St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1853-05-12

dance. So they took lanterns and slaves
and went out through the plantations TO
look for him and-when they found him,
he w;s still perched on the roof OF the old
hut, saving upon his fiddle, running over
all his tunes again, but ready to drop
with WEAKNESS and cold. The wolves
were driven off, and they reluctantly
Quilted the spot. Their forms might be
seen lingering on the skirts of the wood;
and AS the negroes passed on with their
old friend, howl, rising at intervals, ands
an gScEsloHai IusruHg HiHUsHg me bushes
| sIIuwsa Nat the pack was stillsin wary
and determined, but useless, pursuit.
1t was long past midnight when Dick
arrived with his fiddle. There was no
help for it, however. All that could he
done was to go on all next day instead of
breaking up in the morning. The doors
were wide with welcome. The free
blazed high, and their light danced in
rudty streams over the floor. The corn
cakes were hot and the sweet whiskev
was abundant, so Dick was cheered after
his adventures; and for many, many
hours ne went on playing to happy
crowd of revelers those airs of merriness
which, to save his life, he had been
playing all night TO pack Of wolves.
RULES FOR SUCCESS IN BUST.
NESS.
In the appendix to Fredley's Prac-
tlcal Treatise on Business" are sevenl
letters from men of approved sagafity
and success in life. Tne following from
John Grigg, contains many Thugs that
are well worthy of regard -
First.-Be industrious aDd economi-
cal. Waste neither time uor money in
small and useless pleasures and indul-
gences. If the young can be induced
to begin to save, the roment they enter
the paths of life the way will ever be-
come easier before them, and they will
not fail to attainA competency, and tha.
without denying themselves any of the
real necessarieaSsd comforts Of sf-------
Second. - taaa esoaomGS ssoe 1Go
% pue ui1s lg6!ii heeaS fie SS6siness mar rr..
keep at the helm, and steer his own
ship"
7hird.-Avoid large credits. "There
are three elements equally beneficial in
their use, equally destructive in their
abuse. These are Fire, Water and
Banks
Fourth.-Attend to the minutia of bu-
slness, small things as well as great. See
that the store is opened early, goods
brushed up, twine and nails picked up,
and all ready for action.-"A young man
should consider capital, if he have it, or
as he may acquire it, merely as tool
with which he is to work, not as a substi-
tute for the necessity of labor"
FJih.-Marry early. "The man of
business should marry as soon as possi-
BILE, after twenty-five or three years of
age. A woman of mind will conform to
the necessities of the day of small begin
nings; and in choosing a wife man
should look at, 1st. The heart ID. The
mind Sd. The person."
Sirth.-" Follow duty, and never let
truth strike her topsail."
SerenM.-Everything, however re-
mote, that has any bearing upon success,
must be taken advantage of.-"The bu-
siness man should be continually on the
watch for information and idea that will
throw light on his path, and he should be
an attentive reader of all practical books,
especially those relating to business,
trade, &C., as well as a patron of useful
and ennobling literature"
Eight" Never forget favor, for in
gratitude is the basest trait of mans
! heart.
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