The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-14
MIS- ISCELLAN E0US.
GIVE YOUR SON A TRADE.

The following sensible article appears in
the Nrw York Mirrr. We commend it II
the perusal fall parents:
"Next to education, which is the great
bucker of liberty and shield Of freemen, nhli-
inc Is more essential ~ the independence
and prosperity ofour c,untry than that every
mun should have the mastery or sone useful
trade. Bet er have any than none; tiOug'',
as "A general rue, the choic' of u trade
should not he left To chance nor to the ca
uricc of "A moment Wi h IN honest trade,
a man is :nlepend nj If he 50 choses There
was never Yet time when the mcchnnic
aud urtixin had nnu.ht u do-never u time
when their .enius and iplustry could rot
6nd. ny little ere, prompt employment
aud fair remuneration
The men uf trades--the real creators OF
rhatever is mus essential tD the necessities
and welfare of mlnkind-cdnnrt bc dispcn.
sed with they, above all others. whatever
repuic they m Y he held N by their more
li,stidInus fellows, must work al The oar of
human progress, or all is lost. BE they tail.
nrs, shoelnlkers, carpenters. misnns. black
smiths, or OF any other vocation, they are
equally necessary to the wants and enjoy
menrs, Ms we'll rs to the ind pendence 1T all
communities. Bur few brown handed trade
workers thihk of this, or appreci to the pp-
sitiun and p"wer thew compass
Give your sn II trade. n mrtter what
fortune Of money or this worlds goods he
may have. or seem likely to inherit. Give
him tr,,le. and II possible nm eaucation--
M nav rate. n trade. With this he can nl-
WAYS defy temporal want, and he can more
easily ACQUIRE the education, us dcrHier
res.,rt. than the trade. Alnree silly. imply
because, while you may never Impress him
with the necessity of the education, you
can inspire him with the c"n,ictiOn that II
,rade i essenti, g. feed, clothe, and rem
der him independent, and, ior his own pre-
sent and after peace, il were better that he
should be i:nur ant in his Independence than
never 50 much educi ed AMI miserlbly depen-
dent
But in our free country, there can be, or
dinnrily M difficulty in securing bIth edu'
catipI and trade 10 every youth, thereby
fitting him To enter the ranks Of manhood
def mt ofthose obstacles which intiniJate
so many traIeless, prole'sinnless, Young
men. Such are the peculiarities of fortune.
that no mere outward possession can be
count Il on as absolutely secure ur protective
Z, man. IIarded thousands and millions
may be swept away in II day, and their once
p.,s-essur he left with no means Of livelihood
or Independence. Let such an one have
hut some useful trade. and he can snap his
finger at ordinary misfortune.
We have read of wise monarch who de-
creed that his sons must l'arn useful trades
ar be cut "a lrum their prospective inheri'
tnnce They murmured, yet obeyed the
decree. The oldest p'ince, Us the quickest
trade TO learn. took To bisket'makiig. In
process Of time he neclme king, and reisn"d
In his fathers stead In time, also. reyolu-
,ion came upon him and overthrow him, and
he fled cnnptnionless. save his wife an chill
dren. and wandered long disguised AMI un'
known. During this psriod, by reeur.
renee to the simple trade learned in his
youth, he made himself and his family indie.
pendent; anL this is only an illustration OF
how necessity or misfortune may be over
come, and how an honest, useful trade may
always serve u man
The suns Of the rich rs well rs OF the poor,
should DO strengthened by this possesslon.--
If never used beyond the learning, no harm
is done, while possibly i may DO OF incalcu.
liable god. ltiSa wedpon. which, once SO.
cured, like education or knowledge, caInot
easily be wrested from ones grasp. Only
get the beut nfa boys mind and give him u
trade in accordance Herewith, and, what.
ever may be his alter fortunes, he shall tell
you from experience or observation thai, one
OF the wisest general provisions Of life, is the
securing to every young man, some usetu!
trade"