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• frier The : following—vrialchwe ooubt not
will find an echo not only in all rairthate but
in fill real Christian hearts-L=ls note' pnblished
the Orst ; time in-a nevr:volnme of the author's
poems. Even our bachelor heart . in a gen
erous measure approves its glowing and beau
tiful;thoiaghts , . I '••
CHILDREN.
DY R. LoNorniow,
'Come to me, 0 ye children I •
FOVI" hear you at yotiC play;
end the, questions:that perpleied nlO ;
Have vanished quite away. ,
Ye open the eastern windows; r
That look toward the suit;
Where thoughts are singing swallows'
And . the brook - sof morning run.
In Your hearts are the birds and the sunshine;
• In YOur'thou'ghts - the brooklet's
But in:mine is the wind of Aatutun , e - • -
And the first fall of the snow. ,
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Ab I what would the world be to tut
If The children' were no more?
We should dread the desert behind ttS
Worse than the dark before: •
What the leaves are to 'the forest,
With light and air fox food,
Ere their sweet and tender juices
Have, been hardened into Wood, -=-
That to the world arc children; •
Through them it feels the glow
Of a'brighter arid - stinnier climate
Than reaches the trunks: below.
Come - to.ine, 0 ye children!.. i • [ •
And whisper in. my ear,. .
What thebirdS and the windy are - singing
In yonr:sunny atmitispliete. , : • "
Fonwhat are all our - cottritings, 1 1 .
And the Wisdom of our books, ,
Wheit Compared with your caresses,
.: Anil the gladness of your looks? ! -
Ye are better than all the - ballads !
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T 44 ever mere sung • said ; . i
For ye are living poems, .
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THE NIGHT BEFORE TTIE JIGSVDIG.
All shimmering in the morning shrine,
And diamonded with dew, i.
And quivering with the scented Wind
That thrills itsgreell heart through—
The little field, the smiling field,!;
With all its flowers a..blowing,;
HoW happy lonits-fie glowing field
The night befOre the . mowing I
And - still 'neath the departing light,
Twilight—though void of stars,
Save where low, westering Venus sinks,
From the red-eve of Mars;
How peaceful sleeps the shining nerd,
With all its beauties glowing;
Half stirring—like a child in dreams—
The night before the mowing!
Sharp steel- inevitable hand,
Cut ke . en—cut kind I Our field
We know full well must be laid low
Before its fragrant yield,.
Plenty, and mirth, and honest gain
Its blameless death bestowing. =
And yet we weep, and yet we weep,
The night before the mowing!
"BY-AND-BY."
There's a little mischief-making
Elfin, who is ever nigh . ,
Thwarting every undertaking,
And his name is By-and-by. )
What we ought to do this minute,
" Will be better done," he'll cry,
"If to-morrow we begin it:
Put it off!" says By-and-by.
We shall reach what,wo endeavor,
If on Now we more rely; . .
But unto the realms of Never •
Leads the pilot By-and-by, •
eltvirt "grabing.
From I!'arper's Dpgaziql, 01910er:
ENJOYING OUR. WORK..]"
The most of people wholiveirt a Chris
tiau community believe'that work is a di.
vine institution; but there are few who
have more,than a general idea of what is
meant by work as a: divine lair.' As kir
tracing the wisciom'of God in it, they nev
er think of such a thing. Content to
know that, somehow, it is connected With
the system of Providepce, and Operates to
the moral advantage:of society, they take
no pains to investigate its close relations
to the character and tuture welfare of than.
Such persons can readily see! how - Work
provides daily bread and clothing--;--how
it moves the whole machinery 4:,f busibess
--how- it creates a nation's wealth, and
builds up the power of material civiliza
tion: 'Beyond this their thoughts never
extend. Hence their opinions on this
subject . are; defective ;' and they never re
alize half the good of work; itiecause of
their imperfect conceptions of iitktrue val;
Work is not a mere provision or. ani 7
mal wants:'Without doubt it, was de :
signed to be the means of libood;
but this is its lowest use. Work feeds
and clothes us. It gives us homes,' and
furnishes comforts and luxuries.this .
it does us God's ordinance; but, it-doe's
mach more. Work is •It great auxiliary
to the word and spiritual interests of life:
Not only does it tend to preserve us from
vies, but it' promotes virtue, bY occupying
our time, training oar faculties,, and dis
ciplining .oitenaturc US patient; perseiving
effort!. Work 4 4!Y ImPl49_,°"bOilY.
