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jllcuotcb to Politics, NCIUS, latcroturc, poetri), Itictl)anico, 'Agriculture; tl)
VOLUME VIII.
'THE LEHIGH REGISTER
lt published in the Borough of AllentOwn, Lehigh
County, Pa., every Wednesday, by
A. L. lIRAJLIEI
A $1 00 per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except at the optoin of the proprietor.
EV* Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of
the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite
the ..Freidensbote" Office.
p cimsn boanta
Breinig, Neligh and Breinig,
South East corner of Hamill ln and Seventh
Street, "Men town.
Inform their friends and the public in gen
eral, that they have entered into Partner
ship in the
Merchant Tailoring Business,
rely followed by Neligh
ad Breinig, and intend to
intinue the same more ex
nsive than ever. They
ierefore adopt this measure
inform their old customers,
td "hundreds of new ones"
tat they will at their new
tiablishment, present the
_ Fashionable Goods,
fivr brought to this place, and having pur
chased in Philadelphia and New lurk
For Cask,
it enables them to sell loiter than any
other establishment of the kind in Allentown.
They have selected their Goods With an eye
to durability and fancy, and have none but
the latest styles in the market. Theinstock
of Goods amom. other articles, consist of
Cloths of all colors and prices, Cassirners,
id French and American manufacturers ;
Vestinus, Silk Velvets. Satins, Silks, Wors
reid and other des.criptions,fig,tired and plain,
Shirts and Shirt-collars, Stocks, Cravats,
Handkerchiefs, fuse, Suspenders, &c., be
sides many other articles coming in their
line of business, and all will be sold at the
lowest prices. Their stock of
Readytnade Clothing,
compriSes every thing in the clothing line,
from an over-coat down to an under-shirt,
made up alter the latest and most fashiona
ble styles. There stock being so extensive,
that none will leave it, unless feed from the
••bottont to_the top"
Customer Work,
will be done up as usual; and for their work
they are willing to be held responsible, two
of the firm being practical wnrkmeti in the
.'art of cutting," and.all the work is made up
under their own supervision.
10" They would also particularly inform
Country Merchants, that they 'are now pre
pared to sell dt Wholesale and Retail, hav
ing the largest Stocic of Spring and Summer
Clothing on hand ever oflered in Allentown,
and will be sold at reduced prices.
Thankful for past favors they trust that
attention to business, "small profits and
quick sales" Will he the means of bringing
new customers to their establishment.
J. ISAAC BREINIO,
Jottx NELIOII,
JOHN L. BREINIG,
Allentown, Sept. 7 11-6 m
11 1 11111M111
( LATE TAYLOR ' S HOTEL.)
Np. 9 1 '..S Court land Street,
NE IV YORK.
1 The undersigneall
AV ^4 . l _- MX. respectfully announces
` r vikvs''' to his friends and to the
'-qm:tea.' CC • no d
: kr4, RAC travelimi, bus iness
. . public-generally that he
has. leased the above
building, and, fitted - up and finished it as a
FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
Visitors to the city, and all others requi
ring superior accommodations, are solicited
to call, assured.iliat no pains or expense will
be spared tQ render their slay comfortable
and pleasant.
J. S. STEBBINS, Proprietor.
GTHaving engaged Major ELI STECKEL,
late of the" Eagle in Allentown, who
enjoys a large circle of friends - and acquain
tances, in. Eastern Pennsylvania ; persons
therefore who visit New York from this sec
tion of country, will find "Courttand Street
.Hotel," a true Pennsylvania Ilome.
New York, March 22. 11-3 m
Thomas lifrown,
.DENTAL SURGEON.
Attends to all operations on the
' Teeth in the•most careful and sci ,
entific manner and inserts Teeth on an en
tirely new andimproved plan with contigur
one Gums. , These Teeth are far better and
superior to the best block or single Gum
Teeth now in use.
11rPlease call and examinei!jpecimens.
