Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-10-08

~ lnai ] should b. presented n lhe best possible
aspect. Great pains were accordingly taken 10
give smart appearance 20 my patched and di.ap-
dated wardrobe, aud 10 conceal Inc rents aud
chasms which the cHsious teeth Of lime had
made in them; and by the way of throwing over
my equipment certain SAVIOR and spriEkling OF
geuuIl'y, 10y red cdanIloll-hldcned hands wereen-
closed "a Ihe unfamiliar cusugof upair Of gloves
which had belonged 10 ny mother IN days when
her years were fewer and her hraH lighter
! sailed forth On my erraud. and on my way
encountered much older and bigger boy. who
evidently belonged to a family which had all our
own dragging poverty, aud none Of our uprising
wealth Of spirit His rags fairly huuered in the
breeze; his bat was constructed Oh the most ap-
proved PrncipIeof ventilation. and h!sshocs, from
their venerable antiquity, might have been deem
ed pair Of fossil shOes--lhe very ones on " uich
Shem shulIled into the dark. He was an impu-
dent valet, with daredevil swaggcr in his gait.
OF ''l'm as good rs YOU lecr in hls eve, IN. We.
ry whclp 10 throw stone at wall.drcssed horse
man, because hewas we,i-dresssd; tOIeur bows
rUiiles because he was clean. As soon a. be saw
me his eye detected the practical inconsistencies,
which characterized my costume, and taking me
by the shoulders. turned me round with no gem
Tie hand, aud surveying lac from head u foot.
exclaimed with a scOniuI laugh Of dsrsiDn, i
patch on both knees and gi0rcs OHi"
still recall the sting OF wounded feeling. which
shot through me al these words. To parody
celebrated line Of the immortal Tuscan:
THAT day wore my gloves no more"
But the lesson, thus rudely enforced sank deep
into my mind; and, in after le have had ire
qucnt occasion to make practical application Of
the words OF my ragged friend. when have OBJ
served the practical Inconsistencies which SO ol.
ten mark the conduct Of mankind.
When, for instance, see parents carefully pro.
yIding for the ornamental education Of their chill
dren, furnishing them with teachers in music
dancing, and drawing. but giving no thought 10
that moral and religious training, rom which the
true dignity and permanent happiness Of life
alone can come, never teaching them haJHs OF
ss,i-sacrltce and seIi-discipiiue and control, but
rather by example, lnsructIug them IN evil spea-
king, in unchartablencss, in envy, and in false
hood, think. with a sigh, Of tie pa'ct on bota
knees and gl0reS on.
When see family in a cold and selfish soIi-
tude, not habituaIIy warming their houses with
glow of happy faces, but layishing thar which
COu'u lulhlSi 'lC hOopl'dtlAN VI NlOle year, up
on the proiusion Of a single knight, think Of
The patch on both knees and gloreS on.
When see a house prolusey furnished with
Sumptuous furniture, rich curtains, and luxurious
carpets, but with no books, or none but few
tawdry ANNALS, | am reminded Of the patch on
both knees and gi0res on.
When | see the public men culliyaling exclu-
siyeIy those qualities which win way 10 office
aud negIectng those which will qualify them to
hII honoraby The posts 10 which they aspire, re-
call the patch on both knees and giores on.
When see men sacrificing peace of mind,
and hcaIthot body 10 the insane pursuit. Of wealth,
living in ignorance Of the character Of the chill.
dren who are growing up around them, cutting
themselves off from the highest and purest pleas.
ureS Of their natures, and 50 peryenlng their hu-
manity, that which was sought as means, in.
sensby comes to be followed as an end, sav to
myself, "A patch on both knees and glores on.
When ! see thousands squandered for selfish
ness and oStenralion, and nothing bestowed for
charity, when see fine ladies be-painled and be-
jeweIIed, cheaPening the tolls of dress.makcrs.
and with harsh words embiuering the bitter bread
Of dependence; when see the poor turned a.
way from proud houses, where The crumbs Of
tables which be 10 them a feast, | think of the
Lairb on both knees and rl0rpS an