Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 34, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 5 July 1834 — Page 4
THE WHEEL of foiitum:. A STORV WITH A MORAL. In a small state in the New England state, there resided some years agii two young men, whose subsequent fortunes serve forcibly to show the ad
vantages of personal application to
study and business on the one hand
and folly of relying on ancestrinl honor-; and extensive patrimonies on the
other. Samuel Ledvard was the onlv
favorite son of a gentleman, who in
point of riches and honors stood con
fusedly at the head ot the aristocracy
of that section of the country. Nature had done much for Samuel's person.
tuousrh s.io had not been remarkably
generous towards him in the bestow tnent of her mental gifts. The f.ict
however, that he was the da rims son
of the rich and Ron. Judge Ledvard
was enough in his estimation and that
of his father, not only to make up for
what nature had refused to grant him
but to give him a great superiority o
ver his less fivored neighbors. The
best that the fashion of tin world eai give were abundantly provided to grat ify the vanity of Samuel. Tint h
was superior to every one rise none dared openly to deny, as all feared to
incur the haughty frowns of the patri
cian father, and it is now astonishing
that Samuel should presume himself to
be all which the flatteries of his fimi ly insisted that he should be.
Within a few rods of the stately
mansion of Judge Ledvard, slood tin
humble dwelling of Le r orest. Stephe: however, was a poor bov; and what e i i . r
ii nossioie, was more to nis sname (in
the estimation of the Ledyards.) he wa the son of a joiner and laboring man
Though Samuel and Stephen were near neighbors from their birth, little acquaintance and less intimacy was allowed to subsist between them. If Samuel in his great condescension ever did speak to Stephen, it was to remind him of his father's greatness and the obscurity of Stephen's, and to insult him by any other means at hand. Stephen bore this becomingly, for the thought had never entered his head that he could be equal to the Ledyards. These boys for most of the time from six to sixteen, went to school, but not together. Common schools, where ton vulgar for the Ledvard family. A select establishment must be prepared for the children of the Judge, while Stephen, with iiis scanty supply of books in the chimney corner, or under the tuition of different pedagogues, had to make the best prognss lie could. lie applied himself, however, and ma le good proficiency. When these vouih? were at the age of sixteen, and as Samuel was ready to cnlcr college, the Ledyards learned with surprise and indignation that it was the design of Peter Le Forest to send Stephen also to college, and at the same university where Samuel was to acquire his literary honors! Stephen Le Forest, however, had as good a right to go there as Samuel Ledvard; and the faculty being independent of both, would receive the former as readily as the latter. The thought that Stephen was to be a class mate with Ledvard was revolting to the pride of the Judge and his aristocratic son. but determining that Samuel should have no intercourse with Stephen, and trusting, that the great wealth of Ledvard would exalt (he former in the good esteem of the faculty and tin students over the latter, he was sent to Cambridge and entered the class with Stephen. During their i four years residence at college, Samuel adhered strictly to his determination' (o have no intercourse with poorSle-J
nhen Le I orest, (he laborer s son. To
his fellow students he professed to know the thing, and knew him onlv to
despise his poverty and obscurity. Tin prodigality of Samuel was proverbial in the college, ar.d in more than one instance his violation of principle and neglect of study, subjected him to the reprimands of the President. Stephen pursued the even tenor of his way. attended to his studios, recited his lesson well, and by his amiable and unpretending depot imenf, acquired the good will of the better part of the student and the approbation of the others. ITo wa prudent in hi expenditures and by keeping school during the vacancies, eariinl nearly enough to p iy his college bill. When the four year were out and the class was to be gr id uated, Stephen had the Jirst part in (he ex'-rcises assigned him, whil i SamMel was hardly noticed. Thee arrangements were dissatisfactory to the Ledyards but they could not be altered. " Stephen left the stape applauded by the vast crowd of spectators, while Samuel's performance engaged no expiPSMons but dicgutt. After leaving college, both Samuel ar.1 Stephen turt placed in situation's
