St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-10-15
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the cabin where we'd been raised
tho Indians had killed our father
long before, and we'd nothing to keep
us--and so we went to seek our
fortunes. My brother he took to st.
Louis, and got married down there
somers, and | just went where tho
wind blowd, and when I'd scraped
money enough together, cum back
and bought few acres of land around
my mothers old cabin, for the place
where I'd lain her bones was sacred.
like. Well, in the course of time, il
turned up right in the middle of Chi
: eager. | couldn't stand that loved
my old mother too well to let omni,
busses rattle over her grave, SO
cum back about fifteen years ago, and
quietly moved her away to the buryin'
ground and then l went back to
Texas, and wrote to an attorney to
sell my land. What cost few
hundred dollars to begin on, l sold for
over forty thousand-if I'd kept it till
now, 'twould have been worth ten
times that Mats so, but | got enough
fort. ! soon turned that forty thous-
and into eighty thousand, and that in
to twice as much, and SO on, till
don't know nor don't care what Pm
worth; that's so. 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 thems
got to be kind second natur' like;
and the only thing that troubles Inc is
my money-haven't got 10 wife nor
children, and Pm going now to hunt
up my brother and his folks. Ii his
boys is clever and industrious, amt
ashamed Of my big boots and old
fashioned ways, and his gals is young
women and not ladies if they help
their mother, and don't put ON more'u
two frocks day, I'll make 'em rich,
every one of 'em'
Now, gentlemen, faint often Pm
led to tell on myself after this fashion.
But these old places where trapped
when | was a boy, made me feel like
a child again-and l just felt like
telling those 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 yonug men, there's some-
thing better than money Get educa-
tion. Why, boys, if l had as much
iarnin as money, could be President
in 1851 Just e-a-sy. Why, l could
buy up half the North, and not miss
it out of my pile. But get larnn,.z
don't chaw tobacco don't take To
liquor: don't swear, and mind your
mothcrs-that's the advice of real
live Sucker and if you mind what I
say, you may be men, (and it amt
every feller that wears a goatee and
brooches that's man by long ways. J
Foller out her counsels never do a
thing that will make yon ashamed to
meet her in heaven. Why, boys,
never done bad thing but heard
my mothers voice reprovin' me; and
L never done a good thing and made u
good move, but I've seemed to hear
her say, That's right, Jack" and that
has been the best OF all. Nothin' like
q mother, boys nothin' like mother
that's so.n
All this has passed while waiting
to wood, just out of Chicago. Tho
great man was swelling with emo.
tlons called up from dark shadows of
the past; his big rough frame heavea
like billow upon the ocean. Tears
sprang to his deep-set and earnest
cyes-they welled up to the brim--
and swan round asking to be let fall
as tributes to his mothers memory
tributes to the love of the past. But
he choked them down. and humminr
snatch Of an old ballad, he thrust
his hands down into his pockets, walk,
ed back to the end of the car, pulled
the gigantic collar of his shaggy coat
up around his ears, buttoned it close
and leaned back against the window
in silence.
The cars ratified on. What mind
was there what giant intellect.
sleeping. buried away from light and
usefulness, by rubbish Of prejudice,
habit and custom--doing but half
work for want of culture.
"A mute inglorions Milton" O.
rather Webster, going about the
world, struggling with his own SOU,
yet bound by chains of ignorance,
which precluded his doing but moiety
OF the good it lay in his power 10 do.
All the way through our long, to.
dlous journey, he had been on the
watch to do good. He gave up his
seat by the fire to an Irish woman
and her children, and took one farther
back soon a young girl seated her.
sell ny his side; as the night hours
wore on, and she nodded wearily, no
rose, spread his beautiful leopard skin
with its soft rich lining, ON the seat,
made a pillow Of his carpet-bag, and
insisted that she should lie down and
sleep.
"What will you do?" said she.
naively.
"Never mind me- can stand up
and sleep like Buffalo; I'm used ta
it-that's SOL"
| A little boy pulled up from sound
nap to give place to incomers, was
pacitied and made happy by handful
OF chestnuts and a glowing bit o.
candy out of the big mans pocket
, When he left the cars for rcfrcshmcnt
l he brought back his handful Of pics
4 and distributed them among wear,
Y group A mother and seven little
| children, the eldest not twelve year
4 old, whose husband and father left tn
o cars every stopping place, and re
:. turned more stupid and beastly cacl
II time, scolding the lite, tired, restlcs
II ones, with thick tongue, and glarin!
;, his furious red eyes upon tho poo
Ii gricved victim Of wife, like tigc
Il upon its prey, because she did nc
e keep her young ones still;" the
d would disturb everybody. No bite {
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