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social 'wants' ; th t`th
, p y 'field all a e pres
ent and' future require' for stiStenance arid
slip Port.; and ,yeA . obligations • are not
discharged.. It is asmoral and spiritual
'hilt,' Ordained by the 'Creator : to exercise
our higher attribu' aid.; in forming
a purelnd elevated, tone ,of .character.
For the sake of the' Mind, no lesS than
fOr the bOdy, nre ,we iippei ted • tci be erea
tures. of ,toil.„The,_",sweat of the brow"'
has a deeper meaning than is derived from
nerves'nand uniseles;''ilile ‘ thorns and
thistlee]speak another language.'hesides
the curse. ' Work is a part of that enecin
only contethplates°
the - `renewing of
,our•ruined race.. If 'Christiany has been
sent into the world to:redeem our .spirit
ual' nature, work has been Ordninedto ira
tprote'tlfeearth, and render it a' fit thea
treflor--the:slisplays: of Christian virtue.
How beautifully are religion and work
'united in the DeCalogne ? The divine t
pomruand'is to labor, "six days'," and to
rest on the " seventh.!' If we do not work
for siz days - We Can'Eave'no Sabbath; for
the-Sabbath, no matter how observed, can
not ,be a religious; day to,him who fails to
labor througl the period of the week.
Idleness can never haie a Sabbatli;
lus
ury and ennui, . wasting - all their time in
" inglorious sloth," deaden their papacity
for' its - repose. The tWo- institutions—
weekly labor and. Sabbath,,restare join
ed together, ,and neither, has any signifi
cance witheut the tither. Both, therefore,
are typical institiitions - lookiiig to •the fu
ture,and foreshadowing ideas greater than
themselves. •
No - man should feel that his work is a
mere earthly necessity. Nor 'ought he
to look upon . it as, drudgery. Whatever
are it burdens and toils, there is always a
thought; a sublime thought beneath them,
which is, ,that there, is a great intellectual
and moral benefit in . all his appointed
, task. Of thisbenefit nothing should-de-
price him., Nothing can deprive him of
lit, if he is
. a sincere ' right-minded, true
' hearted' man. Daily 'industry may not
fully repay his 'hard . exertions; all , his
struggling may, yield him but a scanty, re
muneration ; but beyond this there is
another-reward. There is 'a strength of
will -a silent endurance a peaceful recon
ciliation to. the dispensations of Provi
dence, a heroic trust, that elevate and en
nolile his humble toil. So far as a. man
considers the higher connections' of his
work, that far is he above circumstances.
In that sphere the penuriousness of cap
ital; the grinding selfishness of employers
cannot reach him. Hence there is always
an opportunity for him to enjoy his work,
Let its earthly aspects be ever so discour
aging, it has more than food and raiment,
in it. The presence of a divine spirit is
there—a wise and beautiful law -establish
ed by the, benevolence of God—and
wherever that law 'is obeyed, wherever its
wisdom and beauty are felt, the goodness
of the Infinite One comes to the heart and
enriches its feelirws. A man works-all
the better by thuf entering into the mor
al Import of labor. God's laws justify
themselves to our reason. If we yield our
intelligence to their excellence, as Well as
oui services to' their authority, they be
come means to improve and exalt our
chracter. No one avails himself of the I .
entire power of any great law, be it nat
ural or moral, unless the convictions of
his, inind, no less than his actions, are of-I'.
fered in homage to its wisdom and love.
For the obedience that Inners God is not
a hlind, thoughtless' obedience. but one
that sees, the embodinient of Himself in
Ilia laws, and seeks therein for felloWsliip
with Him. 'Men ; grossly, err, therefore,
who find in .. work nothing more than a
provision fur outward life. For theen•the
presence of God is there. If they labor
aright, the purity and glory of His nature
will shine through
. the law and brighten
the spiritual faculties of their being.
