The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
FFrom the ". Y. Eveming Star.
MECHANICS.

horses,'' said a whskered dandy in Broadway
show can America ever arrive at distinction,
when all classification of persons is thus ami
hilatcd, and the coach ofyour tailor runs against
the wheels of your own tributary" This is the
opinion, no doubt, of many who never earned a
dollar by their own industry. Bonaparte, the
best Judge of human nature and of merit, never
visited great painting,or specimen ofingenui-
ty or mechanic art, that he did not on taking
leave, walk up formally to the artist. or engineer,
and taking off his hat, salute him with low g.
respectful bow; it was homage due to merit,
and he always paid the debt. Nothing gives
me more pleasure than seeing mechanic in his
coach, that is to say if he drives his own coach
OH the actual profits of his occupation if he
mistakes the time, and begins too early he is lost
for mechanic who sets up his coach, and is
compelled to set it down again, from a prema-
ture commencement and not understanding his
position, is poor creature indeed, and runs n
head OF his business.
1t is custom, and bad custom, in England,
to look on tradesmen and mechanics as an infe-
rior class Of men, without reference to their
character or wealth. This, however, grows out
| OF the distinctions and classficatons of society
in monarchal form Of government, and keeps
met hanics, excepting in the city of London, con.
tinually under the ban, and consequently pre-
vents their ever attaining high rank and we
regret to add, that we are tnctured a little too
much in this country with the same feelings,
| customed 10 believe that there is in mechanic
something low and grovelling, prefer bringing
up their sons to a profession, in n counting
house, or in retail fancy store, and when thoy
| come of age, they have no CAPT tai to give their
| children to commence business with, and they
drag out weared and poor existence depending
| on chance,and seldom attaining affluence This
is not the case with the sober, industrious me-
chanic he has business a capital OF which he
cannot be deprived, and if he possess ingenuity
and enterprise, and, above all, sohriety and in
dustTy, he is very likely to attain fortune. The
secret therefore, in this republican country, is to
give your sons good education, all education
chanisss t9r p aany % and then make noe:
temperate, ingenious, industrious and frugal,they
mus. make good living, but if these principles
are engrafed on a good educaIon,such mechah-
les not only become rich, but,they become great
The education which qualities them for the
bar or the bencll--for the highest honors OF
profession, imparts greater value TO theIr me-
chanical pursuits, and enables them 10 'aHe
high rank in the political world, sustained oy
DOW erful interest and if we had larger portion
of mechanics in Congress than we now hhVe,,ne
country would repose in safety on their sagac'ty
and intelligence. True there are prlvatons and
| Inconvenience in learning and working at me.
chancal business-boys must be up early ana
late--live hard-work hard they must make
great SACRIFICES of their ease and comfort for a
term of years and then they will begin to realIze
the good results, to taste Of the good fruits-be-
sides whit is above all price, ;heir habits from
ID to 10 ale formed in proper ami safe mould
free from Incidence, vice and extravaganza.
| The very dandy who turned up his honofaDie
nose at the tailor driving his barouche and PAIR,
was actually the of n mechanic, and inherit
ed large fortune, which he does not know how
to use In a few years he will have dissipated 1t
in folly and extravaganza. and then become u
loafer, and without knowing how TO earn his
/ bread, he will follow the meanes' 'raue III inc
world, that of begging. 49,, ,o,
q, narents who have several sons, ahd not
r.eons To rive lhom all fortunes, begin in time
n bend their minds 10 the consideration OF use
full occupations
last as the twig is bent
The tree Inclined
The other day ] held coloquy on this very
subject with one of my boys-a little ielioW, iui,
of sprightlness and ambition. 'Faher," saia
he, "what trade am l to learn 2" :" A ladys
shoemaker, my son. GA what ~ said the little
urchin, his full blue eyes widening with stare
of astonishnent, as his broad cheeks reddening
to the crimson of pulpit cushions-"a lady
shoemaker Why what IS me use o. my .earm-
inp English and French. and Spanish, grammar
and the globes, arithmetic and dancing, ana
nlavinp on the fiddle, and composition, and e.
toc,,tion. and riding on horseback.if I'm only TO
he n lady's shoemakerP' "Precisoiy SO my son
when YOU have finished your educal,ou' yoo
shall learn to be iadys shoetnaae', ~ Won r.
have served out your time Will senu you ~
Paris or Madrid, for year or SO, to hnisn you,
trade with the very first masiersTihi,ere lhey
: make beautiful shoes-then you snail nave o., "
= store in Broadway, a small capital WIN SET yHo
up o in business, and do you not think that the Ia
dies of the city would prefer well eduea 'e'
gen,lemony young man, with good address an,
a perfect master of his art, to take measure
their delicate feet. than greasy, rough eng
: rude fellow, with his fingers all over wax 10
=. tainly. You would be every where pa'roiiile.
/. Your work would be praised, and your fortune
. soon made. Now is not this better than PUZZLE
pair of specs your nose-a threadpare o.aIs
coat on your buck-Blackstone in syour hanu .
3, waiting day after day for client :! e',, ou
:, father" said he, "you will give me as much mon
ey as want when am a man-there is no U.s.
IS in my working" ayes, but there is, my BOY
Il you must earn money by your industry-were