Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-10-02
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on the table the pen which had made him
a bankrupt and beggar,. was the excla-
nation OF a gentleman OF sixty who had
been born and reared in luxury and wealth.
This excellent man, in the course of busi-
ness had become involved, but was hops
ing and striving, as honorable men do, TO
"work out his embarrassments;" and for
all that long time. he did work, and work
ed hard-allowed himself no iudulgences,
sacrificed his large property freely, when
ever necessary to meet 'engagements."
But all would not do, and closed the strife
by saying. II am old and poor. and hare
no A0me." ..t.-....
Not long ago, gentlemen who had
failed in business bnt had subsequently
paid all his debts, and was now acting 10
a capacity which, while it involved no pc
cuniary responsibility, was sufficient 10 en-
able him and his family to live comforta-
bly,, said 81 am one OF the happiest men
in New Yolk. and no amount of money
could induce me to repeat my former ca
reer. 1 could not do it. Tue efforts to
keep up the name Of our firm would now
eat out my mind"
Another gentleman, still in active bus,
mess, who lives in his own house, and
who is adding to his fortune every year,
said with the seriousness of a man who
i'll moments reu ospecGion had lived
over the strites Of a quarter of a century
Of business, Gould | have known the
day entered New York, boy, the cares
and anxietios which have had to eEcoun.
ter, Manhattan Island and all that is upon
it. would not have presented the slightest
lnducement to undertake the task"
Within month, a gentleman whose
"house," in single year, cleared six hun
dred thousand dollars, has been sent to
the lunatic asy lum, and has since died. at
an age but little beyond that at which
men are fairly prepared to live to a pur~
puse.
Little does the careless and penniless
light hearted passer>by of the splendid
palace OF Fifth Avenue. and Union Square
aud Fourteenth street, imagine what
storms OF passion and of fear. wuat wrecks
OF heart aud hope, what whitening Of the
sweet joys and anticipations OF youth,
what drying>up of the better and purer
feelings of our nature, these stately man.
sons have sometimes cost their owners.
"What did that house cost?" is not an
unfrequent inquiry. IL am ashamed to tell
you," or "more than it is WORTH" is q very
common response. The true answer in
many instances is, ut hus cost me my Soul!"
TO maintain good name at the bank,
at the exchange or on the ''street," is an
idolatry with many New Workers; and to
that idol, rather than be sacrificed, men
will offer heart, conscience, independence.
everything. A good name. certainly. can
never be oyervalued; it is worth mure
than millions to the man in business; it is
as much his duty as interest to maintain
it at any pecuniary cost, at any personal
sacrifice; and it is highly credilable to our
business community that SO honorable a
feeling generally prevailes. But the error
consists in men placing themselves IN po-
sitions which present the strongest of all
possible temptations to to sacrifice lnde>
pendeuce. and heart, and conscience, in
order to maintain their standing in the
business world. Beyond all question the
universal error of the age in this country
is blasting to he rich;" and this neglect
brings with it, in multitudes which we
know of, the premature decay of body
and mind together, and in the sweeping
ruin carries with it down to death, truth,
manliness, heart, conscience; all!-confrm.
ing the saying: They that will be rich
fall into temptation and snare, and into
many foolish and hurtful lusts. which
drown men in destruction and perdltion;
which while some men, coveted after,
they have erred from the faith, and peirc,
ed themselves through with many sor-
rows" And again. ''He that hasteth to
be rich shall not be innocent" "He that
hasted to be rich hath an evil eye, and
considereth not that poverty shall come
ubon him"
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