, 1875-04-19
TO havc hann cnnvortcd IN tin Yoncmlte y,1,..
ent hapt!zcl by mtue son ,ltnior "TI,c c,,.,
v4:lt
THE END or THE yORLn.

anA loft, not very particular, but rather rc,vl",
IN my Language. ! had sGt 10 lean llow a ,a.
oNce spoken cannot 10 rccAl,cd; aud. ho !, ~ =.
that IL rnilla erBJns fa,uieB. wcalti, and oo,,.
fart, yot onto escaped tho lirs. you !,avo tn +,
powdttcBa tpcctatoE, md 500 it roll Oh and r.i
On, spreaolng destruction. crhnt In not l,,I w.
bcginning, Is II y For somo yes,s s,'
becn clerk IN tho employ of \ woaIthy r,..
chant IN ono OF tho principal town. !.
nS OIL conntry,-hts trado being buying and a,
porting couhtry nloducc q; l,c also do,os oos
sidcrab!o banking businors. For more than :.
yeT, 1n tho business all oycr Eu,opa an,
speculation l,ai been tho rcisninE power ma
my employer, boIrg an did. cautious na !, otIss
said That talngs were not or ao,,rt! basis ny
; crash would soon co.no. Although n,on' I'
generally believed lim TO $50 GiIoa:a Ii, ,o IN,
time. ahd told lin 90. 8ti)l ha droH back ;5om
tho competition wlero ho could do 30 vi hon.
'njnrs 10 ha trAlo With tho farmers, and .,,n
doc!it.od many banking operations with pcooIa
whom he did not considsr to bo A l.
Than It vas, i rornsn.tor 1t 30 veli,-tn N,
latscs ra:t Of 1857, whon tho crisis broke IN, !,
Now York, rolling ou to England, aud theoro, .,
tito Continent, sweeping away, tu sl.s lssE onl.
sot aa tlat vas rotten; but
the tempest ,aglug worso an1 sots.
everybody holding OH to ready none, J,
orlne to 'ncot their obligations, and the nd,
money beflg thus drawn cut Of Circulation !;
credit s.oppcd.- ropcrty. manufacsurv. pra1
ucc. and osnryth.ng CLIO, at ono period, Le;ns
unaalablo at any rate. Under such cj.rnr
stAnces oven the oldest and mo It ruspcc,,h,
housas had 70 snco 1mh, aud at last Int var, IA,
thcro were which had not stopped payu,opt. {1,,
Of these few wAs my employer, WHO, l.un,
forcRoen calamity. although not to tbs e,tens
that 1t rcally camr, wun. Notwithstanding ha t,t
many obligations to meet. Ind part Of Lis ve.,tb
WAs ,nyessod in houses, laud. yessols, aud trod
ucc, batter tuau most otito,H ptcraioj, and b,
fought desperately IL osder to keep golnp.
For weeda l had heen bustel In uo,hIne IA,
but counting ossh, paoking Il up tn tass, soa
8nl0ln5 1t to tho post~Uttco to bo cIufctsJ
TO Llaces where bills due on bauktupt
houses. aud having tho endorsement Il
our Ariu, Ind to DO Net Hisl, casli. Dut tho oil
mnn fought tue tsslla brAyaIy, abd eauo ouI
victoIiuus, without having to stop plymeu, IA,
one day.
II MAS in Tho beginning OF this. tl1e wont
rer1o;, whsn s1Ino ''ilrJpuGt "prcd.cted thai HI.
day wllsoa lad Just begun would be the lass Of Tia
world which prophecy was bo!,eved ty q.ny
all over Eur,pe.-eo,net tven becu;llII. sJ i;autlS
through foar thai ACTUALLY taev connItted
Hsi'o4ao, aud tie newal apets wcro fll! Of auyar.
t,asmehts Aud pA1Agrn liz, moro or less s,;tv
rlo'cuiips "tho destruction Of the World" III
1ilst .Isltor III our otiico waH wealthy uobemau
By namc j., owner OF largo Estates III tho caua-
sty. lle e'n4usred for my o.nlIoyer, whom cz
pectea oscr' moment; AMI waiting tor h.m, 10
entered inso conversation. Naturally enough 10
snoa amuscd ourselves With "the wotItI
oud;" and ho huid, jestsog'y: iii
right! II the world goes utler to'da1
tAon there Hl's be saved sho expenso ot the lcaa
ta his oootu. Little did he tnnk how uclt
Should bc killing bin before lou5. Tho old ~
laT'ue srrived, ts'ld h,m tbat ha had, Ia da
mAndiun III the country, Bone 1000 il cAa
which ho sau,ed 10 dsposit with my omploFt:
H Vic. o. coniss' was t!oascd w'tn the mans CT.
Adence IN him, and for the as.istauee tAe Roasf
would bo TO him IN rlulng over tue gallo Luz h.
