The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-03-01

position. Some had become apprentices 10
handcraii professions, others had gone into
places OF business, one had entered the
church, md one had gone to sea. Now,
The remarkable thing was, tina, success did
not seem to depend on the nature OF the
pursuit Some did no, appear to be able
to keep pnce with others who were not a
whit better of ns to profession. Il was ob.
served with regret that nothing could brisk
up the energies Of two or three members
All the instruction and counsels Iayished
on them seemed as if thrown away. Not
that ut first there was anything positively
bad about them. Their defect was want
OF proper se!i-denial aud fore sight; in short,
OF determined wish to get forward, with
the virtues which such wish never fails to
inspire. We shall take the case of two
members. Each was appreniiccd to q
shoemaker, and they therefore started fair.
y in the race. One Of the two had grea,
taste for botany, and he con,rised To nd
vance himself so considerably in that de.
lightlul science by dint Of private study
aud practical examinations, that he was
taken from his last. aud after lew ,ransi
.ions, raised TO be tho keeper Of ono Of the
largest public gardens in England. The
other Of the two, Peter -, preferred lo
leriug away his evenings in tho High
Street, with pipe in his mouth aud his
hands in his pocket, and finally no settled
his destiny by marrying the widow Of an
old cloihesman in the Cowgate, with a fam
lily OF hali-a-doZen children. What came
OF this hayward parsonage we shall aiier.
wards see.
On the whole, the party, dispensing a.
broad in the world, did crcdi, 10 The early
and united effort at sclcimproycmcnt.-
One. who had begun as carpenter. rose
10 be professor OF natural philosophy in
one of the universities. Another, who
commenced coach painter, became con.
siderable wood merchant. Another start.
ed MS printer, but afterwards WAS taken
into partnership in country solicitors of.
flee; here he finally became The sole pro
pric,or OF tho business, aud was, in add
lion, mnde manager Of bank. Another
who began as linendrapcr's shopmnn, re-
moved 10 Manchester, where no rose to be
at the head of large manufacturing con.
Germ. lie who stnried for the church new
or obtained a living, and died in somewhat
plnchcd circumstances. universally regret.
ted. Among the party, nj ienst nine al.
tanned highly-respectable positions in soci-
etv.
The life of the young man who went Il
sea was perhaps the most romantic nf the
,, whole. lie began As cabin-bos ia Lclii
smack, was afterwards pressed as sea.
man into the royal navy, fought with .rea,
galnn'r, in An engagement of the coast ol
Holland, aud when, some time afterwards
he was discharged, he was appointed 10 the
command of u merchant vessel trading e.
81. Petersburg. Now he experienced the
benefit 81 having studied Euclid ia early
life; for n knowledge of mathematics, with
his experience in seamnnship, recommend
cd him to the Emperor Of Rissia. by whom
he WINS raised 10 an admiral's command in
the Russian service. The intelligence oil
this promotion impaired greas satisfaction
10 the Crosscnusewnv Club, which doubt
less felt i, was no small matter 10 hive pro.
duced M admiral Bu, the clab was still
more delighted when, al i,s next meeting
in the Archer's Hall, a letter was read from
Admiral -. detailing an amusing inter.
view with the Emperor when presented a,
court. The account recalled nm incident
of old times--a bicker, or battle with stones,
which had taken place between the youth,
iul democracy Of the Crosscanscwny and
the more aristocrsiic bows of George
Square; on which OCCASION the great man,
now an admiral, had received wound that
left m ugly scar over one OF his eyebrows
The jocalnr part Of the story must be civ.
en- in the admiral's own words
Il observe said the Emperor sympathi.
sinsIy, speaking in French, aud pointing
at the same time to the deep scar over my
eyebrow, that you have suffered severely
in some affair: may ask the name Vi the
engagement
'La bata;ilc dc CrosscGuscway!" said |,
with becoming gravity.
AM said his maje.ty in reply, with bis
usual politeness, bowling with much digni-
~, Cetaitc nnc gronde nDairc que Ia ba-
taille de Cr0sscansemdy!n
A joke is as good us IN endowment TO a
club. This one about the b0taiile de Cross
causcway told admirably, and furnished the
members with a never failing resource
Admiral - died in the Russian service,
in which his son now holds high appoint
ment.
TO 60 on with the history Of the club:
the anniversary meetings. as may be sup
poscd, fell wofully of. When the ninth
came round, only Eve members mustered.
Two had been cut Of bv death, ono could
not show face, and FIVE had left the town.
When the twelfth anniversary arrived, one