The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-11-08

young Arthur Is round shonlaered, shamb-
ling, open mouthed, and awkward. His
features are rough, he has been so noisy
about town OF late as TO attract universal
attention, and be bears his six feet iour
inches OF height with 81 IA an ambling and
jerky carriage that he ght be mistaken
for a farmers lad come to town clad In an
expensive but ill-fitting raimeDt and en-
dowed with extraordinary ass france New
York Cor San Francisco Argonaut
| HOW One Man Made Dead Failure Of His
| Existence.
! have heard OF Two brothers, whose
! father died, leaving them five hundred
dollars apiece. Il will take this
money, and wake myself a rich man"
said Henry, the younger brother. II
will take this money and make myself
a good man." said George, the elder.
Henry, who knew little beyond the
multiplication table, abandoned all the
thought OF going to school, and began
by peddling. in a small way, over the
country. He was shrewd, and quick
to learn whatever he gave his atten-
ton to- and he gave all his attention
to making money. He succeeded. In
\ one year his FIVE hundred dollars had
become a thousand. In five years it
4 had grown to be twenty thousand; and,
at the age OF fifty he was worth a
million. George remembered the
words of the wise man: with all
thy getting. get understanding. He
1 spent two-thirds OF his money in going
TO school, and acquiring a taste for
solid knowledge He then spent the
remainder of his patrimony in pur-
chasing a few acres of land in the
neighborhood of thriving city. He
resolved on being farmer.
After lapse OF thirty-five years the
two brothers met. 1t was at Georges
house. A bright, vigorous, alert man
was George, though upwards OF fifty
five years old Henry, though several
years younger, was very infrm. He
had kept in his counting-room long
after the doctors had warned him to
give up business, and now he found
himself stricken in health beyond re-
pair. But that was not the worst.
He was out OF his element
when not making money. George
took him into the library and showed
him fine collection of books. Poor
Henry had never cultivated taste for
reading. He looked upon the books
with no more interest than he would
have looked on so many bricks. George
took him into his garden, but Henry
began to cough, and said he was afraid
OF the east wind. When George
pointed out to him beautiful elm, he
only cried "Pshaw!" George took
him into his greenhouse and talked
with enthusiasm Of some flowers which
seemed to give the farmer great pleas
ure. Henry shrugged his shoulders
and yawned, saying: "Ah! i don't
care for these things" George asked
him II he was fond of paintings and
engravings. mo, no! Don't trouble
yourself" said Henry; 81 can't tell
one daub from another. "Well, you
shall hear my daughter Edith play up
on the piano; she is no ordinary per-
former, ! assure you" ''Now, don't,
brother-don't, if you love mel" said
Henry, beseechingly; u never could
endure music" "But what can do
to amuse youP VIII you take rider"
II am afraid of horse. But II you
will drive me carefully down to your
village bank, will stop and have a
chat with the president" Poor Henry!
Money was uppermost in his mind
To it he had sacrificed every other
good thing. When, few days after
ward, he parted from his farmer
brother, he laid his hand on his shoul-
der, and said: George, you can just
support yourself comfortably on the
interest of your money. and have got
enough to buy up the whole of your
town, bank and all, and yet your life
has been success, and mine dead
failurep Sad, but true words. IN. Y.
Ledger.
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