Year: 1860

The following story of the coal oil excite
ment in Allcghany eo.nty, Perm, is as like to
nature as it is true, as it probably is, for that
matter:


In neighborhood on the creek lived and
labored son of Vulcan, who with his limited
means, had barely enough to sec11'e small
piece of land and to obtain a scaniy living for
his rising family. The ideas of his children
had been taught to shoot but little in any di-
fec1fon towards knowledge OF re6icment, aud
he little expected to be anything more than
the village blacksmith. But when the oil fe-
yer broke out, learning of the success of his
seigbbors i'll finding ois he thought that he
might while away his spare hours in drilling
hole upon his own homestead lot /: and. hav
ing tools convenient, he went to work and af-
ter few weeks of patient Industry was sue
cessful in obtaining a good show of oil. 1t
was soCir noiseGf about TIE Village, and the
blacksmith was somebody at once He had
daughter also, who had blossomed into maiden
hood almost unnoticed and unknown, but now
became more an object of Interest to the few
young men in that small community. 1t be-
came a question how to break the ice of for
mer indifference, and to secure favorable ae-
quaintance with tie heiress of the oil WE'LL
For while the natural timidity of the boys.
kept them aloof; but at last one of the bold
est and best favored among them determined
to try his luck, and on Sund=y evening attired
in his best, resolutely marched forward and of
fered to essort the damsel home. Imagine his
chagrin when she, turning upon him look of
lofty independence that would have done hon
or to a Broadway belle, replied in language
more severe tEt;rn- chaste - n onsense you
can't come that Dad has struck lie T"


How completely does the above anecdote
exemplifiy American human nature We
have no arstocracy of rank and birth. Those
who are at the bottom of the pile of society
in one generation, may become the top sticks
of the heap in the next. Wealth makes all
the difference wifi US, which birth and rank
do in Europe. dad has struck ile," has u
wonderful effect on the estimation of others,
or on the value we attach to ourselves.


When we see the daughters of couple that
have worked hard through lie and eaten the
bread of carefulness, drumming on the piano
or sweeping the sidewalk with theiF expensive
silks. we think at once they are showing the
public that dad has struck He!'


When we see young woman flirting in the
streets with all the idle Young men, while her
mother sits at home mending her stockings for
her, it is quite evident that she thinks dad
has struck ,te!'


When we see young me*saFeFing around
with segars in their mouths driving fast hor-
ses instead of being at work, we know they
feel that Dad has struck lie %


w hon man b,c st,trroly ;IaD bin,vnlf bv
his own perseverance and industry, we like to
see him use it WE'LL and, if necessary, even for
his own enjoyment, But we want to see him
6fing up his children, as he was brought up
himself, to rork. Let them be taught to use
their own perseverance and industry and
"strike ile,' for themselves. 1t will be OF more
use to their characters and future destiny than
if Dad had 'strtItk" it for them. Every
one who treads Gods earth, and breathes
Gods air, should feel it to be daty To work