The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-02-19

sire, when you'd be left alone and need
somebody to stand between you and
the extortioners of the world. So. as
remarked before, felt moved to Ia
bor with Ben I think had freedom
In speaking. and I'm certain i told him
the truth. OF course, though, he fired
up the first thing, and had over some.
thing about folks minding their own
business. And look here Deacon Wise
man. he cried, you talk about peoples
rights; don't it strike you that have
rights, and that you're rather interfer-
ing with themr NJ
"No, Ben, replied 1, for no man
has right to do what is wrong, and no
other man has right to stand by con-
senting while he does it. In this can
say as have read, that Lord Bacon
once said, in concluding one of his great
speeches in the House of Commons: 81
have told you my opinion. know it
had been more safe to have been silent,
but it is more honest and loving to
speak When man speaketh he may be
his peace from good things he wound
OSA hIuuoChs
"'Lord Bacon be hanged said Ben,
and started off in huff. irI [
"'Takc it kindly, Ben,' called after
him. Remember Pm an old man, and
your dead father and I was boys to-
gether.' But he didn't look around,
only muttered q word or two that 1
couldn't quite catch, and walked on the
faster l'--
Whether what I'd done would
amount to anything or not didn't
know; but just now, when was COM
ing up the hill, somebody jumped over
the fence from the eastside lot and said,
as pleasant as you please: 'Halloa,
DeaconP 1t was Ben, and then he went
on: Can't you speak to q fellow that
don't devour widows houses? We've
been over that lot again, and guess
there was g mistake Che looked kinder
shame-faced over the word, yet couldn't
exactly own up, you see, to its having
been q mistake made a-purpose) and /
guess there was q mistake said he, in
the first measuring. for we've got it
forty acres this time, and I'm on my
way home from paying q hundred dol
lars more to Mistress Harriet Thatch-
err .- ... rs....|
"God bless you, Benz said I, and
surely he will ... q
"Fm glad I had the courage to
speak, Desire. Justice has been ex-
alted, and, oh! I'm glad, 80 glad Of
that" @
But Deacon Wiseman shall not be
on his own testimony alone.
Let us establish his right to such high
honor at the mouth of two or three wit
nesses.
A couple of Deacon Wiseman's towns
men CHANGING to meet, some time after
the event recorded, and talking of this
and that, one observed to the other,
"Well. Deacon Wiseman did a nice
thing the other day" %.
"How SOP" queried his companion.
Haven't you heardP Why, Parker
and Stevens disagreed over something
to the new library building.
1t wasn't anything to speak of in the
only q slight difference of
opinion; but you know Parker is rather
and he made some pretty
aggravating remarks. Stevens don't
lack for spirit, either, and showed
proper resentment, you may be sure.
So the thing kept growing; they both
getting madder and talking sharper
every moment. What made it worse
was there were q good many by to see
and hear, the most of them the kind
that wouldn't make allowances. Parker
was belittling and really disgracing
himself, when up steps Deacon Wise
man, who had been q spectator of the
whole, touches Parker on the shoulder
and says, This way q moment, if you
please, Mr.. Parker They went out
returning presently. don't
know what the Deacon said to him dur
ing their absence, but as they were en-
tering the building again, I overheard
him softly repeating, Behold, how
great q matter q little fire kindleth.
The tongue is fire, world of iniqui-
ty,'" earnestly adding, Remember,
Mr.. Parker, that you are professor of
religion, or remember, at least, that
you're gentleman Any way Parker
was quite softened down, and immedi-
ately acknowledged himself to blame,
and begged pardon of Stevens in pres
ence of us all. My good friend, the
Deacon said he, turning toward Dea-
con Wiseman, has shown me the truth
Of this matter, and / thank him for it.
time trust shall not be so
foolish Is to let my quick temper run
away with my prudence or temper
ance-they are about the same thing,
for there is intemperance otherwise
than in drink And at this the Deacon
looked as happy as if told that he had
fallen heir to an estate" a.l .r.
Yet again.
Into home where 'shard tines in
the train of . ruinous business failure
had entered, and where discourage
ment and despair had become inmates,
there came one. night its head and
founder. = Not as usual, however, came
he.7 The patient wife, laying her table
for the frugal evening meal, looked up
to greet him with q brave word of
cheer, and saw something in his face
that sent q thrill of hope and gladness
through her aching heart.
"What is it, James," she tenderly
asked. S',N ,EN!e5 NH'fNV Ns'4'F.'
"rve touched bottom at last" was
the reply. "The waves and the billows
are going over me, but I've got, a foot
ing. NO. not that" he hastily added,
reading in her upturned eyes the gues-
ton his words had suggested. ''The
financial prospect is no more encourag-
ing tonight than formerly. yet Eve got
, little of that without which I should
be poor indeed, though able to count
my millions. o, Mary Gordon
throwing his arms around the woman's
slender waist, and drawing her down to
1 seat beside him on the lounge-.'your
husband has been . fool and cowardI
True, my losses overwhelmed, and dis
me IS much for your sake
and our children's as for my own, still
Pm not worthy to be called . man, that
didn't bear up under them any better.
This afternoon was talking with Dea-
con Wiseman, making over again the
same old childish, fretful complaints.
Ny dear fellow said he; its great
I know; but have you tried
Standing up against it-just standing
up against It, one day at timoP' Now
iolks have oondoled with me and pitied
me In INV trial. 1abblad about taking