The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-07

her first born in sight of his gallows, and the
Wretohed tale of rescued woman from the
water that she had hoped to make her grave.
"Young man, never acquire great wealth; 1T Will
kill you. L was born in great poverty am an
Englishman. When was ten | worked IN
factory and made ten shilngs, about half dol
lar, a week, and elder brother made twice as
much; my mother made as much more, and we
lived on that; we were generally hungry ana al
ways cold in the winter. There is terrible
curse in poverty. It killed my mother before
was eighteen. 1t made my brother drunkard,
and nv sister a harot don't know when
first made up my mind to become rich know
that had sworn TO do it before was twelve. L
then thoughtthat who was worth
thousand pounds, five thousand OF your dollars,
was rich, and l fixed my desires on that
amount Before l was twenty had invented
q small improvement the machinery of cot
ton mills l sold my invention for just So, OOO;
j was then very pous young man; misery ha9
driven me to seek comfort in God, for drink and
debauch never could abear." "Abear" was the
only low Anglicism he used in his discourse.
While he was talking thus earnestly two strang-
ers had entered the room, unseen by him.
They interchanged looks of satisfaction, and
enc of them winked at me- as much as to say:
''Oh, let him go on talking; it will do him good.
That's all right" Decidedly, | thought, the
keepers have found him. l hope they will be
able to take him back to the asylum without
hurting him. Oblivious of any presence save
TO pious young woman, and went into business
with my 1.000 But soon found it was only
a small capital Then made VOW to God.
covenanted that if he would aid me to make
E10, 900 would retire from business and live on
the interest of my money while devoted my
time to visiting the poor and preaching to them y"
One Of the strangers tipped me
most atrocious wink Before | was twenty
five l was worth the fl0.000 But it seemed
80 very little money. And | could do so much
more good with twenty thousand, so prayed to
be released from my covenant, and vowed that
Ii should make f20, 900 would retire from
trade, build chapel, support minister and
spend my own time in good works, Next week
my only child died, and no other came to take
Its place. But money! How it did roll in on me;
everything l touched prospered, Before L was
thirty was worth G50,0O0 Then | thought
that would keep my vow. But, after all, ESQ.,
900, quarter of a million of your dollars, is
very little matter. So | said, II anu still young;
will stay in business five years more; then II
the Lord has blessed me with 100000, will
build chapel and endow a college. Before l
was thirty five l was worth f200, 000-that is
million of your dollars-a great sum- am told,
In this country but not large fortune in Eng
land" This lunatic has fine fancy, thought l.
The stranger behind his back winked more
atrociously than ever. 1.-TWO hundred thousand
pounds seemed so little, and million in my
graspi A million pounds might evangeze
Africa Its interest would pay 1or all the
missions in China, half of its revenue would
open the desert round Soudan to civilization and
Christianity resolved to try for the million.
That year my wife died" There a faint
infectious shudder that passed over his face, his
lips grew rigid, his cheeks seemed to become
hollow, his knees quivered. Such misery, so
silently expressed overwhelming. My
blood chilled in sympathy with his anguish. The
strangers had silently risen from their seats, one
was close behind him, the other stood guarding
the door. The nearest one placed his hand
on his head took off the blue black tresses, and
there stood Smith the pathetic, in all the
Vuigarity of close cropped red hair. The gentle
man behind the chair read q document to him
relating that the Governor of New York, pro
ceeding under the treaty of extradition, had en-
powered these detectives to arrest tn said
Smith, aud in the result of uufavorabe inquiry
10 transport him to England, there to answer to
the laws for forgeries committed on her Majesty's
subjects. 'One of you come up stairs with me
while pack up some linen to take with me to
prison" said Smith The man near the door
went with him. ''Es hawtist now; blessed if
he hain't," said the gentleman who remained
--he was the winking one "a what"
l inquired "a hawtist, sir, hactor; oh e's, just
full of Ugh hawt. followed him from Scotland
Yard In London, sir. Now I've seen i'm and now
! aven't seen i'm, as the niggers say. That was
q rummy lay as e was givin' you, sir. Did he
get you to invest few thousands in a gold
minea" 1 assured the detective that he had not
done so. And l complimented the English po-
liceman, both on his sagacity in tracking
the mans flight and on the adroitness Of his
criminal countryman. "E haint no Hing
isman, e haint" said Scotland Yard.
''for all is awt, and its Ugh awt l
admit; els a Hamerican of low origin. 'E
was borned, l IN told, in Boards atter-shop,
which is in Nawth Cawlyna, Bunkin county, as
I'm told Sir. P'raps he was borned under the
counter of that VERY 'atter-shop. But e's
rum one to go. E was practising that yarn on
youi its the pious confidence lay e works. If
ed got into some of the rich church folks in
Moo Yswk ed have made EN- feel 'appy.
while on the mountain top stand,
.t And see thy wales sweet Beulah land"
The voice was as sweet as ever and the face
as sad and lonely. young man, said he, don't
seek for great wealth. 1 am rich beyond, as our
English DR.. johnson said the dreams of poten-
tal avarice, and yet am not happy. But pow
srty, also, is great evil Before these gentle
men interrupted my narrative L said that 1
wished to help you | am going to do so. When
| am gone open this envelope. Gentlemen,
turning to the police) let us CO. L am at your
service" The envelope contained a 800
bill 1t paid my hotel arrears, and carried me
westward to Tioga county Pa, in whose will
derness OF woods | taught my first northern
school. His advice has abode with me longer
than his money | have not acquired great
riches. / do not believe that l ever shall.