Year: 1862

have more reliance upon your Heavenly
Father and you will succeed Begin at the
bottom of the ladder, and seek situation
as clerk. You are certainly well qualified
either for salesman or accountant, and will
no doubt obtain good salary"


Mr.. Thornby sighed deeply.


"My health" said he, swill not permit TO
lead the sedentary life of an accountant, as
salesman fear | ehould stand little chance
of success"


/ "Not with that sad countenance, indeed,
but strive to recover your former, cheerful
temperament, and all will GO welln


"For your sake. Mary, and that of my
children, will make the auempt, but feel
sure ii will iail.n


He resolved 10 go and seek employment
He lei. home for the city with the same sad
countenance, ,downcsai look, and slow meas
ured STEP


His wife, who had watched him anxious.
ly until he was out OF sight, turned snrrow>
fully from the window, and said TO her old.
est daughter:


"l. is all in vain, Sarah, your poor father
will never succeed until he can learn TO look
up, not only naturally but spiritually"
After some expressions of mutual conf
ience and affection, the excellent mother
and daughter determined upon two things |;
first 10 commend the husband and iather to
The kind protection of Heaven, and next TO
commence together, if possible, the keep
ing of small school
This latter plan, however they determined
to submit 10 the father, on his return.


AS Thornby approached the city he felt
more oppressed by the doubts and fears
which he had urged in the conversation
with his wife.
The first place at which he called had ad-
vertised for person having qualifications
which VIM Thornby felt an undoubted as
surance that he possessed On stating his
business, young clerk requested him to be
seated, al the same time surveying him with
contemptuous air


Half an hour passed, and the employer
entered. Thornby's name and application
were laid before him, and without waiting
to hear the qualification he was about 10 urge
said quietly:


'sYou will not answer my purposes, sir"


The applicant turned away without rem
onstrancs. and left the office, saying 10 him.
self:


.Just as expected. have every quail
fication be required in his advertisement
my appearance does not suit him, but that
is enough"


The next trial was large wholesale dry
goods establishment. The refusal was
equally decisive as the other, ard as he
turned TO leave the store he heard the en-
ployer remark TO the head clerk


'T make il a rule never to employ a per-
son who looks as if be were unfortunate
Everything about tho man shows that he is
going down hill"


"knd therefore, mentally added poor
Thornby, "you will give him push"


He had resolved not to try again, but the
thought of those depending on him urged
another trial. With desperate derermina-
ton he resolved 10 go to every warehouse
in the street through which be was passing
But he was unsuccessful, and with every
failure he became more and more depressed
till his anxious countena nee could not fail
10 excite the observation of those around
him.


As he turned from the last shop he was,
accosted by benevolent looking old getle-
man is the garb Of a quaker, who exclaimed
in friendly tone of inqairy





"Yes, sir" was the reply, ''can you aid me
in my search 2"


''Not directly, but can give thee a little
advice, which, if rightly acted upon, will
finally help thee to attain what ihee de-
sires."


81 shall be grateful for your advice"


i'It is this-LooK UP"


At these words Thofnby raised his eyes
from The ground, supposing it to be COM
mand 10 look at his adviser, but to his sur
prise the old gentleman had already turned
and was rapidly away in an opposite direc-
lion.


"Some insane person. Thornby mnuered
81 am in no humor for his folly"


Then sorrowfully he turned towards his
own home, quite convinced of The useless
ness offurher search.


His wife not much surprised at his failure
still endeavored TO cheer him. and proposed
the plan of keeping school. With some
difficulty they obtained his sanction to what
he considered as an almost absurd underta-
king.


Circulars were immmsdiately printed aud
circulated, and Sarah and her mother called
upon many families in their immediate
neightlorhood and made known their inten-
lions. Their ladyIike and pleasing appear
snce excited much interest, and they soon
secured sufficient number of pupils to en-
courage them in beginning The school
rapidly increased and before the end OF the
first term they had more applicants than