The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
THEIR DIFFERENT CAREERS.
The Ena@ af Tive Mra Who started To-
mrfher Forty Years Ano.


Heiher Ferty Years AEs.
Just forty yaars agn, says the New
York Tribune, two lads landed from an
emigrant ship in New York. They were
both honest, Of decent parontage, and
intelligent They discussed ways and
means before separating to,seek their
fortunes in the New World But the
oldest boy. whom we shall here call
Wright, had so many and such magniti-
cent plans that the other had opportuni-
" 90 say but little. In fact he had no
plans nor castles IN the air, being only
concerned in finding Immediate work
and wages. Wright coming from "A
country where his class had NO chance,
was bewildered 10y the glittoring possi-
hilihcS Of republic. "Nou will see
me- in the American Senate vet, he said
a. his companion.
The lad made this point has goal. and
based all his action morbidly ON il, just
as Hastings did ON the possession of the
estate of his ancestors. Politics, Wright
perceived, Was the shortest way up,
clean or dirty: the newspaper WIS the
quickest method of gaining knowledge
of politics. He secured situation IN
the office of New York paper of uuSay,
ory notoriety The work was hard.
the pay poor. He ekei ont his resources
by jobbery; and, after several years. II
was limited, by blackmail. The man was
not without ability; he wrote one or two
elaborate articles which are even yet re-
membered as the most brilliant of their
kind. Literary men were scarcer then
than nova little talent made great
brut in the world. Wright became IA
lion for the time WAS handed about from
club Ia club, and dined at rich men :
tables, until il was found that he had
laid his one golden egg. His succeed
ing articles were insipid and bombastie,
Then he was left 10 die alone, and to
swill cheap vine and bad whisky at the
grog-shops. He had acquired the taste
I for both. but the Senate was still be
fore him. He turned ward politician,
sank 10y degrees into the vilest depths Of
triekery and bribery. He had not been
bad man in the beginning. There
were flashes of hne instincts, tender,
manly feeling about him yet He ran
/ for Governor and barely missed success
he lived by turns in the state-rooms of
the best hotel and the slums behind the
Bowery. He is dead now. After thirty
five years of useless struggle his body,
diseased through exhaustion and rum,
was laid in the grave, aud his soul went
God knows where. Certainly II had
been greatly deterionted and tinted IN
those years.
In the meantime the younger man had
made no mark in the world. He settled
i'll Western village, worked, enioved
himself, made new friends day 10y day.
He was an earnest, thorough fellow. He
became n physician, and there was nC
more keen, patient practitioner IN tht
State. He fell in love; never was there
"A more ardent lover. He brought up
his children in the fear of God, witt
clean minds, good digestion, high,
honorable aims. He is living still, q
white-haired, erect, clear-eyed old man
who is not known outside of his county
but has built solid foundation under
his feet for this world by fair dealing
and love TO his neighbor, and for III,
next by humble trust in an all.mercifu
God.