The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-06
NO. 80.

; and kind, although he enjoys all the luxurie'
and splendor earth can give
And here, let me add, is the great secret a.
Ieujoyment--that of administering comfort
happiness to others less favored than ourselvc.'
Now rest awhile, young men, while cay >
word or two to the ladies. / would have The
young lady learn the way to usefulness, to hap.
piness and healthl would show her, TO b.
your equal in all that truly constitutes happiness
and in all that leads to wealth. Say not m!
task is difihult that the paltry sum give
her as wages is quite too small to buy farms
10 locate county seats, or ciEies-and build up
manufacturing interests. Say not, she is incom
pent to level forests, build churches erect schoo
houses, grade Rail- Dads, and govern nations -
Is not the popular sovereign, now on the
summit of empire, q female? Hold on, then;
intend not only to make her your equal, but
your leader; and according to all old phrase,
the richest man of two;" her gold to outweigh
and outshine yours
The God of nature has planted in the hearts
Of all of both sexes,the desire of marriage. say
all. j have no reference in this to those anon.
allies, the old bachelor and old maid. who seem
TO be Natures prodigies-Natures mistakes--
sometimes called one of the freaks of Nature.
A young man of wealth and influence desires
a companion to symparhize with him in trouble
aud joy--in adversely and prosperity-and in
everything that adds to wealth and happiness.
He selects young lady whose intellectual
culture and refined manners-whoso physical
energies and moral powers. make her fit help
meet--yea an efficient aid and counsellor, not
only in his business relations but domestic
concerns.
The happy day arrives-hs highest wish is
contaminated They pledge heart to heart. and
hand to hand. Life begins He, to his bust
ness relations. She. to her domestic concerns.
When he returns for his meals, he finds things
in order, She welcomes him with smiles at the
door. She cheers him with lively conversation
and exhibits a confding heart as he partakes
of his refreshing dinner.
| But time rolls on. A fiend in human foI N
sets the city in blaze, and much of his wealth
in one short hour is laid in ashes
| He returns TO his homo sad and disheartened
He tells his confding wife-''All is lost"
80! no! says she, 1--WE are young! l have
my hands and SO have you, and shall soon re-
gain what we have lost; and if hot, We can live
in contentment and happiness" With cheering
words at this hour of trial he rises above his
losses and commences anew.
Say, young man, is she not worth million.
Say, shiyering old bachelor, would you not
think so, if you had her? But her true value
has not been all told. She has moral worth
above the price of worlds. She has an inheri-
lance in that city where the streets are pared
with gold.
No wintry storms or summer bfghts-no
floods or fires endanger that inheritance. In
acts of benevolence and kindness to the poor
and the suffering, she exhibits her most lovely
character. And wher esoever she goes, the SONS
and daughters Of want and sorrow rise up and
call her blessed
| And now young man, she becomes thy lead
er If, in fulfilling lIte's destiny you are CON
sidered the sturdy oak which has withstood the
wintry storms and the lightning's shock ! Yet
she, with her deep sympathes and angel nature
is like the vine, though twining around the oak
and reaching its topmost boughs for support,
yet when the fruit is sought. the grapes are cho-
sen in stead of acorns.
So in everything that pertains to refinement
aud strong and tender sympathies, man owes
much to woman. She has sofiened the rough
ness of his nature. She has tempered the pas
sious and made his home the abode of content
ment and peaccl
Now again to my topic. How to become q
millionaire?
Wealth is not to be valued hy its amount III
dollars and cents but by its uses. How can a
miser be accounted rich? Are millions of gold
in the strong boz, OF long stocking, of any value
reputed rich who has buried deep in earth the
earnings Of days CT toll and sleepless nights
What has he done with his locked up wealth
to benefit his family or his race? Has not the
dollar you spent, aiding some unfortunate man,
been of more value than his thousands1
If therefore every dollar you spend relieving
tie necessities of your own families or in sup
plying the wants of the poor and unfortunate,
or instructing and educating the ignorant, or
in efforts to reform and reclaim poor victim
of vice, be of more value than thousands hoard
ed up, how long need 1t take you to become a
millionaire Count your dollars spent in doing
good equal to mansions, to splendid furniture,
to gilded lamps, rejecting mirrors, and carpets
soft as down. Count your labors spent in be-
nevoent acts, in making the world the better
for your having lived in it-of more value than
the bank stock or invested capital of those whose
only aim is dollars and cents, and you will hear
the voice at last saying; "Verily thou shalt not
lose thy REGARD
A CODICILl for it is my will that you all
become millionaires. First then to the young
man. Your commencement with small means,
| will compare to seed corn You often get 100
bushels from five or six quarts of seed Now
suppose you should spend five or six cents with
a social friend for glass of beer. Then you
rob yourself of $25 TO $50 worth OF corn, with
but little labor. So also in other recreations-
the chant of the viol and she giddy canco, all
rob YOU Of seed corn. There must be only the
one great impetus the million and every
thing else must bend to this one great object.
Vain pleasures spoil the mind and unfit it Tor
life's great aim and destiny. We mention not
the speculatot-our talk is only OF the honest
man. r.
The lady, too, must make some sacrifices as
well as the gentleman, if she aspires to be
millionaire She must ignore the dance and
other vain amusements. Out Of thousand,
will mention one example-MrS Harriet Beech
er Stowe. There was TIME even that wnen
o;ck .be was unable to pay her washerwomsn.
Rnt wben the Rev. Mr.. Stowe obtained her
hand. he obtained fortune, far more than a
million multiplied by itself Now ladies, IL is
your privilege to follow in her wake.
/ will close, to both gentlemen and ladies' by
relating an anecdote for illustration. There wa
a captain, who with bis niece was crossing the
ocean Five under officers all fell in love with
the young lady. She made known TO her guar
dian her difficulty in deciding between the sew
ersl claimants The captain told her to fail
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