Records from the Life of S. V. S. Wilder (1865)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Tli it I Julm-U h iitluijdkr just shall Uhiu ftillaiv, (iiiit iliou manesl 15u?, iuul iulirrit Hip I-ntd iwlndt Us? Steict honesty and integrity, combined with energy of character, are the highways pointed out by God himself as leading to success in life. Those who honor their parents, and being just and true, are themselves worthy of honor, may expect to receive an inheritance according to the promise. To show how trustworthy’ and capable the boy who, in 1797, came to Boston to look for a situation, had been considered by his employer in Gardner, and how regard for his mother’s wishes affected his whole history, it is but necessary to give a few memoranda hastily taken from his own lips.
While at Gardner, at the age of sixteen, I had been sent to Boston, about fifty miles, in charge of seven wagons of produce, which, according to commission, I sold and invested in goods. In this way I had made the acquaintance of several merchants who offered me employment in their service. Among others, were Messrs. Bichardson