Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-24
THE RAo-rIcEEn AND TnE BugeAH.

$4,000 -'A S-'--A--S'
THE RAG-PICE En- AND THE BEGGAR
NJ Arnault. who was q member Of the
French Academy, and who has recently
/ died, LETT the memoirs OF his life. in which
IS found the following striking incident:
When about Is years of age lie went
often from Paris to Versailles, where his
| mother resided, and on the way there he
invariably met, at q certain place, O beggar
who as invariably cried, Charity, if you
please, good sir p 10 which young Anault
generally responded with two sous.
One day after having just bestowed his
aims small man with quick, energetic
step reached the same spot, and after ga2-
ing attentiyely at the beggar, said though
fully:
-" It seems to me you look quite able to
work; why DO you follow this beggarly
mode of life2 I can tell you how you can
lift yourself above this miserable condition,
and have finally an income Of 10000
hvres.'
Antoine, the beggar, smiled ncredu-
ously.
" Laugh if you will, - said the little man.
= but follow my counsel and you will real
ize my promise; for | can speak from ex-
perience. Once : was quite as Door as you,
but instead of begging | procured u worn
out basket, and going from village to city
asked, not aims, but cast-away rags that no
one wanted, and these | carried 10 the
paper mil, receiving fair price in return.
AT the end of a year | longer asked rags,
but bought them, and, moreover, owned a
little cart and donkey with which to col
lect them. AT present, am a paper manu-
facturer, and own two houses in Paris. Go,
and do as have done"
The stranger passed on, leaving Antoine
80 lost in thought that two ladies actually
passed without being stopped by the usual
cry, " Charity, if you please"
In 1915. adds NJ Arnault, / entered
bookstore in Brussels to make some pur-
chases. A tall, well-to-do looking man
walked mp and down the store, giving or
ders TO five or six clerks. We glanced at
each other as men do, without being able
TO recognize ons another, yet feel that they
have been acquainted.
" Monsieur" said the storekeeper to ME
at last, did you not often go to Versailles
twenty-five years ago?
Antoine F" cried. " Can this be you p
Yes, monsieur" he answered, land,
You see, the old gentleman spoke truth
he has given me an income of 10000
liyres.'
Now this sum is far greater than that
needed fer daily life. and greater than can
be promised TO all who follow the same
advice of seeking to live by their own
hands: but such can at least be sure of eat
ing their own bread. For in all labor there
is some profit but the companion, of slug
CARDS shall know nothing but poverty
Translated from the French
NOT TO DE ENvIED.
How these three little chaps do enjoy
playing togetherI" said John Evans to his
wife one day, as he stood watching his Ned
play ball with Charley Willard and Edgar
Perry.
Yes" returned Mrs. Evans, they are
all on an equality tonight, but ten or fif-
teen years from now how will it be2 Then
Charley Willard will be worth his thou
sands. and our Ned will be his shoemaker,
may be-"
:" If he is, hope he will make the best
boots in the market
think of that little fellow being heir to
quarter of million" continued Ned's
mother, gazing at Charley wistfully.
Mary, | am honestly glad for Ned's
sake that am poor man. I would not
have my boy, while a boy. heir apparent
to any such amount for all his future is
worth"
Nonsense, John"
Well. Mary, if we live, you remember
what say, and ten or fifteen years from
now see if | am right. l believe the poor
mans boy has a better chance than the
rich mans SON.
"Chance of WHAT"
"A chance to achieve real success,
through industry, economy and self-con-
troll better chance to keep sound body,
good brain and honest heart-a better
chance, in short, to secure true manliness."
q" You talk like an old fogy, John"
The next week Ned wanted ball Of his
own, and began to tell how Charley Willard
bought everything he wished just when he
wanted it.
" Earn it for yourself, my boy. then you
will have strength to throw it higher than
if it had dropped into your hand" said the
father. And that was always the way after
that. What Ned had he must work for :;
what Charley wanted he had for the asking.
Soon 1T was question of costlier things
than balls. Both boys wanted pony and
new school-books. Ned could not have the
pony, so he took the books and studied
them well. Charley could have both, but
the pony was the most interesting so he
let the books alone.
When the boys were IS, one was very
popular, and naturally it was the one
whose pOcket-book always held enough to
treat crowd to whatever fun was going
on. Ned had friends but their sports had
to be inexpensive. They skated instead of
driving fast horses they spent their even
ingS in one anothers homes, or at lectures,
while Charley's comrades could afford thea
tiers and saloons. Of course it came to be
principle, and there was a time when Ned.
with twice Charley's money, would not
have had Charley's taste; but after all. in
the beginning money made the difference
Ned from little boy knew he must earn
his place in the big crowded world if ever
he had any place worth having. Charley
grew each day to realize that he possessed
everything that gold could buy or the
means to acquire it. Ned did not like
shoe-making, so he studied law. Charley
read" it. too, but first he travelled round
the world and saw what there was & to be
seen"
The Evanses forgot his existence, until
one day Ned-who was a man of wealth
and infiuence-Ned, now Judge Rans,"
said to his mother, Poor Charley Will
ard do you remember him ~
Why, of course, do! What Of him ?"
" He died to-day of apoplexy, brought
on by fast living and hard drinking. Poor
fellow. he had too much money; every
thing came to him without work, and his
life was all play to him."
:" Yes he had fought his way up as you
had to fight yours, Ned, he would not have
wasted his strength and his manhood"
said Ned's mother, forgetting entirely the
night years before, when she thought
Charley very fortunate.-tThe Temperance
Banner.
Lime-KIin Club Picnic.
Delegates to the annual election and pic
mic of the Lime-kiln Club began arriving as
early as Thursday, and by Friday night at
least 600 honorary members had put in an