Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-08-06

twenty five would favor the popular o
Iiniun; but if au0hrr random collect
ion of one hundred and twenty FIVE ful
Moons be taken. and similarly examined
it will probably be found that sixty thre
are moi attended by changes OF weather
while sixty two are. Win lis characI er
lstic caprice The Moon on this occasion
opposes Ih, popular opinIon; in short,
full examination ni The table shows lha
The condition. of the weather as 10 chanst
or in any other respect. has. as mater
Of fact. no correspondence "hltsOeYrI
with The lunar phases.
Such. then. heing the case, it would be
idle 10 attempt 10 seek inr a physical raus.
| of an Eject which is destitute oi truth
A Commo" Inquiry -, Whal does thai
young man do Tor n living Z" IS The COM
mon inquiry. as some oppIsh we'll dress
ed individual passes by. N"Ihns--
nothing at all" is the ir qutht reply.
! Bur What supports iIim in lis rxirava
game. z" None can tell buI We nring "a
Yankee. have the privilege OF gurssl <
1 hat ynnng man ho dresses ip fine broad
cloth. carries cane. and IS su extremely y
polite 10 all his rqualntances-rsprclaily
the lHdies--is the son nf a man in nader
ate circumstances, " no finds II difficult 10
HIS sou wishes to be gentleman, and To
live Without labnr. The father in is fol
ly. refuses TO put hun 10 d trade vi send
him 10 work OH farm, hoping thai some
thing may turn up. by aud by. when bu.
siness will be better, Tor his sou to obtain
good living wilhonl work. He is now
obliged to dispense with the luSrlrs of life
perhaps with some of its comiorls-for
his son to keep up appearances, and 20
into good society, az that kind Of compa
ny is termed. where young men have
nothing To do but to dress according 10 The
laIe>, fashion He is quite independent,
and uses language 10 his seniors thai might
be uncourlenus from king. He faces all
classes and condition without blush, ,an,l
dares 10 look with contempt upon llIr
honest apprentice, whose generous soul
would outweigh thousand as high ns his
own. the companions he chnoses are
like himself, puffed up with vanity. SWELL
ing with importance, and who make "a
prelense of doing something. by occa
sionaly visiting a lawyers Office, 10 read
a page or TWO Of fBIacksrnne.-!Th- -and- nj
such youth it needs no prophetic vision
to see. Ill is as plain as the way to
market" as Doctor Franklin would say,
that he will Turn out low, despised aud
miserable tool. Perhaps the peni1pnlary
nill bring him up-perhaps he gallo~s.
Blu, if he escapes these. it will he 10 hang
like an incubus on those of his friends
who for PHYS sake have MOI The heart lo
s,nd him where he deserves.
The above is a true picture of many Of
The young men who may br seen daily III
our streets. You meet lhrm al every cor
ner. in all public resorts, al all parties "i
pleasure-ridng, saiIImg. talking, laugh
ing. joking elernally; apparently with
moue, en"ush, more impunence, aud less
brains. But how they all conlrive 10 keep
body aud soul together, without work, al
ways spending and never earning, we
confess is sometimes mystery to u.s.
When project of pleasure is talked of,
the expenses are last thought of ami The
least considered. or one thing we are
certain. HAT we are fast yergins 10 ma
lion of paupers. 1t is impossible for Il
uple TO live long in idIrness. enjoying
tho luxuries and the blessings of life, with
oul gradually diminishing The resources ni
comfort aud wealth. To be prosperous
as n people. each must do his parI- AT
least do sufficient labor To gain his own
support.
Parents are very guilty IN This ma'lrr.
They should nol permit their great lut.
b.rly boys 10 haug on them ior support.
wnen they are we'll able 10 iahur, and
when to work would promote their health
and make them cheerful aud happy
You do them mighty wrong. while you
dandle them in folly aud nnrIurr them Ia
extravagaure, and tell them non manly
they appear, when you know-yon mus
know the del-IeriuUs consequences Ii
your grra, boys will uuI work, you sno"iC
mol support them.