Office No. 15, West Hamilton 4 Street; (up
stairs,)' opposite the Odd Fellows' Flail. •
Allentown, Nov). 9.• 10-3 tn
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER,
New F
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AL # 4 wirTO W.i'.
THE subsc! r takes this method to in
form the citiz, : of Allentown, and the pub
lic in general, • at he has opened
A FatA ly Grocery Store.
at the stand formerly occupied by Dillinger
& Craig, No. 27, North 7th street, near the )
Market Square, where he oilers for sale for' ,
Cash or in exchange for Country Produce, I
a large variety of FaMily Groceries, such as
Coffee, Sugar,Mo
tll •v: 1 lasses,
til t V . ' Tea, red and black WiiiiiAliniti
'-f-r - . Pepper, Allspice,
iGinger, Salaratus, baking and washing So
-1 da. Salt, Allum. Madder, No's. 1, 2 and 3,
1 Mackerel, pickled Salmon, pickled and
smoked Herring, Codfish, dried Beef, Ham,
I Shoulder, Flitch, Lard, Candles, Vinegar
Soap, Brooms, &c.
ALso, all kinds of fruit, such as Lemons
Oranges, Planes first quality in jars, and in
kegs for pies, Figs, Raisins, pealed and an
pealed dried Peaches, Apples and Pears,
Tomato Catchup, Mustard, Pie:els in bot-
ties, Cherries, &c.
In connection with the above business, he
slso continues the manufacturing of Segars,
of every price and quality, which he will
sell or exchange to country merchants for all
kinds of produce. 1
Ile also continues the Candle manufactur
ing business, and will sell. by the box any
quantity desired,or exchange thein s for coun
itry produce, such as Butter, Eggs, Lard,
I lam, Shoulder, Flitch, Soap, Chet ries, dri
ed fru.it, Wax, &c., and allow therefor the
highest market price.
1 Ile trusts that by keeping the best kind
; of Groceries,•&c., and by manufacturing, the
best kind of Segars and Candles. he will he
able to merit a liberal share of public patron
age, for which he will ever be thankful.
L. - 6'"l'lle undersigned is also the appoint•
led Agent for the sale of Hoyt's celebrated
fine cut, chewing and smoking tobacco,
i snufl, &c., all of which he will sell as low :is
I it can be pure • either in Philadelphia
or New York. CHARLES IL nu t :.
A Ilentown,`A p Ii), 1831. . 11—Gin
1. 5 1711-113 ER Sr. BolrEn,
So. 25, 1/' cst Ilamilt9n street, dilleettown.
Thankful for past favors and
hoping by strict audition to busi
..V.4 nets and a desire to please, to liter
at a continuance of the patronage
so liberally bestowed on them, and wishing
the people to understand the fact, that they
are both PRACTICAL HATTERS—both
having served a long apprenticeship at the
business and understanding the business
thoroughly in all its various branthes—thev
are confident.they can MANUFACTURE
•HATS of all kirvls inferior to none in the
market, and also a little cheapei, because
they perform a great deal of the labor them
selves nnermy their ennterini from the impor
ters for cash, and understanding the busi
ness they employ none but good workin.m,
and doing a large business they can afford
to sell at small profits. . II
. These are some of the reasons why you ,
often hear the remark that "Wieder d Boy
er sell such beautiful Hats at such astonish
ingly
low prites. They alwayg have the
latest Philadelphia and New York styles ;
on hand, so you need not be afraid of hay
ing an old fashioned Hat stuck on you.—
Give us a call. It don't matter what is the i
shape of your head, we will insure . a fit.
FO'Country Merchants would do well to
give us a call, as we will wholesale them
hats and caps cheaper than they can get
them in the city. Also a large assortment
of all kinds of straw goods which they will
sell cheap. TERMS U,ASII.
Allentown, March 15.
y Grocery Store
IN
YUEN C T ut%) SES ,
•
WEIGHING LESS THAN 0 i- OUNCES. 1
For the Cure of Hernia or Rupture. !
