Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-12-16
THE MECHANIC IN STRAITS.

for deliverance. Many are now reduced to
grea, difficulties by changes in the commercial
world, which shey had no hand in producing.
In such circumstances, when the father of a
family sees the dearest objects Of his affections
brought into want and distress, there is great
temptation to discomfort and pining. This
tendency must be resisted; it never did any
good, and it never can. No man ever gained
BY grumbling. Neither complaint nor recrim.
nations serv to make the hunger smaller. or
the loaf larger Stick a pin there, and consid.
er. Here is starting point.
Not many hours ago, heard Uncle Benja.
min discoursing of this matter to his son, who
was complaining of the pressure. "Rely up.
on it, Sammy" said the old mat, as he leaned
on his staff, and his gray locks flowing in the
breeze OF May morning, "murmuring pays no
bills. have been an observer many times
these fifteen years, and never saw a man
helped out of hole by cursing his horses
Be as quiet as you can, for nothing will grow
nnde moving harrow. and discontent harrows
the mind. Matters are bad l acknowledge.
but no ulcer is any better for lingering. The
more you groan the poorer you grow!
"Repining at losses, is only putting pepper
into sore eye. Crops will fail in all soils,
and we may be thankful that we have not a
famine. Besides, always took notice that
whenever felt the rod pretty sharply. it was
as much as to say, Here is something you
have got to learn Sammy, don't forget that
your schooling is not over yet, though you
have wife and two children"
"Ay," cried Sammy; "you say that. and q
mo,herin-aw and two apprentices into the
bargain. And should like TO know what
poor man can learn here. when the greatest
scholars and lawyers are at loggerheads. and
can't for their lives, tell what has become Of
the hard money!
"Softly. Sammy! am older than you.
have not got these gray hairs and crooked back
wiihouR some burdens. | could tell you s,o.
ries Of the days of continental money. when
my grandfather used to stuff sulkey. box with
bills. in order to pay for year!ing or a wheat
fan; and when Jersey women used thorns for
pins. and laid their tea pots in the garrett. You
wish to know what you may learn! You may
learn these seven things:
"First, that you have saved too little, and
spent too much. | never taught you to be a
miser. but have seen you giving your dollar
for : notion when you nigh, have laid one
half aside for charity, and another half for
rainy day.
'Secondly, that you have gone too much
upoH tOlu yOu ttdt Cftutt was
shadow; il shows that there is substance
behind, which casts the shadow; but small
body may cast great shadow, and wise
man will follow the shadow no further than
he can see the substance. You may now learn
that you have followed the opinion and fash.
ion of others until you have been decoyed into
the bog.
Thirdly. that you have been in too much
haste to become rich. Slow and easy wins
the race.
"Fourthly. that no course Of life can be de.
pended on as always prosperous. am afraid
the younger race of working men in America
have had notion that nobody could go to ruin
on this side of the water. Providence has
greatly blessed US, but we have become pre-
sumptuous'
"Fihhly, that you have not been thankful
enough to your Heavenly Father for his bless
ings in time past.
"Sixthly, that you may be thankful that our
10, is not worse. We might have famine, or
pestilence, or war. tyranny, or all together.
"And lastly. to end my sermon, you may
learn 10 offer the prayer of your infancy, Give
us this day our daily bread"
The old man ceased, and Sammy put on
bis apron,'and told Dick to blow away at the
forge.-Exchange paper.
The COLONIZATION Society OF New York
have Just sent to Liberia. from Baltimore,
1000 dollars, and they appeal TO their friends
for assistance in The effort to send 400 dollars
more within Is days. In published address
the President shows, that If the French and
English extend their settlements for few
years as they are now extending them. they
will possess the entire trade Of the west coast
Of Africa. and the commerce Is now worth 10
Us million annually, which will be taken out
Of our hands.
The New York Sun says" The usual
editions of Bulwer,s novels, as we are inform
ed, have been two thousand five hundred cop
les; while here they have sold in some in
s,ances 10 ten times that number. We eslim.
ate the edition Of Miss Bremer's novels in
England TO have not been over one thousand
or fifteen hundred copies. Some Of them
have sold in this country to the extent OF for
ty or fifty thousand copies! A book that will
no, command a sale Of ten thousand copies is
scarcely worth printing here. and we heard an
author the other day complaining that his work
ia consequence Of appearing at an unfnvorable
time. had sold but six thousand copies"
The smallest edition Of an original work
from The New World press is 10000 copies.
Some of Winchesier's repubIirslions have
run up as high as IS, 30 and. ia one instance
10000 copies. He has probably printed 49,
600 copies of the mysteries Of Paris"
MILWAUKEE, HARBoR.-The Courier of the
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