The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-05-03
Mistake Of American Youth.

1t Is grand mistake into which many
American youth fall. that mcReoi iabor is Hot
honorable. To be merchant a LAWYER a
DOCTOR an engineer, n military cF a naval otli-
Ger, or a ashp-master, is, in their esteem, much
more honorable than it is to be a mechanic or
a farmer II cannot be denied that all these
other occupations require cxertion. Tho doe
tor is oftentimes quite as weary when his days
work is done, as the farmer OF blacksmith can
be /; but he is not half so sure Of quiet nights
sleep as they are and We all know to what
hardships engineers are exposed, as well as
persons who follow the seas
We often see vigorous young men seeking
places us clerks in stores. They all hope,
(and generally expectl some favorable tide
in the affairs of life, which "will lead them
on to fortune" Other men have accumula.
ted vast sums Of money in buying and selling
goods, why not | I is the language they use,
They rarely consider that but very small
number of those who embark ever complete
the voyage. Where one succeeds, the fifty,
perhaps hundred, fail.
But an industrious, thrifty farmer seldom
fails to secure for himself and family the COM
forts of life. The skillhl and practical me-
chanic, too is generally sure Of q remuuera-
ton for his labor, And, with common pru-
denco, he can provide competence for the
future. That princely fortune can be heaped
up by handling the plow, the jack plain, or
the sledge we do not say; nor is it pretended
Athat men are as likely to acquire fame on the
farm or at the work bench, as at the bar But
1 the history of the world will show that the
I fhep who have done most for the welfare OF
! thor race, and whose memories are cherished
WITH the most respect, came from the hard
woHing ranks. Princely fortunes are more
easik wasted than won, and while the mod.
eratd possessions of the farmer or mechanic
Supply all the comforts Of life, they are attend.
ed With few temptations TO luxury or eytrava.
gan4, and still fewer risks from the folly oI
frautof others.
fere can be no doubt that agricultural EN-.
ploNnent are the most natural to men, and
the& is no country on the globe in which the
facfties for pursuing these employments arc
SO reat as in the United States. 1t requires
- very small outlay of money to obtain a
! Respectable farm TO begin with. A good
knowledge Of the methods Of h,lsbandry can
he easily acquired. The implements Of laboi
are as good and as cheapsas can be found thu
void over. The products Of the earth are
sIH of good Market and one which is east
preached. The title Of land is well secured
Ind large monop6lies, such as soine of the
countries Of the old world are bnrdened with
can never exist here What greater encour
age could be asked by one who only desires t.
live comfortably and Independently
The farner--that honest goodly farmer
is one of the most Independent men in The
wide world. lie has the promise of the grea
Creator that seed-time and harvest shall moi
fail. lie may always pow in hope and reaI
with joy. To till the earth, then, is really al
honorable--a noble calling.
But ii does not require that man should
be enslayed to the pow, nor that he shQplf
make companions Of his sheep and oxen. The
shrewdest and most intelligent men, who 81
on our juries and help make our laws, conn
from their farms and return to them as soor
as their public duties terminate. The goo,
sense, sobriety, c0nteutment, industry, ant
love Of order which characterize our American
farmers, are (under God) among the most i'm
portant safeguards Of public peace and pros
perity.
We hope our young friends will ever esteem
an honest and intelligent farmer, as a mos
honorable citizen Youths Penny Gdseitc
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