Acknowledged by the highest medical Re-;
thorities of Philadelphia, incomparably su
perior to any other in use. Suflerers will
be gratified to learn that the occasion now j
offers to procure not only the lightest and!
mo?t easy, but as durable a Truss as any
other, in lieu of the cumbrous and Miami !
Portable article usually sold. There is no
difficulty attending the fitting, and when the
, pad is located, it will retain its position with
out change. a
Persons at a distance unable to call on the
subscriber, can have the Truss sent to any
address, by remitting Five Dollars for the
doUble—with measure round the hips, and
stating side affected. It will be exchanged
to suit if not fitting, by returnin g it at once,
unsoiled. For sale only by the Importer.
CALEB El. NEEDLES,
Cor. Twelfth .Sr Race St. Phil
.
CP' Ladies, requiring the benefit of Ale.
ehanical Supports, owing to derangement
of the Intern:ll Organs, including Falling of
the Womb, Vocal, Pulmonary, Dyspeptic.
Nervous and Spinal Weakness, are inform
ed that a competent and experienced •LAnv
will be in attendance at the Rooms,(set apart
for their exclusive use.), No. 114, TwELF . rn
St., Ist door below Race.
I June 25, 1551.
.
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 2,_1854.
poetical "Qcpartment.
(FROM TILE HOME JUURNAL.)
Woman's Love.
Ileum.° that tree—its , own leaves gone- -
Its branches fallen, one by one—
Its crown MI bare—
And yet 'tis circled round with green,
From base to4Mere iti boughs have been,
With verdure rare.
Behold that column—once a part
Of some vain trophy, reared by art,
To human pride,
'fis ruined nom—by time defaced ;
'll what rich drapery graced,
And yet with wa.—
Its soars w hide !
Behold that abbey—stoled priests,
And organ's peal, and solemn feasts,
Chant, anthem, gone—
Yet ivy, lichen, moss are there,
As if to deck, with pious care,
4. The mouldering stone.
'Behold that tower, where knights of old,
Were wool ehtvaltie jousts to
By bright eyes blest;
Alas! no heroes throng its halls,
Yet beauty lingers round its walls,
In garlands Brest,
And yon lone man, once robed in poiver,
'Fall trce, proud column, abbey, tower,
Far, tar above—
Behohl him now, a scathed thing,
yet, living tendrils round him cling,
From woinall'a love,
From love like that which clothes the tree
lultie that is but mimicry,
And yet so lair;
It seems to spring from hallowed ground,
And all the forest monarch; round,
But watchers there. •
In'cla , ps like those by Natot- , thrum
It„wild !retied frieza and acutj uredtune,
•. All et umblitig down ;
And yi t though ruin lurks beneath,
Oh, what to these the civic wreath—
The conqueror's crown !
Evergreen power, that shuns display,
As ihOWII ul old, in classic lay,
When—Phoebus spulin,l—
The sweet recusant sought the grove,
And there, to emblem forth such love,
To laurel turned.
noto, L ~...94•11.11=.211r,e• 11116
SttOrellaticulls
Rise and Progress of Cuba.
The island of Cuba, towards which the
eyes of Americans areoccurd nig to their di -
lerent views, greedily ore oxious;y turtling,
was diseoverod by Columbus. Lewitt - is toe
end of October, ita 1 , 1U2, Fur over a quar
ter of a century its value to the Sintnizia
Government tvus but secondary, it being kiss
regarded as a permanent colony, than as a
place for military depots near the Coast of
Mexico. Thus the greatest diversity ex
ists it) the maps of the island, and an almost
incrediblelacloof correctness is to be found in
some which profess to have been as late as
; sixty years after the first discovery of the
It retained its original Indian name
of Cuba, though as is shown by charts, triter
sonic competition with Juana, Fernandina,
Santiago, Avs Maria, and other loyal or de.
