The Hartford herald., 1885-01-21
Hartford

This is dried up old town isn't IL,
boys? No theatres, no races, no expo
sitiOns, no oyster saloons running al
night, no faro banks, no card rooms,
no billiard saloons, no nothing It's
fearful, isn't il? Nothing to do but eat
aud sleep, attend church once a month
and call on young lady once a week.
Poor boys, it is pretty tough that you
siIOnld be compelled to live thus thisly.
No doubt hut what you all pine for the
delights OF the city where you can
gallop to your hearts content, run all
night, wake up next morning with your
eyelids heavy and red. Other young
men are now drawing good salaries,
living high and enjoying life In big
cities, and why shouldn't you? You
have as much capacity as they. and 10
doubt but what you would excel if you
were only there. But you are not, and
that's the end on il.
You live in Hartford; town nearly
a century old, surrounded by flats,
hills and hOllows; but yet Hartford is
still here and has been so for quite q
number of years. Your fathers were
born here, lived here and died here
perhaps, and they, no doubt, enjoyed
it and are enjoying ii now-but no;
you must all be dissatisfied with the
place. 'Tis true that IL Is simply Hart
ford and nothing more, but what of
that ?-Isn't il a good place to live in,
don't you have the same rights here
that you would in other places? You
eat, sleep and can live here without
making your life a perfect whirlpool.
, lis true II is little dull, but every
city or town gets dull, monotonous and
tiresome.
The novelty Of living in a city wears
off quicker than anything else boys.
The thestN, balls, hops. races, etc. etc,
all after a while become a matter of
fact, and then what have you left ? Un-
less you are very prominent person or
immensely rich you lose your individ-
uality, no one cares for you, you are
nobody; but here in Hartford tits diff
ferent-you have friends, money and
reputation. III you get broke or busted,
it's all right, you live all the same,
your friends care for you as much as
ever. If you get sick, your parents
attend you; If in trouble, they come to
the rescue. You live in the country.
have country ways and enjoy country
life. When you are flushed you can get
ON the train and go to the city for few
days, have spree and return home;
a city boy can't do that. Your ex-
penses here amount 10 nothing much;
no private boxes at the theatre, no car
riages to carry your girl to the hop in,
no extra dressing is needed, one suit of
clothes for winter and one for summer
Is enough. You don't have to rake
your brains in order to find out what
the style is. 1t matters not If your
collar is a low cut or a standing or no
collar at all. Everything goes here;
in the city it doesn't So there you are
ahead again. And great many other
things you can enjoy, which the city
chap esunOt.
Don't kick, boys, the world wasn't
made in day. Take your time and
be easy Don't be in such q hurry to
leave your parents home and friends,
and 90 among strangers. Can assure you
nothing pleasant in it; we've been
there. Ii is very nice to think of going
of to the West or some large city,
staying a number of years and return
ing home with your pockets full of
money, long hair down your back, 1ne
large moustache, tall, Handsome aud
wearing big hat, or to return home
With beautifully fitting suit, just in
style and doing the proper thing, yo
know, yes, well that's all right; but,
have you gained much: You've seen
the world, perhaps, and traveveled, but
what does ii all come to d? Simply noth-
ing. Had a good time perhaps-yes,
but you will have to pay the fiddler.
You will play out pretty quick, old age
viii be upon you much sooner than {
would otherwise. You've lived Z ct
and you'll die fast, and that's all.
Don't cuss Hartford. Stay at home
until you are mar enough to go out ia
The world and shuttle for yourself and
then know where. when and what kind
Of shuffiing it will be. then skip. You
will then have some object i'm view, but
stay at home, learn. read, study, go to
bed early and make yourself contented
while here, for you are here and that
settles it. Don't kick, boys; kickers
eiou't paIalyze the world. Hartford is u
tOlerable kind Of town any way you
fix IL, and kicking won't help the mat
ter. IL you can't attend to your own
bu-iness, you've plenty of friends to do
il for you. That's the trouble with Hart
fJrd.
Nothing else. A CORRESPONDENT.
JeRerson's Inauguration