True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-12-17

visits ofthe sheriff and the duns of your
IaboreLS and mechanics as quick rs posi-
bic; buy glass aud putty, repair your win
doWS and sell to the paper maker the rags
which had been used to stop your lights:
sccure your cellar before the frost penetrateS
further. All tins being DONE go to In c
barn and do likewise You may now SIT
down for the evening by clean hearth, be.
fore a brisk fire, in your snug kitchen or
paror crack few nuts, eat a few apples,
and gale yourseIfuGd friends with a glass
ofpure spring water, and go TO bed when
you please"
SticF IA the PloHgh -Few young men
are aware of the error they are committing
when they leave The plough TO embark IN Il
professional or mercantile business. Thou.
sands upon thousands Of those who are in
the spring time Of lie, are annually crowd
ing into oar cities in quest Of employment,
willing 10 exchange the pure air and lnvl-
Corating exercises Of the country, for the
constant excitement and the show Of pleas
IRE that dazzle the inexperienced eye. But
let them observe the truths that are written
in the thorny and tedious paths they coyc,.
There, buSiy engaged behind the counter,
is a Sprghly youth whose rosy check and
elastic step indicate that he has recently
embarked in this avocatOa. The sur
roundnrshrycs are crowded with varie-
~ Of goods, the texture, quality, cost, and
price ofWhich he must understand. Each
piece must be opened again aud again 20
crafty alike those who buy and those who
examine, and It's qualities must be spoken
of from time 10 time as opportunities for
dispOSing Oft may occur Thus pass the
hours-meal time arrives he haSienS to the
table, parakcs hurrcdIy Of what is before
him, and returns to rest from his laLorS on
ly when night closes upon him. In dis
manner years pass slowly along, until his
RENTING toll wins him at last u station at
thcdcsk. Ills ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS other
aspirations. Faithful to the interests of
his employer, the increased responsibilities
and duties are not neglected. There he
stands, his mind dwelling increasingly mp
on the in,oramabie books before him. Tho
usual periods Of rcpoSo ara forgotten, and
are long; his soliow complexion and cncr-
waited form tell how the vigor of early man
hood declines in The confinement and mon
oiouy flhe life he leads But follow him
on. His fidelity secures him partnership,
or the means he may POSSESS enable him a.
bcglu business upon his own rcsponshi.i-
". This advancement is accompanied
by new cares thai cnEross all his thoughts,
and occupy what Little leisure he may
previously have had. Each hour presses
It's demands upon him, permitting 10 g..
lay,-and acknowledging not even dos 81
duties or social cnjoymcnlS TO be IN adj
vance of its rcquisilious. The rigid dis
ciplinc ofbusiness is scrupuous!y observed
its minute details attended to-lhc whimS
Of customers humorcd, the demands of
creditor promptly answcred.-In this tcdi-
Gus routine the prime Of life is spent. and
when its wasting energies admouiSI im e..
an approaching close to further cxcr,iou.H-
sums mp the profits Of his labors. aud find
himseifbut li,,c beyond the point al which
he started
Not less irksome is iheroad 10 wealth or
distinction which the professional man
must follow. His preparatory studies aro
hgh'gurd by bright hopes Of success ihat
spUagU before him, and he looks forward
10 the commencement Of his career as tie
beginning Of his happiness. The time az
r!vcs and he is now r ady fer The race 81.
The world deems experience necessary 90
The proper adjustment Of its concerns. aat
our Young a~plraut soon realizes the truth
that tlg green fields Of the country ard ,.e
cheerful toll OF tie farmer, are far prclcra-
bic 10 ile dusty mice, aud lruiilcsS drudge
~ ofmiud % which he is confined Yet
he perSevercs. The buoyancY OF youth
passes away. and business eventually CONS.
With us appearance his excriions arc in
creased aud hcuc2uh he is a slave TO the
toll that must elevate him in the world.
Ills mind IS hanssod by thousand fears,
lnd many a sleepless night is passed IN The
grave reflection that the estate. the rcpuio-
ton. or the lie ola icllow-creaturc Is de-
pending upon his erring judgment Ia
this manner he lives, prey 90 such apprC-
as make him feel willing a. times
10 surrender every thing be possesses IL %
could he done consistently with hIs d1iy,
10 be released from The distressing sense az
responsibility that weighs mon him.
For an tins bis pccuuiarv reward is like The
other, and bis luIc share or distinction
serves as 10 impressive moral 10 those Uh0
climb tlc sileT asceui ~ .amc." Nem-