Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-19
WOE. NNSsT.--No. 56.

ger = ut you for the busy of life and when he
mas done All this, at great expense both Of his sub
stance and his feelings, he lie expected to do
more farther than to give lis bts. aNic for Your vel
tare. Bcng now nurturcd up to that point at which
you nre able 70 endure to certain extent the with
drawal ot parental support, you must think it
hard ~ ~ obliged to begin to do something for YOUR
self. You only find yourself placed in the condition
ot every living By universal L.w of nature
the young OF I'LL animals thrust forth from the IA
rental nest on attaining sufficient strength TO CLEAN
their own livelihood. Such, modified BY human feel
ngs and human customs, must likewise be the conduct
OF rational parents npushug forth their families into
the world, and 50 must young commence the pro-
ces OF depending their faculties for subsistence
Judging from what around us, too little regard
is paid to the moral lesson demonstrated bv nature
for our guidance in this respect. We find parents
committing the error Of allowing their families hang
about them long past the time at which they should
have seen them placed out in the world in hon
est calling or proteSslOn. course of policy calcula
ted to produce lasting regret among the toeraby
Opulent classes of society. But much more fire.
quenty see the young endeayorng to avoid iLcurring
the responsibility Of self dependence, and inhumaney
leaning for support on those parents whose means
have already been in great exhausted both
by mstortunes and the unavoidable expenses incurred
IN feeding educating, aud clothing their children. Ii
must always be considered exceedingly mean thing
for young to continue cxacting support from
parents after lie fully able think and act for
himself. There is, besides, unfeelmg cruelty in
such conduct, for it is working the benevolent af-
tectons Of those who gave them birth, and committing
n robbery, with the knowledge that its preparation
will not be visited either 10y rcbuke punishment
1t to be difficult to convince the Young of the
urgent necessity for dependence themselves. Long
after they placed in way Of earning a livelihood,
they often think it all little enough that they take
from the parental home. As long mother faith
exists, and retains dwelling for the Junior fe-
male branches of family, they are apt to suppose
that there can be no harm in taking little Of that
which is required by others less capable Of minister
ing to their necessities. Even although the bur
lon of supplying the general wants should have deyo
yed upon an elder brother who las been prcmaturely
invested with The character Of guardian Of the family
there instances in which young think lightly
from household 50 circum. tancedor other
than that they happen to be connected with it by
birth, because their demands cannot without nde-
icacy, De withstood. We earnestly and afectonatcly
warn you against lapsinc into behavior ungeno-
rons and unbecoming that here limited at, YOU
are called upon to exert all your faculties in the
noble object Of self Dependence You are endowed
with power to think, hands to work. and frame to
endure labor-why then depend any one but your
selves You will not suppose that wish you to be
thrown all at once upon your own resources. That
would most likely be only abandoning You to certain
moral destruction and much painful suffering. What
we propose is that you should make up your mind to
enter some trade or profession and follow up your
inclinations bv steady attention to whatever calling
YOU may attach yourselves. lou may not be able at
first, or for little time, to do much in the way Of
supporting yourselves, but then YOU in the fair
way Of well doing There is 4 pleasure in knowing
that tue money which We spend has hcen earned bv
unr own e1ertions One shilling gained hy our own
industry il always said be worth twenty procured
from friends. What get for nothing is thought
lightly Of; but we know well the value Of what has
come il tile shape Of a remuneration forour labor