Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-12

slDess he may have Ia coBiempl aioD. and hav-
ing wisely laid his plans, enters with alacriry
on their execution. He takes 40 more time TO
deliberate than is necessary TO gain thorough
knowledge of the business before him. and The
best means for oerformingit. He is then pre-
pared TO act, and with wisdom. He is not him
dered in his operations. like The other of whom
we have spoken. When he had formed his
plans, and settled definitely in his mind wha,
was TO be done. as he did after proper delibera-
lion. there was then an end TO further waiting.
His purpose was fixed, his mind settled and
he was prepared to 60 forward in the accom-
plishmeni of his work: which he was able TO
do with good degree Of alacri,y. and with
great satisfaction 10 himself.
Decision comprises several subordinate quail
lilies, and among others, promp'ness, and pune
iualiiy in all business Transactions. Perhaps
we could no, better illustrate The benefits of
this lrai, of character, than by on incident
which occurred 10 New York lew years since
| in relation 10 the payment of debt. A
merchant in one Of the eastern states, having a
debt which had just become due in New York
/ City, took the steam boat for tina. place. and
before iransaciing any other business, wen,
Immediately upon his arrival. paid his debt in
good current money. took his receipt, and then
lef. the store TO attend TO some Other matters
about the city In The course Of three or four
hours after, having occasion 10 pass the store
where he had paid hi money 10 the morning,
the proprietor. whose receipt he had taken,
hailed him, and requested him 10 stop. He
accordingly walked into the sore. and The pro.
prie'or above mentioned, counting out one or
two hundred dollars in notes Of ceriain bank,
and throwing them down before him, There,
said he. lis part Of the money yon paid me
this morning Now if you will give me half
that sum. you shall have the whole Of it,
Well" said the oher. "if ! owe il to you,
there anything your due :" I" No sir" was
the reply; "you paid all you owed me this
morning. and twas all good money when you
I paid IL; but in less than an hour after you left
the store. that bank failed-so you see II is all
my loss. But it " as all perfectly fair on your
part, and | have nothing to complain Of. on.
y wished TO show You how much you had
saved by being prompt"
FIrnness. when possessed, will proven, a
person from falling into bad habits. This was
sufficiently shown in our last paper. Let a
man. even young man. be fortified with this
principle. and he will be able to pass with
safety though life, bese. though his path may
be, a, every step almost, with The allurements
of vice. This principle of innness. is suffi-
Glen, protection amidst all these dangers
With good share Of frmness. a young man
can pass on in the journey of life. saying NO,
10 every enticement which mees him. Firm
meas ihen,is PREVENTIVE qualiiy,w bile decis-
ion is more Of REMEDIAL nature and if it be
,rne, wLst the old maxim asserts, that an
ounce OF prevention Is worth pound Of cure"
perhaps some will conclude irmness to be
the much better quality Of the two. Bot tho
there may be truth in the above maxim, it by
no means proves the agent which removes the
disease, any less valuable than the one which
prevents it. Prevention may be better than
cure. but The agents in the two cases may be
equally valuable. So decision. which is OF
remedial nature. may be no less valuable
when II is needed. than its counterpart. firm
ness. The latter. have said, is needfu, to
prevent the contraction of evil habits but.
when such habits have been unhappily form
ed, decision will be requisite TO counterfeit and
reform them. We may illustrate this. by a
reference TO seamen. Sailors are qniie cef.
Glen; in frmness and hence it is, that we
have so many vicious ones among them. But
wha, they lack in 6rmness, they often make
up 10 decision. OF this latter quality. they
have their full share. and if one has The skill
to manage them. so as to bring this quality TO
bear on their habits, il may often be used 10
very good advantage. We have fine exam
pie Of this in an incident which occurred on one
of our Western Lakes, year or two since
|. has reference 10 the habit Of swearing; but II
is equally applicable 10 any other evil habit
IL seems that the crew OF one Of the boats, be-
irg greatly addicted to the vice Of profaneness'
were overheard in their oaths By the passen-
gers at the breakfast table. The captain at
tempted 10 apologize for his men. by saying.
Ii was perfectly common among sailors. and
they mean, no harm by it," One OF the passen-
gers remarked iha, he thought that a stop