Ing &uan OF tuo DID, .t iot,y bonctt nnd s:rsight.
foIWatd stamp. be- tola J. TINT thinss wero tes.
tt,g voEY ugly, aud aaked MN "hc!her 10 ".
pot AFRAID Of this losin5 Ills money; J. usuis1
wcre coming, but, having tha fullest canGdeus
in the no td.ty aud iu.egtttv OF my employer, be,
j., wished 10 eoutilD!ie as nit
towards keeping an Old. rcsaec;aais ft.old
above water, iu tho comtnun NrclI. uarin1
l,oAeyer, got the assurance ttlat, hvon tIuuli
ti.s houso hive to step payment, still overyLe;
would get their Just dues, it VIA arranged tLa
should, OH q certain day, ropalr III a cla'as,
to tho soaldeuco OF j., sotuo Il luos oil. II. Ii,
money.
Tho appointed day camo, aud, just bofors ~
B.astIng, tie mail arrived, bru,eing datss1 "a
fa,is al late az tue day after tia: ono appca,s4
Tor 'tae ead Of the wosad;'' aua QUO Of tbsit-
ports tnence Wap 20 tunny 4lat Aii OF us in lit
otice wero runvnlscd With Ian lhtcr, and d.
Glued upon tol Log lbs ssory ~ J., sure 10 htrt
tho pleusure OF be!uG the l.fst loLortoE oil
hsd, e.ther GU buulucss Or ty lnstatoo. II
tied most OF tue s4utrca md farmers 10 on
nolghbo1hood; bus j., boiul ono Of p1
AIghoss uob.onep, had hccu Ta.Eer AAos
my 6phsro. l therefore saw Lin mas&aa
for tho first time, aud u handsome aud commat.
oua ono It certa'nly VAS; still, a.lhuu5h ufsII.
thing hal the Appearance Of rfe1nesp aed Il,
most 4elined comfutt aud taste, was nat ID tn
least inspired with awe. t1av.ug. t.on ny ssdi
est ,ime htop OF q strong demo la'!c m'ad
purcr WAS ApIb 10 upuDsrtanl thc tjnmblluk ~
boating OF tic hcart which 30 usually Et1ess
foius," Ihoir tiue rcssdoaces adm,.o rs st1'r.
.ng The art and cultivated mud OF l4e bu l1t';
but III the proteL CO oa tic oocunioa thcul;e|'eA
fosl nothlug moro than Aiias feel "ltnlme
Anybody cns Of Gond edn:at'on,, Quito aias'.
ent it - when, for ths d[st tin ti.n0' ,h!nss nas
ts hson introduced ,s, 10 nSop2t0 T0 s''sa
sa'ouaa hass .madh tloir name 4u'sn
fur aud H,ie. Do It ovcu iu ths most humble
surroundings, nlwtys tcol Tho Influence .! tre
mighty 6Etiit, aud Myeelf to 10 ultlEnl0faulE
ru,all. Hero had nothing but the 'e;feo
which hayo for every man who eondacn Io'
Ba!f vol.
Having boon shown by tho llclls.drc.stl loa'
mau into tho library, j.. maao Gls 40, eaanIss,
aud We Immediately went 10 work p''a1'nssr ~. ~
mones, Which haa 10 taHc l;a:k viii uls. .i lMi
finished, and uhen wna packing " up, 70 vt
no tho uAuAl question Of "Auy news tsa .l.
eager to tell my story, aud nat llhukpe o. y.
had OBJECT truIn Il, burnt ont: "Tne ~! ns.
brought report from Paris t,at thonsnoaas y, =,
day when tho word wac TO saso closea '@
8in{u} UaIGeT, tho westher WAS exuemels VA w.
10 much 20 tllat Ill outdoor pleasure Nv
to DO abauuoned. Tho following Inorniug .a,a a.s4
ra.is avokc. poBtots woro found y! 9sst as,., W'1
telling in h1a lettors .Dninq to tts t1es'atI1A!
Of he ueantel, ata destruction Of ase ro'"
postponed til .flsrthsr no!tcs.s" ,a,,I
Tlls brought J. down complctos5, hI at.t
looked Mt Glu7, ha WAS sitting " 4is n.a w.,
motionless with staring eyes, hl+ hsnos .nu hnm.
up, and ~ red III HE fAcA ~ all elceIoaoi
naer on blu twelfth #h:sAY. bot ADO esiop" ".ui
thought tho rnAn wax going TO 10 cnaas1f III
starteu to my foot for AsnlBtanca wnea ,a.,thf
brought down BY bis ustotiny yell 80 nnsh,4a sssa
thkt still trcmb!a when think o1 !! ~ ps
broke tho charm. 10. from tsas .ah nn'"' af ~ y
1s Of laughter no violent ana ~" " ~
hung DURATION the teAIa skraanih1 ua"ss *. H.
cheeks, that / bog&n to isaF hls mint y .c,,a
ranged whoa, thank God. he came Eonna a.'sss,rsl
ThiH having sc.ed ~ = aafcty-sal7o, oe .1 XII
bursting; aud although he, for 1nose tass .nnA