The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

trek. They had not 'oac 70 wait. An
elderly man came PACK to hs hard work,
work a little beyond his ytAr-.-aDa
slipped hS right foot INTO MS right shoe.
Feeling something hard n C.. lie took &
of again aud discovered a 3oua Del AZ.
us grave face wore 5 loak - anna
mtut. and Tine - a,aa. tle t.tta
chuckled. He .sd the CON lu tie gaInI
OF his hand. stu a ~ Al ( With won
der: he mechanically slipped bis foot n
10 the other sabot. There he found AM
other co.n. Tie took 4 up, ami holding
on, both his hands. stated With aston
Ishment at them. Then be suddenly
clasped his hands together, and tell ui-
on hsknees: and be gT.cdoGt, u 4 loud
voice: 20, cod tbs ! Your doing
Nobody but YOU knows the state We are
in at home. my VIE 10 her bed. my oht-
dreu starving. and hardly able u earn
a crust with these old hands. Ii : yoa
who have sent me these blessed CONS,
or one Of Your angels"
Then he paused, and another idea
struck him. perhaps i : not an an
gel from heaven. There arc human an
gels even in this world. Kind hearts
that love TO feed the hungry and succor
the poor. one Of these has passed bS,
like sunshine in winter, and has seen the
poor old mans shoes, and Las dropped
all this money into them, and has then
gone on again. and no: even waited To
be thanked. But a poor mans blessing
flies fast. and shall overtahe him. and be
with him TO the end OF the world, and 10
the end OF his own time May God and
his angels 20 with you, keep you from
poverty, protect YOU from sickness, and
may YOU feel in your own heart a little
Of the warmth and the JOY YOU have
brought to me and mine. III 10 no
more work 10 day. I'll 90 home to my
wife and children and they shall knee.
and bless the hand that has given Us
this comfort, and then gone away and
thought nothing OF IT.
He put on his shoes, shouldcred his
axe. and went home.
Then the spies had a little dialogue
NOW, this | call really good fun,
SAID the tutor, III rather a shady voice;
''and what are you sniyelllng att
''Tisn't | that am snivelilug II Is
you.
Well, then. we are both suiveiling."
50 they dogged Their victim home, and
the Young noblemau secured IA modest
competence from that hour to a very
worthy and poverty-stricken family.
Now, | think that both these veins OF
humor might be worked TO the profit OF
mankind, and especially OF those who
can contrive TO be witty or humorous yet
kindly; and of those who can profit by
this improved sort OF humor. | have
heard of an eccentric gentlemen who bad
some poor female relations, aud asked
them to tea-a beverage he himself de
tested He retired before the tea drink
ing commenced, and watched their faces
from another room. They found their
cups mighty heavy, and could hardly Init
the ponderous liquid. They set them
down, probed the contents, aud found a
sediment Of forty soyerclgns 10 each cup.
Each discovery being announced with
little screeches, and followed 10y a con-
tiuuous cackliug, the eccentric host APP
pears to have got more iun out % II than
by the vulgar process of drawing checks
for the amount
The human mind, when once the at
tentlon OF many persons Is gwen to :
subject, is so ingenious and gets 20 mqct
meta out of ever so small a vein OF ore,
that | feel assured. it people at home
and abroad will bring their minds TO beal
on the subject, thcy.ruay IN some degree
improve manners and embellish human
Ii fe with good hearted humor and Kindly
Jokes.