The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-06-11


there som'ers; and just went where the
wind blowed, and when I'd scraped money
enough together, cum back and bought
few acres of land around my mothers old
cabin, for the place 'where1 I'd lain her bones
was sacred, like. Well, in the course Of
time, it turned up right in the middle Of Chi.
eager. couldn't stand that-1 loved my
old mother too we'll to let omnibuses rattle
over her grave, SO cum back about fifteen
years ago, and quietly moved her away to
the buryin' ground; and then I went back
10 Texas, and wrote to an agent arterward
to sell my land. What cost few hundred
to begin on,I sold. for over forty thousand
IL I'D kept it till now, 'twould have been
worthit ten times that; Mars so, but I got
enough fort. I soon turned that forty thou.
sand into eighty. thousand, and that into
twice as much, and so on, 'till I, don't know
nor, don't care what I'm worth; that's sp.,, I
work hard, am the same rough customer,
remember every day of my life what my
mother taught me; never drink, nor fight;
wish didn't swear and chaw; but them's
got to be kind a second netur' like, and the
only thing that troubles me is my money
haven't got no wife nor children, and / m 60
ing now to hunt up my brother and his
folks. II his boys ia clever and Industrious,
amt aGhamed of my big boots and old fash
toned ways, and his gals is young women
aad'not' ladies'; ifthey help their mother,
and don't put on more'n two frocks a dsy,
I'll make 'em rich, every one Of 'em.
SHOW, gentlemen, faint often I'm led to
tell on myself after this fashion. But these
old places, where 1 trapped when was a
boy, made me feel like child dgin-and I
just felt like telling these youngsters here
about the changes and chances feller may
meet in life, if he only tries to make the
most of himself.
"But, boys" said he, turning to party OF
young men, "there's something better than
money. Get education. Why, boys, if l
had as much larnin' as money, l could be
President in 1860 just as e-a S-y. Why,
could buy up half the North, and not miss il
out of my pile. But get larnin'; don't chaw
tobacco, don't take to liquor; don't swear,
and mind your mothers-that's the advice
Of areal live Sucker; and ifyou mind what
| say you may be men, land it amt every
fellow that wears so0tes and breeches
ahat's nan bya long ways.1 Foller ou'
her counsels; never do q thing that will
make you ashamed to meet her in heaven
Why, be ys,:I never done bad thing but ]
heard my mothers voice reproyin'', me; and
l never done a good thing and made a good
move, but I've seemed to hear her soy
"'That's right, Jack" and that has been the
best of all. Nothin' like a mother, boys
notbin' like mother, boys; notbin' like q
mother-tliat' So" ', y" ..,.' W.
:, All this had passed while waiting to wood
just out of Chicago. The great man was
swelling with emotions called tip from, the
dark shadows of the past; his big5 rough hea-
Wy frame heaved ike great billow upon
the ocean. Tears spraDgsto his deep set
and earnest eyes-they sMelled rp ito the
brim-and swan ronnd asking to. be let fall
as tributes to his mothers memory
to the love Of the past. But he ehoked them
down, and huming snatch OF an old ballad
he thrust his hands down into his pockets
walked back to the end Of the car, pulled
the gigantic collar of his shaggy coat up
aroond his ears, buttoncd it close, and lean.
ed back against the window in silence.
The cars ratified on. What mind wss
there; what a giant intellect, sleeping, bu-
red away from light and usefulness by O
rubbish of prejudice, habit and custom-do'
ing but half work for want Of culture.
ga mute inglori9as Milton," or rather
Webster, going about the world, struggling
with his own soul, yet bound in chains Of
ignorance, which precluded his doing but 6
moiety of the good it lay in his power to do
All the way on our long, tedious journey
he had been ever on the watch to do good
He gave up his seat by the FIRE, to an Irist
4 woman and her child, and took one further
back; soon young girl seated herself by
his side; as the night hours wore on, and she
nodded YEARLY, he rose, spread his beautiful
leopard skin with It's soft, rich lining, on the
seat, made pillow of his carpet.bag and in
sisted that she should lie down and sleep.
"What will you dog. said she naively.
"Never mind mel can stand up ant
sleep like buffalo; I'm used to it-THAr''
sol! 5'7st ~ 80 .''1s Il, : ~ ,'" -. '-. =, =,
! A little boy, pulled up from sound nal
j to give place to incomers, was pacifed and
made happy by handful of chestnuts and
glowing bit of candy out of the big man.
pocket. When he left the cars for refresh
ment, he brought back handful of pies
and distributed them among weary group
| A mother and seven little children, the eld
est not twelve years old, whose. husband an
father left the cars ut every stopping place
and returned more stupid and beastly eacl
time, scolding the little tired restless one
with thick tongue, and glaring his furiou
red eyes upon the poor grieved victim,of
wife, like tiger upon its prey,"because sh
did not Keep her young ones still;" "the
fwould disturb every body" No bite of re
\ freshment, no exhilerating draught, no res