The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-10

helping the poor He would not know
ingly ipinre them. Something Of his M
ture bis name expressed; be hoped ever
o0e would gct 90 we'll. Al for helpin
those Who did not, be bed never done
and hs never felt distinctiy add strongl
thst be ought to. Oi New England birth
Roger Hopvsli bad bsw England virtues
He was indastrous, frugal, Upright Al
VI 2S years Of Close attention to businss
4 Ihsss virtues had gathered modsrat
wealth. One winter evening. alone Ia th'
W(r his CITY home hs driftsd Int,
ination TO msks nsw hom,
,1fcs lipso in the country. 10 time thil
4 I1k4 - 9lion Vas carried into effect
RossF 2opsveli's new home Vas . farm
near thriving New England village. Il
vas veil divided between woodland. pas
Iturassund srAble land. The house. plain,
s9aAns ~ latsOt possibilities Of comforl
lin II.
/ On the farm when i became his, on Z
cross road. shslved BY the railroad en-
bankment, WAS neglected, decayiug one
story house. unpainted. windows broken.
shingles and clspboards off and loose.
Chips. dirt, dogs and fowls the surround :
ings. The place trushfully reported the
inmates. For many years : poor man
with bis ever increasing family bad occu-
pied IL. Every body 10 the town knew
''Oid 6weezer" Every body helped sup
port him in some way or another. Shit
lessness was embodied In him and his
family. His fellow townsmen had long
dsspairsd Of any change for tho better in
him or his. Mr.. Hopewell's first impulse
Was 70 turn old Hwsezsr and family ont Of
the house, pull il down and make the
place tidy. Another impulse appeared
"a surprise TO Mr.. Hopewell-an i'm
pulse 10 attempt the reformation Of the
man and his family. It must be confessed
that considerable pleasure was anticipated
from the novel experiment. There
was also good share Of right feeling in
ii.
Roger Hopewell bad never renounced
the teaching Of his early and simple days.
In his long business career be had not in
tentionally disowned the duty OF being
his brothers keeper. Still. he could not
recall persistent earnest effort 70 help .
needy fellow. Was II not about time for
him TO do IL? There fell into his hands,
years. before, : small pamphlet. "The
Jukes;" II told the mischief, cost, crime
resulting from single neglected girl
The full force Of the book bore lupon him
when considering what TO do wish old
Sweezer and family. II be could reform
him, what evil might be prevented He
would make the attempt. 1t Was on this
wise:
Old Hweezer's trouble was chronic |
sversion to continuous labor. He would
do an odd job in passable way, il il did |
not take long. Even at haying time he
never worked three consecutive days. He
Vas no longer young. and the habit was
we'll established when he fell into Mr.. |
Hopewells hands.
One day Mr.. Hopewell called "Old
Sweezer" q he was passing; had long
talk with him: asked about the people
who lived and had lived in the region.
The man was quite astonished that the
rich gentleman from the city WAS 70
familiar. Sweezer, IL he sver
|honght, might have thought that here
might be now new place Of supply for
biz wants, but the improvident fellow
,cver thought 80 fer ahead. Mr.. Hope
veil took the man into his confidence;
old him the changes be intended to make
nto what different state be intended to
,ring the ground about the house. asked
vho could do the work. Sweezer didn't
eem 10 know any one who worked. Fl
'ally, MI. Hopewell proposed that Sweez-
4 himself do it. After some hesitation.
10 promised to come 10 the morning and
,egin. Mr.. Hopewell met him, and they
vorked together more or less for > day or
wo. Wcen Mr.. Hopewell left him, lie
marked ont definite work TO be done,
vhich WAS seldom we'll done. Our labor
/ bore brayeIy the fault found with u
food work beside il exposed its defcisn- II
ies, and put them beyond question. He
egsn himself TO be something Of . critic,
0 know good thing when he saw il. and
10 have certain satisfaction
d what be did we'll. Once be was COM
,ended in very generous way. The old
IAN was quite beside himself. Years AZ
sr. he would say: sThe praise Of that
ity fellow made new man Of ma" At
Ae cnd Of the 6rst week Mr.. Hopswell ,
aid Sweeser. deductiug nothing for the
ours be had been away. II be had re- ,
clved kingdom be could not have been
,ors surprised. So much money be had
OF seen for years. Mr.. HopewelI mo-
ced the pleased. proud expression on old
weexer's fase. He had never seen il be-
,rA Il vas the quickensd manhood
ithin that made tho facs 70 different II /
"a ft time for another effort. Il
Sweezer let's see. I've paid you for six
ays' work; 80. What are you going 10 J
D With IN Is
Spend II. Isn't that what you do with
10 money you make? III
! don't spend Il ill. III
II you don't spend Il, what do you do q
ith in asked the poor man. his mind
Enegliug with tho new idea ii
! put Il away 10 bank. II
wouid you have me put mins into
lnky The picture Of himself depos-
ing mooey 10 bank quite overcome b
iw. .
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