The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-08
ONLY A TYPE.SETTER.

FaCner, VINO Is tnat handsome youth
who just bowed to you?" asked young
lady of the parent with whom she was
promenading one of our fashionable
streets.-"Oh, that is one of my type
settlers, Minnie" was the reply. "What,
that young man with dark brown curls,
is he type setter?" inquired younger
sister. ayes, Ella, the owner of those
curls is only a type-setter," said the father
with smile "Why have seen him so
often on the street, and he looks so proud
and is so handsome, / thought he was
gentleman! Does he really work in that
dirty printing Office, with his sleeves
rolled up, as the other type-setters do"
eyes; if you were to go into the Office
you would most probably see him with
his coat of, and his sleeves rolled up,
working away among the type" Doesn't
he get all dirty, father?" Certainly;
when he works it is with all his might,
and he does not try to save himself; but
then, soap and water remove the soils,
and honest labor brings no contamination
with it," "But he looks so proud !"
" He is as proud as Lucifer! And yet
only type-setter?" eyes, as type
setter he has a right to feel proud, be-
cause through the labor of his own hands
he is thoroughly independent. And l
hope my children will possess the same
kind of pride-a pride which will lead
them to prefer any labor to life of de-
pendence." The young ladies curled
their rosy lips, saying it would "never
be necessary for them to work" 81 do
not know that, my daughters; in our
country 40 many changes are constantly
taking place, that we have little or no
security against reverses. So wish my
children to be prepared for any emer-
gency; and it has been my endeavor 50
to educate my daughters that, should
they be left poor, they could maintain
their independence, and need never be
reduced to the necessity of marrying for
the sake of home and support
"To think, Minnie, of that proud look
ing young man working in pas Office
among the dirty type" said Ella to her
sister, as they were retiring that night.
"Why, Nell, you seem quite smtten
with him; / shall have to give papa
hint that the heart of his youngest
daughter is in danger of being thrown
away" "Oh, no, not upon a type-setter,"
answered Nellie, laughing; "I might
have fallen in love with him if had not
known his occupation; but l should
hardly stoop so low as to think Of him
now" "Yet we are not very apt to
speak of people unless We have been
thinking of them," said her eldest sister,
sagaciously. "Well, if 1 was thinking
of him, it was only to pity him." "Take
care, you know the old proverb, Pity is
first cousin to love-" "Minnie, YOU in
suit me by throwing out an insinuation,
even in Jest, that could possibly waste
passing fancy upon a dirty little type
setter; l am not so utterly degraded as
that!" and the young girl drew up her
slight form to its utmost height, and
arched her beautiful neck proudly. "a
dirty, little type-setterl" repeated her
sister, laughing immoderately; "just
now he was the handsome, proud, ele-
CANT young man. But / do really
wonder, myself" she added, aftera pause
that any one as gentcel looking as he is
should have to work at sticking type; he
does not look as if he had been born to
it," She would have wondered still more
had she known him year or two pre-
vious, when among all the pleasure
seekers, ease-loving young men to be
found in attendance at - college, he
was distinguished as cone of the best
fellows that ever lived" Possessing a
handsome person, pleasing address, and a
liberal supply of pocket money, he had
plenty of friends; and to enjoy himself
with them seemed to be the end and aim
of his life. In vain his father entreated
him to store his mind with knowledge, SO
as to render himself independent in cir.
cumstances. The foolish youth fancied
that his fathers handsome fortune made
il unnecessary for him to toll ever his
books, as poorer young men were forced
to do. A crisis in commercial Affairs
swept away that fortune; while the sud.
den death of his father, leaving him the
sole proprietor of his youngest sister
reused the slumberiDg energies of hii
nature, and called forth powers Of Whose
existence he had never dreamed.
What is my brother thinking of st
earnestly?" asked Clara W, laying
her hand upon his brow, and pushing
back the curls--the very same that after
ward excited the admiration of Mimi,
and Ella j. Edwin started at tn,
touch; he did not know that his sistel
was near, nor that she had already spoker
to him twice without receiving an,
answer. am thinking what am L
do" he replied, trying to smile. "Do
dear brotbcr, why you arc TO stay ant
live with me now, and not go off to col
lege any more; should be 80 lionel,
without youl" "No, am not going I,
college again, for ] must go TO work an,
t.y to earn something" "Go to work I?
v :. Clara, dear, have been talkin
with Briggs, The lawyer who is settlin
a Al n