some important services to this young man, he was finally, to his own
surprise, and that of every one else, taken into partnership.

"During all this time," said he, "I was attached from my boyhood to
the daughter of the poor schoolmaster who first taught me to read; I
would not marry her while I was poor, for I thought that would be to
make her wretched instead of happy; but when I was taken into
partnership I thought my way was clear; I went off to Bethnal Green,
and told Mary, and our wedding-day was settled at once. Well, we were
glad enough, to be sure; but a very few days after, my partner called
me into the private room, and said he wanted to consult me. He seemed
in high spirits, and he told me he had just heard of a famous
speculation, by which we could both make our fortunes at once. He
explained what it was, and I saw with shame and regret, that no
really honest man could join in it: I told him so; I told him plainly
I would have nothing to do with it. You may think what followed; the
deeds of partnership were not yet signed, and in short, in two or
three days more I found myself poor Jack Walton again--indeed, poorer
than I was before I was made one of the firm of Charters and Walton,
for I had lost my employment.

"Often and often I used to think that David said, he had never seen
the righteous forsaken; yet I was suffering while the unrighteous
were prospering. It was a sinful, and a self-righteous thought, and I
was obliged to renounce it; when, after some time of trial, a
gentleman sent for me--a man of wealth, and told me his son was going
into business on his own account; that he had heard of my character,
and of the cause of my leaving Mr. Charters; that he thought I would
be just such a steady person as he wished his son to be with. In
short, I began with him on a handsome salary; was soon made his