New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16

e al t i,b me factory and no child need go into
the world ignorant while the spindles turned IN 'ne
John was he eldest OF tho ten vino lived and whom he
had his first suit OF clothes and me %as
crossing with him Que wild day. she Inet
poor woman widow, with child ABOUT tue sae ~ 49,,
heart Of Martha who said. Now thee will come bone
with me aud We % see %hn e9S Ie S Stripped Of
his bran suit and the ragged prenn Gao od nrR p
never cross their wives they were taken INTO Ihe lac
the fostering care OF the family and great man in the
town while the old man was still living ne p Gob
boast that t r. 81 get co 1Ss In lie wearing JUL"
Nor Friend Jacob to lag be9nd the COCA w9
closed Winter nights, and the children naG 20 PIN h ~
the eates with lantern putting 50 many in charge Of
each trustv man to see them nome Auu Us ue WruI u
certain correction sovereign for cough and very good
take; and this administered with no haIinG, OH
the spot How many little rOgues invented the cough
for the sake the cOnfecton it would not 90 10
ana mere my ohFohG d S tSaE a memory In nv own
family, how nice old lady, being mneh BITfSs nx
ample, and then whenever saw her atter ti"t' 'e
the custom within my day for the oyerseGr to
carry strAp-a length OF leather eXncty IKE InaJ WHICH
the shoulders Of any child who did not keep up
with the rest and many time haye bee en- 80 9nc
only moral suason -" and the moral suason Jay III an
otter dS WH these yoHg folks when their time
came; there defence In tine machlhe5 htIInSt
ricd man now: thee will need moro wages; viii Glyo
thee more" He might be worth no more than e youns
bachelor who was working at his side; but the Kindly
heart aware OF time when al Tue way rouhu ~
Bolton was the only way TO ROchdale. - ,,..
Friend Jacob also had school for the ooye az Martina
had one for the girls But IL seemed pity 10 hul lhht
thew should have no chance to play after the long hours
of work; and he kept man to give them Lessons ~
the hours during which he paid them ior WorknE, f
children In the man who had eleven OF his own. SO,
the factory hanos wanted holiday neY hTEc[
the small folks and then there no more trouble;
The tte folks Led him CAPTIVE t at c THer w he WIS IN
terested the whole body OF those woo were ABOUT
him, and saw to their welfare as he saw To lis own
HIS KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY.
When sickness or old age overlook q workman who
had striven we'll but lost the battle and had nothing TO
depend on, he pensoncd handsomely Tor hic' BUC
Jacob was generous in his payments that very ie"
who worked for him failed to have competence ny lhe
time when they could work nOre saying to himself
no doubt II make they would make one also is
simply question OF degrees. He could not bear TO see
a man poorly shOd who had crumb Of deserving.
cannot bear that either and so always give such men
my old boots Friend Bright knew better and STRUCK
the marrow by such giving: he wore out his own ana
gave the fellow new pair )ne poor neghDor VINO h"u
gone to the dogs with drink, took new start ana be-
came champion Of temperance; but. on tile plea that
the alcohol mad eaten away the very roots OF his har
got up subscription for wig He brought the Paper
to Friend Bright. The names upon 1t were those oil
poor people. "TaRe that money back aud come again.
brother did as he was hidden, and got bran new Wig
from the old man, which lasted him his life. Friend
Bright had neiQhbOr who tired hard to live by farm
ing, but his whole stock was q COW and DONKEY ana
they we're piiful sight, for grass was scarce on the
syke One day. In desperation, the donkey broke into
Friend Brghts clover and the usual Joos messenger
ran with the news Now think that ia very sensible
| I'm the donkey" the good Quaker Said and | am
Obliged to for thy good turn but as thee goes home
will thee not call at Gadens house and tell him to turn
his COW into my clover asoI think 1t will help her IN
her milking thee sees y; and the did as he was bid
| dem
If the women came to complain that th'ir husbands
were too fond Of going to the tavern lie WAS given 10
telling a story Of imaginary husband he heard OF
| once. who would hear no cry OF his WIFE, come
wboam TO the childer me-, until the wife hit on
plan of making her home so bright that 1t seemed as II
there could be no such place the earth beside and
how the man saw this, and went again TO drink
Then he always left out the moral aud tb women nsu'
| ally won the day.
II was sore trouble to have the pigs in his garden;
they got III from the Friend Bright Kept his
temper this not to be expected oi tue gardener
who one day. in wrath broke the back OF Que owned
nv a poor woman, could i'll afford the lose. She
did not go to Justice hut right to the owner Of the
| garden who had the animal brought III for evidence
| Ann lanes" he said, after hearing both sides, "
have often warned thee about those pigs OF thine they
are rreat trial TO me and Samuel. hut Samuel should
not have struck bard that here h. was ~ haste
sees and be shall he twain where lr break Is.
and Samuel shall eat the end he has ruined ana ay Tor
home 10 thy children. But now tuee must watch those
pigs the future for they 40 try us vfI'
! "A Widows child and one OF many-and ,aii 20 Hinl'
| "Why does thee not 90 to thy dnn,rP . No use,
Master Bright" little fellow cred; my brother Is
two minutes ahead there will be no dinner when gCi
home; lie never leaves any Whh nc Se,S IN u siuI'.
lie q delicate child. aud needed better uSaHe SO
H. too i; home fed lin on the best and for long
time gave Ben the run OF the table Ben u pow an OH
man and ease III the world; but he THINKS haistcr
He had his own ideas about a religious life, and
stauuch Friend himself did not care 10 make prOrYtesi
u waS el1ua or rt ~ house and men Inc
Vas on hand TO help them. Inc people OF Lancashire
and Yorkshire greatly TO dissent IL Is ~ ihe ma
ute re madc break from The Methodist Chapel
set up for themselves and must nave mcelinG.hOuSe
When the committee calnc To- see hn he could Lot MAKE
up mis- mind what would b, far II" had forgotten bow
he had used the rest Of the builders Of chapels They
vel allie as now, lie doubled his Old subscription
and them OF all things IN the world, thanked them very
heartily for taking tic trouble to cal on MIN E9t Ge
would give nothing under cOLnuslOn. Inc Ht"lc
Church had the power to compel MN TO nay latn or
lew on his goods. Not penny would Friend Bright
pay on these terms and so for many years INC parsol
would invade The mi ana take any gooos theS cou,d
Lay Their s,o1G Gn 6S the Woe S Thing
wrong This the steady testimony OF thc FRIENDS.
II nm at las for very shame. One Of these came to
him lie was 10 stand for Prllamcnt and would tain
mort him but disdaned TO rip up the old trouble IN
winch the man mad only done ns duty under the law.
| So lie simply said Thou art very good nrglbor,
and kInd the poor We cannot spare thee out OF our
own; cannot give thee my vote"
SUCCESS CROWNS HIS CONDUCT OF LIFE
Nov the proper conclusion to the career Of this Quix
Otto Quaker would be TO break and pay nothing at all
in the pound find his heart as hard as the neither
milstone through being perpeualy taken in by those
he had tried TO hcp and to leave those ten children
fine legacy OF scorn and contempt for the working
classes caught through his steady fresde talk OF then
| treacbery and greed But the truth Is he grew rich
somehow in despite Of all the Gradgrinds In Lancashire
who might laugh at hm so that in time he had 10000
spindes whirling in fOu great factories. and great