to prepare for the bar. In due time,
Stephen was admitted to practice, ana opened an office in the village of his na
tivity. Samuel's father dying about
this time, he abandoned his legal stud
ies, presuming that business would be
unimportant and unnecessary to him so great was the inheritance left him by
his father. For some years lie made it
his only business to dash about in state
ly pride, expending what tie regarded as the inexhaustible riches left him by his father. Time however proved his mis take. JJefore prodigality and dir-sip i-
tioi . 'riches look wings and flow away.' The gaming table, made fatal inroads upon his property. 1 o saw Stephen flourish ia hi profession, and despised him; for though in the course of a fenyears Stephen had accumulated more property than Samuel had remaining, stiii it was a circumstance sufiieier.'ilY damning in the view of the former, and sullicieni iy honorable in his viev of himself, that Stephen was the son Le Forest, the carpenter, and lie was the son of Ledvard, the judge. In ten years Samuel had not a rent remaining, llarrassed bv creditor, and having too much piide to stand in his humiliation before Stephen, now a man of wealth and iniiuenee, he left hi native village and entered some petty officer on board of a ship in the navv. Here hi habits were such as cau-ed him to be cashiered, and lie was dismissed from the. service in disgrace. In the mean time, by industry and perseverance, the j unci's son arose to eminence; in his profession. lie fore Ledvard entered the Navv, Le Forest stood at the head of the bar in his county, and .t')o jt the time of Samuel's leaving the service in disgrace, Stephen wa appointed (o t ho same honorable office which (he senior Ledyard had formerly held. Since, that time, Samuel Led yard has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for his crimes, where he
remained a miserable object of pity
wl.en ( last heard from him. I ho?, are facts substantially taken from rcn life. The names o;,'v an; lictitiou
They seem to show how the wheel of
fiiiunc in a free country will carry tb.i meritorious upward while it precini
fates the prolligate into ruin below.
H e hae not thought to adorn the tal
by any fanciful embellishments. The
desire not to tell too Ion"- a story has
compelled us to leave out studied descriptions. We were present at the
trial of Ledyard. Le Forest was the
presiding judge on the bench: and
when his duty called him to pronounce upon the unhappy criminal, we saw tiie tear steal down the manly cheek of
the judge and his voice fiultercd as he
gave utterance to the dread language
of the law. For ourselves, we could
not so well command our passions. We
thought of the past, looked upon the
present, and wept. How could we
help it? Oh that youth in every cir cumstancc would learn, that "'pridf. goeih before destruction, and a haugh
ty spirit before a fall, while he that
humMelh himself shall be exalted.'
E Tlvribus Usum. A lew years ago the captain of a militia company in a certain town in New Hampshire who
felt nil the importance of the high station to which lie had been lately eleva
ted, resolved to have a bass drum added
to the drum and fife ordinarily used in
his company. He accordingly visited the town ofPortsmoulh for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements, and with some difficulty at length succeeded in finding a person who had a bass drum, of which he was willing to dispose, and a bargain was soon struck.
But the captain was somewhat puzzled with the phrase " E Pluribm Unum," hich was cairiod in the beak of the
Ameiican Eagle, and painted on the
arum. He demanded an explanation
and was told In the wag. that it was the
name of the captain of the company to which the drum formerly belonged. 'Then it must be altered'' 'Certain
ly1 replied the wag. The drum was
accordingly taken to a pointer, and
the objectionable words, Pluribm Unum
were erased, and other words substitu
ted in their place. For many yean
this 'drum was carried at the head of
the company the Eagle proudly bear
ing in his beak the scroll, to which was
attached tne name of the brave, am
well meaning, E Jonathan Pihbury!
To destuoy vermin-. Many per
pons ask "what shall we do with it?
when wc persuade them to abandon
ardent spirits. 1 answer, destroy your
enemies with it. 1 he house of an inn
keeper of my acquaintance was very
much infested with vermin; he resortet
to many different methods, but couh
not destroy them; at length he though.
