The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-28
TWO YOUNG MEN.

Wneu young man whose lnteilgence
and attractive manners, and not his
bank account, secure to him passport
among charming society women. hnds
that D: IT es. and " assembly" dances,
and the opera and such like, cost more
than he can afford. he is wise il he de-
iermines to cut the whole thing. and
brave, too, IL he d res TO z his rea-
sons. We hive lately heard OF q ase
In point. Yo ng fercy Warburton.
whom everybody knows as o general
favvriie, among men as well as women.
told some of his lady friends. the other
night, that he would be charmed
to dance "the german" with them
every night IN the week, but that he
couldn't t afford bouquets like the other
men. and If towers were prime re /
uisite. he would have to give up
dancing. He said: "You know nv
sa ary is small. and I have to dress toll
erably well. and, as it might seem. ex-
pensively: though it is not o very ex-
pensive in the long run to get the best
materials and have them well made. I
am fond of society, and like to show
my friends that appreciate their kind
ness, but believe that they will respect
me all the more If confess my inabili-
ty to in ur, honestly, what seem to be
necessary expenses for society man."
The not; on was gett ng abroad that the
ambition Of all the gir that were COM
ing out was to get the largest possible
number o bouquets; also. no one was
consi cred worth dancing with unless
he could provide his partn with
"Jac ueminots,'' IN els, va Bon
Silenes," or Souvenirs," and at the
p esent price of ! overs it seems almost
Grim nal in one who cannot anord to
spend the amount o. q weeks board on
bouquet We have not heard how the
announcement of his determination was
received by Percv's friends. but we are
mistaken in our estimation Of the aver
age sensible wo an IL he lost caste or
favor by b honest confession. If his
example were to be followed by others
| in circumstances Ii his. there would
be caus Q for rejoicing. Heie we have
young men al around us who are now
liv ng beyond their incomes, or at any
rate. not laying anything by for the
future. The class we refer to do not
| spend much on themselves, unless their
| generosity to others may be called q
sort ofrefired selfshness. They 60 into
gay society and IA into its ways They
see other young fellows, who are born
to wealth and LUXURY, spending vast
sums on mere fancies and fr .yolities:
now It is ball or party, concert or q
| pay, an ell borate supper or an expen-
| ST e excurs ON, bonbons, bou uets and
a score of other hings. which some
1 young women seem to demand or ex-
pect as natura rights. simply because
some young men, with more money than
brains, can be found to bestow them.
In a small community like oslr own the
amount of money whi h a man on sal
ary has a ght to spend 'or anything is
tolerably well known, or very nearly
guessed at and if he is thought to be
liv ng beyond his income. while II m kss
his lady friends very delicate about re
ceivng his favors. they hardly see the
way clear to decline and yet not hurt
his feelings
Aswe are writing for q purpose we
NAV illustrate what we wish 10 hint by
true story. In q large city. not very
far awJy Young man lately held po-
sition OF trust n an extensive house, and
large amounts OF money pas ed through
his hands ia lys He had grown up ID
the business from a boy, and had beer
promote for his capacity and honesty,
until his salary was large enough tc
support himself, his mother and sister,
very comfortably. The amily had beer
poor for years. but they had kept up ap
pearances verv we'll The son was
man o re n d tastes. loved art. music
books and oweis, dainty nners anC
the society OF cult waited people, every
thing which q man has ri ht to enjIy
l. he can hone>tl, afford if. The SINAI
house was exchanged for a larger one
whose rooms We're br ght with pictures
vocal with sweet songs. and redolen
OF the rarest roses Friends were en-
tertained Hospitality, and the sistel
placed under the care of the best teach
ers to complete her education All wht
knew HIM praised his many good quail
tiles. and only a few were mad,
thoughtful by all this lavish expens,
J and generosity. Strange to say. tn,
last p ope 10 know an thing abou
his mode of lie were the
GERS in the instit tion VIII re he wa,
employed. He was. always punct q
and diligent, his accounts alway
seemed straight, till at last the crasl
came By one of those little thing
whi h some men call accidents" ant
Others ''providences," heavy defalca
: ton was found out, amount ng Il
thousands of dollars. A systemati
process of embezzlement had be n 90
ing on Tor some years, carefully hid b,
skillful fixing of figures, the oss 4 lin,
/ mainly on poor men, women and chill
dren who had entrusted their smai
, earnings to a conce of unsta ned re
pute- Swi't punishment of the gui {,
followed on the discovery. and now tn
offender lives where there are lew pict
. Ires on the walls of the room. whore hi
food is not prepared by famous cook
nor his coat made by a fashionabl
tailor. Such condition Of thing
. cou d very rare'y ha aPpen in any othe
country than ours. woul be barel
oss BILE n ngland or France tor sal
AIRED officer oil famous bank or an
ether institution to advance his style o
l'v ng without provoking instant sus
pic on and inquiry. But here, wher