The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-03-14
I snail not Learn a rsads

| Shan tyou! | should like 10 know why
not.2 Hundreds and teifs OF thousa,,d,
have learned one before you. and more
will do tine same thing. Airade well learn
ed may make mans and "a fortune earn.
| ed. Ii you ever get either without work
ing for ii, you will be either very lucky
or very unfortunate.
: don't think much Of a boy who says
is is not going TO learn trade If his
place in the world is such lha he can u arm
a trade and have a good ,situaiioa. He vii
be very unwise noa TO seize the qppor,nn
lily. A boy who goes TO atrade detsrnfku
ed to make himself master OF his bssiness
-and De a well informed apd Intelligent
workman, will soon rise 70 the head OF hi:
i profession, if he pufsues the right path
! The tai,htpl apprentice who delights to dc
ihis,work well, snd to he best oi his abil
Ii,y,; SO a~ TO earn the praise OF his employ
er, will feel happier and be more honor
able man thah ne who does jus; enough
to shuttle along through the day. and hur.
Fies away from his work as though il were
| a nuisance or a curse.
/ know boy who was too poor TO go
to school aud college, although he would
nave liked that course very we'll. But he
mad TO work. So he went to learn trade
/, lie tried to do his work always TO the best
of his ability. He went to place and
one day his master came TO look al wha,
lie had done, and after closely examining =
! il he turned round and said TO the fore
IAN, flames this is very excellent, work
| Tor a new boy" Did not that little fellow
feel as proud as if he had won triumph
lls was rewarded from the start with the
good opinion OF his employer. and he new
er forgot the pleasure with which he hoard
This masters encouraging words. lie a!
| ways tried to do his work well-to do in
fact the very best. and while the other ap,
prentices did not seem to care-how their
work was done or how they spent their
masters time, he took pride in working
as though he was in higher post now, an d
doing we'll in more ways Than one in this
| orld.
Notlong ago a boy was leaving school;
as had u chance Of speaking to him
said,
What are you going to do z"
~ am going into merchan ants jobbing
house,"
..Going to be clerk then Why don i
you learn trade 81
"Trade % said he, Il amt agoing to
learn trade"
mo, going to learn trade2 Z" should
like to know why a trade is not as good
as cl-:kship. | suppose you think il is
more senteei an and.fespvctatle! wilat would
you-do with jobbing house, wonde. =
+ Learn trade ? Did you ever hear Of
such a man as Ben Franklin. who learn.
cd the printing trade. aud became one oj
the most distinguished men soi modern
times! Have you heard of a carpenter
named Riltenhouse, or a man who made
philosophical instruments. and afterwards
revo!uiionize the world with his discov.
| eriss in the steam engine! Have you
heard Of James Watt. .oris il geDteel mol
to know anything about trades or those
who have learned them Who was Ark
wight. that followed thearade Of a bar.
ber or Whitney or Fulton NVho was
Governor Armstrong otMasss chuss,ts
or Isaac Hill ofsNsw Hampshire. who
learned the trade OF prister Did you
ever hear Of "a manswho swung his sleGgs
on An anvil and became the d istilg d
Ellihu BGri,tl$ Dn, you ever hear ofs,he
distinguished. cobbler named Roger Sher.
mani Of'of the iiluslrious lame cobbler
Of London, named John Pounds who
founded ragged schools. antsput in oper.
alton oneesoi thegreates,, pieces oipsc hin
cry Of ,he age 3 -