votionalappellations. There is much doubt
which was the first settlement made on the
Cuba Coast. litracoa was probably the
first establishment and cantinued to be the
capital of the Llitnd until 1:.)!.:At, when the
stm of government Was transferred to Slim
ago de Cuba. IVe•are told by Hernia Diaz
del Castillo, that, in 1514, the port of Ha
-1 vans existed,“which had formerly been call
ed Puerto. de Caroms, and not Havana."—
A discrepancy is notable, in the accounts of
historians, concerning the whereabouts at
fins time of Havana; some locating it on the
Southern and supposing it to have been sub
sequently transferred to the Northern side
of the island ; others asserting that. Havana
was originally the name of a pftivince; nut
u town, and that, twodistinct places, in the
same province, have been confounded into
one by those who insist on a removal hay
taken place. Certain it is, that Havan
a was originally founded by bun Diego %ref
saquez de Cuella t who bestowed pains in en
dowing it a ith useful establishments, and
made it a place of mark as early as 1515.
, In 1535 a was destroyed by a French ties
OE
sel of war ; but this did not prevent its ris
ing again rapidity from its ashes ; • tor in
1576, we find the respective monks—friars
of the Franciscan and Dominician orders,
establishing convents there ; and about the
same time it Was considered worth attack
ing by the English. The foundations of
the first of the numerous fortresses that de
fend the city, were laid, in 1539, by the
Fovernor of the Island, Hernando de Soto.
Its capacious harbor caused it.to become,
gradually, the most important'rendezvous.
fur shiping between'',llexico and Spain. In
1561, the nuintior oflantilies had• increased
to 309: these .were nearly doubled at the
end of the sixteenth century.. ; and towards
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giffu.sion of Maul information, cncrallttelli!.3cucc,'Amuscmcnt,; 4
.11arlicts, etc.
idle . - 17-:-.7
the middle of the seventeenth, consisted of I 'Mother, I have tried and tried, until the
10,000 souls. In 1549, the Governor, I boys all hoot'at me, and call me a coward.
Gonzalez Perez pe Angula, resolved on mak• I I don't care so much for that, either ; but
ing Havana his residence. In 1589, the they say—even the best boy in school—
first Captain General Juan de Tejeda was that they can't respect a boy, who won't
cammanded to take up his abode there; and fight, and Pin sure I dont want to lose the
in 1633—at which period the city was first respect of all my schoolmates. Mother,' he
walled—the offices of Governor of Havana continued plea:lingly,'you don't know the
and Captain General of the Island were boys in this town ; it seems really necessa
united. Iry to fig,ht,lnow and then, or they will think
The miserable restrictive policy of the you have ne spirit ! •
times,coudemned Cuba to comparative eom- I 'I can't bear to think of my son engaging
mercial inactivity. In 1778, the ports lin a street fight, even to gain• the respect of
of Ilavana Santiago de Cuba, la Trinidad his associates,' replied the mother.
and Batabano were first opened to trade 'And I can't bear to thinlc that none of
with the peninsula; and the same favor the boys respect me,' said George, as he
was not :extended to Matanzas, Neuvitas and hastily left the room.
other places, until the last years of the IBth 'The boy is right, mother,' said his lath
and first years of the 19th century. Not- er ;i he will certainly loose caste among the
withstanding Cuba contains millions of acres boys. if he don't now and then bluster out,
lOf fertile cane growing country, each two and ' deal a few blOws, to Aoki/ that he is
acres of the poorest of which can produce a nut going_ to be imposed upon. Yen had
hogshead of sugar, only' 12,500 hogsheads better give your consent to it, or he will cer
were
exported yearly, beforel77B. From tuinly have to do so without it;
, this time, however, its rise in prosperity 'O, I hope not yet !' said the mother, in a
was rapid ; its population nearly doubled in dejected tone:
the twenty years, [ruin 1778 to 1795 and All that day the subject was upon her
I the revenues of the Island, which had been, j mind causing deep anxiety and earnest
lin 1772, but 2:3,010 dollars, had increased, I prayer. At one time she sympathized in
w ithni unc year of the first relaxation of cola- her boy's feelings, and was ready to say,
;mai restrictions, to $158,62 , 1. In 1809, the l 'Stand up to your rights." Then the
ports of Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Nlatan- thought of those gentle hands inflicting
zas and La Trinidad were °Betted to the wounds upon his associates, caused her to
shudder ; and as in fancy she saw those
1 world, and, from that time, Cuba has been
striding rapidly forwards in wealth arid tits- .blows returned upon him, with all the force
I u nction . The revenue yit lard by Matan- lof a larger and stronger boy, and hiS dear.
