The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-01

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like experience"
.Experience. experience! would l had
never heard the word! Trust to my cx-
peri.nce. is the eternal cry ofage to youth.
But maintain that youth is hundred
times better off without II"
On hearing this astonishing verdict, five
guests, assembled in drawing room after
bachelor dinner, looked up with surprise
at the mortal daring TO utter such here
sy.
''Still you must admit" r.plied after a
pause, the speaker, gray headed officer,
that experience is precious tailsman'
when rightly employed
'Ah, who knows. rejoincd the other,
who was a young man barely five and
twenty; but if not too tedious, let me ie-
late to you the history of my own
All signi6ed their eagerness to listen to
the exposition of SO strange theory, and
at length he resumed.
-Four years ago, gentlemen, at O'Clock
in the morning. | left my native town for
the great metropolis. My Uncle Thomas,
an excellent man, who, from my earliest
recollection, had never lost sight of me,
accompanied me on the platform, and the
train was the point of starting, when he
grasped my hand and exclaimed over and
over again, Good bye Alfred, good bye;
and, above all do not forget my hand book
rem -mber my hand book
ITO explain this, | must tell you that
the day before starting, my uncle called
me 20 his study and spoke to me as fol-
lows:
Alfred am getting old in years; | have
house, f2,00O year, a nephew, and
the gout watch over my house with
order, my means with economy, my gout
with pain. and yourself, my boy, with
pleasure 1t is my wish to leave You al /
po,sess. except the gout: but, before doing
this, wish ynu to complete your edaca
ton by some nowledge Of ,ndon life
lou >lia.l start tomorrow by the first tra.n
and remain in London until cal you
home. Combine anu. emenl with inslruc-
ion, and s,e as much as YOU can OF the
world. Still, M dear by, a. Loldon is
place here man ought a'ways to be
Oh the guard, | have resolved on plovd-
ing You wi,h arms. Take this book ii con-
t;,ils lhe ir.iis Of ny long experi.nce.-
IN il You iinl protection again, the
snaTes il.at ie CT Your path in a great ely
there have noted all lie observations ac-
fuirel by knowledge Of men and things
anI | have named i. my han,! book
Wien YOU have entered on the slippery
path that lies before you, take no step with
ont first consulting it. Here it is YOU viii
thank me OH Your return.
Thus it is. gentlemen, that left b. the
train al 9 O'Clock, and Why MY uncle rcn-
Grated up to the last lnomen, his pressing
recommendations
You may fancy how my Leart beat the
first time trod the pavement of Piccad.
lily, though could hardly refrain from
looking Tor she concealed traps thai might
lie upon It's polished surface. However.
| soon took courage. What had the pos
SCISSOR of my uncl.'s hand book TO fear
from tho e.
"a week had hardly glded by when,
thanks to the letters OF introduction which
was provided. made my debut at
fashionable party
up 10 the pi iesent ! see no great mis-
fortunes, interrupted the grey.haired Off.
GER
Patience, the critical moment is at hand.
Amongst those present had remarked
from the first young man of most pre-
possessing appearance-about my own
age-poiished in his manner. and talented
as his conversation plainly showed. On
his part he seemed equally pleased with
myself. and. before the evening was over
we were The best friends in the world. ard
1t was agreed we should dine to gc,her the
next day. However, b fore going further.
| remembered my uncles advice. and. on
my return home. opened my famous book
10 the article Friends
The paragraph ran thus
Friends. To distrust London friend
snip. Not to be too easily led away by
the advances of strangers. Particularly
.hus those who, with fascinating manners
seem to take fancy to YOU at your first
interview. A. a general rule. such are
mere adventurers, who want to borrow
money of you
'Forewarned was forearmed. When the
next day. my inslnuating young friend
presented himself at my door. he was told
that | had cbar.,oJ ,,,y lo,l,,;.ox I...:..