Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-09-25

had never seen anything like it before.
He Seemed glad to see Mr.. Palmer. til
there was visible constiint in his m,,
& ncr. which showed that he felt keenly Ii
changed position and surroundings.
'e of the two. Mr.. Palmer seemed the mo
y ahe':tetl. His voice broke i little as |
~ said
s. 81 ain glad to see you. Mr. jackson (; b.
d sorry. very sorry to find you here''
= ~ on can't be more sorry than J am t
find myself here said the man, with
u forced smile.
Then. us il anxious to change the sui
ject. he turned to Walter.
IL needn't ask whose boy this is 2"
1T is my oldest son. Walker. He is jus
about the same aye that VIC were when ",
used to go to school together. in dear ol'
bfhlsevllle. Have you forgotten all ;ib )u
those days. John g
Whether it WAS these words. or the SIGH
OF that fresh. innocent face. for IL few mo
men's jackson struggled silently with the
tender and snbduing recoIlections thai
rushed over him; then breaking down ut.
terly. he covered his face with his hands
Walter had never seen a ,nan weep be-
fore. and those so5s and moans were some
thing Tint lie never forgot.
| Il Miah l could!' said the wretched
man. lifting up his pale. .ear-siained face.
Il wish | could forget what | once was.
Ill that might have been. and what am.
l sometimes think that it is a horrible
dream that l shall some day awake and
find it so -
''How did it happen?' inquired Mr..
Palmer, as soon as his companion was
,:ilmer. when | last saw you. your
prospects were bright-;,pparently bright
er than mine.''
''lt ran be summed up in two words"
was tie gloomy response: "Idlcness and
bad cor 1paay. If my father had trained
me to habits of Industry and seli-reliance.
had not come to this. But he loved me
and glad am that the grave has hidden
from him Ill knowledge OF the shame ans,
misery of the son. whom his ill-julyed.
kindness ruined. As you
know. would not study; | thoig!lt that
there WAS no need for mH--a rich mans
do that. | can remember how |
despiseti the dull. plod'ling fellows. who
are honored men to-day. Ny fathers |
'rath put me into the possessiC II of wealth |
Of which llid never e;,rned a dollar. and |
>t whose nse ana worth knew nothing.
How it went hardly knew; hut awoke |
,ne morning TO find myself poorer than
he lowest clerk in the establishment tha,
ny father built up with so much care and
abor, but which had now passed into the
iandS of strangers. Ny fair weather
riends, WHO had helped spend my money
ir:sIng me TO every conceivable folly and
left as soon as they found
hat there was no more to spend. | knew
Iothing about getting money by honest
work. but money must have; so turned
'y attention to the various ways of get
ing money without work. The rest needs
q telling"
Here the warden entered; and with his
cart somewhat clhered and strengthened.
y Mr. Palner's whispered words of en-
and sympathy. jackson re-
lrned TO his dreary task.
The warden now took them around
rough the various workshops. cells. etc.
indly expllininy to Walter all that he did
OF understand.
When ti.ey visited the shoe-shop. Walter /,
Nv Jackson sitting there among the rows
busy. silent men. not one Of whom q
,red TO lit his eyes as they passed by. :,
'iIow many of these men,. inquired Mr.. !,
aIiner. us they returned to the office. a
iave ever been trained TO any useful trade +,
business %
Not one in ten.''
The spirited bays, in their slitte"ing har- 4
,ss. were champing their bits and tos ing ii
cir heads impalen'ly outside the high n
ais; and Walter experienced feeling OF -
lief us he fpn himself once more out in n
e pure, sweet hsr and bright sunshine. f,
'.Ilow dreadful it must be to have to live ri
slcl, place as that - he said, us. reach IL
? an emine!icc. lie gavca backward glance a.
the building which looked SO grin, and "
litary in the distance. a
1T is the necessity that is dreadful, my II
n. Miserable as these men are they are tc
i:per there. where they are obliged to "
orderly and industrious. though o 1lv {,
'Ough the fear of punishment. than If in
" were allowed to follow nhrestr,int d. al
the devices OF their foolish and evil OF
,rts." &C
There was silence for some minutes, ~
len Mr.. Palmer said es
You asked me quesffen. yesterday. '"
liter. and this is my answer; u better ot
wer than any words can frame. The III
rli calls me rich man. and so am. | ae'
able TO afford You many advantages.
opportunity you can ask for moral and
ital culture. but am not. | never shall
rich enough 70 afford to have you idle ne,
lngeas it MY sohnd. am too rich to nm,
rd it. | have mill filled with indus va:
ns operatives. whose living from week va,
week depends on its skilltnianl prudent ma,
lagenent. | have houses. full OF ten w.,
j. whose health and comfort depend w.,
ely upon wberhcr their landlord is q ,t,
and faithful man. These and other n,,.
VS. may s"''e u'y oe n'''s'e' 10 thai
Many father has learned. to his co,
ow. that to have his boys lille is so,ne- ,,ol,
< that rich men cannon affnri TO do" cha,
! think | will go TO school Monday. tho
n" was Walters only response TO non
or 4
n. SON
wee
him
,e Newburgh Register says a girls +
! in a Sunday school in that city lately wer
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