Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-24


Probably many readers remember
to have heard in their youth nara
tives that made them. shudder and
their young hairs stand up, about
men on horseback, OF in sleds or
sleighs, OF peradYenture on foot, be-
ing chased by packs of hungry
wolves. Such adventures were for
merly not uncommon in the noun
famous regions of Pennsylvania.
Three or four score years ago wolves
abounded in our Pennsylvania noun
tains, and in hard winters the beasts
used to wax exceeding bold and saw
age, and farmers riding or driving
late on cold winter evenings would
urge their beasts to their best speed
as they heard the ewolf'slong howlyss
from the depth ..of the forest through
which the road or path lay. Still
more alarming, however. was the
swapping of many teeth closeibY the
roadside followed by other unmis-
taxable sounds indicating the pres
ence of pack of the dangerous
beasts in pursuit of the much needed
supplies. If the farmer remembered
in BIS youth to have read Robinson
Crusoe, he shiyered, as reminded by
the swapping teeth and ominous loud
breathings Of the wolves he recalled
Crusoe's memorable winter trip from
Spain to France through Che Pyre-
nees.
These old-time adventures have
been brought to mind by recent
statements about the ravages Of the
wolves in Hungary and Russia.
Lately in Hungary a gentlemen and
two ladies driving In a sleigh were
overtaken by pack of wolves, when
their horse seized with sudden ter
ror, stopped and could not be made
bulge. The sleigh was at once filed
with the raEenous beasts, when the
driver seated in front succeeded in
detaehing the horse from the Yehi-
Gle and in thus escaping. Returning
with help as soon as possible, he
found nothing of the travellers but,
their bones.
The Moscow Zeitit19q of the 9th of
February states that few days be
fore, some ten miles from that city,
six sleds or sleighs were attacked BY
wolves, and all the travellers rent and
devoured, except one driver who
made his escape on horseback
LIVE WrHN Your MEkN1-.LiYe
within your means. This is a good
rule for ofice-holders and business
men generally. When the man Of
moderate income endeavOrs to liveas
man of wealth his future can be
easily written 8 little enjoyment,
periods of anxiety, burdensome debts,
a desperate struggle to keep mp sp-
pearances, ultimate bankruptcy, and
red flag to notify the neighbOrs
that the sheriff is master of the situa-
ton. One-half the dishonesty Of
the present age springs from this
foolish practice of initiating The style
of others. The man of thousand q
year wants to hive equal to the one
who receives Eve, he in turn aspires
to make as big show as the one who
receives ten, and the receiver of ten
labors to keep pace with the one
who counts his income among the
fifty thousands. Is it any wonder
that so many fail in business or for
felt by their misconduct the conf
dence of friends9 We must eeme
back to our oldfashioned way Of liy-
ing, and this can be done only by
obeying that Injunction. Live within
your means. Life is altogether too
short to destroy its enjoyments BY
taxing soul and body to keep up
false appearances. Contentment
comes with moderation; mental suf-
fering and keen anguish with extrav-
agance. To the young man Just
starting in life, we say, hive within
your means. To the man,fo business
pursuing success, we say, live within
your means. To the ofice-holder
who hopes through honorable con-
duct TO merit promotion, we say,
live within your means. To all who
labor for honor or profit we com
mend the motto as q safe and sensi-
bic one, and one that viii pay COM
pound interest in the end. A faith
fnl adherence 10 il by old and young,
rich aud poor, will restore eon6dencs
in business and official circles, and
I'LL the land with happy homes, from
which will emAnate . spirit Of purity
essential to the maintenance of pab-
lie virtue. a,1