The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-10-18
BAD COMPANY.
A skeieh for Yo6g People.

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eriul weight against the character and in
terest Of any person. A simple life picture
- one drawn from actual obsewation-will
/ illustrate my meaning.
In a small country village lived veal
Thy machinist named Clark. BY industry
and perseverance, he had collected a hand.
some property, but he still carried on his
business the same as before--save that he
did not work at the bench, having as
much other business as ho could attend to.
Among his vorkmen was a youth named
Nathan Wilder. Nathan was almost
twenty one years of age, and had been in
Mr. Cla,k's employ nearly seven years,
having been bound to him as an apprentice.
Ee was "a young man of more than ordi
nary intelligence, and was respected and
loved bv all who knew him. His direct
qualities were all good, and his personal
appearance was not only manly, but emf
nently handsome.
Yet Nathan had ono fault he had
contracted habit Of associaiing with some
Of the reckless unprincipled youths Of the
town. He loved to 60 away in the eve
nirg and Join with them at somo store or
hall, and JOIN with them IN laugh story
or Jest; and his soclaI nature mas OF thai
ardent impul,iyc kind which leads ore to
join in just such sports as may chance 10
be started. Such youth would never
project a bad plan, but should his compan.
ions do SO, he would be sure t. Join them.
Some of these youths were low and he.
graded IN character; but yet managed to
hold on to ce:'ain degree ct respccl ,bI"
connections. Young WI .er knew that
they were Jolly young fellows CeenuN, te
Lad hearI Others ray 1t, ana he looked n
nothi'g beyond TINS. lie tclt sure 'h.,
nothing could induce llm to 90 an ''i
decd, and with tbs self assurance n Mas
satisfied.
-" here now said MI Clark, as y
inan was r'ep"ring to go out one" e'"'..s g.
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h'd 'Gcn u me'"Urf o' the la','.'y o"' y
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