The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03
Vol. II. No. s.

RELY ON YoURsELF.-We often hear
young men complaining that they are born
poor Very we'll; what harm! Look
around you and you will find that mae.
tenths Of our rich men we're in early life
not worth cent: console yourself, then,
With The reflection, that il the past 10 anv
guarantee for the future, your chances
OF being wealthy are better than II you had
been born rich. The fact 10 while you
ought to have been up and doing, you have
been crying to Jupiter to help you out Of
the mire with your wheel. Rely On your
self hereafter. Consider that, in this
world every man is striving his best to out
do his neighbor, you will have IN wal. for.
ever If you trust The advancement Of YOUR
fortune to others The old Greek began
TO carry the calf when young, and became
eventually strong enough 10 bear bull
DO like him, go to work in earnest, and by
aud by you will be astOnished to see what
you can. The great secret Of the failure Of
the rich mans SOOS in life, is this: they do.
pend upon their fathers wealth, lose all
energy, enterprise and industry, end are,
at leuSt in spite OF their advantage, distan>
ced by those who have been stripped and
glrI for the race for years. We once read
story, whose hero had for HE motto
Push, and whenever any difficulty met
him and he felt his heart sinking, he whio-
Pered Push, to himself and went 10 work
resoIute on success. What made Napoleon
so great mani TWAS his iron will, quite
as much as his genius. Your men who
have no minds Of their own, end are una.
BILE to rely on themselves are alike children
IN go-caTIS who The mUmen their support is
gone, tumble headlOng. We love a study
determined boy at school even il he iSO
little obstinate; for we know he will get
along 10 the world. The greatest Of rOlOr.
meTs had failed at the crisis Of his fate, had
he not said he was going to WOrmp, though
It should ram Duke Georges 8 days 10 sue.
cessiOn, and every roof bs piled with dew
lie. When the charge Of French cavalry
broke among the British squares at Water.
loo, like successive waves before Edyslone
in temPesIuOuS sea, Wellington exclaim.
ed, " Gentlemen we must die at our pOOt;
there can be no retreat" and it was that
heroic resolution and that only, which won
the day. And this is the secret Of success.
Take our word for it young man, unless
you make up your mind to rely on yourself,
you will never asFivo any thing worthy Of
your manhood Meals Gazette.
A PEARL The Nashville Banner states
that an orphan boy residing near the mouth
Of the Cumberland river, who Obtained q
scanty living by fiShingo recently picked up
a small white stone. which he kept Tor it's
beauty. A gentleman who sccidenty
caught sight Of it, saw that it was = pearl;
and told the boy, who was willing 10 sell it
for few pennies, not to part with il, sSi
' as very valuable, and could be sold for
enough to pay for his education. It was IA-
ken to a jewellers and 10 said 10 be worth
ii least $500. II is now 10 Philadelphia,
md is 8 slhs Of an inch in diameter, weighs
Is grains, and is without flaw OF defect.
DETRACTION.-Man IS prone 10 SANDER
rs the sparks dy upward. How be fsasls
lpOn the faults Of others! Be unforiuaate,
be unable to PSy your just debl', and what
10 your creditors think Of yOui 10 their
REV you are q human mOnsler-a cheat
vlIian-a scOundrel double dislilled.-
Lei your name be mentioned in their pres.
,ucs, and BIllingOgaIe aPPsass to be Iot
oose.
What are anOlheF'S fsulfs 10 met
I've not Vuliurs'0 bill,
To pick e every haW ] see,
And make Il wider still.
II is enough for me TO know
I've follies Of my own;
Aod on my heart the care bsStoW,
And let my friends alone.
A Nav REAsON'-We heard 90 Old bFui-
sr the other day, advising q yOuug'iof %
Ct married, because, thea" sid be, "my
ov vo,iH have somsbodv 70 pull Of your