The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-06
M. Tuiherf. Merchant.

M lWb"T. WPrrhnnf.
tanning the earliest years Of discretion. the
sons decided that it was more incumbent
upon them than upon the generality of per.
sons to he particularly particular in their
choice OF friends. As they were amiable,
right-feeling young men. they looked upon
this duty as sad necessity.
Had they been tempted to swerve from this
line OF conduct, respect for their father should
nave Kept them steadfast. He had always
impressed the great duty upon them. Before
the two boys were out Of the nursery the great
coup which is expected by every sanguine
business man came Off Mr.. Talbert realized
his capital and sold his business. He obtained
less for it because he made the stipulation that
ms name should no longer appear in connec-
tion with it. Then, widower with one
daughter and two SONS, he bought Hazlewonl
mouse, and settled down to drift gradually
into good society.
ne educated his children by this creed. It
is the duty of all people to rise in the world
ootn III commercial and social circles. Thanks
10 ms exertiols and good fortune. the first
half Of the obligation had been discharged
The second rested chiefly with his children.
He did not tell them this in definite words
but al! the same preached it to them most elo-
IT,.
that the fruits Of his training were showing
themselves, when his daughter married Sir
Malngay Clauson, u fairly respectable and
well-to-lo baronet
This satisfactory alliance gave the Talberts
III. IN the social scale: although, SO far as
Oakbury was concerned. it was little needed.
Mr. la'oart had now been out of business for at
1east ten years: He was quiet, gentlemanly.
rkti l<,,
wealth was estimated at about three times its
cor'ect amount. With these advantages he
already found himself Well received bv tho
families of position, his neighbors. Content
as he no doubt felt on his own acco,nt bo
nevertheless, held up their sisters hr;ll;.mt
match as an example to his sons. and talked
so much about The necessity of their cboo.;,,e.
tnelr lntlmates tittingly that it is n marvel
Wv young men did not speedily develop into
fools Or SloDS. SAW
but even now when verging upon middle
aSe 'nsy We're ae'fher-although any man
who would decline yuur acn",;,tan,a ''".
"'iiie ought, OF course. to be ono M thu
-lerna!S both. The worst that could
~, ICY" asaalSt The Iaiberts was this: From
ne very h'>t they had told themselves: I'VE
49, "uu az pleasant and as true friends among
'n''iHtAiAtt-uulOuT U, ,I,rS a.
not make their living by barter-as W. o.'' -"
among commercial people. Let us therafo.a
only associate with the best. A man hos -,
Vra9uS'ea Wa'h"9 right to choose his own friends.
rr.ot H., ao. 20 out OF our way to toady the
great, but with our ideas on the suhiect we ,,e
oan only make associates of those whom We
CONSIDER 90 Isl the proper class of people. A nure
~ na"hlhton may associate with whomsoo,.o.,
w We Chooses. He is always. per- We. the dnle
,'' we are not dukes. Our father made , n,.
a,, ' " m-"eii. never mind in what. W.
s ~s.I,'' n1' .n even en- miionaires We have enough
mea'h 20 live comfortably and like ,sntia
uen; OUT not enough to roll in, If W.. % h"".,
~ glove with oil. tobacco. sugar. stn """ '.a
"us1; .'' ON account of the narrow disc "e
sink n to s,des ,h & US from the status of commerce
WIN nose useful. respectable. prof;tahla luz.
.'' ~ US "i>fasteful commodities, Thsras, "a.,
'eno"'eS Ie Us to he fas1lious even to ta'',s
r. WHO ran blan'" such sentiments, - - .'. ,n',
in them. " s'fewt nobility