Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-13
THE RISE e. FALL OF FAMILIES.

THE RISE e. FALL OF FAMILIES.
Every young man should start in lie de-
term;ned 10 act upon the motto OF emil
Desperandum," or Don't give up the
ship" Let him, on commencing life, look
around him see who are the wealthy, who
are the influential, who are the cOuried and
respected oil socie'y, and ask from whence
they sprang. In ninety-nine cases out OF a
hundred, he will find them to be those who,
at his age, were possessed of as little of
the worlds gear, as little of family nhu-
ence, and as little OF any extraneous aid as,
he himself possesses; men who conmen-
ced The world with nothing, ard whose adj
vancement in life solely depended upon
their own husbandry, lrugality, integrity,
and strict attention TO business.
Most young men consider it great mis-
fortune To be poor, or not 10 have capital
enough TO establish themselves at once in
good business; this is very mistaken no.
ZION, for, so far from poverty being mis-
fortune TO him, il we may judge from what
we every day behold, it is really blessing !;
for the chance is more than ten to one in
favor of the success Of such young man.
over one who starts with plenty Of money.
Look back twenty years, and see who
commenced business at that time with a.
bundance Of means, and trace them down TO
the present day, how many of them in this
city can now boast of wealth and high STAN
ding? On the contrary, how many have
become poor, LOST their places in society
and are passed, by their once boon com
panions, with a look which plainly says, Il
know you not
In this country, the wheel OF fortune is
constantly turning, and lie who is at zenith
this year, may be AT nidar next, anu excite
no surprise. 1t is seldom that the fourth,
or even the third generation enjoys prop
; erty and station in society which was won
! by the industry and lrngaluy of the first.
} This constant change is The natural
result ofcauses in continue operation. The
first generation starts in life poor, but in
dustrious and honest he resolved To ac-
! quire properly, & at the same tlme sustails
character that shall command respect.
4 By dint Of long perseverance in business,
and the sustanment OF high character for
integrity and fair dealings, he succeeds
(such man never ials,) and becomes
weathy.-His sons succeed him, perhaps
maintain the character of their father, and
add To the wealth he left them-ihey were
educated 10 business, and know how the
property they enjoy was acquired. But
ther SONS grow up, ana from Infancy HHu
themselves in the lap oil luxury, nnd rock
ed in the cradle of ease; their minds are
never turned on business--ihat is beneath
ihem-'hey are engrossed in importat moth
ngs scorn labor run the rounds of fol-
"; marry light headed, fashionable ladies',
who have as sovereign contempt for abo-
rers, and The useful things of lie ms them
selves, dash away few years in their
carriages lose their parents; divide their
property; attempt 10 carry on business {;
are incapable of managing i,.-fail, slrug-
gle to keep up appearances aud their places
in fashionable lile--are obliged 10 reIire--
wretched and miserable at homeland get
through the world as well as they can, car
rying always the appearances OF shabby
gentlemen, and being looked ct askance
by their former companions. Their chill
dren are more miserable even than them
selves being brought up with an idea that
labor is degrading and that they are of a
superior order while necessity compels
them 10 resort 10 some means Of getting a
living pride and poverty arei at war with
them, and they druge out miserable and
precarious life.
IPhiladelDhIa Hcral l.