Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-24
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ed. The situation Of an apprentice IS worth,
one and honorable; much more so than t3eV ar
apt 10 imagine. The way 10 secure conientmen
and happiness during the years Of apprenticeship
Is very clearly pointed Quit Is by The appren
tice man.festing a kind disposition and becomin!
interested "a the welfare Of his master which 70
The tune being should be considered his own
! The ntnleut an apprentice SETS up an opposition
/ to his master and establishes a separate interes
IF his own. he becomes dIscon tented and unhap'
py. lie finds Cause IN the slightest cIrcGmstan
c, S for complaint. Nothing seems TO satisfy him
NTH food clothing, employ nIent aud irea me o
become unsatisfactory and pack OF evil spirit:
nre admitted INTO his heart aud keep up their IN
! formal orgies uuil his whole mind and dispos'lnn
are poisoned, and his manner becomes disgusting
and his example pestIen,ia!. In this case he ell
| her leaves his master or grows up mrrose, tor
hulent boy and becomes unhappy aud uncom-
| Portable man. We hope there are few such and
that the number IS diminishing, especially under
such appropriate Suggestions as the following
| from the Portland Tribune:
"For youth TO look forward some five, six or
seven years, before he shall he able 10 do much
| for himself confess II Ia rather disconfaging,
| and would naturally lead to some other pursnit
! han learning the nv sterIes of a trade Years OF
toll, of hardship, perhaps and deprivation OF many
blessings which the youth has enjoyed beneath
the parental root, is apt at once 10 balance the
mind III favor of clerkshIp, or some other busI-
ness which thought to be less laborious but e.
qualy profitable. This Is only the dark side
Of the picture. Master mechanics are not all
selfish, all tvrannical; with few exceptions, we
believe them to be worthy and honorable men
and equally socitous Cor The welfare Of their ap
prentIces--to incu'ca,e preceps of mnraItty-as
they are TO their labor. When boy
possesses kind disposition, and IS interested IN
his work, and uses his endeatoIs 20 promote the
interests of his master, shall never fud such
a YOU b dlscon,ented. His employer feels deep
interest IN his welfare, and though 1t may uot be
made manifest TO the apprenth e, he Is constantly
studying his happiness. A youth so situated
never need TO be UNHAPPY end consider himself
deprived Of more favors than those who are IN
different situations. If Integrity of character
and honesty of purpose have thus early begun
to characterize him. he can IN a great measure
act his own pleasure; for his master will have
no fears, whether present or absent that every
thing will % right. A conflcuce will DO repos
ed III HIM that cannot be shaken, while love and
kindness will be manfes, In his actions. SncL
an apprentice sees no unhappy days; well provi
ded for his comfort and health. time passes pleas
aniv away. When his Term of apprenticeship
expires, he has acquired that which VIII insure
him comfortable living, and by prudence and
industry, nay lead 10 wealth and independence.
Above all, he has good character. which must
be his passport to favor; blessing which has ne
failed 10 bring to Its possess0r, the richest IN
heriinnce conferred on man.
OF those Young men who look upon the life Of
an apprentice far beuea h their dignity, we
would inquire, Whp have done the most for
cletv and the world? Who the first 10
dertake public improv ements and carry them
TO perfection? Who are our most talented and IN.
fluential, not to say most wealthy men! Gener-
ally those who were not proud to learn trades
and To labor wilh their hands. Where one man.
who has served a regular apprenticeship, turns
out n william or vagabnnd, You vi. hai Il dozen
ar " no emDfOVmpDi.
and whose hands were once considered too deli
cate TO be soI!ed by labor Who are now moplng
away their existence about our streets, with moth
ing n do, and yet are ashamed or are too lazy to
work? Those who were once clerks or students
--chtldrcn of wealthy parents, per aps, who have
expended thousands Oh thetr ioi'ies and tens at
thousands Oh their vices; who have thereby be-
come redpced themselves, and their children, IN
less trkcn pity upon by once poor bur now indie
pendent mechanIcS. must be sent to the poor
house. actually die of Starvation. We have
IN minds eye many an incorrgible loafer,
and consumn4te sppngar OF working mems ell
facts, who, brought up to lo"k with disgust on
labor, is now a pest to all who know hIm--s vag-
abond and a william We look upon many who
are now ust starting into the world, who think
M If dress and appenran an the means IF
an honest livelihood, who, unless they change
then track, will turn out lIttie better Than NUS
ances to society. They abhor work-they detest
a good trade--whe their pigmy minds revel on
the surface of fashion, with no thought Tor the
morrow, or n care for their future destiny. But
there Others whose honest cauntenances and
noble hearts hetray a oveIiness IF character which
shall be their future honor and glory. They
apprentices. Though now looked upon with
suspicion by the former, and passed hv with con-
tempt. they viii BY and bv take stand 10 socIe-
~ as far above those butterfly devotees OF fash
ion, as they in folly 5 ewes 10 be be-
meath them. There - some hing noble and
generous in these youths--an active, highninded
purpose. that cannot but respect and love
them We feel there Is something IN their ma
lures highly commend bile and satisfied IT
will ere long shine forth 10 brlll,ancy and power
Ihey will be the STAY and support OF our repub-
lie; the men Of standing and Influence, when he
actors OF the present generation have passed
Wav. Let US cherish them with care. and i'm.