1 zits alone; in 1815, to' the Spanish Govern- face bruised and blackened by them, the
I mint was 219,023 dollars.. In 1819, butt mother grew sick at heart, and again asked
ten years after the restrictions to commerce I herself, ./.1 it necessatw for boys to fight f'
had been removed, that island yielded 4,- Then she thought of our Saviour's harmless
1785,1'17 dollars in taxes to the Spanish deportment, and his command, ...11 they smite
I crown, and the exportation of sugar reached thee on one cheek, turn to them the other I
!the amount of 850,000 quintals! In ISIS i also ;' arid frequently she prayed that she
i i the exports of Cuba Were estimated at 20,- might guide lies son aright. 1
000,000 duffers; her imports at ,t 25,000,000 That night she went to her boy's room,
I dollars ; her revenue at 13,000,000; and M dan heard the whole occurrence that so ex-
1 Ramon de la Sagra supposed the amount of cited him. She could not but admit that
property in the Island to be worth 80,000.- I James B—had been very provoking ; but
000 dollar, although the portion of it under I she felt glad that George had been enabled ;
tilt: cation is supposed to be not 20 per cent to keep front strut rig hen.
of its whole extent ! 'My son,' she asked, .if you were to die
Ouba is divided, for fiscal purposes, into to-night, would it give you most pleasure to
the three intendencies of Havana, Santiago feel that you had revenged your injuries, or
Ide Cubit and Puerto Principe. The Intend- i forgiven them.'
ant of I lavana is General Su oerintendant of .1 don't know mother ; I don't think it sin
! all revenues.. Each Intendant is divided ful to defend myself limn insult—!'
lainong delegated financial administrators, 'Suppose you had given James 'the dret
-1 who in turn have their sub-delegates through i sing' you think he deserved.and that when
1 the interior of the Island. About one-half you go to school (
he r
di w d
morning,
night you
lof the income of the government is derived should be told shate in the ,•
I rom exorbitant duties on fur( ign goods, the would you feel happy to think you had beat
,
mest unreasonable part of which are direct- en him—the last day or his life f'
ed ago inst. the United States. According 'People do not die so suddenly mother I'
to McCulloch, 'Cuba derives nine•tenths of 'Often. Life is so uncertain that we
her supply oh flour from the United States, should try to regulate our conduct towards
principally front New-Orleans,' 'the duty our associates iu such a way that, should
upon which is $5,58 per barrel per Span- I they be taken out of the world suddenly,
maim ship, $5,59 per barrel per foreign ship.' 1 ;we in ky have no bitter remembrances to le-
The population , of. Cuba has increased in , proach ourselves •with—' .
proportion to Its growth in commerce and 1 And again did the mother hold up before
agriculture. In 1517 the inhabitants of tht her boy the Saviour's blameless life, and
Island were 551,998. In 1 5 53 they ha d urge hurt to strive to imitate that perfect
:11e:reno,,4 to ab out , 1,500,000. 01 these y otie•
600,000 are white, 600,000 stave black, and
about 200,000 free black. By a royal or
der of 12th ?larch, 1537, free colored peo
ple were prohibited trout landing in Cuba,
ion any pretence whatever. Nevertheless
1 the treatment tit slaves is unusually humane
I mid mild. Tnere are restrictions upon the
1 oils attending slavery which do not exist in
' the United States: According to old Span
-1 ith Colonial law, a slave has the 'right' to
hay himself free, and the master cannot only
I not dispute this right; but the slave who has
1 eienmenced viy;lig her his liberty by instal
; trent, may work where he pleases, in order
,to n i•guire, more rapidly the means to pur
-1 chase his Ireedont. A :lave has also the
ri;;lp. to &mind his sale to another master,
in case he is displeased with the one he pos
smses. The rapid increase of the slave pop
; elation may in a great measure be due to
Itlki continued importatiou of slaves from Al
, rita. lit sours years, since 1815, as .many
as 30,000 blacks are believed to have been
•iiriported into Cuba itt a single year. In
11.;1•1, 10,000 slaves are said to have been
! imported, and the number brought in yearly
at present; I:1AV average front 2 t0.3,000.—i.
