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Updated: May 15, 2025
"I don't care so much about the young men," said Mr. Korley, "as I do about the middle-aged ones: My Jennie pesters me almost to death every time I go down, to buy her something to read. Of course I always forget it. Besides, I would like a place where I could see the papers and periodicals myself. I would give fifty dollars to see a good library and reading-room in Wheathedge."
It read as follows: "We, the undersigned, for the purpose of establishing a library and reading-room in Wheathedge, subscribe the sums set opposite our names, and agree that when $500 is subscribed the first subscribers shall call a meeting of the others to form an organization." I put Mr. Korley's name down for $50, which started it well. Mr. Jowett could do no less than Mr. Korley, and Mr.
Korley on board the train, he remarked to me, "We ought to have a circulating library at Wheathedge." "And a reading-room with it," said I. "Well, yes," said he. "That's a fact. A good reading-room would be a capital thing." "Think of the scores of young men," said I, "that are going down to ruin there. They have no home, no decent shelter even for a winter's evening, except the grog-shop."
The same thought had fortunately occurred almost simultaneously to my friend Mr. Korley, though his reason for desiring its establishment were quite different from mine. His family spends every summer at Wheathedge. His wife and daughters found themselves at a loss how to spend their time. They had nothing to do. They pestered Mr. Korley to bring them up the last novels.
"Very good," said I, "I will put you down for that amount." So I took out my pocket-book and made a memorandum. "What! are you taking subscriptions?" asked Mr. Korley. "Have taken one," said I. That was the beginning. That night I took a blank book and drew up a subscription paper. It was very simple.
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