Litchfield enquirer., 1841-10-14
BE SOMETHING'S!

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1t is the duty Of every onc to take some
part as an actor ON the stage of life. Some
seem to think they can vcgctate, as it were,
without being any thing in particHlar.-
Man was not made to rus, out his life. II
is expected he should "act we'll his part"
He must be some thing. lie has work to
perform, which it is his duty to attend to.
We are not placed here to grow up, pass
through the various stages Of life, aud then
die, without having done any thing for the
benefit ofthe human race. 1t is principle
in the creed Of the Mahometans that every
one should have trade. No christian
doctrine could be better than that. Is a
man to be brought up in idleness2 Is he to
live upon tho wealth wllici, his ancestors
have acquired by hard labor and frugal in
dustry7 is ne placed here to pass through
| life like an aulomatOns Has lie nothing to
perform as a citizen of the world -! Does
he owe nothing Ia, his country as an inhab-
/ itant3 A man who does nothing is me,e
cipher. He does not fulfil the obligation
for which he was sent into the wothl, and
| when he dies, he has no. finished the work
which was given him to do. lie is a mere
blank in creation. Some are born with
riches and honors upon their heads. But
does it follow that they have nothing to do
in their career through lile2 There are
certain dulias for every one t" Perform
BE something. Don't live like a hermit,
and die unregretted.
See that young man no matter what are
his circumstances, it he has no particular
business to pursue, he will never accom-
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father has laborcd hard to obtain a compe-
tence which is sufficient for his sons to live
in ideness. Can they go abroad to the
world with any degree Of sci f.complacency,
squandering away the money which their
fathers have earned by hard labor? No ! No
one who has the proper feelings Of a citi-
zen, who wishes to be ranked among the
| useful members Of society, would live such
a life. BE something, don't be a drone.-
You may rely upon your present posses
sions, or on your future prospects, but those
riches may fly away or other hopes may be
bIighted, and if you base no place of your
9Sa jn il su Ss.t. cssH ssn iS ONE ySp G"d
como upon you ere you are aware OF II,
and having no profession, you find yourself
in any thing but an cnviable situation. 1t
is therefore important that you should be
something. Don't depend upon fortune.
for she is fickle support, which often fails
when you lean upon her with the greatest
confidence. Trust to your own exerlions.
BE something. Pursue that vocation for
which, you are fitted by nature, pursue it
faithfully and diligently. You have part
to act, and the honor in performing that
part depends upon yourself 1T is sickening
to one to sec parcel Of idle boys hanging
round father, spending the money which
he has earned by his industry, without at
tempting to do any thing for themselves
BE something, should be their MOTTO
Every one is capable Of learning some art,
trade, or mystery and can earn compc-
tcnce for himself. lie should be something,
and not bring down the gray hairs Of his
father with sorrow to the grave. He should
learn to depend upon himself. Idle boys
living upon parent without any profession
or without any employment arc lily quail
fed for good members Of society. And
we regret TO say it is too often the case
that it is the parents faul. that they are
thus brought up. They should be taught
! for themselves in case of necessity, to ACT
well their part land they will reap thc honor
which therein lies.-BOst. Transcript.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE GANcEs.
Every thing is strange to the traveller !;
! groves Of palm-lrces meet his eye hourly
he sees the foot. prints of the tiger upon the
mud deposited by the last high tide jack
ais meet him on his walk, and hardly move
out of his track and monkeys mimic the
cries Of dying innocefce in the adjoining
copsc; lie sees the alligator basking upon
the sand bank like a log Of wood vulturcs
and adjulants Tapping each other with their
wings, as they foat by him RATED on dead
HindOo; vampire bats skim silently through
the evening air in search Of prey; fre-0ies
glimmer and gyratc among the blossom la
den forest trees his ear is assailed and
stunned by the noise, the buzz, and hum.
and hiss, and clailer, Of ten thousand in
sects. The naive tom-tom sounds from
the bazaar Of neighboring village. The
houses are mere wigwams. shrouded in most
luxuriant vegetation. The people are
almost naked, or clothed in muslin robes,
with silver rings upon their ankles and their
arms, their fingers and their toes, and golden
mnaRscn,s in their ears and their noses
He is agreeab:y surprised 70 find them SO
fair and more so to find them more hand
some and with more regular and finer turn
ed features than his own countrymen;
graceful in their gait, easy and pnlite in
their manners, and civilized; speaking an
unknown language. and yet making them
selves unders,ood: kneeliug in praver along