To enjoy our work, we_imist be con
scious of personal, improvement, through
its in:striimentality2 It must afford em-,
tileythent to the .mind; stimulating the
active, powers . of the intellect, and, enlist-1
ing the feelings. Not only must it keep{
the attention awake, but it must exercise I
skill andingenuity, and'heSides this lead!
the thought beyond its own immediate re-'
qUis ition4 and quicken its functions. If
'our work Tail to occupy , the thinking: fee=
ultiea a it,soon. degenerates into dullik
ro
tine. The freshness of the - mind is lost;
at - tendon' hecethes niechanieal, habits put
an end v aot, ; and the whole intellect,
sinks into a sluggish mass. All oceupa-,
Lions, in this respect; are not alike. St:11116'
are:more intellectual -than othera. Few,
however, are necessarily deadening to the
intellect. By far the larger part of•hu-,
uian.etnploymenis•tend to cultivate and
enlarge-the mind,. and if, we ..nsed th,ein
aright ther,Wthild be constant means of
intellectual `pro,gress. - :There is alWays
something to be 'learned from then]. ..The
most common day-labor, the humblest me
phaniCal .pursuit, have some connection
withnaturallawa and objects, which, if
properly studied, expand thethOught and
refine the taste. F e ver) , thing is an out
let into'n grand universe, in which truth
awaits the honest, earnest seeker. -Plinks
and mei are not, tlns only.. teachers.
tore: is full of piirato
friends are never. wanting., A:tnindbpen
to iiiitruetion, anxious, to learn,. hinging
with eagerness to Itnoir, is l SPre Cf aid. and
ofGcoffuSel._
. Hligh fopndlho'iaience
Geology liii-baslndis:t4'n'sfOne-tila
son,-and.l,)allisky; the pottCr,...had'aii
plc field folded 'gcniii
w=orked iri ores ea'iths. • ~ioip; much,
:Of ad'fh - ai f011Ow
!ed the plow!• What .n , yiSi e Ons, ef teaiity
inid'glory rose upniil, the Mind of the, Et
trick' Shepherd as "he ; watched his
.floolts
on the hill-SideS 'Or Scotland If our
work is - in'ithelf not directly'intelleettial,
tet us"remethher what; Bloomfield the pOet
'and farm-lAiorer, - Dreiv the 'metaphysiCian,
Bunyan the, Bedford, tinker, accemplishCd.
TheSe men 'worked 'and thought: , They,
had minds not td be satisfied with the Cc
eupationsof their hands. Carey belonged
to this class of, men: 1 They.do not reach
" distinction by the- avenues that others
tread. in iheir heralded march to the sum-
Tics , of greatness, but through., hiddpn
paths; aloof from thecrowd,:away froun,ch,
serration, their instincts guide them pp
the Steep of 4mc. , , • •
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In this :view work , discipline. Day
by day ii gives onM.a. greater command
l over his' faculties,- °veil hiMself; teaching
pig him a patient-siibmisSion to wise laws.
exercising him in the ItPOWledge acquired
by effort and experience,.6nd withal fit
ting his Mita fey other an 4 li! g 4er tasks.
Any : work, well. idne; !Makes a man
more a man. 'llowCyyr huMble that.Weik
May tie, its faitliftilperftiruitince employs
something more than skill IA hand and in=
genuity of brain.. The inOral nature_ of
the soul enters info - the thing .dOne, and
stronger, nature for 67,ery'effort put
fo . rth to express- itself. NO law of,-lifels ,
more beautiful thariTthat IWhieh -. provides
the conditions of progress nn-whatever is,
honestly and honorably executed.. GiYe
a man'the hemeliest etuplo anenr. and if
it occupy him arighi it will tend to qual
ify him for something better. True work
never • enslaves and:degrades, the mind.
Instead-of this, it 'continually calli opt the
rational qualities-of our being, and trains
theth for vigor and scope in other depart
nients gf life.' In I,l4.sontiet to -Milton,.
Woodsworth says : .
"And yet thy heart,
The lowliest dulies . on hOrself "dhilay,l
The great poet, gifted With that insight
which reads the heart in its -relations to
outward objects, knew how "loudiest du
ties" are the firmest stepping-stones in all
advancement. For the same reason the
" lowliest" work may brink." us' nearer to
God; and develoti;,ig,caliacityfor'ivlialfica
l r A. _man ne+er, litiows'tfie
future purposes Providence toward
himself. BUt .t-his is always to be believ
ed and felt; viz., if ti man will' faithfully
do the work .assigned hini,i living up to
the measure of his,l4 and perfecting him
self according to.thc!Opportunity•n• b ranted
'him, the good Providence that rules the
world will not deny - lam the means'of,pro
gress. One should Mork evermore in this
hopeful,'trusting spirit; for,the temper of
mind in whieb:h'toils'is,'MOre important
.than any outward te;lt.- BUAttess may''
yield profit, sagacity- niy fitid short roads
to wealth, hard work may briagtOuses and
lands, but it is'all al,satlfailurelf - a - mati
grows not thereby into 4 a. larger manliness.
