The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-09
He 81 BEGAN ' Il yna18oyYf9NS>,a..,.

uated with the dignity Of "secosiS
putc, as a quizzical friend remar Iaa dis.
settled at home, to tread law nSsvu aad
but reality to practice me nofe .,. " sal
ter-color sketches, aud waste . good ds,,.
time in desutory pursuits Of yario,,. d
He was Il sweet tempered, gcntem.n,nuas
low, not strong in health, and not At ali , .tl,
of study: and Tom, who ovcrtouued m9a
a head. and with one muscular Arm " .!
manage him like child, felt for HIM eoaIa
lender Difference which strength of,sm,ue
to weakness. Il was almost as il Harrvgsa!ss
been girl; but Tom never thought o i! ~;
that light. I'm
SoAattcgs went o. til Towser was tc.,
ty-one, and beginning to hope i5f aS fSSss
Use ia positipuj when, suddenly ~ " nsaa
black cloud swoopcd down on hpb.N
Iron Works. don't mean real clond 1 hll
Il cloud of trouble. All the conn,,St w!
its dark intl:leace. Banks STONED n MH
mcn. merchants failed, stocks r..
their value, no olc knew what :or s,h ~"
to trust, and the wheels of indm.'..aa
everywhere were at a staMd-stin. Amns!
the rest the Perrin Company was forrsd,ss
suspend work and discharge its handSs
Tom was "A trusted fellow, and 50 m S1ius.
the confidence of his EMPLOYERS a, 70 Ln,n
for some time beforehand Of the chanusa I w..
was coming. He staid to the end. u h taSs
wind up books and put matters in order. anS
he and Mr.. Perrin We're the last persons ~
walk out Of the big door. :"
"Good by. Tom," said Mr.. Perrin. nc !.
turned thekcy in the heavy lock, and stonn sS
4 moment TO Shake hands. -" You've ddp pn.
we'll by as, and if things are ever 80 thu VIZ
can take another start, we'll do well BY Won
in our turn" ''' Fi "l''N',
They shook hands, and Tom walked aw,,
witt, u mouths wages in his pocket and ~
particular idea what to do next WasM!
down hearted: Not at all. There was SOM -
thing somewhere that he could do: that h.
was sure Of: and, although he looked prsye
he'whiatled cheeriiy enough Us he msrebe3
along. .!?,at .... .A,l,.n ...,
! Suddenly turning a corner, he ran ,ino, 4
Harry Blake, walking in a Iistless, detected
way. which at once caught his attention,
| Hallo-what's up:' inquired Tom. J{
| "Havfn't YOU heard" replied Harry. in
a melancholy voice. ''The Tiyertol,if,s
has gone to smash, with most of our uoue,
! )" ~ Vo ny m isyi,,|" yi'&'1S I'D II In,
"M ' mo:her's. lt's the same thing q.
yc,h." I DG,m nj f., .-,.i,y t., .,t',,,
4 WAS it mluch' Is the I. bank y gone tn
! good" - 49, ~ ''''f '''''' ''"'0 TIL
"Sur r. ; }as they sly and seyeq'eighth,
Tom gave whistle ofdismay. al A,,.
! :: Well; Harry. what next" he demand.
ed. "Have you thought Of anything %
do?''f J. ,tmI H,1 H. mi IT,
,'No. What cap I do?" HARRIS voice
sounded hopeless enough. ''''s '''
! What could Harry do? Tom, wlb had
neveriwssted = nights sleep over bis own
future, lay awake more than once debating
this question. Hard times were hard times
to him, a. veA as toeverybn!y else; but he
4 had. little money laid by, his ha,!t, were
simple and Ia pinch fora while would cat
4 him small suffering; besides be couldtpmhis
4 hand 10 almost anything-but poor Harry!
! One plan after another suggested itstk aid
was preposed. but each ta turn proved
\ failure. Harry lacked bodily strength for one
4 position, for anotber'he had not thefeShidte
a training, srill 'another was unsuite3 T. hh
il taste, and a fourth sounded Is, ,.uusenteel"
that bis mother would not listen 'to'it. n
would break her heart. shesadd. Tom, hin.
self got a temporary place in a locomotive.
shop, which tided him over the crisis Ind
enabled thtnto lend q helping hand, not to
Harry only,t but, to one or two other. old
comrades whose families had lot everything
aid were In extremitgg But 1thesei ANAL
/. aids, were not, enough; Permanent situa.
lions were what was needed, At last Harry
u obtained q clerkship in q drdg -store, He
disliked lit, and his mother hated L, but
nothing batter offered. and It is to bis credit
that he ala the work well ana diligently,
. and only relieved his mind by private grun'
blings to ToWser In the evenings .,a,.,
II "T'll tell you what" said Tom one night,
after patiently listening TO oDs Of these
Il lamentations, ''you boys used to think my
, father strict with me when we were At school
. together, but I've. como to the conclusion
that be WAY wise man: , Xhsss sa =. ss'
like your Giving knocks snd taking knock
THAT'S what q business mans VIZ \. aad
/ it's q good thing ia be t0ughened TOT n:
!. used 70 feel hard to my father asst 4, TOO.
|. sometimes. but I thank him heartily nov, :,
; and he held out his brown, strong hand ana
!. Hooked at II curiGutIy and aAtcoseAse'g.
!; Well he might. I, Those hands wals kevs 70
:. nick Fortunes locks with-only I'm AFRAID
3 Towser's mind WaB hardly up TO suA sho'
Z. ton, Ji,lli'ItHm3"i 9gh ,IHslidcti.!6is.. =,
I; .'You' ire right, . said HsrEy, aftsl tnles.
y ing q little. "and your father w f1gnl.
II You're true grit, Towwsr- up y ny 1oIa
a that CONES, along. aud sure to aucceedi Ehs
|. I'm a easily Knocked down u 8 Ein.
i only wish ira had s,wiss, father, aad esen
Hs14V Sxa ren Sd 1his 4ath .goOd nsis
2 times. In the years thst' have ipsand aug
4 Business has always Been distssssM, ID ,.
y fids kept on steadily, Ind 'bts fsid.ss e ~
q inproved4 thanks TO- Toms aaylse an Y! p ",
% Tom himself is rich nan now S.s.,l n p.,,;,
d long since taken IN ID apattner bythe re' ~
Ie Company, which re-opened W. VOL. - ~
q year after the panic, and is 9olnS " 49, ~
q mense business. He makes sharp guy . ~
i ereetic manager, but bib dpen' hasssae !ss
L and opan,Aesrteda grQW xlln n !! HDDss
IL and prosperity only furnishes WlaeI WY" y.
r tunitf fof wise Kindness 70 those xns y \
II less fortunate. His own xood lalhp
-, always sscribes to his fathers ene ,ys.'
b ta.intasrspa Mr.: Ksas Eh2 &lsd .aa f rs5,
Il ssitold WI "a. nv boy; Itoa& y's co., ,,
habit afhonest,work is the ReS3 w. v'..s ~ AZ h
az best fortune 2, man can hayer N h aI,IRss
IA idqe, il. st Nithold& ~ ia"
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