Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-07-23
NO. 49,
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THE GOLDEN RULE.
| coSrrNuEp rRox YEsrEnn ~ / a'ii1s
BY sYLvANus COBB, JR. sAa'

!coSrrNuED FROM YESTERDAY satisi
Don't be foolish, Louisa7 r. Whist has
the Golden Rule to do with such sbusiaess
as that? Seth Twombly ist not 0plysna.
able TO pay his rent, but there arerth0se
who are ready and anxious tor pay more
than he has ever paid. siJ ohm Smjthswil
take the house Tomorrow, and pay me
ten dollars more per quarter, and Ishould
be sure of my money, too. AMI TO lose
thatp' So - saa sasAH 10 sssaq
~ find no fault, Moses. i was NOS
blaming you. Twas only trying To prove
that the minister made mistake when he
advanced the idea of squaring our busi-
ness transactions by the Golden Rule y
~, there's no use in your flinging out
in that way. You mean to hit mes 4 see
it. But what have l to do with Seth
Twombly?'''s xs.as ar.anma
You know he has sbeeng un lertuaate.
Moses. You know he has had mack sieks
ness in his family, and that he lassl,imssH
been sick; and then think how 'kind his
wife was TO me when was sick2sx0xsss
s"She nnrseds yUu,sa and / paid her foritjn
said Mr.. Draper, rather abfaptly, ,faSl9s
es"Yes-youi paid her for the eIabONs she
did. and for the hours she satby my ssftlef
bat you did not pay her for the kindness
and love and sympathy she brous usht me-,
You did not pay her for the gentie1eSS
with, which she bore all her toll. AN
Moses, those are commodities Which 10
not enter into the. catalogue of youE hnsi7
ness purchases. . .ssssrEss 80. gEgsss
sss.Well, ! suppose Janet Twombly ives
kind to you, and 1 think you have been
kind to her; but | don't exactly see the
point you would urge. She entered into
business relations with you, and brought
to the performance of her duties just the
qualifications she possessed; and think.
when she had done her work. she wanted
her pay. Was it not SOP
"Yes"
"Ah, thought so " Moses Draper said
this very stoutly.
but, suggested the wife, very quietly.
suppose had been poor and unfortunate,
and unable to pay, do you imagine that
Janet Twombly would have held back her.
kind hand when again needed it, p" s's
Mr.. Draper did not answer so stouiiy
and emphatically this time. mifs5'1
Perhaps she wouldn't; but what has
that to do with it? In mercy's name.
what claim has Twombly upon me ?7
"DO you remember. Moses, the words
of Christ which the minister quoted this
afternoon-words which Immediately fol-
low the Golden Rule, and which are, in
part. its explanation p" I will repeat
them: For if We love them which love
you, what thanks have ye ? for sinners also
do even the. same. And if &c lend to
them of whom ye hope to receive what
thanks, have we for sinners also lend to
sinners to receive as much again. etaQd
"That is all very well,'' said Moses.
when his wife had finished the quotation,
and sat waiting for his response. sit is
all very well, indeed; but-but-"
"But," interrupted Louisa, sit doesn't
apply to your case. You cannot square
your business by any such rule. When
about to turn Seth Twombly from the
house that has been his home for years,
you cannot ask yourself how You would
like TO be treated ii yeu were in his place."
80, but my dear woman, you must re-
member that the application of that rule
would run society into ruin-it would
knock allmatters of property into cooked
hat! Every man must have Il thing be-
cause he wishes it.. Ii 4 beggar wants my
house and lands, must give them up be-
cause I might want the same If | were q
beggar" alt
"You are too fast, Moses. You know
the Golden Rule could bear no such con- +
struction., You know very well that all
the teachings of the Saviour are based
upon common sense. You should do unto
another what it should he right and proper
for you to expect him to do unto you uh-
der like circumstances; that is what you
have a right to expect of him as true
Christian friend and brother. Now Seth
Twombly is poor and you are wealthy
mo, no, Louisa" Ea oetie-
Eyes, Moses, you are wealthy; for you
possess more than enough TO support you
through life, while Seth Twombly--" rn@s
80, bother Seth Twombly Let him go
for tonight" eYsss a s-,as
But" added Mrs. Draper, rising from
her seat. "you viii admit that was right
in what said about the melancholy waste
OF our minister's breath" f7gs.Gi
"I.ook here, Mrs. Preachwoman, shall
be hungry pretty soon, and I'd like to
have you do tor me what you'd expect me
to do for you If you were a husband wait
ng for his supper, and was your wife,"
''My dear Moses" cried Mrs. Draper. Z
you shall not wait long. See how spryI
can be-"
She threw her arms about his neck and
kissed him, and then hurried away to the
kitchen. where she superintendent the pre-i
pairing tea s .n,eosnsb sa
Nothing more was said on the subject Of
the sermon, but the evening passed pleas
antly away; Mrs. Draper seemed to do an
in her power to make amends for the lib d
erty she had already taken in that direc- ;
tion.
On the following morning Moses Dra-
per left his house in thoughtful mood
and walked slowly towards his Office. ss.s
The air was frosty, but he did not seem
to notice it. By and by he stopped direct
ly upon the sidewalk and smote his hands
together. .@s a-' aa 4i as
''By the life and body of mel" he ejac- q
ulated, Louisa shall not win her case SO
easily. Bless her dear heart, I'll make
her glad by proving her wrongw
An hour after that Seth 1wombly en-.
tered Mr.. Draper's Office. He held his
hat in his hand, and stood with downcast
look. Very simple solutions were passed
and then the poor man said
"Well, MFR. Draper, Isuppos6 must
leave your house," -stea 'tsF@
"Have you another engaged, Sethfa 81
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