Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS

Many a museum at home owed some of its richest treasures and most in teresting galleries to his generosity.
 His wife was like himself, a quiet, unassuning helpmeet, whose great est ambition was to sustain her hus- band in his enterprise, and teach her children to do likewise. Those child ren, three boys and one girl, well knew the value of the work Each had special opportunities of making the most of himself in the line where he evinced greatest ability.
 Consequently the oldest boy, Silas Jr., became known early in life as one interested in electrical appliances, and was already making a reputation among his compeers as capable fel- low. The second Rufus, turned his | attention to civil engineering, and arid regions of the West grew fruitful and prosperous under his control of the water storage of distant streams. He fulfilled CarlyfS endors cement, that he who made the harvest plentifuller, and | the soil fruitfuller deserved commen- dation from all. No doubt the proof reader will be shocked at my use of | adjectives. but if Carlyle used them, why shouldn't I?
 The youngest boy, William, early ! showed much talent with the pencil, and this gift was developed in him, | till in manhood he stood in the fore most ranks of illustrators, and not 8 | few books owed their success to his 1 able work. It was not an uncommon | mark, How those Whitcomb boys | must love to work, or is their father | stingy with them? You would think | they had short allowance. Now my | father and mother do not want me tC bone down to anything as those boys | do, and l am glad they don't. A gen | teman should be above such labor and free to enjoy himself. don't vol | know? There are enough poor devils | in the world glad to obtain our pat
 ronage. I call 1t taking the bread ou
 of their mouths. and a bad example | to set before the leisure class of cit
 izens. Where is the division to b.
 made. if all, rich and poor, worl 1 alike?'
 Mary, the daughter of the Whit
 comb house, was allowed to enter up
 on no career. Her place was a | cultivated under the best masters a
 home and abroad, but seldom heard fl
 public, except when it could aid som
 charitable enterprise, or cheer the in
 mates of some hospital or home
 Then, indeed. she stood ready and will
 to help wherever she could. How eag
 erly she was welcomed at such times
 How the languid sufferer forgot hi
 pain and weariness as her voice pour
 ed its volume of melody for they wel
 knew the heart back of it gave expres sion to the song.
 A happier family never existed, des
 pite all the criticism which came up
 on them. Theirs was an instanc
 where the rolling stone showed 1t
 quality by taking on a brilliant polls
 from the friction of life.
 l The moss of selflshness, of love c
 money for it's own sake, the feelin of superiority over others less favore , the fondness of display for the sake c evincing that superiority, all thes were taken away from them as tn
 years rolled on, and they fully illus , , trated the truth that a rolling ston , may be made fit for the polished corn CT of the temple, instead of servin
 as a warning to those, who allo- themselves to drift with changfn
 mood from one vocation to anothe with no steady aim at self-improve
 ment.
 THE IDLER