Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-07-08
VANITY.

There is a class of people whom We
meet occasionally, as we travel along
life's path, who are by nature so much
''nicer" and smarter than ordinary
common folks, that their nose has
decidedly unbeautiful rising, as though
there were n continuous odlum III that
organ. Perhaps there is. If this mag
unanimous class, who are so elevated
above ordinary people as to always look
down upon them, only knew the actual
amount of common sense which some
of those vulgar ones possess, to say
nothing of their good sense and posi-
tive learning, we think they might,
without manifesting a weakness of mind
on their part, descend to common
footing with their "inferiors." Indeed
their coming down little would add
TO them a higher tone of respect and
take the unbecoming wrinkles out Of
! their nose.
What sin has q person committed in
having been born poor? Whose re-
spect has he forfeited in commencing
early in life by hard work? Thousands
of our most honored| and wealthy citizens
began life thus; and they look back on
their early life with proper pride. Lazi-
ness and Ignorance are engendered by
luxury, not poverty. The young man
who begins lite humbly, but who, by
diligent application to work, and TO
! books in his leisure moments, rises to a
standard Of deserved respectability,
should not be held aloof rs the same
! boy who started in life SO poor, but
should be admitted to refined society
10 the place which he has earned by eX.
emplary acts.
We are acquainted with a respected
young man who began first in lite by
! driving a meat cart. Not there only
in the beautiful sunny days, but faithful
when the wind howled and the blind
inc slect was dashed into his face; nor
did the drencbing rain storms make
him shrink from his duty. Never un-
faithful TO his calling, which has in it
more dignity, when honestly pursued,
than the fastidious part OF humanity can
deign to admit; he had his own ideas OF
learning, which he gratitied by noctur'
nal application 10 instructive books.
Soon, therefore, our hero was raised to
higher and more remunerative posi-
ton, and finally gained high honors in
the commercial world.
Young men, you who are now in the
beginning of life's struggles, don't be put
out Of countenance or discouraged 10y
those who affect to despise you for toll
ing, for by-and-by, as you grow older,
and your judgment keencr, you will
find that class as easy to tathom as tissue
paper is TO pierce. and you will smile
at your real superiority to them.
BURGLAR Suor.-Thc store of Mr.
Geo ii. Hammand of Cedar Creek, hav
ING been entered at night and his good,
stolen on two occasions, he determined
to keep a watch for the burglar. lie
slept in a room above his store whicl
was a short distance from his residence
and on last Wednesday night he awokC
about 1890 p. m, and looking dowr
stairs noticed that their was light il
his store room. Armed with gun
loaded with shot, he quietly opened the
door and shot the burglar as he was
reaching up to get some goods oft OF
high shelf lie Immediately ran up
stairs and calling to the burglar to halt,
but his warning being disregarded, he
shot at him the second time as he
was escaping through a window. Tho
man dropped at once just outside Of the
window. On going to the place Mr.. II
found Sam'I. Hurbaugh shot through
the arm and in the hip with large sized
shot, and through the left leg with {
rifle ball. His leg was broken. Hur
baugh was committed to Jail 10y Justice
| Whitaker, and his leg was amputated
below and near the knee by Drs J. L.
Campbell and G.. w. Magruder lie
acknowledged, We are informed, that he
had before robbed the store He is a
young man, about IS years Of age, but
has been frequently suspected, and was
one arrested upon similar charge.
His punishment was severe but was
such as he had every reason 10 expect.
Mr.. Hammond in firing upon him the
second time, did not know even whether
it was the same man that he had shot
in the store, or whether there was a
gang of burglars lie certainly eyinced
a disposition to protect his property,
which will secure him against visits OF
that kind in future.-SimandOah Her.
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Romantic ELoPEMENT-Ou last Sat
urday a week an extraordinary elOpe-
ment, with all the melodramatic acccs-