The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-06
CONCERNING THE REsDUUM.
something About Life and It's Results.

CONCERNING THE REsIDUUM.
Something About Life and its Results.
FyOsn tie Propldtns Journal, III I.f
A Judge in ono Of the courts in the city
Of New York, In q recent charge to the
Grand Jury, said that all history teaches
that every great war deposits as the lowest
stratum Of the body polite, a large num-
Der OF criminals which 1t takes q genera
ton to wipe out either by reformation, IN:
carCeration or death. OF the substantial
truth Of this fact there can be no doubt.
There arc thousands, whoafter q few years
oI the alternate heavy work and fighting,
and relaxation and ldleness Of the camp,
find It hard to settle down into the ordt'
nary routine ofevcry day labor That the
great bulk ofour army has done this; has
returned to the accustomed vocatlons Of
life, and relnstated themselves as sedate,
honest and Industrious citizens, is one Of
the highest and most promising features
In our whole history That there Is q
fraction to be found in oil our large cities
who have not done, and will not do this,
is simply evidence Of the weakness and
perversity Of human naturein certain OF
It's aspects and proportions.
Query: Are there not in the experience
of most men, as they,appr the ,termt-
nation oflife, espltswhick in the mature
Of things they fiave made inevitable
reckoning roundly- but which they neither
foreSaw, nor are satisfied with? The SC.
lection Of u course to be pursued, adopted
astiie settled plan Of existence, - very
much like that choice of.roads' of the trav.
eler in regard to which he was told that
whichever route lie took, he. was certain,
before he arrived at his destination, to
wish he had taken the other. Every
path-way to IN honorable competence,
not to say 10 fame and fortune, is beset
with difficulties, and the toller, seeing and
feeling his own peculiar temptations and
obstacles more clearly than he percetYes
or realizes those Of. his neighbour, rs apt
"to think that he llassmad q mistakesin
his choice. The mechanic who has work
cd II lifetime to acquire an independence,
and who hus found his progress delayed
ever and often. by his want, Of education.
determines to give his son the benefit iof
collegiate training, in the hope thereby
his way will be made easy, and
his means Of saving and accumulating
property sure. When he begins 70 hnnk
about making his will, he fiqds3 that ne
has neglected 10 impress upon his boy the
necessity Of business habits; encouraged
him in cxtrayagant notions, provided 80
bountifully for This wants that he has no
idca Of the value Of money, ,anla at last
leaves him,withOut knowledge Of! q trade;
with no prudence; with profession stu.
died, more for the name than with thein-
tent 10 practice II ,laboriously, and grave
fears that his hard earned dollars will be
dissipatel in u tithc Of the time It took TO
gather them. His cup Is full to overflow
Ing; he llas fine house; Q good bank &c,
count; bonds which draw interest, and
nav no taxes; fnst horses, and the esteem
Of his fellOw.citizens; but'there is single
drop at the bottom Of the goblet which
causes him sleepless nights and unwhisr
pering anxiety. Theresiduum gives him
more trouble than all his possessions.
Now, when It is too late, hewishes TINT
he Ind spent more Time with his family
that he had known more fully what his
heir was anu was Iot uolns !n Inose ~. s"a'
when his mind was so intent upon accu-
mutation. The filncied education Is, per-
haps, superficial, and the real anything
but desirable so ele 7' :,
q5Or, n young man, without means and
dependent upon his own eXortlons for a
livelihood, determines TO obtain . thor
ough edGGatlon anu niake ms nFA ao1iauo' ~ ano
wolld' He strives Htfa en.ets :SI SoilSSS XXI
keeps school 70 pay ms eXpenses' anu toliS .S
through his iolr years c1trlculuLh, Ilu I.a
comes out " scholar ne renews ms ms
studies, and alter lew years Iece1VGs Tss MS
diploma, or IS admitteo 70 the DaFi ~
works hard, IS called a rising nun, onV Y.
suddenly nnds tnaE nc mas 10 sS u ~.
Dyspeptlc, sourcd, ulsappolhteu, ne gois glvSiss
up the race or pnrsues II 70 lihu hltn:ell
some day suddenly tola Dy us paysIci'ihn pa;ycI, ~
that he must at once anu coiplg4tgTsy 14g az sO
stain from al! mennl eAerslon; y; ny naS -
simply forgotten OF, Ignored the 4aw " u
compensation and the preciPltae 9. III
his labors under tne sun, = . useuiuP
body and a dlsconteTltea minu. ..%
Not to multiply lllestraeons, ~h!eliloI VI ,si ioa
number are as the grams Oh saiu ", Ine sGs T.
shore. what we wish TO say, is' tn9t nat !! IT'S IS
not wise TO put aLl our eggs nVo S,!c .S!oI
basket Ne'Ger Ne tarurg 2OnoEs cnrS by itse
wealth; nor literary .,: culssac a,,.aao os ~ v mn;
NOT any Uhe sooH, IN tso;, oF 6,,r
ness. luz Uhs 9tsstlIe uLsi.us A",. W 49,
American life Is Intensity OF purpose. Our
dives are angular, not rounded. we, DE-
sire to arrlve'atthe goal right on; When
q public man-who can retain olhce-re-
tires to private lie, everybody stares.. II
Is inConceiyable that we should, volqn-
tarily seek the pleasuresot home : the .du-
ties Of the narrower circle; the untrump-
eted career Of q modest but diligeent Gu.
zensbip-0nd repOse. ana yet, ne VINO
wishes, when his summons comes, 10