The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-14


could raise it Mark stepped forward and said:
"'Do not punish her, sir; made her laugh
"'How did you make her laugh? ?" asked the
"rhere was litter among the boys. as Mark
told that he chanced to be sitting by trkey
(for whom Mark never had any particular love,
even in his youthful days, but would always
defend II he saw any cruelty tnrestened), and
thought he would see how negro would look
whitewashed, so he chalked his hand With the
blaekbo rd chalk, and then placed the five
fingers on the pegro's cheek. The effect can be
easily imagined.
"As the teacher was preparing to punish
him; and the teacher concluded that 'discre-
tion was the better part of valor,' anu forgave
him.
Notwithstanding the example of Washing
ton and the resolution which he formed never
to tell lie, Mark equivocated sometimes, If
we are to believe Mrs. Tucker, and We pre-
sumo she obtained her information from reli-
able authority, aud the following most pro.
badly came from Mr.. Pomeroy himself:-
when Gates, his cousin, was quite a large
boy, his mother, as punishment for some OF Gls
prsnks, put him to bed locked him up In his
room, and then went out to spend the after
noon with some OF her neighbors. As soon as
she was well out OF sight, Mark opened the
window and pulled out the little prisoner, who
assisted him in cutting and piltng wood, and
played with him until almost sundown, when
Mark seeing his aunt approach put him In the
window. told him TO jump into bed and be
asleep when his mother came in. Has Gates
been mp? asked Mrs. White when she entered
~ i have rot heard him cry answered Mark.
The anxious mother found her young hope-
ful sleeping tho innocent sleep of chtldhool-
that is, TO all appearances"
We should call this white lie, to give 1t no
harsher name, and 1t proves that "Brick' did
not quite succeed in equslling the model which
he had set up for imitation. Mark commenced
to learn the trade Of printer in the Office of
Mr.. Thomas Messenger, of the Corning Journal.
Mr.. Messenger set him to saving wood instead
of setting type, and as "Brick" did not fancy
the employment, he amused himself and gave
evidence of that noble spirit which has charac-
terized him as man in the following ingenious
manner
while Engaged in his work, a large dog came
upon the premises and commenced n series OF
prosecutions upon small pet dog belonging to
Mr.. Messenger Always protect the weak,' is
still one of Marks notices, so he quietly laid
down his saw and took from pile OF rubbish
near him an old tin pail, which he, by dint OF
persuasion and force, fastened to the tail Of the
"0f course the dog vacated the premises with
all possible speed, and did not soon annoy the
sm all dog with his unpleasant attentions The
old sdage, that Satan finds some mischief stlll
for idle hands to do was not exactly applica-
existence, for he, though always at work, found
or took time to be in all manner of mischief,
TX,
in the lot back of the printing-ofiice new
milch-cow; by her a calf lay with its feet tied.
the prevention OF cruelty to animals Soon sn
1rishwomsn came from a little shanty close by,
united the calf, and allowed 1t to take small
portion OF the milk. She stood and watched 1t
awhile, then, thinking the calf mad had enough
for ordinary purposes of a veal in perspec.iye,
family use; so she choked the calf off, tied its
legs together, and left it lying on the ground,
while she went into the house for a pail No
sooner disappeared than
the office, and borrowed knife of one of The
entiees, slipped over the fence. Gu. the
back to the wood-pile in time TO see the calf
enjoy It's interrupted breakfast. In few mo.
more exasperated daughter of Erin's Green
Isle never was seen than was that woman, who
vengeance on the 'spslpeen' who cut The
stlines of the calf,s legs. If she ever caught
Mark kept his head and hair out OF her way"
If Mark would not tell lie, he was not
equally conscientious about stealing, or, not to
call it by so harsh a name, Choking things"
and Mrs. Tucker relates some of his exploits
in this line as if they were worthy of the emu
lation of the growing generation of American
boys who aspire to become great men like
s'Brick' Pomeroy. She says
1.-THE Corning people looked upon him as
sort Of mirth. creating pest, whose mischief
was so tempered with Justice, mercy and tun,
that they could not punish the perpetrator,
however sensiby they might feel his Jokes
He organized the boys of Corning in forag-
| ing parties for cornfeld raids. and in the morn
| ing would bestow the result OF his expedition
upon some poor family.
! "He would visit the gardens of the rich :,
where he would 'contiscate' FRUIT vegetables,
| ETC., which he would give TO the poor and sick.
MANY a time large packages of grapes, and
other fruit have been found at the door of
some invalid. left there by the devtl,' who
| would go on his way rejoiciug in his quiet man.
ner at the thoughts of the cooling effect he inn
agined the fruit would have upon the feverish
| palate of the sick"
What benevolence of disposition and noble
-mindednsss does not this show or such
"gems" as these is Mrs. fuckers book mainly
composed, and as we follow her hero through
his various adventures, we see how he gradu-
ally rose to the proud position of the represen-
tative man of the Democracy, the editor of the
most influential papers published in the in
terests Of the party Of treason and fraud, one
of the wealthiest journalists in the United
States, and the most accomplished blackguard
of the day. Here we have prize to be aimed
at by the young men of America, and "Brick"
POmeroy can proudly point to his past career
as narrated in Mrs. fuckers book, and ex-
claim, "Follow my example, and see what you
may come to-" Let as not,do this fellow in
justice, however, for his success in lite-we
mean his pecuniary success-was gained by
hard labor and strict attention to his business.
He spared no pains to make himself an accom-
plished printer, and TO become as perfect as
possible in all the details and nioeties of his
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