We do not believe that the Spanish home
Ig4verninent are directly responsible for the
Icontinuance of this internal traffic in flesh
nod , blood ; but there is little doubt that some
oh the Captains General of the Island , have
winked at it, mid made it a source of perso
ntl profit.
:Luba whatever herultimate political con
ntetion may become, certainly may be con
;tattered us destined to eminent prosperity.
This cannot ho doubted when we reflect
that she possesses an area of 32,000 stmarb
lilaglish miles, is nearly in size to Ireland,
and of a fertility unequaled by any. like
amount of territory oil earth.—J. q Conc.
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FIGHTING
•It's no use trying any longer, mother, I
Must give up and go to fightjng, as the oth
er boys do !' exclaimed George, us he lbw ,
down his hat, and pushed back his curls
front his moist forehead. His mother gazed
sadly upon his flushed face for a moment
ere she answered.. •My dear sou, try a lit
tle longer for my sake ! '
FOR FARMER AND MECHANIC.
•When you talk to me, mother,' said the
softened boy, •1 feel you were right, and it
seems easy for me to do as
. you wish ; but
when 1 ant with the buys, they talk so dif
ferently that they make me think that you
are too particular. How shall 1 help being
influenced by them, mother ?'
will keep praying fur you, my dear son
while yea are with your young companions,
that you may have strength given you to re-
silt temptation.' •
For several days the attacks against
George were renewed. with a view of forc
ing hint to li4ht ; but,' with his mother's
prayers, he displayed his courage by roles
tag to do what she disapproved of.
'Coward ! coward ! huis afraid to f
was heard on all sides.—
•A fraid ? yes, I an . ziraitl of doing wr.ing,'
was his . answer as he went on to school.
Though he so nobly pregevered in doing •
his duty, his heart was heavy, for he felt
that his schoolmaster thought him mean and
spiritless ; and older persons than George
know how hard it is to bear the sneures of
their associates, even when called forth by
doing what is right.
George's teacher had seen enough of
What was going on to Sympathize fully in
his trials; and to admire the moral heroism
he displayed.. Ide felt glad that he had one
brave lad in his school, who was brave
enough to refuse to fight ! Being accustom
ed to talk freely with the buys, about any
thing he happened to hear,•he toed occasion
one day, when George was not present, to
say to them.
'Bays, do.any of you know George Tay
lor ?'
'Yes, sir,l do ;' and so do I eon& I,' was
the reply of ono and all, while some one ex
claimed—
'Of course, sir, we all know him.'
'Do you ? 1 dont think you know him
very well,' the teacher, for I have often
heard you say that he would not fight ; now,
if you knew him us well as 1 du, you Weald
know that he dues light !'
•who did he fight what' •
•Iliatself
'Fight wait himself ! How could he do
that ?'
NUMBER 44.
'ln this way—you have repeatedly pTO-.
voiced him—he forgave you, because he is,
trying to follow Him who 'brought peace on
earth.' • Then you taunted him,•and called
him 'coward !' He knew that he Was not
a coward, and he longed to show you 'that
he was not one. Ile felt that by a slight ex-
ertion of his _strength, he could stop yout
taunts ; but he would not displease his moth-
er ; he would not do what she had taught,
him was wrong. And so he struggled, with
his inclinations ; and, though the struggle
was a hard one, he came off conqueror! He
is the bravest boy in all this school, because
lie conquered hirnseff ; for the Bible says,
•hle that is slow to anger is better than the
mighty, and he that ruleth his own spirit-is
greater than he that taketh a city.'
