit once
in while) and a holiday Mr.. and
Mrs John Paca went to live with the
brides father and mother, and John
continued to walk in TO his business, tin
pail in his hand. Among all the mer-
chants and tradcsmen who rode in from
Old Cambridge to the banks and count
inu rooms of Rj,StDu there was NOT one
whose heart was lighter on happicr than
that of John Paca-a clerk Of $500 a
year. He was always ON hand when
the warehouse was opened, and stuck by
it until it was closed During the sec.
ond year of his service lie received u let
ter from his sisters, who were at school
in Brooklyn, asking him to get leave to
make them short visit. He did SO, and
returned to his duties Not long after
wards another letter came. His father
wanted him to come home for few
days, and bring his wife along with him.
Mr. Butler furnished the necessary funds
for a comfortable trip to the old home
and back again. During their stay in
Maryland the young people won the
love of the old folks, if indeed they had
ever forfeited it for John had not long
been back at the store in Boston when
his father desired him to take charge of
one of his plantations lie should have
carriage and pair His employers hurried
him away and babe him God-speed. At
the death of his father, John fell heir to
an immense estate. Every year he
writes to Peter Butler, whom he justly
thinks one of the best men in Boston, to
come out and join him in fox hunt.