South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-24
WHICH WAS TIE FOOL P
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

Dolly, I think that husband OF
yours is FOOL
I've heard you say something
of this kind before, brother; but
out with it, what is the nature of
his latest offence
i suppose it's none Of my BUSH
ness If he wants 10 90 to the poor
house and drag his family along
with him: it's a free country, and
man can do what he will with
his own
'Yon are very mysterious. |
hope Sam has not suddenly taken
to drinking, nor anything of that
nature
Sam is good fellow, in some
respects capital fellow: but no
man in bnsiuess Gun afford TO give
away all his money. Five dollars
here, ten dollars there, and a hun.
dred dollars to- morrow. tell you
wha, it ia, Dolly, Sam has only what
he has saved by hard work, and now
he's giving it all away. In few
years he will not have a cent to his
name, then he will come 10 those
who have saved their money TO
borrow q loaf of bread for his taml-
W
eAre yon not little mistaken.
John | know Sam is 0rits libe-
raj. hnt | never supposed he vast.
ed his money
Waste Ia like 10 know what
waste means He gave that jim
Summers who broke his leg five
dollars, and no one else gave over
one. lie would have been thought
just as much Of if he lad given what
Others did. and saved four dollars
by the operation. lie subscribed
for our church this year, know,
| saw the er.-$I0O! That is
double 20 much "a any ore else
gave. So II goes when ne hasn't
a dollar left lie will have only him
self to thank
'Did you know, John, that jim
Summers wife has q young babe,
and that only last week jim paid
the last dollar he had on the debt
he owed for the house that burned
down?
We'll what if Jim is an honest,
needy fellow, Sam dent have to
support him, does he ? Ard then.
what right has Sam to give S100
to the church when he has a fami-
ly to support 2
Our duty, John should be done.
regardless of what the world may
say. Sam does not give a second
thought TO what any one says, 90
long as bis own conscience APP
proves. And | most sincerely wish
that every man was as thoughtful
concerning his family as Sam is.
ooh, well, % | said, it's none of
my business, but | tell you plainly
1t Will be useless for you TO come
begging around me. shall never
have any more than enough for
myself, and with this parting shot
John took himself off.
Samuel Grand had established
bimselfin business in a small Wes-
tern town. lie married Dolly
Whiting, n sweet girl Of strong COM
mon sense, who had unbounded
faith IN her husband, and when he
told her his plans and gave his rea.
sons tor what he did, she, beIiev.
ing him right, like sensible wo.
man gave him her earnest support.
Nor could the lugubrious prophe-
cies Of her only brother shake her
confidence IN the least. At the
same time, she stored al these say.
ings in her heart, and watched aud
waited.
Ten years flew swiftly by. The
Western town had grown to be a
city and Samuel Grand was a veal.
thy man. His was the most extern
sIve business la Che place. lie
owned corner-lots, and was inter.
csted in every enterprise calculated
10 DC of use to lis neighbor, aud
though he lived plainly bis home
was delightful spot TO which he
jOvfnilv termed after the tolls Of the