Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-29
The tfsH Of Learnings


I'm tired cf tti,'u to school. sai1 IThhsrt
Alien to William Wheeler, the boy who
sat ntSl 10 him don't bee alty strett use
for Jny fhft IN studying tebnetts, and
navigation, aud surveying n'il tnF,i-tuas
tion, and " lozen If other things that
nm expected to learlr They'll never do
me my good. an not going to get my
living as a surveyor df itieasllref, Or sea
captain
1ipw nre yon gtisia II rel your 1ivina,
Ilelartl bis yonita frierpl asked i'll D quiet
totie, III lie leeked up III his tHce,
Why, I'm going ~ learn trade, or
nj leas,, father says that am.
And 40 PM !, replied William, Aud yet
nv Mthet wishes ms to leatl, everything
that gan, for lie assures me That it will
lie ttseill some time Of other in my life
Tn sltfe ] can't see what use I'm ever
going Ia mike, rs sadiltt, If algebra and
Surveying
. Nstlll five can't see it! perhaps onr
fathers ca,iFiof they are rl'ler and wiser
tli'tt1 I've Gre. And we should ehdeavof to
learn simply beteuse they wish lis 10, II
in everything we hts expected ID study,
we 10 not sec Clearly tl,a Use
eani fael 81. tisliaft replied. tossing
his head, aud don't believe Tint my iatllrr
saes a,iy more tlearly tliau 10 Tie ,,se Of
all this,
You are wrong To talk sb! his ftiei'd shia
j., . seriu,ts tone would not tlinh lis you
do for tile world, Our fathers E,tw vi Hat
il lasl fof lis. ind if We av not rolilitle III
them we will sutty 20 wtote.
] am not afraid. responded Hclmtt. elp-
=iiig Tho lspel 6ter which he hah l'nii tto.
rnu rnltp'tp,dly for l,alf m li,ur. IL thd
vain httelult to fix /, lesson oli his tlnwlll-
iun uunufy. ahd taking sone marbles
from lis pjntet commenced amusing him
self with themt
William sid to mdra, but turned 10 his
lesson with earnest attention
The difference iii the character df the two
boys is too p'ninly indicated in HE brief
conversation, we lave recorded. to naH1
further illustration 10 tltaif tenehet II
was evile,,t in numerous phrtflilhrs in
lHtI SbHttHih3 IttlI lFtt'ttT, Hth' tiFHfsfttrf
William rtcited liiilessons CORRECTLY, while
Heltft never learned ii task well. One was
always pttettihl nt school, tte other II lUit-
erer l,y tile. Why Williams llbeks were
tnken eareFbf; Hebert's spelled, torn. dis
figured md breken externally aud intern
lilly.
THUS they begai, life Tile o'ie olcdeht,
industrious, nttentive to the preerpts Of
those who were older and wiser, md will
ing td lo guided Ivy tl1tm tho other il
ddlent, and Inclined to follow tls headings
Of his own will ftltl,er tlait the ndre
e&p5f'e.eed tea1l'''gs o. others
A. men ut t1is pge Of tllirtysHye, we
will dgai,i t'resent them to tile feii!ler Mr..
Wheeler Is iii Intelligent merchant in
active business, Willie Mrs Allen Is
l6urnsymeil-imeehspicy rdos.in embarrassed
circunstanGesy alh possessing bt,t Il small
slihre vf get,eral iiiformdtidh
How do you do Mr.. Alleny said the
merchant, as lie etitered the counting room
Of Tho former. The contrast IN their
appedrahce was very great. The nerchont
wis we'll dressed, md had cheerful look,
willis Tic other was poorly clad a,d seems
cd sad and dsjectad;
cant say tlhtd do very we'll Mr.
Wheeler, the mechanic replied i'll tone
df despmnlency; Work Il very dull, aid
wagcs iow, tnd with 80 large ftrnily as |
have, it b tongllenoliglt TO get along a'tder
the best circumstances.
! / am really sorry to hear you say 30,
Mr. Allen, replied the niefcf,aht in d kind
tone; how muc1i can you etun now!
II I had stcady work, ] could earn nitte
or tef ddlars week. But our busihess-
is very bad; hie substitution Of steam
engines on railroads for horses on turnpikes
has broken il, seriously upon tliesllarness-
mpkibg business. The conscdfsnlce is,
That / do tiot average six deliars d week
tile yesir round o..
Isit possible that railroads llave wrought
SUCH ucllancs in your business!
Yes.the harness-making branch Of it &
.in.large cities like this, where
the heavy wagen trade Is almost entirety
ttroken up. -
Did you aaythat six dollars week were
all you could avefege! "
Yesasir
Howlarge II your family!
- I bavefive children, sir.
Five children and sin dollars Il week
Tha, b. all; sir. Bit six dollars will
not support them, and am j1 coliscqnence,
going behind-hand. a. ID
You ought to try to GET into some other
blsitfcss 80
But I don't knowany. other:
gThe merchant mused for while, and
then said, perhaps lean get you into some
thing better. Lam president Of newly
proIectdlraiTroad and we are alaflt pnttmg
on the line a company Of enginefsrsy for
the purpose Of surveying and enmneerfne
and as You studied those sciences ut school
the same time did, and / suppose shave
Still a correct knowledge Of BOTH | will use
my influence to have You appointed sur
veyor. The engineer Is already chosen,
aud at my desire, will give yo,t all requisite
until you revive your early
knowledge Of these matters. The salary
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