Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-25
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80 Ingersolrs turned up again ~
81 didn't know he had ever turned down."
said l. without looking up from the uowspap
in which | was carefully examining the col.
umn of 'Wants"-an old weakness of mine,
for cannot rid myself of the idea that may
some day find there that somebody somewhere
has something that want or wants something
that have. didn't look up, because the
speaker was only Washburn, my old college
classmate. Aud Washburn and l, having Rf
ter our graduation dropped into neighboring
offices on Court street, had been constantly in
each others company for years, and had long
been in the habit Of taking our MONDAY meal
together at the same little table in the same
corner Of But will not give the name of
the restaurant; it is not a very good one, and
1 don't care to advertise it.
So, as / said, didn't even look up when
Washburn addressed me, but only said, with
q foolish play on words which is an incurable
trick of mine, II didn't know he had ever
turned down. He has kept himself well in
sight When he couldn't be governor he
would be alderman and il he failed to get
the post office"
ooh, I don't mean David" interrupted
Washburn; II mean Increase, of our class
Injured Innocence, don't you know we used
TO call him, because of of his unlucky Rlliter-
ative name and his somewhat aggressive
meekness of countenance?" ?"
But before Washburn had half finished his
explanation l had thrown down my paper and
was all eager attention.
"Inky Injins ? why, haven't heard any
thing of him these twenty years. So he has
turned up at last What have you heard l
thought the sands OF the desert or the waves
of the ocean had swallowed him long ago. A
right good fellow he was; but he never accom-.
plished anything, he was SO restless aud
changeable."
''Well, it seems his restlessness worked it.
self of in those years of wandering that We
know of. He travelled the earth over, pried
| into every corner, learned the manners and
| language of every nation, penetrated every
forest, sailed every sea, explored every river,
climbed every mountain, till at last, there be
ing no more to see and no more to do, ant
fortunately not till then, having come hom'
| to take breath for a few weeks until he coulC
form new plans, he met young girl who haC
grown up not FIVE miles from his fathers farm
and found in her the rest he had been for tel
years seeking the world over in vain. So b,
married her and settled down in a little vii
lage in some remote corner of the state, ant
there for ten years he has lived as unknown
to the outer world as If he had Joined broth
erhood of monks, but doing a work that th
most famous philanthropist might envy"
| 'How can that be when his good WorA
have not been trumpeted abroad by the news
papers? 1 was not aware that the race o
philanthropists had become careless of tn
praise of men. Obscure success is not tn
object of their envy, as far as my observation
goes"
'My story demands genial listener, sir
and shall not be untolded to cynic," sal
washburn, pursuing up his mouth, frownin
portentously, and reaching out his hand 70
my newspaper"
i'Nonsense don't tease" said I, stowin
the paper away behind me. "You see al
all curiosity-and of the most genial kline
TOTO hear Ingersolrs story, and If your
not quick about it our time will be up befor
you get through, and you know there'd b
two of us disappointed them