of the effect of ardent spirits had upon
his two-legged customers, and resolved
Faumf.h. Writers in ail ages have been lavish in their praises of the important pursuits of the husbandman, The flowery fields, the bleating herds,
the rural cottage, and the domestic
breside, have furnished poets and orators with their brightest image. Hat while they have been thu lavish of their panegyrics, Aw of them have de
scended from their elevation to cleave
the sod, and nourish the plants, which produce all these beautiful images. Ihit at the present day nothing is more common, than for men to quit our halls of legislation, our courts of justice, shins and merchandise, or til;'! l?arned professions, to seek in agricultural pursuits for that tranquil enjoyment, thai health
of body and peace of mind, which thev had sought in vain among the objects of towering nmhitbu'. the eager pursuit of wealth, and the jarring interests of a buy wo! Id. Thirty years ngoCineinnatusha I many admirers, but very few imitators but now the Cincinnati of America may be found in every part of our land, and men v hose names are well known to politicians and literati of our country, may frequently be found aiding in the labors of the field. Their pi. in, and th ir pens, and their instruments of lihor, co-operate ia the same wise and benevolent deign to multiply (lie fruit of th : earth, the great mine of real wealth, and store hou-c of su-tenance for man and heasf. A bnilesaue militia noisier has lately taken place at Won ester, Mass. The Qaarler Master CeiieraTs dress was emblematical and unique in appearance. Hi scrimped coat was trimmed with crackers for but tons, and smoked herrings for epaulettes hi; sugar loaf cap was decorated with bunches of long nine cigars for tassels, and laced with strings of dried apple. For a
sword he cariied a toddy slick full six feet hrg. 1
to make an experiment. Accordingly
he prepared a pan of black-strap, (rum
and molasses,) set it in the cellar, ai
waited the event. The next morning
he found fourteen large rats lying help
less around the pan. It is needless to
add, he pursued this advice until hi: house was cleared of rats and mice. A farmer's corn was much annovci
by a bear, which he was not able to des
tioy until he thought of rum. He procured a vessel of well sweetened rum.
and the next morning bruin was to rich and happy to go or stand. A few have
found that corn strongly saturated with
rum, will take away the use of leg and wmg from crows. One old farmer told
me last summer that grasshoppers lov
ed it too. Now I say, neither throv
away nor burn ardent spirits, nor for
conscience sake, murder human be
ing with it but destroy grasshoppers, bears and crow. Foxes, I presume,
arc too cunning to drink it.
THE HOY Til AT EECAME A TRAITOR. There arc few things more disgrace
ful in children than to be cruel to those
harmless creatures, which are ur.abl
to defend themselves. If I see a child
pull off the w ings of an insect, or throw
stones at the load, or take pains to set
his foot on a worm, I am sure that
there is something wrong about him, or
that he nas not been well inslructe
I here was once a bov who loved to
give pain to every tiling that came in
his way, over which he could get any
power. f would lake eggs from the
mourning Robin, and torture the un
fledged Sparrow, Cats and Dogs, the
peaceable Cow, and the faithful Horse,
he delighted to worry- and distress.
do not like to tell you of the many cru
el tilings that lie did. He was told
that such deeds were wrong. An ex
cellent lady with whom he lived used to warn and reprove him for his evil coduct.-Uut he did not reform. When he grew up lie became a soldier. He
was never sorry to see men wounded,
and blood running upon the earth. lie
became so wicked as to lay a plan to
neiray Ins country, and sell it into the
hands of the ememy. This is to be a traitor. But he was discovered and
tied. He never dared to return to his
native land, but lived despised, and
died miserably in a foreign clime Such
was tne end of the cruel boy, who lov
ed to give pain to animals. His name
was Hene 'ict Arnold. He was horn
t Norwich, in Connecticut, and the
beautiful city of his birth is ashamed of
his memory.
Tn:: nr. vso.v win. A small lad ask
ed permission of his mother to go to a
oall. She. told him it was a bad place
lor liltle boys. "Why, mother, did'nt
you and father use to go to balls when
you was young?" "Y es, but we have
seen (he f)l!ii of ?7," answered the mo
ther. "Well, mother," exclaimed the son, "I want to see the folly of it too'
" Why, Mr. said a tall fellow
to a little person who was in company
with five or six large men, "I protest you are so small I did not see you be
fore. ' "Very likely,' replied the little
gentleman, "I am like foui pence halfpenny among six cents; not readily perceived, but worth the whole on 'cm." i
t:uAS''i A: SQrs, Xcar ihe. corner of Front and Grand sts. g 7? AVE just received, in addition to their former stock, a large assortment of Seasonable mxr GOODS,
II A R D V A R E, Q U E EN S VY ARE, CUTLERY, ov-c. RO.Y CASTLVGS. J. D .XAILS.
