Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-07
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mum made characteristic speech
30 the audience. good, fot the moral
u bears with it=of rather 90 show
how The wax can be- melted over
and made into new lotms even ~
the wearing out Of The same. II Sir
William Wallace aud Queen Mary
will not draw how easy IL 10 to
convert the raw material into Mrs
Cunningham and the blessed baby
Admit Mr. l!atnun. no Tho Prince If
llumbugs, still his life aud sayings
furnish facts, 10 show. that tu push
along is the true philosophy If we
can not succeed ~ ME to-day. va
may at hat Tomorrow.
My own personal connection with
the Museum, ss its sole ptoptief
tot, is now resumed. aud | avail my.
self Of The circumstance to explain
why thst pfoptielofship wes ever In
teftupted Never did | feel stronger
In my worldly prosperity than 10 Sep.
TENDER, lR5b. Three months later I
was so deeply embarrassed that I felt
certain Of nothing, except the ubeef.
tainty Of every thing A combpa-
ton of singular efforts and cifeum
stances tempted me 10 put implicit
faith IN y certain clock manufacturing
company. and placed my signature
10 papers which ultimately broke me
down After nearly 1--WE years Of hard
struggle TO keep my head above wa.
tef, | have touched bottom NJ last,
aud here tonight | am happy 10 an.
nounpe that ! waded ashore. Every
clock debt Of which have any kpowl
edge has been provided for. Fer.
haps. after the troubles and turmuils
! have experienced, should feel no
desire TO reepeage in the eseiiemepts
Of business but n man like myself.
less than fifty years o. age. aud enjoy
ing robust health. il scarcely old
enough 10 be embalmed aud put In n
glass ease IN The Museum ne one Of
ils million Of curiositiesI at ia bet
tor 10 wear out than rust out"
Besides, II n man Of active temper.
ament is not busy, he is apt 10 get in.
TO mischief To avoid evil. therefore,
aud since business activity IL peces.
atty Of my nature, here I am once
more. in the Museum, aud among
those with whom ! have been 30 long
aud go pleasantly identified am
confident Of cordial welcome, and
hence feel some claim 10 your injul.
geaee, while ] briefly slluds 10 the
means Of my present tleliveranee from
utter financial ruin. Need | say, In
the Grst place, that am somewhat
indebted 10 the lorbearanoe Of gener
Gus creditors In tho neHt place,
pefmi. me TO speak Of sympathizing
itiends, whose volunteered loans aud
esertions vastly aided my rescue. 49,
When my day Of sorrow came, | iirst
paid or secured every debt owed Of
personal nature. This done | felt
bound in honor 20 give up all my
property thnt remained towards liqui.
dating my o'clock debts" placed IL
IN the hands Of trustees and receivers
for tho benefit Of all the o'clock" cred.
itorH.
hut, al the forced sales Of my Con
nectiout real estate, there was pur.
chaser behind the scenes Of whom
tho world had little knowledge IN
tho day Of my prosperity made over
10 my wife much valuable property,
including the lease Of this Museum
building-a lease then having about
twenty-five years TO run, and enhanced
in value 20 moro than double liz orig
inal worth. sold tho Museum col.
lection 20 Mcssre. Greenwood Il But.
ler, subject TO my wifo's separate in.
tercst in the lease, and she has no.
oeivcd moro than eighty thousand
dollars over and above the sums paid
TO tho owners Of tho building. In.
stead Of soldshly applying this amount
to private purposes, my family lived
with a duo regard to economy, and
tho savings (strictly belonging to my
wife) were devoted to buying in por,
tions OF my estate ut tho assigpocs'
sale, and to purchasing "stock notes.
bearing my endorsements Tho Chris.
tian name of my wife is Charity. |
may we'll acknowledge, therefore, that