Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-11-22
A TALE OF TWO LIVES.

About twenty years ago there lived,
among 10, other people, in the city of San
Francisco twa men. Both were in the
primo of lie, stout of body, vigorous and
active. Both Wrtr od wor,men. They
were personal friend, aud often tn ked
over their pans and prospects One OF
these, being oi carelu. and thrifty turn
laid ~ de the savings ot his labor tin he
had accumulated enough To BUY him 4
buijGiug lot On this hr put upa small
though neat and convenient house. TEE
lett him tor time Ia debt, but bv indus.
trv and close economy hr paid of the
amount in installments. Then he bought
another lot, which he paid Tor out ot hi,
savings, and in time another and another
[ Alter rumhe of wears his property had
begun to rise in value, and ne erected
| buildings, cheap ones NJ first, from which
! he obtained good rents. Meantime, hi,
industry never tagged He labored on,
aecumulnting money as the years went
by, until at length fund by no means
ucons idprabe lay in the bank, and his
credit was good for much more. Then
/ his operations were enlarged; he became
/ Interested in various enterprise and pros.
pered therein; he bought more property
| in various localities; il not absolutely
wealthy man, is certainly in an sAluent
condition, and has ruundation laid ON
which may be built large fortune. Be
| side hi Income from real estate, he ha. u
leadlug share in n iaige and p osperous
/ iudu,tria establishment, which is stead.
| il> increasing It's machine aud enlarglug
Its operations.
Hi, associate and co,worker of years
ago started on precisely the same basis as
hl"srif. He was an industrious and good
workman. aud POSSESSED mare than Srdi-
nary intelligence. For II time he seemed
to strive 10 nay, in industry and economy
similar foundation for future fortdne.
But he was easily tempted away from his
proper employment, and having gift of
ready speech, betook him-elfto local poll
tics. After "a little time n became sume-
what known, aud a~ he spoke with con-
siderable tolce, he did not tail to make II
favorable impression. 1t soon became
the end Hud nIm ot hi, ambition to figure
III conventions, aud to make speeches III
| doors and out OF doors during election
campaigns. But the service did not prove
II profitable one. To give It attention his
proper employ ment had To be neglected
" hat he made IN his oHeusinlenupted
| Hnprs nj his trade was wasted almost ~,
soon ~ made. A. the years glidtd by
and the fact became appntent ~ him that
/ he Was not getting on IN the world, he be-
came di-coutented aud morose. He dlit-
/ ed, as Disappointed men viii, IN o belief-
| thAt We're wnd, erroneous and hurtiul,
He became naturally, and, OF course, y
champion oi these betiels. lIo hold that
society Is wreugiy orgaai1ed, hreHuee II
permit. great Inequalities ot torluuci buI
il doe. not oCcut 10 him that his only
remedies are within himself. Had b,
taken the course OF his early HssUemt,
there j. nn reason to doubt that he woud
have had similar fortune, and peIhhp'
greater fortune, for his natutn taIent'
were rca liue. A u politician, he car
command small gathering OF dissaiisi
cd, complaining and cuNlou- idle men, o
whom he Is the orator and leader; bu
not himself nor any one elsu is onppe
com : worth the better OF their meeting
Of hi- harsngues. Not only that, but by
hi, c,lIse he e,trauge- from hm th'
kindly feelings ui the better and large
cas,es ot the community, whose regard
aftet all Is The only regard " nth having
/ is not unlikely that We have -imlla
Instances in Portland rom which com
parisuns might be dawn. Indeed, now
~ doubt, many persons could, from t5el
own observation. hi out heie "A pictur
like it. The main lesson it teaches
that it ie letter To work than te talk
better to depend on ones own energies
lndu,triou,ly directed, than to look to-
resources where no resources are to b
found. Men must leglslata for them
selves.