Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-03-08

should like to know why not? Hundreds
and tens of thousands have learned one be-
fore you, and more viii do the same thing.
A trade well learned may make a name
and fortune earned. Ii you ever get
either withou: working for it, you viii be
either very 'Iuckey" or very unfortunate.
| don't think much of a boy who says he
is not going to learn a trade. Ii his place
in the world is suchthat he can learn trade
and have a good situation, he will be very
unwise not TO sieze the opportunity, a boy
who goes to trade determined to make
himself master of his business, and be II
well informed and intelligent workman. will
soon rise to the head OF his profession, il
he pursues the right path. The faithful
apprentice who delights to do his work we'll,
and to the best of his ability, so as to earn
the praise Of bis employer, will feel happier
and be more honorable man than he
who does just enough to shuttle along
through the day, and hurries away from
his work as though it were nuisance or a
curse.
| know boy who was too poor 10 90 to
school and college, although he would
have liked that course very well. But be
had to work So he went to learn trade.
He tried to do his work always to the best
of his ability, He wentto place and one
day his master came to look at What he had
done, and alter closely examining it he
turned round and said to the foreman
James this is very excellent work for a
new boy DID not that little fellow feel
as proud as if he had won a triumph? He
was rewarded for the start with the gopt,
opinion Of his employer, and he never for
got the pleasure with which he heard his
masters encouraging words. He always
tried to do his work well-.o do in fact the
very best, and while the other apprentices
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. and doing well
in more ways than one in this world
Not long ago a boy was leaving school
as | had chance Of speaking to him
said. "
What are you going to do o
i am going into merchants jobbing
house
Going TO be clerk then? why dOn'I
YOU learn atrade'
Trade said he, 4 amt going to learn
a trade
Not going TO learn trade?' l should
like to know why trade is not as good as.
a clerkship. | suppose you think tits more
genteel and respectable? what would YOU
do with a jobbing house, wonder?'
Learn trade? Did you ever hear of
such man as Ben Franklin, who learned
the printing trade become one Of the most
men of modern times? Fave
you heard ofacarpen,er named Rittenhouse,
or man who made philosophical instru-
ments, and afterwards rcvolutonized the
world with his discoveries in the steam
engine? Have you heard of James Watt,
Or Is it genteelnot to know any thing abou.
rades or those who have learned them.-<
Who was Arkwright. that followed the
rade Of barber? or Whitney or Fulton .
Who was Governor Armstrong, of Massa-
,husetts OF Isaac Hill of New Hampshire.
who learned the trade Of printer? Did YOU
'ver hear ola man who swung his sledge on
IN anvil, and become the distinguished Eli
III Barrit? Did you ever hear OF the distin.
5uished cobbler named Roger Sherman?
Dr. Of the illustrious lame cobber of Lon
Ion, named John Pounds who founded
ragged schools, and put in operation one
Of the gratest pieces of machinery Of the
age? io4'
Birth DAYs.--Some people-no matter
when child is born--smie, )
when it dies. There's sort of wisdom in
t to be sure, but one that we do not par.
lculary affect. The anniversary Of the
lay when one made his debut into breath
iom, can never be without an interest tran
sending that OF any saint in the calender
When al at once and announced, one be-
zones something and somebody-a sort OF
and successful one TOO, at indi
duality. .a4.4.L
he river ofLife sells with a wonderful
current seward; sometimes we font round
md round awhile in some little eddy;sone--
lines. drltLed up on TO the sand, the waters
seem to have forgotten US, but generally
he DRY of light hol' awakens us from tn,
teluslon that the voyage is less than hal
lone, and we find the narrow channel wi,
lened on either side, and the sea rising be
ore us till it kissed the setting stars. "Out
ward bound is the word--our hurrie
arewel!s are swept by the fresheniny
freeze, and we are lost TO mortal eyes,
Birth days are leaves of the log book G.
lfe. to tell us how fast and how far we hav
tokeep US on the lookout throug
he middle watch. Suppose now, that to
morrow orits next neigbnor on beyond. wer-
he birthday OF a very near and a very des-
liend, and you wishedto tear out a leaf o
Tour heart for token, what would yol
write thereon? Clouds viii lower, water
yill flow on down to the sea: and no syrer
ong can check. even FOR moment, life
rail canoe What better, then for record
wish and prayer, than a steady hand and
steady hear, and star of two afoat, and :
nope or Two below.
What better, than. memory, that Xix
he Dagucrreoiype. is only tie authogrs
Of sunshine What better, tina
faith, that like refraetion. brings up IL s.
lay ere it is ready TO dawn Chi. Jou
Gsy- The Life of James G.. Bennett Of IT,
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