The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-06-23
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IT is the duty of every one to take some
active part as actor on the stage of life
Some seem to think that they can vegetate,
as it were, without being any thing in par
ticular. 1t is expected he should Fact well
his part" He must be something. He has
a work to perform, which it is his duty to
attend to. We are not placed here to grow
up, pass through the various stages of life,
and then die without having done any thing
for the benefit of the human race. 1t is a
principle in the creed Of the Mahomedans,
that every one should have trade. No
Christian doctrine could be better than that.
Is man to be brought up in idlenessl Is
he to live upon the wealth which his ances-
tors have acquired by frugal industry Is
he placed here to pass through life like an
automatona Has he nothing to perform as
citizen of the world? A man who does
nothing is useless to his country as an in
habitant. A man who does nothing is a
mere cipher. He does not fulfil the obliga-
tions for which he was sent into the world
and when he dies, he has not finished the
Sork that was given him to do. He is a
mere blank in creation Some are born
with riches and honors upon their heads
But does it follow that they have nothing
to do in their career through lifel There
are certain duties for every one to perform.
BE Something. Don't live like hermit, and
die unregretted.
See that young man, no matter what are
his circumstances, if he has no particular
business to pursue, he will not accomplish
much. Perhaps he has father abundant
ly able to support him. Perhaps that
farther has laboured hard to obtain COM
petence that is sufficient for his sons to live
in idleness. Can they 60 abroad with any
degree of selfcomplacency, squandering
away the money which their fathers have
earned by hard labourl No one who has
the proper feelings of citizen, who wishes
to be ranked among the useful members of
society, would live such life. f--
BE Something. Don't be drone. You
may rely upon your present possession, or on
your future prospects, but these riches may
fly away, or hopes may be blighted and il
you have no place Of your own, in such case,
ten to one, you will find your path beset with
thorns. What may come upon you before
you are aware Of it; and, having no pro-
fession, you find yourself in anything but an
enyiable condition. 1t is, therefore, impor.
tant that you should be somethiny. Don't de-
pend upon Fortune, for she is fickled sup
port, which often fails when you lean upoI
her with the greatest confidence. Trust tc
your own exertions. ..... ....
BE Something. Pursue that vocation fol
which you are fitted by nature; pursue j
faithfully and diligently. You have a par
to act, and the honor in performing the par
depends upon yourself 1t is sickening tt
see parcel of idle boys hanging around 6
farther, spending the money which he ha,
earned by his industry, without attempting
TO do anything for themselves. "Be some
thing" should be their motto. Every one
is capable of learning some "art trade, o.
mystery" and can earn competence fol
himself he should be something, and no
bring down the grey hairs of his father tc
the grave. He should learn to depend upor
himself. Idle boys, living upon parent
without any profession or employment arc il
qualified for good members of society
And we regret to say, that it Is often ths
case that it is the parents fault that they
are thus brought up. They should be taught
TO be something, to know how TO provide fol
themelves in case Of necessity; and to ac,
well their part:--that viii reap the homo,
which therein lies.-Sear's NeO- York
Ma9dzins.
Love AND DEBr.--There is very little diff
ference between the man in love and the man
in debt. Both the debtor and the lover
commence operations by promissary notes
the former giving bills to his creditor, and
the latter sending billss deur to his fail
one. The lover, by promising - cherish, j.
honoured with place in the lady's good
books and the debtor, by promising to pay
|winneth admission to the creditors ledger
Love keepeth its captive awake all night 90
doth debt. Love is uncalculating. and debI
holdeth no reckoning. The man who owetl
money is in need of brass, and so is the swain
who 2oppeth the question.
Distribute cheeffully IN the time 70 health
for dissolution on death bed seems rathel
cheat than charity, inasmuch as it is rather
a disTibntion Of another mans goods than
Of thy own.
FlpxLrrv, good numor, and complacency
Of temper outlive al the charms Of fne
faoA and make The decay Of It invisibls.