Learning A Trade.
We happened, not long ago, to sit at a
window and see a parcel ofworkmen begin to
lay the foundation for a row of houses. Ina
short time we were able to distinguish the
relative position of the parties at work.
They were all Irish. 'l'he contractor was
always busy moving from place to place,
with a plurnet in his hand, and.occasionally
referring to a draft which he held in his
hand. It Was easy to see that all the work
he did in a day would not .hurt a child.—
Next to him came the mason. He had
sometimes a heavy stone to lift, but his job
was a nice one, and had no work to do to
hurt him. Next came the man who was
skilled in making mortar. This work was
not hard nor very disagreeable. But there
j was a one man, apparently older than all the
others, who had no skill, and upon him fell
the painful task of wheeling the heavy stone
down an inclined plain; into the cellar. We
know that when night came, his body must
have been completly exhausted.
Of these workmen the contractor, no
doubt, received the highest compensation,
the mason next, the mortar maker next,
aid laborer the least of all. So :nucli for
having a little
It is a common thing for a person in
straightened circumstances to make every
member of the family earn something.—
The Father works at his trade, the moth
er takes in sewing, and the boys are taken
away from school' to stand in stores, , or
something of the kind, for two ,dollars - per
week. This is all very well, except in the
case of the boys. To them a woful injury
is done. They grow up to manhood with
out having any regular employment, and
being without education, must be compelled
to be underlings all their lives.
On•the other hand, if the parents, duly im
pressed with the importance of education,
are willing to forego a temporary gain, and
give their boys a sound common education,
the final reward is almost invariably a source
of great pride and gratifiCation. The boy,
after leavinr , school, goes for a short time to
a teacher of Book-keeping and A'ccounts,
and he is then fully prepared to be a mar
chant on his own small capital, if he can
raise any, or he Can keep the account of othe
ers. We will contrast cases of very earn
nion occurence. Two women are left wid
ows
"workin such poverty that they are obliged to
work fin' their liiing. Each has a son twelve
or thirteen years old. One wants a petty
situation for her boy, and obtains a small as
sistance therefrom. The other works the
; harder, keeps her boy at school, following
1 the course marked out above. One boy
1 grows to m tinhood still the receiver . of petty
lwages, and often out of a situation The
other having education and skill, obtains a
situation, tilid having the confidence of his
.
.: employer, holds it, and is gradually pro
moted. It soon becomes unnecessary for
1 his mother in labor, and finally she has the
gratification of finding her son, with the
in inners and habits of a gentletiin, in a
condition to support her old'age in a style
of comparative ease and afluence. - It is front
the class of men raised in ',his way of our'
toast solid merchants have been taken.
It is to lei regretted that these truths ate
no inure widely diffused, for it is really pitia
ble to see numbers of hangers-on upon soci-'
my, as revealed whenever an advertisement
is put in a weekly paper that somebody is .
wanted to perform some service. A most
reprehensible contempt for manual labor i. 4
one cause of this. A set of fellows are con=
tent to hang upon the world. in the most`
miserable manner, in the 'hope of living on
places where they can always be dressed
up like gentleman. They turn with hor
ror from the !dee of wearing the check shirt
of the mechanic. There is surely some
thing very morbid in.public•sentiritent when '
such opinions prevail to such an extent 'as
they do now.
Send your children to school! Let them
all be skilled in something or other. Do
not be afraid that if you 'all take this advice
there w.ll be no body left to fill the, offices .
of petty salcsmen and errand boya.---
This class of poor slaves will' always be
large enough; if made - up merelk of Oman
who cannot help them Selves. One man . of
action, of independent power, is worth
thousand of hangers-on and underlings.—,
Strain every nerve; therefore, if you. really
love your sons,•to make sure that they take
their rank in'the former'class.