BROWN ec LOAF SUGAR NEW TEA fc COFFEE, COTTON YARN, CANDLE WICK, C A R V EN T ER S TOOLS, SHOVELS. HOES, SPADES, ROPES, &c. &c Also, a general assortment of COMMON FAMILY MEDICINES. fc5Fun hasers will please call and examine for themselves. Terms will be as usual cash, approved country produce, or short credit. N. B. CASH will be paid for all slaughtered IS idt' and Sfcitttfthat may he delivered at our store, or at J. Tarts' Tan-yard, one mile from Rising Sun. C. &: S.
ES:ti !tr asitl amu, .Yorth corner of Main am! Front streets, 1-1 AVE JUST RECEIVED, in additiou to their former stock, a lare and splendid assortment of Cutlery, Groceries, Arc, tec. All of which they will dispose of low for cash, or approved country produce. If 0d'I.3: THE subscriber still continues to do business at his Old Stand on the corner of Front and Grand streets, and takes this method of informing the public in general, (hat he has on hand a good assortment of Krnmahit S'aSi & Witsli'i GOODS, which he offers low for Cash., or approved credit, consisting in part a follows, Black, hhic, bnnrn, otr, drab and
Srif inix'd Cloths; fancy Casimcres, Satinclt's of all descriptions ; red. vffH, scurltt and rehitc Flannel's; brown Shirting and sheet inq bleached Domestic do. PEA IDS AND STRIPES. Merrimack and Fall River 2 blue Prints; fancy do. assorted do. Scotch Plaids; blue and brown Camblet; assorted Circassians; plain and figured book Jaconett, and Swiss Muslin's; plain Bobbicetl's; cotton and silk Flag Hhdkfs, Blankets of all sizes and de
scriptions; Cotton l arn assorted num
bers, vvc. Sec. To all of which is added a general assortment of HJ1 11 D IV Jl R U, CROCK 111 ES, M EDI C 1 N ES, Paints, Oil, l)e Suif, Queen and Chie.a Ware, Musical Ixstkumf.xts, Tovs,
Arc. Also, COOKING STOVES, and Stoves of every description.
S. HATHAWAY.
ROTARY
y O y iu&i jl -- 'r-,HE subscribers have an agency for selling Stakixy's Patented ROTARY .COOKLXG STOVES. The public are respectfully invited to call at their store, South corner of Main and Front streets, and examine the ar
ticle. , i , Of u!l inventions of the kind that wc have ever seen, we think this stands foremost in point of convenience and the saving of fuel. Various sizes will be kept constantly on i;u?'.d and disposed of on reasonable terms. Also, all kinds of STOVES furnished to order. Pkiter James.
F
en.
i33i.-ii.
"SALT! Sail!
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A. A A 8 LSI ft El, OESPECTFULLY informs (he uk people of Rising Sun, and vicinity,
that he has opened a shop on Jllain St.,
near the corner of 1- rout, where lie is prepared to manufacture
Svvcb'v vas'iEOBVoi Tin U are.
Being an experienced workman, he has
no hesitation in assuring general satis
faction to his friends, and those purcha
sers who may favor him with a call.
CoitnSry Ps'oduc? will be taken
at the market price for Tin Ware.
April 26th, 1834. 12vv.
A 0 T ICE.
THE partnership heretofore existing between Willis Miles and
Almon Scrantox was dissolved on the
20th ult., by mutual consent. All those
indebted to the late firm are requested to call and settle their accounts by note
or payment. II. JiliLES.
A. SCRAA l OA. W. MILES continues lo carry on the TAILORING HUSZNSSS,
it the old stand on Front street. He las just received the latest f.stf.rx
fashions, and is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line in the neatest and most fashionable style and at the short-
st notice. He returns his (hanks (o
the citizens of Rising Sun and its virili
ty for their former very liberal patron-
ige, and respectfully solicits a contin
uance of (he same. W. MILES.
CCr"An Apprentice to the obovc bust
ness wanted immediately.
May 24, 1834. 3w
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