Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-01-18
Warning to Young Men.
Despair and Tigh, boots.


who at one time "none named but to
praise" but now, out of respect to the
past, TIE writer will call him Huggius.
This unhappy individual was a. one time
the pride Of his father, the admiration of
his nine brothers, and the object ofadcr-
alton Of his six sisters.
AT the time of which we speak, which
was less than six years ago, he was alse
the envy Of the young men, and could
had his pick out of several large families
of girls il he had ouly iutinat that be
was OIL the pick. He was hOndsome, in
the vigor Of his young manhood, and his
cheek-fush was undimmed by dissipa-
tion, and bis nerves not unstruDg by
late houfs of sinful practices,
Such was the IIuggins of few years
since, but when the reporter met him
what change was vizible-change so
terrible that the reporter would scarcely
refrain from weeping. Instead of the
once blight and sparkling eyes his op-
tics were bloodshot and one had been
very skillfully dressed in mourning.
His nose, that had once CLEANED with
intelligence, now presented notified and
purple appearance, and glowed with the
fiery hde Of the boiled lobster.
His hair and head was unkernpt and
unshorn, while from each corner of his
mouth well defined line marked the
pathway ofthe juice Of the Indian weed
when the time and emotions were high
within. His shrtbosom, once white,
now looked rs if it had been through a
hurricane oftobacco juice but soiled as
1t was, in the center beamed one trace Of
gentility in the shape of a valuable dia-
mond as large as piece OF boarding
house cheese, and which could not at one
time have been worth more, than
dollar, and was evidently the only relict
of better days he had retained in his po-
session. Ills feet were covered with
pair OF rubbers, badly worn, while the re-
mainder Of his clothing were shabby in
the extreme. lie approached the newspa-
per man. lie thus addressed the lat
ter:
"Hallo, old hoy, (hicl Pm glad to see
You. Put your tiipper there, old feller,
and shake. Come i'll and wet your whis-
tle."
The reporter firmly refused the invita-
tson to drink(as all newspaper attach,
Invariably do when thus complimentary,
but said he would go inside and see the
other drink, which was satisfactory, and
the two adjourned to saloon, where
the outcast from society-the Demoral-
lied Huggins-told his sad story, which
we repeat as nearly as possible in his
own wordsi
"a few years ago was different man
with money, health, friends, and all else
that could aid TO mans happiness here
below at my command. | was, as you
well know, connected with my father in
business ! in an evil hour purchased my
first PAIR of tight boots, and from that
moment my course was downward. Oh!
would that had the ear of every young
man in the land concentrated into One
mammoth, auricular organ and placed
before me, and that my voice was as
loud as the thunder of Niagara, that l
might yell beware of the first. pair of
tight boots' But digress.
81 carried my purchase home and put
them on, but in less than one hour | be-
gan to suffer internal turments, and be-
cause my mother chauUed to hit my corn
in passing, ripped out fearful oath,
which so shocked her that she dropped
the teapot full of hot tea on my father
and scalded spot on his venerable skull
as large as Boston cracker. lie was a
man who never lost his temper betore,
but this accident caused him 10 seize the
cat by the tail and throw the poor ami
NAL at my mother.
| Il. u, ~ ar1 l. .Nttt
four of the latter's teeth, and frightened
the cat so that she busted up chimney
and was never seen afterwards. This
is all that my boots were responsible for
that day, but the next morning l put
them on again and went down to ths
store, and as they began to pinch mt
my temper grew sour, and insulted my
sore-headed parent, was at once kicked
out of Ills employ upon the cold world
81 then acted for while as insurance
agent but did not succeed, and passed
through successive brief experiences as {
lightning-rod man-book peddler, sew
ing machine mau-all downward step
until finally was so debased as to ac
cept a nomination for Congress, aud tia
DESTROYED the little remaining trace o
character left me.
81 learned to chew, smoke, and drink
} and my sustenance was obtained at fire.
lunch resorts. To crown my misfortu
, unes my affianced soured on me and ma
! ried a retired street.car conductor, wh'
, had knocked down compentencJ in sii
years, and was rich and respected. Sine
,, that have wandered atound town a
: outcast from society.
! 81 sometimes walk the corridors OF Til
9 Kennard House, and see the sports ther
: who once clasped my hand in friendship
: but they do not know me. never sc
; invited 10 dine, aud the porters and l'rIis
a broom bosses laugh at me, as 1 50 by
!, and sometimes boy sprinkles wet saw
i dust OH me and sweeps out every trac
/ have made.
az go into sinamill When have te
I" cent script, but instead Of waiting to a
i certain the kind Of wine am on" II
E baf. keeper pulls mug of beer the mn
;. meut enter and lay my change ON III
l cotinter before have ordered drln
There are a thousand other changes an
n little OCCURRENCES l meet around to%ii ;
I which my lite Is made a burden, and
d grow desperate at times.
" 81 am not allowed to stand upon Il
corner now the police tells ME to
J, on, where once they used to greet u