.of For the Material can never'com
pensate for the- los4 Of the spiritual; and 'a
defrauded heart is infinitely worse thatia
bankrupt purse. , • -
Probably no truth in hurnan history
is more frequently and strikingly illtli
trated than the one now - under considera
tion.' Men are'tiot suddenly and amply
endowed' for great positions, nor is it usu
al 'for them, by onO..quiek and mighty
bound, to spring into the leadership of
society. Not only is•time_denianded, but
toil and , service are sternly - required of
him, who, is-.destined to achieve something
for,his, race. How i forcibly David's lit r e
exemplified this, fact No._one, perhaps;
could 'have seen any icounection between
the sheepfold and the kingdOm of Israel.
Wise men would Live beta puzzled toi
trace the relation thattt boy's careless ex-,
istence, lying oh the. hill-sides 'of Jmica
and watching the 'grazing flocks, bore: to'
a destiny bf incomparable grandenv. , -- W
occasion was_ there ' here for' the - exercise
of those- virtues , thab l rivelyrin after years,',
'to make David's reign a'inentorableera
the career of Isis@ I And yet- ive knoiV E
that this_ mode of life, its peculiar circum
stances,. its secluded .thoughtfulness, its
silent mcditativeneis;ibi mute companion
, ship with nature, alt_went far; • under
vine'influence, to indult'= hitulor .: ftitnre
distinction. The-eneounter with "a lion
and a bear"- was pinta. than a victory -of
physibal force; for,it was a moral lesson,
never forgbtteri; of where his strength lay;
and'what unseen hands helped him. Then,
too, how much he owed to his-Aaily task
—how his watchful Offices - over the sheep
lifted his heart to:the. grsat Shepherd- 7 '
how the, vast heavens abov,e him prompt;
ed the inquiry, "What:, is wan' that Thou
art mindful of him T'' Had he *not been
a shepherd-boy. dwelling away from the
haunts ,of men, .enjoying the open free
dom of natuxe l aod. living. in thirfelloii-
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ship 'of beintiful'or 'iutilime scenes, he
Would ,never have felt.thereserice id-God
in the material - universei , nor lia.d:.-that.-1
profound -insight into the ways, Of His
ever-working providence that hasinvest-'
ed his :Psalms -with' inch a halloNtied • in
tersest:-. :..IT, this ::hisfory:Of David We Sec
that even.tniraeuionS ;power .did•-not.dis
daiii rectiZnlie :the= use ordinary,
~
Means.. :The simple life-of Usliepherd
boy.tritineds_him fortOti - e•of the, grande,st
theatres ,on- Which: man ever; acted- _ It
awakened:thoughti:and fealinge; inspired
impulses,• quickened affectionsi:iliat .not
only:educated •the mind of a• nation, but
for Many. centuries have proved a: bless
ing. and a joy to the most cultivated-in
tellect, to the,Christiatipiety of theworld.
Had God - chosen he might have made his
intelleCt an image-ell amber Of the universe 1
by .direct nspimtion', an
ening touch of his. hand, opened .blithe
_1
founts el feeling to Ben d forth'sWeetera d
healthier. Waters than t.hose .whichmirac=-
ulously rolled their:glad stream along the,
patliwayi of Israel in-,the desert. -But,
there was 'a "more eicellent way. P.-; -Bet
ter-for him, better - fer the world,:, that the
seal' of Heaven , should be set oti the ordi
nary. incidents. Alte-f ev - eryday.sceUes. of
life, and.thae• out - ortliese, liy„srow and
painful strife, a s'eitl:of strength and tus:j
esty slionld euaerge-. .1 , I • •
If we wouldenjoy. our •Worlr,-wd must
accept •it as a. divine . thing and ,put !our
whole. heart, t. at: is:a mere .
