Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-02-10
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SA01o"'a"' Is suincieht recommendation
for the book. Having been furnished by
the Publisher with slip from the work,
from which we extract the fo,Iovinc
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SH'i4ih9, frequently nave "o%'u ''i'n
say livery man VINO mas good health
ana common sense Is capable OF making d
fortune, II he only y reS0LveS TO co so. As
a proof o! 1t, look at me. Who am |
don't know who am, or where came
from. never had father nor mother,
that | know Of at all events, | must have
started from the lowest depths of degrada-
llon. never had any education; COM
menced life as a shoemaker. What little
can read, picked up myself alter | was
eighteen years of age; and as for writing,
why the way first learned that was by
signing my name to notes of hand |
used at hrst to make my mark out oelng
a poor devil had occasion 10 give my
nole so ol'en tha' hnaIiy learned TO write
my name' and so nave got along by QS-
grees. You see what am now. L have
become so by industry, perseverance and
economy; and any man may become rich
who will determine 10 do so. There IS
not such word as "cnlnof' IN the Eng
Ilsh language. NeVer say you Gent DO a
thmG-and never cry broke TIL you are
dead .r,
"h!'e In AhnapoHS' NO. UInrf L9 pray
ed 'r'cN UPo" I'G "''i',i '.'"'' l'e'o'
lolse!, we aiT1yeq T T .'ieto t i"'G Gn Ia'J' r;
u"y e,I; eHeIing. ; We "au o.I;' I; ''''"s "'s
p.o%.'o ;nh onT roS, W., m"'Tn ,., % m;nht nd M
bancI, o ,,n '''f e. s,;, ~ ~ h1aal, i, eIn,boS ~
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we "''e "'' S.i'nse'S "a iia' "" 0 Il, GI noSo.
having Oeei 'H0'o NI'ol'' va 'J"''',
'oihihg, ''0''lS P'""o Vi NY sd'' m S"''
u'esse" l" SCI. "l'I T'~a ''u 49,, 9,T,, Ea o
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VI VI 'i'' lo'el' hoo"' IN! po.'" ,nSo kaJ
'lele' a'Nons "ho'" "A' u'"0'' "''o '''''
by that time made their acquaintance.
After passed out, Turner, p0lnllnG IN the
direction when hao 'aAeh' remarked 10
the company, II thlhK II 'e'y singular
you permit that rascal 10 marcn your
streets IN open DAY. IL Wouiqh DC al
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~, 't's nI ~ oI 'no uJo.' - osna",oo .ooA
;s, ~ ,"'' 'ha %,o Ss,n;'I 'ose'a 'aa ?"Ian. nr;s,
Tnrnar r b.IUo "y OG'va. 'hm" pn, ,ho hail IN mo-
,on am;aL,' ,on7. soof wh;lo oyor,, nor
snn ~ IN 4 the S,r .U1~ rrnom star,sd in nrr:uit of
mo had turncJ corner of the street.
and was verv innocenlIv tbouoh rather
pompousIv, stru,rinr down the Sidewalk,
! when was ovet,aken by dozen or more
persons, whose number increased every
moment. observed as they passed me,
that each person looked back and stared
a, me with apparent wonder. Ibeleve |
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