Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-27


ttFIFTEEN YEARS IN He'll !n-As with stamp
of the foot he dashed on the table the pen which
had made him bankrupt and beggnr, was the
exclamation of gentleman of skip, who had
been born and reared in luxury and wealth.
This excellent man, in the course of business,
had become involved, but was hoping striving,
as honorable men do to work out of his en-
barrassnentS;" and for all that long time, he
did work, and worked hard-allOwed himself to
ntulgences, sacraficed his large property freely,
whenever necessary to meet engagement -
But all would not do, and closed the strife by
saying, ~ an old and poor and Aare no home"
Not long agG. gentleman who had failed IN
business but had subsequently paid all his debts,
and was now acting in capacity which, willie
it involved no pecuniary responsibility, was SUI
ticent to enable him and his family to live COM
fortably, said, 81 am one of the happiest men
| in New York, and no amount Of money could
induce me to repeat my former career. could
not do it The efforts TO keep up the name Of
our firm would now eat out my mind"
Another gentleman, still in active business,
who lives in his own house, and who is adding
to his fortune every year, said with the serious
ness of man who in moments retrOspcction
had lived over the strifcs of quarter of CEN
tury of business, "Could have known the day
| l entered New York, boy, the cares and ankle
ties which have had to encounter, Manhattan
| Island and all what is upon it, would not have
| presented the slightest inducement to undertake
the task"
Within month a gentleman whose t'house"
| in single year, cleared six hundred thousand
dollars, has been sent to the lunatic asylum, and
has since died, at an age but little beyond that
at which men are fairly prepared to live 10
purpose.
Little does the careless and penniless light
hearted paSSer-bY OF the splendid palace OF Fifth
| Avenue, and Union Square and Fourteenth
street imagine what storms of passion and of
! fear, what wrecks Of heart and hope, what with
ering of the sweet joys and anticipations of
! youth, what drying-up of the better and pu-
rer feelings of our. nature these stately mansions
have sometime cost their owners.
''Whut did that house COST" is not an unfre-
quent inquiry. 81 am ashamed to tell youi" or
more than it is worth, is very common re-
Spouse. The true answer III many instances is,
''ithds cost me Hiy SoHL! :"
To maintain good name at the bank, at the
4 exchange or on the street" is an idOlatiy with
| many New Workers; aud to that idol, rath than
be sacrificed, men will offer heart, cons, fence,
independence, everything. good name, GER
| tainly. can never be overvaluej; it is worth
more than millions to the man in business, it is
as much his duty his interest to maintain it at
any pecuniary cost, at any personal sacrifice;
and it is highly creditable to our business COM
munity that so honorable feeling generally
1 prevails. But the error consists in men placing
| themselves in positions which present the strong
est of all possible temptations to sacrifice indie
lpendence, 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 be rich; and
this neglect brings with it, in nultitudcs which
We know OF, the premature decay Of body and
mind together, and in the sweeping ruin carries
| with il down to death, truth, mauliness, heart,
conscience, all confirming the sayiny, ''rhey
that will be rich fall into temptation, and snare,
| and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which
drown men in destruction and Perdition; which,
/ while some men coveted after, they have erred
! from the faith, and pierced themselves through
with many sorrows" And again, 'Hs that hast
eth to be rich shau not be innocent. ''IIe that
hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and conSid-
! ereth not that poverty shall come upon him. -
! Halls Journal Of LeGltA.''