Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-12-10

Tic cuOierd, anu Jne TWO DeSt nurses too
engaged to attend to us -
But when they had refreshed them
selves with water and fresh linen, and
had eaten their breakfast together in the
cellar restaurant where they had first
adopted each other, the elder entreated
the younger to speak Ny boy" he
said, eve shall have observed the drama
tic unities in way to satisfy Dr. johnson
himself, when in that very chair you tell
me your story. Come, now Enter John
Blythe, second, s0gus, loqNitqsrn
Pm almost deaf and dumb with Joy,
Sir" answered his naniesake, "and Pm
afraid that I'm not much better fist at
talking about myself than was when YOU
first invited me to do it, and made man OF
me. | have often thought Of late that |
had done wrong not to write. But the
truth was that after [ had written you
that I'd gotten hold on life again, it
seemed a little contemplate to be hang
ing on to you, even with letters, when I
could stand alone. And / was afraid YOU
might think | wanted money, or notice,
or the help ofyour name, ifI kept remind
ing you of me. | think now it was pride,
but then | thought it was humility And
set up certain stint to myself to do be-
fore | would write again. l told you I
was an extra good workman. We'll, l
said, III get extra good pay, and then I'll
write and say that deeds are better coin
than words to pay ones debts in, and that
I've got some of this good tender to show
how grateful | am. OF course had to
begin low, and work up. And felt my
ignorance, and got books, and studied
every night and Sundays. That was much
the toughest job Of the two, the book
learning. But Mr. Bradbury watched me
for your sake, and when Mr.. John was at
home in vacations he used to come down
and talk to me, and when he found that
was trying 10 improve myself he offered
to help me, and after that | got on
famously. Presently | saw that it all de
pended on me how soon should be made
foreman, and | worked like all possessed,
meaning to write to you as soon as got
the place. Having no expenses to speak
OF, began TO lay up money from the first,
and Il perfect greed of getting and saving
took hold of me, for | wanted to astonish
my astonishing godfather with the amount
of it. But Mr.. Bradbury was buying land
here and there in the suburbs where he
knew the horse railroads were going to
put it up, and he said 10 me, John, if you
choose to risk your money in land, I'll
buy for you as | buy for myself, and |
think we shall make good thing.
sWell, of course, did choose. And,
what ism t of course, we did make money
hand over hand And it seemed as i'll
was foreman in no time And then |
thought, No, | won't 1 write just ye., for
the signs are that | shall be manager.
Sure enough, that wasn't far off either
For the young gentlemen didn't like the
business, and the old gentleman was
wrapped up in it, and couldn't bear to-
think that it would go all to pieces when
he should die. So he pushed me, and /
pushed myself, and every wind that blew
seemed to fill my sails. My money just
rolled over like great snow ball And
the harder | studied. the clearer my head
grew and the easier it seemed, though
found out, like Mr. Boffin, that there were
lots of 'scarers' in print
. "Well, hadn't more than turned
round, it seemed to me, after | was mana
ger, before Mr.. Bradbury sent for me
again, and told me that was so we'll up
in the business, financial and mechanical
that he was prepared to offer me Junior
partnership if | liked. | don't suppose
the Emperor of Roosha thinks halfso well
of himself as ! did them, Mr. Blythe.
But, after all. it wasn't the success itself
that / cared about. but inst the hringing
of it back to you. and saving. It's All
yours Sir; the credit Of Il and The Money
and the man that Won made ont of 4 vaGa
bond with your heavenly Kindness. r.
$50 then | sat down and wrote von 4
letter, and told YOU all Of this long story.
But when it was done, a great light fell
on me, as it did on Paul. And I saw
that, after all, was going to make YOU
a miserable return. For | had lust
settled right down, and grubbed for money
and grubbed for learning inst ia MAKE
myselfa little worthier to be your friend.
and little more important in your ewes
and to be able to spend it for YOU. And
had not made the world really any better
off for my being in it, l thought how
different my narrow notion of virtue was
from yours, that helps every body. for
Mr.. Bradbury had told me ali about YOU.
Sir And 7 falt thot T ,,aen,t ,,,o.,b
shucks.. So | tore up the letter and he
gan to live different life. | knew well