contract with men,Twork. thaChasexclu
sive referenee to hours• and .tasks-=is: not
workin that truer sense which, conveys
the meaning of labor as an-institution or
dained by God to renew.the face cif ester-
nal• nature, untl'Ao yestpre , man's: sove
reignty over the- inferior orders of crea
tion. ; Industry, and ,skill—the•trong
muscle, and resolute will, the cultivated'
mind—may remove a portion of the curse
that rests on the globe. Machinery may
lessen the. "sweat ofthe-brop,', , and sci
ence may raise productive crops in the
place of the thorn and thistle:. : The land
scape ,imay swile,beneath the toils . of a
cheerful peasantry, while enterplise, corn:
mending -the services of philosophy and
art, may . bnildfcitjes and expand its tnag
nificent - systein .of ; trade . commerce
over continents-and oceans,- These are
vast results. But work, as a divine or
dinance, has far, nobler ends to accom
plish. To subdue nature—to brup - r:the
soil, the atmosphere,-the waters under its
.sway—to convert the earth into-a home
fit for man : this is the humblest part of
its office. If ourjust, sovereignty over
the material universe, so far as - delegated
to man, is thus to be recever fed. the sove
reign must be prepared for his empire
and rule. _ .Of .whattavail will be the re
construction of the palace l if the royal
mind 4. ilop:,clothed . with a• Aignity,
glory in unison with its high enthrone
ment 7. W,ork, - 9 therefore, is designed - to
assist in preparing man for this 'foretOld
ascendency - over matter. But. work,; by
itself, can never contribute to thin result.
Amoral spirit. which Christianity breathes
into all true industry and biiiiness, :must
penetrate our work. It will then refine
and ennoble our being; ancli,ai the,.,"sis
,days" of toil are tributary iniClod'ikecon
iriy to the • Sahbathoo all our labor will
'blend with religion in purifying and - ex
altino•b our nature. • •
•
A few years since, on a radiant spring
afternoon, two men; who front their -con
versation appeared -0 be foreigners, stop-,
ped before the gate, of one of ow large . ,
workshops in, Philadelphia, for, the man
ufacture of locomotive engines. Enter
ing a small Office, the •eluell of the two
men inquired, of, ,the superintendent iu
attendance if ,he would perinit . them to
inspect the works. - -, -, i
."You can pass, in! and look about, if
you please," , said the -
. superintendent,
vexed apparently; at being iiterrupted iu
rithe- perusal of his nenrspape
.., He than
scanned the two strangers ti4ore closely.
They, mere respectably but- • plainly:clad,
and evidently. .made no pretension to,olli,
cial dirrnity:of any kind; - 1
0 . ,
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there-any -ono who can show• us
over the establishment and exPlain mat
ters to As?" asked Mr—Wolfe, the elder
of tjie strannrs; . -
. .
• ' "You inust pick your, own way crentle
men," replied the superintendent ; "we are
all,too:busy attend to every partythat
con.ea, along, you, nil!, to in
terrupt the workmen by asking: th9in
questiona." , -
It.was notso much the nutter as the
manner of.his reply, that was offensive to
Mr. Wolfe and his companions. was
spoken With a certain official assumption
of superiority, mingled with contempt for
the visitors, indicating- a haughty, and_
selfish temper on the part of; the speaker.
"I think we will not tionbleyou," said
Mr. Wage, bowing; 'and'taktng his com
panion's arm, they passed out!..,
"If there is anything I diOitie it is in
civility," said Mr. Wolfe, when they were
in the street. "I do not. bl4mi. the - man
for not *killing to,ahow us over his estab;
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lishment• die is no doitht-at(nte,,
terrupteci . by Many ifeedle:4li
he might h ate disinissedlith; iiit,h,a4saitb
sy.[,- lie initrht have Oat ti*ef better
content .. .vitt; a gheionS -- ieftiaii4hiiit
an jungraciotii consent r l! ;"
• Perhaps'better,'' i nk
here '.' the
.oiher-' atm* r 'inadAh4
stepped ;.liefiire aittheitrOrkpitep'aft'stut
liar' ki
litde the' head- eldilr,''teripayerttly,
whit' to their:retitiest to'be'_khiitt%
ovdr therestablslittient;.
.me;- gentleitieit.'-' -This
waY." J So sail ng. - he therealimir,
the, area strewed with' iron' hair:, , lbitiken
and rusty heels of ken; - frag,ntenti of d
cylindencintolilte prineipal worlishep:
Here, withOut'Stepping diplain 'any
one thinct t' i_ he - led the - titraugerir along 'With
thel eviderit' ititention 'of gettirig "
rid" tit
theta 29 'soon;aS When' they
.patist•crivhere worktrien-Were'
ex t enter cast i er, the clerk loot..
ed 'at ids - tapped' his feot
against an .iron tulle, and Showed: 'alibi
stgas of impatienee: Whefenpotc - ' . Dri.
