Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-14
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Ma EDToR:
Long nm o(ten have been looking to
see some person who is able and competent
through the medium of your paper, giving
the young men of your town some encohr-
agemCnt 10 prosperity, honor, sObrieiy and
oil those better Developments of the In.
man mind. But nothing OF the kind do |
sec, except now and then an editorial from
your pen, aud these cannot speak we'll oi
some Ol the rising youngsters OF your town;
they are generally addressed to those night
di- urbers, braudy drinkers, 'Dg meus boys
VINO no doubt think it an accomplishment
to D. thus engaged. Then allow an hum.
bic soul Ike myself, to eudeavor Ito bring
before this class Of persons some facts that
think are vorthp of notice, not 80 because
pen them, but simply because they are
facts that cannot be successfully contradict.
ed And if am allowed 20 continue these
articles | shall bring up to the mind Of
most of the old citizens Of ST. CairsYillc
hings which have ,ranspired that will
prove worthy Of their attention, and per
haps may serve them in "tcaChing the
We ope the moral nature Of their children.
A, the present nothing appears TO me
more surprising than to see the name Of
Hugh Harris in the advertising columns Of
'he Gazette g. Citizen, not becnuse it only
ppcar, in that very worthy paper, but be-
.au.e Ungh was but babe when LETT
town.
Since the days Of my iccrs several citi-
zrus Of your town commenc business, aud
thet too, urdcr very limited circumstance.
Wen can I remember when one Of Il EN-
vas an apprentice boy to r L. the tanner
One oi his wavs Of getting small change
yas by cutting the rims Off or bras but
tons and dressing them mp in fine style for
inpnr RINGS These rings were sought az
ter by all the b'h h,ys about town. No doubt
he mod, of spending his lcrsprc hours was
ar prefrrnble I" lpitnring about the hotels
visiiinr oyster saloons, calling for handy at
he bar. huh staggering drunk at midnight.
Allow me, Just here to say, Mr. Editor,
with pleasure, thaf Ow, as Wit old 81.
Clar.vlle. 7 500 fine new brick house,
hnan,ifuIv situated near town And rhev'
tell me this with considerable valuable land
Inncxed. is owned by the poor boy who
made lingcr rings out of brass bu tons
Another one have in mind, who com.
mrnccd business in 1880 with a small
raniral One hundred aud fifty dollar. he
borrowed from an old Qurk"r lady living
in town. This ! know, ns assisted him
in looking over il. His entire cnrital did
not exceed orc hundred dolnra above this
borrowed money, now he Ihas sufficient 10
retro from business, live IN ease and re-
irrment, eutrusting MI the business to his
oldest son und others.
Aud to this SON Hugh, aud | might nd
dress myself to all those Young men who
ARE commencing their different nvocn,ions
Of lile:--look we'll To the examples Of such
mcn: initiate them in attention to your
business; observe their economy, and good
department in We, and prosperity will ro-
ward you.
cannot close this weak article without
asking a question that often presents itself
To nv mind: Where! where are all my
fond associates of s.. Clairsvil'e, those
Young men with whom | have spent many
happy regretted hoursl Can you Young
gentlemen to whom I make this appeal,
can YOU tell what your fatcs viii bel Wha,
solemn thought is this--onc that should
call un all the powers of the mind aud
soul and that shnull foll,w us hv d,y
and by night; one that II properly adhered
to will und, MS in the MATHS of rcc,i,udr
and upriUh,ncss
We tao, Ike the Young man now, had
our nlacc. Of resort. when business ho,rs
would afford, sometimes nj the stores some.
times nbout IN. ov,ter s,loons ctbor ,iro.
n, the nubl;c offices. md too ooen -, ,ho
bo,e,s, che ,vo ,a,i rsmed r,,ros can.
.i1., tho nos, J.,,aror. uI,co, - ,h
hnc. in nv ,nurg dov. w,s allowed n, MI
nr neorlv all the nuhrc ofrces On, ;,.
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