The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-07
BENEATH HIM.
ny ELEANoR KIRE.

MI would starve frstt"
tsThen staryein
Uncle Adoniram Barney, az he was
called by oil who knew him, had been
having a serious conversation with his
nephew Charles. Charles had lost his
temper entirely, and Uncle Adoniram had
it last reached the utmost limit of for.
:bearsnce. The question under discussion
.was the a~dvisability of the young mans
seeking some occupation in which he
Wonld be sure to earn his living.
Charles Yves t~wenty-one, and his uncle
snp to- this time had assisted him in every
possible manner, but, strangely ehs=3h,
Enough possessed of a fine intellect, care
fully cultivated, he had done nothing to
earn his " living. He had been un-
willing to study for q profession, and at
this tinse had small prospect of obtaining
situation, and smaller prospect OF keep
ing i position if he had found one.
Il could only find where I belong,"
Charles began again. He had cooled
down 1 little, and was disposed to argue
biz point d trifae further. II can never.
i good clerk or bookkeeper, and
NOW ais yell as I do that I ana
lacking in mechanical ability"
and the worst of sil is, Charles, you
utterly lacking in the quality of ap-l
asfon Uncle Adoniram replied.
M usan: advises him to look out for a
Hation III car conductor, there can GER
nay be but opinion about Il"
T0u are right, Charles" said Uncle
Adnnirarl, tsthere can be but one opinion.
decline for your own good. to go On
supporting you and takiag into consider
ktion your constant failures to support
gsurseif, i advise you to try for a car con-
snctor's position. You will learn to be
accurate and attentive. You will know
what IT Is to work for your bread: and
fyou talk about your lacks a. if they
we're something to be proud OF. If you
lave got fair common sense and q fan
~zueation you can make q good clerk OF
good boCkkeeper, and you could learn
trade il you wanted to. IL is all boah,
sgsEY bit of It, and now that you have
come to mans estate you ought to bt
sshamed Of such childish balderdash. ]
have piven you the best advice / could
andar the circumstance, and whethsr you
gelI0w IL Or not il your oNn affair"
xDecidedR, y said Charles, rising in Z
whihe heat. sI always supposed yoi
esred something about me; but when
ssllows's only relative. and that relative I
shIs, ii my opinion, you need to know
nore than anything else $.
Then you don't care for the humlla
ion, the social ostracism, that will 3
the inevitable results of such an occupa
tionf'7 the young man inquired % a
seriously turned the knob Of the Q ID
had inst opened.
mot 4 red CENT? Uncle Adon.ra.n re
Piled. Ii 4 man is going to be cut b
Is friends for earning in the only va
that Is open 10 him an independent Nv
Ing, then social ostraeism is the heaithiea
ding that I can think Of. The only thiia
That should humiliate an able boaaed ma
dependence upon others. You hAs
haeoane 10 accustomed, Charles, to beih
a out fog, that the alternative seem
very undesirable 10 you.
This vas ttputting It hard as Uncl
Adoniramto told himself afterwards; but u
case was desperate and heroic treatmel
lie only kind that would answer. ..1os
charity shall not be further trespasse
anon. was the proud answer. II
erer take i relative to bring up, Unc
Adoniraan. / will be still more generou
and refrain from twitting him With no
my.o1, ka hac ,as4 ma Here iii the mona