Wolfe remarked t'“Wewill'itot tiefain-yirti
loner,•-sir,"_ 7 and' with - h is;:fri6nd
leave. . -
• 'lThis tnan is an improvein •
other,". s,aid - Mr. Volfe;•:-"but-'alYthiFei ,
,vilqy he has is on the - surfabe it dOkiiiiSt
come • from, the ;:heart:' :•lArtviiinsi 141:
furcher.- •: , •.v
The 'strangers walked do for . nearly:half
a:nilc..s,ilenee, when one of theth
ed Ito. a picture of- a locornotiVe engititi
with" a train of ears underneath. - - 'roger...,
top', a small: building, not' rrion. that!,
ten feet in heity.,lit, , communieating Witha
yard and a Workshori. ,, .' "Look;" 'said 'the
observer, "hetei's a machinist *hose hair©
is not on otir list. Probably it was thought
too Ismail a concern for, our purpose;" said
his companion; "Nevertheless, let Mt try
it,", said .111 r. Wolfe. •
They cured, and found at the desk s
middle aged man, whose 'somewhat, gritn:•-
wy
v aspect and,. apron. roundhis ;waig
silo ed that , be divided his =labors "hre:
twe i en the workshop - and Counting-radio.
• .'We Want tOdook •over:LyoUrworkspit
,you have no objection." -
'lt will give ine great pleasureto - shoai
yOU all that is to be semi'. said the- rile:
ehanie with a ',pleased alacrity, ringing :a
bell and telling , the boy who 'entered - to'
take. charge ofithe office. -"He then: led ,
the} way, and ! explained to the.strongeral
the! whole.: proCess of constructidga loccw:
motive engine: He showed 'them - h / ow. ,
the I various parts of the machinery- were:
manufactured, and patiently answered all.
their questions'. He told them of
proVed. mode of tubing boileni r ty
the I power: of generating steam. wasi
creased, and showing with; what: care he
proridcdlor security from bursting. : • r , ?.r.
Two hours passed rapidly , awax. The
strangers were delighted - With the•irttelli.:l
gene displayed by the mechanic and Witte:.
liia frank, attentive and unsuspicious man
ners, - "Here is , a, man who loves-his pro- . ;
fession so well 'that he taket pleadirre - la - t
explaining ita I. mysteries ; to. all who: Caw
understand their'-,' : thought Mr.-. Wolfe
am 'afraid we have• given you fi.deal. :of,
trotible," said the other stranger. ,: 1 ,11 n.";
deed, gentlemen, .I. ha.ve;enjayed your vists,
it,"isaid the in l ech an le, and shall, be, glad
to see you agam." :
"Perhaps yon may," said' Mr. Wolfe.,;
and! the strangers 'departed.
Ifive months afterwardsias the triephart-:,
ic, whose means-were quite limited, !sat in ,
his Office, meditating. how-hard it Irak, to:.
o.et husiness by the side of etreitlarcre'es-,:.
tablishmerits as were his competitors, the: -
tsro strangers entered. , He gave: them.a: -
hearty welcome, handed them chair-, ltd
they sat down. e, _
- "We come" said Mr. Wolfe, "witlka
proposition to, you from .the Emperor:OA;
' ;
"kir:ire the,.Einperor?‘ positble I"
"Here nre our -credentials:" : _
gentlemen,'-' said thenow agitated
mechanic' •!what does this mean? --
have I carped such ,an lonor ?•". ' car,
Sint lay your straightforward g0ur...7:,
test} and°,fratilttiess, combined with profes
sional intelligence," said Mr. NPlte„.:ll3e..,
cause wo A-crostrangers,you did not think
uec'essary: to:, treat us.. with ,disirust, or;.,
coldness. 1- You saw wo
,were in-carnestrAit ;
accivainting,:eurselves with your ~Workso
and did not, asls r nS, befOre - .exiending4l
us your etilitie.s o what, letters 4fl i ntroh,;
duetion we brow , ht. You - naeasnred ue
by the spirit-we showed, and not ity;tho, - , 4
dignities tvecould have cshibitetf"
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,e mechanic; yintecl. St. Petersburgl4,-, i
and soon ift:erwards removed his §rstahish=,.
iueuc ihereihad, imperial_ orders,4or ;
as Many -16cotnotive engines as ho,conid ;
construct, : : 'fie has layly_7oturnocl to 10,-.
own Country, andis still, receiving;_ large r .
returns fromhiS•ltus.iianiyorkshop.
ail this prosperity grAv out ofFlia.unsclfe ;
ish civility to two strincers, one orvihrou s
was the, secret agent of the ; Cz a r of Russia—.
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