Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06
False Pride a Bane to Society.

The following just remarks on the pre-
vailing system OF domestic education adopt
ed by the would be aristocracy, we copy from
The chronological Journal. Parents who al
low their children to 60 out into the world,
to meet its trials, disappointments and per-
plexites, without a proper domestic training
in the common labors and duties of life, in
cur fearful responsibility, and lay up for
themselves in many instances, hours of deep
and piercing remorse for old age.
A young lady Of high accomplishments
went TO The door in the absence of a servant
on the ringing which announced a visit from
one OF her admirers. On entering, the beau
gIancing at the harp and piano which stoed
in the apartment, exclaimed, Il thought
heard music on which instrument were YOU
performing, Miss? ? 'On The eridron sir,
with an accompaniment of the frying pan !
replied she my mother is without help, and
she says that must learn TO finger these in
strumenis sooner or later, and have this
day commenced taking course of lessons
The present system OF domestic education
has less Ot common sense IN 1t than any 9TH
er arrangement in social lie. The false idea
| that il IS unsenleel 10 labur-especialIy for Il
| Iady-prevents thousands from taking that
kiud and amount of bodily exercise on which
sound health and firm constitution so much
depend. Those who are brought up to work
i'll the country, and go TO The ciry TO make Il
| fortune, indulge the false pride OF training up
their children TO despise labor, which was
the blrthrlghi OF their parents, and make il u
point 10 decry honest toll, in which they were
themselves reared, and to which all their re-
latives are still devoted. This is mushroom
aristocracy, and ihe most contemplate of all.
Young men will willingly become clerks and
roll and lift boxes, and SO long as they are
| CLERKS and in a mercantile house, and can
wear standing cicky, they despise an ap-
prentice TO business perhaps Tar less hui
initiating and subservient-all because they
are merchants or intend 10 be.
! The successful merchant is laborious
man, but SO long as his efforts are not regar-
ded as labor, il does not wound his PRIDE
| He tolls for thirty years as vigorously as a
mechanic, but not exactly understanding that
his work is really labor, he feels that he has
just as good a right 10 despise it as does the
rIIan who is born 10 fortune; and he teaches
his wife and daughters 10 despise every use
ful occupation, and goes 10 his store daily 10
sweat and toll, not doubling the respectabll-
ity OF his efforts however oneTous, SO long
as the world does not brand il with the DIS
graceful name of labor. For such men. for
any man 10 despise The ennobng subsistence
is making war on the natural institutions
and best interests of society, and treading
| sacrile egiously and conremptuously on the
ashes Of his fitler or grandfather who titled
the soil. Young men! you are fostering a
false pride which will ultimately. rankle al
The core of your happiness and make you
slaves indeed. of with yonr coats and in
the name of reason and liberty rush with
manly strength into architecture, or the man
ufacture Of works of utility, and leave the
measuring of tape to those whose souls are
US short as the yardstick and as narrow as
the tape.' Be men! cease 10 crowd inc
clerkshlps and s;arve your way through life
in the vain hope Of being the fortunate ont
who shall become rich out Of the five thous-
and who remain poor. Ladies, if you would
be worthy ofyour age, Of the genius Of no
BILE country, and of an exalted civilization
set an example of wisdom by employing
your time on something useful 10 the world
Are you rich thank God then, that you may
have your time at your command to beneh
your less fortunate sisters of want, and theil
helpless offspring. You can thus become
angels Of mercy, almoners of good, and mer
it the benedictioDs of Gods poor while yot
live, and their tears when you die.