Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-07-25

there are, Twill maintain tWO PhilOsO
phies: one proper TO shirtless and pehni
less boys, the other proper to men oI
wealth and station. I believe in both
and have in my time lived up TO both
I should like 10 see the boy that would
venture to take an apple from one of my
trsss. Iwould soon teach the young
rascal the difference between meum and
teu1g.
Twas born for hero. Railways knew
/ was. The story Of the Spartan youth,
who stole fox, and then suffered it to
eat out his own bowels rather than con
fess the theft, early excited my emula-
on. Tue noble Spartans encouraged
rheir youth in stealing, and made the
whole offence consist in being found
out. The Spartans we're true philoso-
piers. Throughout my life / have
endeavored TO act on Spartan princi-
Piles. ..
The histories OF PizarrO and Cortez
used TO delight me exceedingly; and Of
Ten did I regret that 1 could not, like
them, act out my true character. This
is, as the great German poet Goethe,
says, the end ofOur being. and 4 agree
withhim. Circumstances were against me !;
but did what / could. used to stand
at the doors OF the theatres, and appro.
pirate to myself every now and then
pocket handkerchief, and occasionally
pocket>book. Shall relate what I suf,
fered in consequence from Inhuman and
unphilosophic watchmen and constables ;
TO say nothing of aldermen, and other
committing magistrates? will not. /
fear the details would be TOO much
for the feelings orthe symthathising read
er.
Spartan heroism of this kind is little
esteemed in modern days. Could I get
tho ears of the rising generation, I would
from my own sad experience, caution
them to beware Of its exercise. Below.
ed youth, listen to one who loves you
as father. There is pleasure. |!
know, in picking pockets at the theatre,
and sometimes a profit. But danger
attends it. Besides this, it is not re-
Specialize
Think not Iwish 10 deprive you of
the opportunity ofgratifying your natu.
raj appetites in natural way. Ian not
so unphilosophical. Man was not born to
labor or to save. 1t is evident he was not,
for otherwise he would have been born
naturally industrious and economical, as
is the ant or the bee. View human ma"
ture as it is, and you cannot but be con-
vinced, that man was born that he ght
enjoy the fruits Of other mems labor if he
has dexterity enough 10 appropriate them
to his own use. This is the true end Of
our beings. To eat or be eaten, is the
first law of nature If we do not eat,
the worms will eat US. So to cheat or
be cheated, is the first law of civilized
society. In one or the other of these
two categoriss do all mankind arrange
themselves. Let the youthful reader
bear this in mind. He will find it Of
more practical value than all the philoso-
ply that has ever been written.
CHAPTER II.
One of the most beloved friends Of
nv youth was named Snooks--Jerry
Snooks. My own name is Scroggins-
Giles Scroggins. So intimate were we,
that our companions used TO say that
Olestes and Pylades could never have
BEEN more closely united than we're
SDooks and Scroggins. We suffered a.
bout equally from the inhuman mar
ket women, and no less inhuman far
mers, when endeavoring TO crafty our
natural appetites in natural way, and
were united in aff1ction when brought
before committing magistrates for our
exploits at the doors of theatres.
AS we grew older, we looked out for
wider and nobler fields of action. We
were not long in discovering that certain
persons in the country had stored away
large amounts of hard money. This is
absolutely too bad,' said Snooks. In
stead Of investing their money in ViekS'-
burg or United States Bank stock, as
sensible men woHld do, these curmud.
geons are boarding it where it is Of no
use, either to themselves or others, than
so much money at the bottom Of the
sea. Lett US remove the depositc.'
with all my heart said I. Nothing
can be more patriotic than to bring this
boarded treasure into circulation. And
while we are thus beneflting our Cohn>
try, we shall do AL essential favor to the
present possessors Of the money by re.
iieving them Of load Of care
With these praisewOrthy and truly
Christian like sentiments, we went to
work, end removed considerable a
mount of gold and silver from place in
, his farm yard, where German farmer
, had depOsitedit for safety,to what we con
sidered place of far more security
+, namely our own pockets. But, OIL the
:..;,vJ. ofthe world in general, ans