Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-06-15
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HAB1T.---How very few enter on the
more public duties Of life with habits
adapted to usefulness. Incidence and
self-indulgence have generally enfeeb-
led, and so contracted the energies Of
the mind, and when the time has arri-
we'd to exert them in an extended de-
gree, they are unable, and unwilling,
/ to do their part; and the rudiments Of
self-discipline is to be begun, where
strengthened habit is expected to act.
Home, and retirement, the most favor
able places for early and weak efforts,
are occupied in softness and indulgence.
An inconsistent estimate of time and
life, causes many young people to neg
lect acquiring good habits. One delay
brings another, and train of things
succeed each other in confused success
sion, often producing hurry and irrita-
ton; whereas, if every thing was done
in its own season, for there is time for
all, cheerful accomplishment Of eve
Try duty would leave the mind in sere-
nifty, and the body less fatigued. We
are apt to complain of the extreme
shortness and uncertainty Of time, but
contradict those seeming convictions
! by leaving what should be done in the
present moment, for that uncertain pc
riod to come.
The young should be early taught
how to divide and properly occupy the
present, that the future may have its
own place and attention. Langor and
encouragement succeed failure, when
new and untried duties are attempted,
because the mind has not been trained
step by step to greater activity, and
thus may rest far below capable exer-
ton. In this way, time and talents are
frequently buried under load Of lazy
habits, sometimes cloaked beneath the
names Of diffidence, modesty, &c.
albany Christian Register.
liz WILL NEVER MAKE A MERCHANT.
"A gentleman from the country pla-
ced his son with dry good merchant
in 49, street. For time all went
on we'll. At length a lady came into
the store to purchase silk dress, and
the young man waited upon her. The
price demanded was agreed to, and he
proceeded to fold the goods. He dis
covered, before he had finished, flaw
in the silk, and pointing it out to the
lady, said, .sMadam, deem it my du-
ty to tell you that there is a fracture in
the silk
OF course she did not take it.
The merchant overheard the remark,
and Immediately wrote to the father Of
the young man "to come and take him
home;" ssfor," said he, che ,DiX never
maize merchant"
The father, who had ever reposed
confidence in his son, was much griev-
ed, and fastened to the city to be in-
formed of his deficiencies. "Why will
he not make merchant asked he.
.sBecause he has no TACT" was tho
answer. "Only day or two ago, he
told lady, voluntarily, who was buy
ing silk Of him, that the goods were
damaged; and II0st the bargain. Pur-
chasers must look out for Themselves.
If they cannot discover flaws, itwould
be foolish in me to tell them Of their ex-
istence."
"And is that all his faulta' asked
the parent.
eyes," answered the merchant, she's
very well in other respects"
"Thcn I love my son better than ev-
er; and ! thank you for telling me Of
this matter; ! would not have him ano-
ther day in your storef for the world"
We make no comments on the above.
Whether such a trade, as the merchant
would make, is not rather taxing adj
vnntagcaf tie. PURCHASERS ignorance,
than making the bsstuse Of one knovl-
edge, we leave to our readers to decide.
~ Il. G0laa3s
PECULIAR HABITS OF MUSICAL CON-
posERs.-Sacchini could not write 9
passage except his wife was at his side.
and unless his cats, whose play tuinASS