The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-06-24
Youths Department,
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Ay! do it we'll, whatever il may DO that you are
engaged in, Tor nno times out Of ten, when boy
does thing badly, it is not because he cannot,
but because he is not disposed to do it better.
Look at some Of the scraws that boy makes, when
he begins to learn to write the strokes should be
straight, but they are as crooked wAtchkey, and
his letters and words, almost as much like Ara
bic as English Iii know difficult thing to write
AT first ;but boys were determined to do il well there
never would be seen such things rs are to be found
In the copy-book of many careless schOOlboy. Do
things well, my boys, for the habit of doing is be-
You'd all value il relates to your present and future
advantage; and ufier all, where is the hardship in
your being required to do things we'll Are you in
jured when you try to excel each other l never
vet heard Of a boy breaking his in writing good
copy, nuring his health in drawing well, or suffer
ing great pain, from reading his lesson clearly and
distinctly. No such thing. But have heard Of oil
these accidents being brought about by acts of i'm
prudence.
Some persons, when grown up, write their names
so i'll that all tho learned men in the world could
never read them. Think Of the mistakes and trouble
that must arise when the name Of Christi. Clinton is
mistaken for Chest of Chickens; and Benz holdings
for Brace Of Bulldogs. Whatever you write,
my boys do write it we'll but especially your
names.
There are hundreds of people who, in writing fig
ures make their cphers and their fours so much like
skies and sevens, that the Chancellor of tho Excheq
uer himself would be puzzled even in casting mp an
account of a few dollars. Now attend to this, my
boys, and let your figures be what they ought to be,
only ineligible to YOURSELF but also to every one
around you.
Wherever you may be, and whn tever you may
do in every station, let that which is necessary to be
done be done well. 1t said by celebrated char
acter that if he were shoe black he would at least
try be the best shoe-back in London; and have
doubt that such disposition, in such situation, he
would have done as he said
Now my boys,be determined to do the like wheth-
you may be high or low, rich poor, let every
one of you say TO himself,
If cobler by trade, will make il my pride
The best Of all cobblers to be;
And il I'm tinker tinker beside
Shall mend an old kettle with me.
There is action too trivial TO be done we'll; and
wc very often find that triaing things tho
Of much discomfort when they are improperly per-
formed. If a candle be improperly lighted the grease
may run down the candestck, and make it unfit to
be seen. If candle be improperly carried the
Turkey carpet may be soiled forever. If
candle be Improperly extinguished, an offensive
smell moy annoy the company in the room
FOR a long time. These things continually
curing yet how easily might they be avoided -
Whether then my boys, you light, carry, or put out
a candle; still bear in mind the maxim, and do it
we'll
need not point out to you the trouble and vexa-
ton tibet is brought about when doing long sum in
division, if il be not done well. The mistake of one
little figure at the top occasions fifty others before
you get TO the bottom. And so i. is in thousand
things in life, we'll as with in long division.
A friend Of mine, having purchased an old paint
Ing of some value, wished it TO be hung his stair
case among some other paintings, and give instruc-
tons to John the footman to drive two large nails
with large brass heads, that might be suspended
from the walls. Snow John" said he ''the driving
Of two brass nails Is very triing affair." but let it be
we'll DONE" John drove tho nails in careessy as
If the painting were of no value, and as though he
had received no injunction from his master i SO that
when the painting was hung up the nails gave way,
the picture fell the stairs upon handsome look
Ing chandelier, and both fell together upon elegant
set Of china, that at that moment being carried
into the drawing-room the painting injured; the
chandelier demolished and the china broken to pieces
What think you. my boys that John deserves for his
pains , To do the thing well would have cost him
,othng; but doing it i'll his master many doors
do not know if John profited by his disaster; but
nope you will profit by it, in being more than ever
resolved, when called upon to do any thing Of the
kind, that you will do it well.-AIethodist Protest.
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