Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-03

READ THIS BOYS 'Ths is the effect of shoe
making, said young mechanic to us yesterday,
shaking well filled purse in our face. 1t was not
said boastingly, but with honest pride. We wish
to refer readers to few particulars in the histo
~ of this young He is the fourth of
industrious mechanic, who has known the height of
atiuence and the depths of poverty His eldest son
is reared for the ministry, and is believe tai
ented and useful member of society. A second was
a mechanic; hard working fellow. The third has
acquired excellent education after much labor and
hard work, through his own means. The youngest
son, him to whom we introduce the reader,
brought up in the conviction that labor deroga-
tory to spectabiity-that wealth was the highest
good that could be enjoyed by mortals He was
early sent to school, then to the academy prepare
tory to course of professional studies. Meanwhile
his old father toiling and striving to attain the
distinctions which are attendant upon wealth. merely
for the sake of his children; but still willing to fore
go all the pleasures and emoluments of the world if
his sons could be useful and lauded in the commu-
nifty. The young man entered upon his studies,
WINGED that he was the son of rich man compare
lively, and consequently he was entitled to full
swing, in all the froics and sprees that off.
Books, and duty ITSELF subservients to fun.
So when his six months completed he came
home to his disappointed parents wild, reckless,
indolent boy, instead of the sedate, fixed and ambi
tious young man. He loitered about home some
time, but his fathers constitution was broken, his
sales low and his returns nothing. Starvation was
before the family. Fruitless and equally many were
the applications which the young man made at the
trading establishments in the city for occupation.
There were more clerks than there were merchants
and more traders than buyers Worn out with ia
gue and the StingS of conscience for his former
spent time, with his spirit humbled, and his mind
nerved to undergo any privation rather than return
without employment to his fathers house, the shop
of every mechanic from the backsmith's to the jew
elers beSeiged; but it time of general de-
preston in business-every man looked out for his
good. So without bla he, conscious that he had
done his best to obtain an occupation, the young
man went home. The well spread table, the carpet
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household but seemed to aggravate the misery of its
tenants. One day the young was in the shop
of shoemaker who had amassed by his industry a
respectable fortune while he had built up reputa-
ton which can never die from the memory of the
community in which he lived. "Why don't you go
to work?" asked the old man. Il can't get anything
to do, " was the response. Come and learn my
trade said the old man. 1t was bargain. The
pampered son of fortune became the apprentice
of honest father-. His good habits endeared
him sensibly to the generous shoemaker, and
the progress which he made in his avocation
surprised every one who had been formerly acquain-
ted with his idle habits The old man died during
his illness he carried the business of the shop,
and received for his services old tools which
had been the property of his employer. He COM
menced business for himself but went to -four
ishng village and entered large establishment
journeyman. His love for study and refinement in
creased. The best society was thrown open before
him, the confidence of his employer unbounded
in his integrity, his shopmates were pleased with
his native talent and address-he became the of
their little CIRCLE and when he left his employer in
the hope of obtaining more lucrative situation his
loss was severely a lamented. We were conVerSing
yesterday with this young gentleman upon the false
pride which had ruined so many boys. Said he :
eff had obtained clerkship when / sought it. I
should have been outcast in society, and beggar
This is the effect of shoemaking, of industry and
enterprises good reputation, clear conscience,
happy hfe." Natches Free Trader
The Herald says, countrymen went into one of
our eating not long since, and called for
plate of beans. He ushered into stall No. g. and
the waiter called out" beans, number two n
g Not by darned sight 2' cried the countryman,
s don't give any of your number tsOo beans
want the first best, A number OneI I've got money
enough can tell YEP and he swung in the arabout
the largest and greasiest looking pocket book that
the keeper of the eating house had ever seen.
At the great sale of blooded stock by the North
Kentucky Cattle imp orting Company, held at Lex
ington, KY, a few days ago, one bull brought up
wards of Sc, 000 aheifer upwards of S. 600 buck