The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-30


8. bought this receipt for soap
At first / hired a man to go around
with me and take care Of me. bat
that did not pay. Then / went to q
hotel. and hired a porter to dress
and undress me, In the day time
| took care of myself
All this and much more-for am
COMPRISING long story into a
short one-with labored speaking /;
and labored listening, too, for 1t was
not always quite easy to tell what
was the word which the corkscrew
brought up. Like an old cork, it
was broken, and often came up in
fragments. a q
81 never expected to get married :;
for I never thought that any woman
whom | would have would have me.
But you know, sir. the old proverb /:
Every Jack has his own GILL; and
found my Gill. And / don't be-
lieve there is man lin New York
that has got better wife than |
have" A
The pride with which he said this
and the love that lighted up his
eyes: 1 could easily believe him.
1t must be rare woman that could
take such a man for her husband
one that she must dress and undress
to the end as she would a sick child.
L resolved at once that if I might
would know that VIII
"And don't you imagine that
am miserable, sir,' he adaed. "I
seem so to you because you Judge
me from your point of view. But
| see many rich man, and strong
man. ami | would not exchange with
them. I have my advantages, too
Society claims a great deal of you
but it never claims anything OF me.
| am independent"
Oh. wise philosopher Is there
any philosophy like that of calm
content?
''And 1 enjoy life; because, don't
you see, sir, have nothing to do but
to study how TO enjoy it, Ia1
Do you go to church?'' / asked.
" Well, sir, am a member of the
Baptist church. bat siuce / have
moved away from the old church and
gone among strangers. 1 don't 60 to
for it might create sensa-
tion, don't you see ?" &
Well, yes! did see. imagin-
ed this creature shuffiing up the
broad aisle of fashionable church,
or even of an Questionable chapel.
and thought he showed consideration
for the worshippers and the preacher.
" There is Only one thing [ want
he added. $ / would like to get into |
a library
A library p said /. What
could you do in library!' =
"Oh, as member, mean, SIR
said he, < 1 would like to get books
ont to read" aa6o a4
Itook down his address, and with
all the inimitable dignity Of a gen
tleman, he invited me to call. Then, |
with an apology for having taken so
much of my time, and an inquiry
for we had exchanged names
was the {. historian - Alb |
bot" he shuffied out of my door. | |
had hardly got to my seat and my
pen in hand, before 1 heard him
back again. He peered /
round the corner of the door way.
and with that curious jack-in the box
motion of his, held up three fingers.
" Third bell, !" he said. ring the
third belt" and he was off again. /
And / sat down and thought;
thought of the poor woman who be-
gan two years ago by selling her
thousand dollar piano. and last week
was found with her clothes aud fur
niture all pawned, and her only fan
mel garment. the. remnant of an old |
wrapped around her
thought of that merchant who,
eighteen months ago. was contribute
lug to the support of one of our
great charities and is now depen-
dent on it for bread for his family !; |
and here is this cripple. without the
right use of legs, or arms, or hands, |
or voice, supporting himself and his
wife, q happy as a king and asking
charity of no one; and / said. / /
will leave the thread hnspun on the
editorial distaf until I have written !
down the lesson for hard times.
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