The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-11
WITH, THE BEST ATTENTIONS.

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There's no doubt about it that Robin;
ali son was 10 guod fellow at heart, and
meant well; but it's astonishing what an
'1- amount of trouble man may bring up
on himself by undertaking too much tor
I q Ms Tfellow-cfeatures. 1sdoDt suppose
there was another man in our store that
took the interest Robinson did III the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fellow-clerks.
III Nan 2ot NV Hat Robinson no
ticed it right away; wanted to know
where it was bought, and why, and gem
a, Malk concluded by saying that if the
~ purchaser had c6nsulted him, he might
have made better bargain. And I've
no doubt he would. Robinson would
3ts3'have made it point to favor him with
his influence and experience, both OF
which, were Considerably. ! the same
IaWwith dpats,I OF ba9ts, eri9oots' OF
-l MylhhgA BIT, notwithstanding al
,stsysHno Of cssasyl E fss'1 ssss HsS
bought their articles with a RECKLESS in
lAinSissS REORGANIZATION Aat was.paaifal to man
constituted as Robinson was. ltseemed
.Ahard, when d man tbok the interest IN
his fellow.creatures that Robinsoo~dids
that his. motives should be misconstrued9
sMS dSapbfehssea!; 'fremember which
| bought that new Ulster of mine, dis
liked, for some reason or other, 10 see
alii.i Robinson. Ihada ridiculous aversion
to telling him Just where l got it, and
wheis dill hw. Much it cost, and what
did with the other one. 1t was kindly
relnympathyon Robiason's part, there's nc
doubt about that; but it was wasted, as
far as our boys were concerned. x
"Why don't the fellow mind hlSoEr
~ busihess?'' they said. "What DOS M
want to manage other peoples concerns
ior?" 1,e'' d. 'r,! =,
So was glad when he told me- conf
s~H1issslsyy. thss he 10 be mar
:ried. a iclt then shat his interest Woul!
be so absorbed in the one object that
.I,o yssp b iwttssilR toldffuse it all owe
the universe. H.".',, -
,Rsain seri sesped to have found
treasure. OF course everybody think
60. but knew that Robinson woul
know more, and see more, and be les
M llitdN ,6lbe de4fqa fhf6 Pther me en-
0U lJG3eSse' Of f. ii i1kJ iutS which h
proposed to marry, Was AFRAID N
projected mother-in.law m1sht oo)ect
some of Rohinson's 81 ways, but he told u
he cot on with her splepdidly. l though
she was a remarkable woman, nov anu
,ioetter because she got on so well WI
Robinson. but from RobinsOn's col
IS yar,at;on IMAGINED she must be vel
ltst d cleverDst -t,rptl ~. 81 f" '."t
~ &. The fact Isl, said Robinson, 7"v
@ are mutually Interested IN t1e say
topics. We sit and talk about aomesI
,l$luAs' oett T Hlir5 piece on the pian'
and Mrs. Page has told me, time al
again, Il there's one thing more ths
N annherahe almi1s in ny characfS'
xI&MM merJAI IKE httle donies'
Il, details that most men; despise Or hold
'ss1 utter indifference. You see, Smit
- ;asarr;epe Is sacred obligation" w q.
0 3nSo,1bAdlf, ko1 insoS J." I. ~
|tU "44 &eAuity studyl Smith Ill.,,
y wouldn't have b IN a'successfui n1yo!
,tas al hadn't. inquired into 81 the little
tricacies Of our line Of business
| I'll IA roYop csrtainly can judge Of 2 60
article, Robinson"
..Ah, Smith, the ons I've secured n
Ill tJeyoad lriBl bhes just the kind
goods man wants to rest his eyes U
On when he's tired Of shams and she
ssss y dies. Annie isn't brought UP, to caz
|207t3E?s;;]a 9Th 3" g. sss e
that viii make her 3 good wbd
mother. Mrs. Page is an exceiTVa
On, Smith" Sa''.'1
"And suppose her daushtsrls
herpp., s,.s4 .
"Well, no, Smith. She cant G
verse and reason as her mother CAM
has She her mothers appreclanve gu
K! !! g 3gan IS ! yst.s s'G' -
l esShe's a. &mpRsand pllaDIe as =
S}S y fla child I'm a h8DDY man, omltn.