Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-08-24
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II" THE WORLD OWES NE A LIVING =
By HORACE GREELEY.

The world owes me good living and FL have
it, says some blackleg, as ne finishes lueurioa.
yepast mere landlord, another bottle OF your pr.
Nadeirar Half dozen enpty-headed tops Wa3
cit gazing on hIm by STEALTH in silent adm sfa.eT
hail the sentiment with rapturous applause rirst.
1t! the world owes US good living, and - sp:il
have II! landlord more wine here we wsln't Il,
home TIL morning! Let go il while :ae ere
young Who cares for the expense TIE cor
sequence OF this Is. the pIi,ering of money: draw
ers, the lgnomInious loss of enployment..senteI
loaferisrn, and until of these ne,asrisEg
gentlemen in eager pursuit of the goof: biv,nsI
the world owes him, puts the wrong man 3 nsnse
10 a check, or IN some kind of way gets , ti41;t
Tor the marble palace at Sing Sing, where tie ale
provides living for those il considers desc az rg
but not just such one consists with thei. own
estimate OF their exalted merits. n
The great in this case is the original u:ast-
i'm. Ii Is false and detestable. The world owes
you living How owes? Have you esrnfd it
by good service7 Ii You have. whether on:tfley
anvil or IN the pulpit, a toIler a teaclfr,:y:
have acquired just right TO a livelihood Betz ii
you have eaten a much YOU earned, OF waIses
still, have done little or no good the world owes.
You nothing. You may be worth millions .atG
able 10 enjoy every imaginable luxury, ysitkc1t
care or effort; bat If you have done nothing II IN
crease the sum OF human comforts, instead fE tie
world owing YOU anything as fools have b8bEied.
you are morally bankrupt and beggar, !:
Mankind are just waking to a consciouSresssoj
the duty resting on every 10 be act e:a5lc
useful II MS day and IN his sphere. All ~fe:r:o7
called TO dig and hew-or pillow or pane-,-bu. ~
cry man mas sphere Of usefulness allotted to:a.rr
by Providence, and is unfaithfui TO his hi1a .rss:
il ne deserts II for idle pOnp and Needless iu1L-v
One man may be fitted by nature and nehns1io
for an artzan, another for a sailor and 3sir Eor
merchant; but no man was ever born Gfse: cor
an ldler and drone- Those who becotie ,:ch
are the victims of perveTse circumstance a;l3 a
deplorabiy false education
But has not rich nan the right 70 cniot. sais
wealth g Most certainly. We would b. ,he last
TO deprive him OF II. He has natural lid ;atle-
gal night to PosseSs AID enjoy it in any .nasl?er
not injurious 10 Others: but ne has no MA :;ht
to be useless because ne has superior meek CRIB
ing useful. Let him surround himself svit: al
the true comforts and true luxuTes OF life, lex the
masterpieces OF art smile upon him in his l8seits
and the mighty minds OF all ages spea.sto Fin
from his library. Let plenty deck his b:f4r,. ;,td
the faces of those he loves gather jovouslF ar.lud
II. Let him possess in abundance the ,y.eass 81
satisfying every pure and just desire of hs1n;ttGra
and become wiser nobler, larger in soul, saa. his
less fortunate neighbor But let him neys:r tE:gst
as II be Is properly trained, ne never can thai
his solemn duty TO be useful 10 his fella,v cses
lures especially to the depressed and uEsrif *
to labor Tor their benefit, and suffer, if nef b il,
their elevation.
The servile idolatry with which ignorssnce ai'-3
~ulgarlty have looked up 10 power and Iyea Eit-
the hosannahs which trampled millions hive ssarFfg
before the cars of conquerors and other scofr;zss
OF the earth-are fading and fitting for eEer; II
the twilight which succeeds the gross sarbn:s4s
there comes season OF moral anarchy whers ri Sn
having lost faith IN the juggles which once Sind
ed ana bound them, resolve to believe nothiia5A
to decry aad PROSTATE all that rises above Is la,
est level. Now the laborer with his 81, tussl.ra-
turns hatred Tor the contempt once cast Gpon :isn
and says What good is there in anythins. NAT
manual labor away with all else those y.I:ose
labor IS chiefly mentrl are deceivers and moths =
But tins Is a transitory ebullition The Fxtr.d
soon learns TO respect its benefactors in sla1fvar
sp1ere' and to realize that he who truly Int boa
esIy eNerts himself IN some department of useful
effort, may justly claim a brotherhood VIII; sll
who toll, and make and earn. Let the r.h. chase
70 look down or the poor-the merchant on the
porter; let each respect the dignity of v.as and
whether IN ms own person in that - iisless
fortunate brother let haughtiness and pride c;ase
on one side and envy, jealousy AID nai5e,k with
their train of dIrefid consequences Wiz sasi n
from the other, and all animated with co.aEao On
Kindness Will move forward in coramof,. ci-leo RI
TO the attainment of the highest good Il