Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-16
The Old Way and the New.


people in this world and the queer part of
Il is that the most unreasonable are gener-
ally the ones who ..delude themselves into
the belief that they have reason on their
side. They have carefully devised and
well-studied line OF argument. which thor
oughly conyiuces them. and which they be-
lieve impregnabie. Causeur was talking
one day with gentleman well advanced in
years, who came 10 Boston forty-odd years
age n poor lad. He came well recon-
mended. was bright and smart aud had
wonderful capacity for work. Unlike their
successors. the Boston capitalists of that
day believed In the vigor and zeal of youth
they were wise enough 10 see that II they
gave All intelligent, active and hardwork-
ing lad something TO do, they would get
the Hons share OF the benefit, and they
were big-minded enough not to worry II
he made something more than plttauce
out OF 1t. too. Not out Of favori,ism or any
special kind-heartedness, but because OF
the advantage to those who dd IL, the
young man IN question was taken up" a.
the phrase is. He hadn't dollar In the
world, but he was industrious .'painstaking
and frugal; he had clear head, aud
worked with an incentive-bread and but
ter. lie did SO well, and won such repu-
tation for success In everything he under
tnok, that business came pouring In upon
him, aud he made money. Opportunities
for favorable investment offered here and
there. He avalled himself OF them, and
made more money. lie was ready TO do
his share Of public work, and did il salts
factorily. Hard as 1t Is to believe nova
days, his employers, venerable men 10 high
shirt collars. bald heads and gold-headed
canes. were actually proud OF his success.
nay. they were enthusiastic about Il, and
did their best to promote it, not for his
sake, be II remembered. but for their own.
Boston merchants were long g-headed In
those days. Time passed on. The youth
had grown man., man with a family.
He had prospered aud was rich His chill
dren grew up, and had every luxury, com
fort and advantage that wealth could al
ford. They had the best teachers. mingled
In the best society, went through college,
made the grand tour" OF Europe. an ]
came home u begin work. IL It strange
that they did not take hold with the same
spirit the same zeal that he showed forty
odd years ago? l. II strange If they do not
rise before daylight, ns he did. and work
until the small hours OF the morning? Is
IL strange that they prefer a luxurious
meal in sumptuous club room At midday
TO hasty lunch eaten IN ten inmates
snatched from work: The father thinks il
is He cannot see. he says. wig his boys
should not do az he old when was
your age" Causeur heard him say 10 his
son one day, II used 10 work" Yes,
sir" answered the son, respectfully. when
you were my age you used to work from
some nnheard- Of hour IN The morning until
some equally unheard-of-hour at night
You had TO. Yon would have starved 10
death II YOU hadn't Bu, Il isn't so win
me, sir. The conditions are different. lou
made them different. don't realize that
I've got to. | know better. | don't mean
"a be idle don't want TO b., aud I'm not.
But lack the incentive you had. Ii you
hadn't the incentive, YOU wouldn't have
worked so hard. haven't got l., and so
don't" The father, although pleased at
his sons vigorous defence OF his position
refused to be convinced "rhcre's good
deal IN that boy" he said 70 Canscnr. ''ii
he would only work. At his age =
lie saw that he was laying himself open 10
another attack and desisted, But his faith
In his argument remains unshahon.
This recalls a story Causcur heard To New
YORK year or more ago. One morning
young man who had recently becu ad-
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lshing house In that city reached the store
about ten O'Clock. This was triile more
than the senior could stand "N hen your
father and were working % establish this
business" he said, I'VE make II a rule al
WAYS TO be here ST eight o'clock" "EX-
sctly, SIR" sad the janlor, drawing OF his
gloves, but yon see, things ar" different,
II Is established now, thanks 10 your tn
du,try and enterprise, aud that's the reason
| can afford 70 take my wife for a drive IN
the Park before coming down" The sen
ior smiled good-naiurcdly, but he couldn't
grasp Il.
IF sny Of Your readers" writes friend
Causeur counts every one friend
who scnds him a good story - lever
attended Gorham Me Academy, they
will remember Rev. Caleb Brallec, Of
Scarborough -Parson Bradlee, as we boys
used 70 call him He would make u a
visit two or three times a term and talk To
Us In old south Hail. We always ex
pected something funny, and We always
got Il once he told u during certain
Democratic presidency that II we were
good BOYS, we should make good men
Some OF you" said the parson, may
make Washlngtouior 4 Jefferson, and the
Lord knows most any of you might make
Polk" But the story concerned the be
ginning OF prayer made one SUNDAY, dur
ing the winter attendance al the acadeuv
at the Gorham Orthodox thurch - &.
Lord, thou art Ike the squirrel in the wal.
Thou canst see us. but We can't see thee.
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