Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-01-27

cep,ion, and that promptness Of decision,
and that frmness of purpose, which are sb-
solulely necessary to those who hold i'm
por,snt stations. A certain degree of inde-
penden, feeling is essential TO The full de-
velcpment Of the intellectual character.
! III. Remember that punctualIty is the
mother Of confidence. II is not enough ,ha,
the merchant fufils his engagements he
must do what he undertakes precisely at the
time, as we'll as in The way he agreed to-
The mutual dependence of merchants is so
great, that theis engagements, like a chain,
which, according 10 the law Of physics, is
never stronger than its weakest link, are Of
tener broken through the weakness Of 9th
ers than their own. Blu, q prompt fulfill
menl of engagements is at only Of the Ut
most importance, because it enables others
to meet their own engagements promptly.
1t Is also the best evidence that the mer-
chan, has bis fairs well ordered-hs means
at command, his forces marshalled. 'and
every Thing ready for action,'-in short that
he knows his own strength. This it Is
which inspires confidence, much perhaps
as the meeting Of the engagement.
~. Auend to the minutiG OF the business,
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 pi-
tai, if he have it, or he may acquire il,
merely tools with which he is to work,
not as substitute for the necessity Of labor.
Il is often the case that diligence in employ
ments Of less consequence is The most success
fiji Introduction 10 great enterprises. Those
make the best officers who have served in
the ranks. We may say Of labor, as Cole
ridge said Of poetry, il is its own sweetest
reward. II is the best of physic.
Y. Let the young merchant remember
that seli>hness is The meanest of vices, and
it is the parent Of a thousand more. 1t no,
only inlerleres both with the means and
with the end of acquisl.on-not only makes
money more difficult TO get, and not worth
having when it is got, but i, is narrowing to
the mind and 10 the heart. Selfishness keeps
shilling SO close to the eye, that it cannot
see dollar beyond.' Never be narrow and
contracted 10 your views. Life sbounds in
instances Of The brilliant results Of gene
rous policy.
Do i'huh. oif "idt ou iDeou. D'
what you say. So shall your friends know
and take i, for granted tina, you mean 10 do
what is just and right.
vi. Accustom yourself to think vigorous
ly. Mental capital, like pecnniery, to be
worth anything, must be we'll invested
mus, be well adjusted and applied, and 10
This end, careful, deep and intense thought
is necessary if great results are look ed for.
VII. Marry early. The man of business
should marry as soon as possible, after
twenty-five or twenty-!hree years of age.
A woman of mind will conform to the ne
cesslles of the day of small beginnings (;
and, in choosing a wife, man should look
at-lst. The heart; %. The mind Sd.
| The person.
VIII. Everything, however remote, that
has any bearing upon success, mus! be la
ken advantage of. The business man should
be continually on the watch for informa-
lion, and ideas tha. will throw light on his
path, and he should be an attentive reader
of all practical books. especially those re.
ldting to business, trade, &c, as we'll as q
patron Of useful aud ennobling literature.
TX. Never forge. favor, TOR ingra,,ude
is the bases. trait Of mans heart. Always
honor your country, and remember that our
country is the very best poor mans country
in The world"