The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-15
THE SAD FATE


Livery Wah usc - u.Ssosy. ~ uSS ~
j. ys and ITS iriumphs. its sadness and de-
feais, its poveriy and prosperity. Certain
events, irifling ~ they may sppesr, mar or
make his future, prolong or shorten his ca
reer, make that career honor able and useful,
or entail . curse upon hrs existence, and
clue il With disgrace. A young man start.
ing out in life is like train gliding out
from some large metropolitan depot, amid
wilderness Of diverging tracks. The
slight movement of a switch may throw
him safely upon the main track Of life. OF
plunge him down the smbankment Of de
siruciion At the very out-ei. And yet the
cause il trifing-the movement almost im-
perceptible. Vet il is enough. And thus
il is, that every mans fate may hang upon
the smallest tride OF any events that
enter into and make 4 part Of his ex-
istence.
A SAD, SAD STORY
is that Of young Frank l.. Start, who~e re-
mains lie unhonored and neglected in lit
tie village hundreds Of mile. from his oncr
luxurious home and the loving hearts that
made that home bright and beautiful.
But his bright young life is ended, and
there. in that narrow grave, are all the
glorious visions that he cherished, aud an.
iic,pated iriumps If ambition, enlombed
wiih him.
Frank l.. Start Vas the son of wealthy
p.reniage. Ills home MAS in Hamilton,
Canada. al which his father is pr"minen,
and influential citix n, having held several
public PORTIONS ii honor and trust. aud
who is at present director Of Que of that
city's most reliable banking institutions.
Frank was
HIS ONLY soN,
and upon him vas bestowed all that aiiec-
ton and wealth could give 10 Ct him for =
high position in life. Ard sell did the
young man deserve il. lie was bright and
intelligent, frank, honorable aud manly in
disposition, and bid fair tn realize the mort
sanguine hopes Of h,s friends. Last spring.
when he had about attained his msjprily.
he 10, into some irifling difficulty that
stung his proud and sensitive heart, and be-
ing about that age when youth naturally
longs To see the world, he resolved to i'm
prove the Opportunity and crafty the in
ciinatlUn.
Accordingly, without warning or any
proper provis,un tor m extended absrnce.
HE LEFT HIS HONE,
! ..os,..l ska lea sf..s ....e-so. ",
realm firm the domain of the almighty
Eagle, and stood. for The first time, beneath
the stars and stripes. aud IN the iani IA
nous alike ior golden fortunes aud CORY
graves. lie had health, youth and the
world b-fore him. lie had good cducA-
lion, vas an experienced accountant, aud
possessed business abilities far beyond his
years.
He continued his journey westward until
he arrived in sedaIia ia April. at the end
Of his travels and the bottom 81 his pure.
tie vas Ia proad AMI high spirited tn write
home for means and assist ance, and resolved
Ia hew on: his Own fortune and return sue
cess:uI, or Ia labor and suffer IN silence.
Here he fortunately met Mr.. J. ID. Russell.
of the DemocTaf, and Mr.. Harry TOLERATE.
both of whom were acqnsinisd with him
AMI his family. They extended him aid
and romised their influence To assist him
in getting position fer which his abilities
aud education ~ eDinenily fitiesi him. A.
all are aware, tie supply for snch positions
- greater than the demand, aid days Oi
disappointment dragged slowly along.
F, Young Start tired Of this inactivity,
and o.
"uopr prrrRpen
makeih the heart sick" he resolved 10 en-
brace the first opportunity that sfi,ried.
however humble the occupation might be,
- long ~ u was honest and legilim ate.
rather than sit down and wait for some
position more lucrative aud ernieel.
When he made this decision known, Mr..
Holcioii obtained a situation for him an
the con-: ruction train of the NJ. X. x T..
telling Start, at the time, ihst he had n
good situation for him in view, hut il
might br some seeks or to months before
he could avail himself of il. benefits.
Start gladly accepted the
| SITUATION On THE CONSTRUCTION TRAIN,
all the more willing to embrace il for the
young.
-.
found thst the stern reality Vas far differ
ent from iheory. and the dignity of lahor.
upon which he had piac-d 80 high an e.
innate, Vas prolific with blistered hands
! and aching bones HIS associates we're the
toughest ri men, and his surroundings were
as rough NJ his associates. Stilr he never
waver,.l, but iniled on with the rest, and
bore the Ito himt unusual hsrishiIrs. with
out mmrmur. Ills po-iiive AMI percentage
he carefully concealed from hrs fellow
:aborens, and they knew noihing oi his his-
tory.
After working ie~ weeks along the
line Of the road. his strength gave wy
beneath the severe strain. and one day,
! beneath burning August sun, he
FELL APPARENTLY LIrEi.Es
upon his pick. while n work near Wind.
.or. lie wa taken up b. his comrades
and cared for a. bes, they could with the
means nj their command. In time he sp
psrently recovered. hut his sv.-
tenn Was - weakened that the malarisl
poison to which he was expo-ed
s.,on obtained firm and fatal hold upon
him. and de-piie his youth and good ron
stitution he sank b~ne.th his disease and
died on the 18th at August.
Il is suppos-'i that ir'.m the time Of hi.
sun-lroke To his death his mind Vas affect.
ell. for he said nothing about his parents or
home to ihose around him. or even informed
HE friends in this city Of his illness. He
Is given rough burial and his body was
laid away With the superstition that that
vas the last Of
SOME HOMELESS YOUTH.
True to hrs promise. Mr.. Holcraft 1t
length procured for his protexe the situation
which he hsd promised hin, aud on the e9th
Of August wrote to Start to inform him al
his good fortune, and for him to come On
Immediately. Imagine his horror and re-
greet when be received letter informing him
that his young friend had been dead and
buried for month
His parents have been informed Of the