New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-25

\ Lesson IoI ohnE
We are continually receiving letters from young
gentlemen who deem themselves born to enlighten
the world ia some way-to strike the sounding
Tyre, or from the Editorial tripod dispense w isdom
and guidance TO an instructed aud admirng world
These generally want to know why they cannot be
employed in our establishment lr find a publisher
ortheir poems a chance in s,me shape to aston
ish mankind and earn a livelihood bv letfors.-To
thls large AMI increasing class view ish % PROFOUND
one question. suppose an who desire 10 live by
Literature or Trade could find places who would
hoe the neediul corn or DIG the indispensable pota
toes But we purposed n beginning 90 ask their
attention to the follow ing extract from private
letter we have lust received from a very different
sort of literary youtha thorough classical scholar
true poet though he rarely or never wrote verses
and never sought TO make livelihood by his writ
inss. though there are not SIX men in America
who can surpsss them We feel indeed hou0red
by his friendship and m the course Of private
letter we have Just received from him be casually
SAYS
:. For the last FIVE wears I have supported my
self solely By the labor OF my hands ! have not
received one cent from any other source aud Obj,
has cost me So little tmc-say. a month ln the
Spring aud another lu the Autmnu-d0ln- tlc
coarscst work of an kinds, that ! have probably
enjoyed more leisure tor literary pursuits tlian au5
contemporary For more than two years past.
have lived alone IN the woods IN a good p.astcred
and shinelcd house entirely 90. my own building,
Gaming only what l wauted aud sticking 90 my
proper work The fact u.s. Man need not live b.
the sweat Of las bruw-uuess he sweats easier
than 1 d0-he needs so lltts. For two years and
two months, all my expenses have amounted 90
but ., cents a week, and l have Jared glorious IS
ia all respects II a man must have money-aaa
he needs but the smallest amount-tAe True AID
independent way % cara t is by da! labor with
his hands al e dollar Jay. i have tined many
WAYS and eau speak from experience.
Scholars are apt o. think thcmsclves privileged
70 complain as If their lot ere a peculiarly hard
one How much have We heard about the attain
ment Of knowledge under dittculues-oi poets
starving in cawcts-oi literary men depending ol
the PATRONAGE OF the wealthy, aud finally dylu-
mad IL is time that men saug another song
There Is uo reason why the scholar who Processes
% be a little wiser than the mass of men, should
not DO his wogk ia the ditch occasionally. AMI, los
means OF his superior wisdom. make much less
su.ire for Lim. a wise nan viii uot be ulioItu-
nate. How otherwise would You know that Doe
was not 100.
We trust our friend will pardon the liberty we
have taken ia printing tAe iofesoius, since we are
sure Of eIect,ng signal good thereby. Wehave 10
idea OF making hero of him. Our object is SIM
ply to shame the herd Of rusinanimous creatures
who whine out their lazncss ia bad verses and
execrate the stupidity OF publishers and readers
who WI not buy these mauiln illusions at the
paternal estimate Of their value, AMI thus spare
them tie dire necessity oi doing something useful
for living Il is only Their patriness that elevates
our independent friend above the level OF ordinary
manhood. and whenever they shall rise 20 tle lev
ell Of true selErespect his course VIII be DO lonser
remarkable.
What says one OF them. 10 you mean that
every one must hoe corn or swing The sleds. r.
that no life IS useful OF honorable bai one OF rude
manual toll NO SIR, we say 10 such thing
II ans Que is sought out. required. demanded. Or
some vocation specially intellectual let bin en
brace it and live by IT, Bur the general rule IS
that Labor-tha. labor which produces iuod ani
clothes and shc'ter-is every mans duty ana ics
tinv. ar which De should be- fitted, Do which ac
should De wilkins 70 io ais part maa'ul.,. Bai .et
him study. aud mediate. ai cultivate Dis nob.cr
faculties as he shall tint opportunity aui when
ever career of intellectual oNcrtion shah orca
before him. let him embrace @ B. be- Del Inclined
sud qualified Boz o. coin Dis thoughts min sone
marketable sc.nbaucc d.sdaiu uso.uI ahar oi ttc
hands because be has q facility ol wrins. aui -o
crying his mental wares in the market, seeking o.
exchange them Tor bread and cloihcs-th's is most
degrading and despicablc Shall uoi the world out.
crow such shahhiness
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