Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-10-11
REVOLUTIONS IN LIFE.

somewhat laughable accident occurred AT the
stable Of NettletoD's Hotel, 10 this village. on
Friday last The stable is so constructed
that on the back side. the chamber can be
entered from the yard A horse. having pro
badly in his head an idea that If he could
get at the place where all the hay came from.
he should have glorious picking. wendell has
'lc6sd1lg way into the said stable chamber,
and there, lancsing that roll on the hay
would be capital fun, he proceeded 70 iniu'se
himself with one. but unfortunately he chose
a spot so near the 'fsddeting place. that
upon the first effort he succeeded in placing
himself, topsy turvey, in the hay rack, where
he lay, flat on his back, until the front oil The
crib was taken away, when he succeeded IN
performing further revolution on 10 the low
er floor of the stable, where he came safe
and sound upon his feet" From tins mel
dent we might draw some curious moral les
sons How many Of our fellow mortals have
performed Just such TICKS, TO which they
have been led by their imperfect use OF the
reasoning lacultvl Newspapers record thou
sand instances where individuals have taken
the back road to the chamber OF ambition,
they have il "in their head that they can get
at The place where the hay comes from, AMI
think they will have glorious picking"--t
therefore "NHh eb'h S"s"f3
way" into the said imaginary chamber, and
there, fancy wing that they have obtained The
fruition of their hopes, Gu, such antics as IN
evitably bring them to the rack, or as was
the case of The poor horse, they are all tum
bled headlong into PRISON from which their
friends find II very difficult, Il not impossible
to axtlicate them, aud unlike the brute All
NAL. they are not able TO come out "sate and
sound upon their leetn
One man lancirs that in the simple posses
sion of money lies all the happiness OF life.
No matter how obtained, money must be
happiness He stutnbles up some back stairs
of bank, or pokes his hand into another's
pocket, and quickly finds that Inc llieGaipos
session of a great sum coniers less happiness
than the regul ,r earnings OF honest industry,
even if ne is nndeteeted But. like the horse
when be has got the summit OF his poor am
bition, he thinks roll viii be fine tun, and
cutting caper beyond MS ability, tumoies
below the state from which he had vainiy
hoped TO emerge. case 10 point occurs 10
us while we write. We were sometime since
at the MAYORS Office, when a man was brot
up under the following circumstances. ne
had driven "A stage in one oil the southern
states, and one night while his only passes.
ger was fast asleep, he stole his trunk, took
it into the woods, and riiled lis contents oil
hon, $4,000 and made off. The gentleman
pursued his way to this city, and intending
ia remain here a few weeks, related the elf
cumstance to some of his lriencs, aud the oil
fcers Of the police.
Il was whispered to some Of the principal
dealers in bank notes, and among others to
the Messrs. Thlbault & Brothers, the Jewel
lers In a few DAYS our rich stage driver,
like the silly hon Sc, thinking it would be hne
fun to take ga roll" walked into the SAID
jewellers, and began Inspecting the wonders
of the place, not dreaming that he was on
the very verge oil the ''foddering place" and
in fact within hearing of MAYOR w atsons
voice The usual civiities were shown nun,
while messenger was despatched over tne
wsy for high constable Mclean Our nero
bought gold watch for two hundred dollars
seals, cham and key 10 match, WITH suhdfy
eegancies for the tales OF ms acquaintance.
He was enjoying M IMAGINATION 'ttie ron
he was about to take, when tap on the isSht
shoulder, and wh,sk into the presence oi
the Mayor, surprised him as much as toe
tumble INTO the hay rack dld the animal 10
whom we have like0ed his actions. re toiu
various absurd stories, but on BENG COM fobt-
ed with his passenger was SHY ana confused
4 u.
his theft, the gentleman having recovered
within trfle the amount OF bis loss. Beng
supposed to be possessed OF more sense IMAM
the horse, though his actions would lead US
TO doubt it, the man guilty oil sncil an act can
hardly expect TO be very soon landed sale anu
sound upon his feet
Another instance which is familiar to some
Of our fellow cItizens, occurr,if about me
same time A clerk in the United States
Bank became infatuated with purchasing lot,
tery tickets, and to CRAFTY the SILLY passion Of
play,ny against the fates. he ''wended his
yndioy way," into the deposit drawer, and
rolled 10 lew thousand dollars. lie Is stiii
In ,a,I. ,r he be not dead, and his family are
! the sufferers; his "capital fun" LAS ruined
f. him and thought an innocent wife and chill
| dren into unmeriled poverty. The memory
oC our readers will supply an hundred instan-
+, ces where this kind oi folly oil settIng TO the
! Mace where all the hay comes from, has
tem,ted the silly 10 cut OIL the very supply
j which had previously supported them. and
/ alhred them TO a somerset Wnicn mas pfo'cu
/ fatal to body and soul.
| Lei the fate Of the horse, the stage driver,
and the bank clerk, be a warning TO all wno
aspire 10 more than they can properly ENJOY
not to take surrepiiousy that which belongs
not 10 them Honest industry IS the Only
sure road to the happy enjoyment OF weal.u
-lortunes acquired IN a nonent-ior hkt
| tb,. noor heasl m our stoty, man IS not mldde
10 partake without positive alloy, OF iorot'idei
| measures. his wants are len aud easily sup
nlied-nav. if he will work for them he wa
ind them suophed 20 his hand-"hat ute
l "A -. Al, ~. - am his M esPnt and future