Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-04-18

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with them till you have learned their value
by your own industry, he perpetrates untold
mischief. And if the old gentleman is lavish
of his cash towards you, while he allows
you to idle away your time, you'd better leave
him; yes run away, sooner than be made an
imbecile or a scoundrel through so corrup.
ting an influence. Sooner or later you must
learn to rely on your own resources, or you
will not be anybody. If you have never
helped yourself at all, if you have become
Idle, il you have eaten fathers bread and
butter, smoked fathers cigars, sported tath.
er's cane, worn fathers boots, cut swell!
in fathers buggy, and tried to put on fathers
influence and reputation, you might far bet.
ter have been poor canal boy, the son of a
chimney sweep or boot black-and indeed
we would not swap with you the situation Of
a poor, half starved, motherless calf! Mise.
able objects you are that depend entirely on
your parents, playing gentlemen, (alias dady
loafer) What in the name of common
sense, are you thinking of Wake up there
Go to work with either your hands or your
brains, or both, and be something! Don't
merely have it to boast of that you have
gropn in "father's" house-that you have
yegetated as other grsenhorns but let folks
know that you count one. Come, off with
your coat, clinch the saw, the plow handles,
the pick axe, the spade--anythiug that will
enable YOU to stir your blood Fly round
and tear your jacket, rather than be the pas.
eiye recipient Of the old gentleman's bounty
Sooner than play the dandy at dads e.
pense, hire yourself out TO some potatoe
patch, let yourself to stop hog holes, or watch
the bars; and when you think yourself en-.
titled to a resting spell, or recreation, have
J it on your own hook. If you have no other
means of having fun of your own, buy with
YOUR earnings an empty barrel, and put
your head into it and hollow, or get into it
and roll down hill; don't for PHYS sake don't
make the old gentleman furnish every thing,
and you live at your ease.
Look about you, you well.dressed, smooth
faced, do.nothing droues! Who are they
that have worth and influence in society!
Are thew those that have depended alone on
tbe old gentleman's purse or are they those
that have climbed their way to their position
by their own industry and energys True
the old gentleman's funds, or personal ntlu'
ence may secure you the forms OF respect
but let him lose his property, or die, and
what arc you9 A miserable faedgling-a
bunch of flesh and bones that needs to be
taken care Of!
Again we say, wake up-get up in the
morning-turn round, at least twice before
breakfast-help the old man-gi i've him no"
and then generous lift in businessman
how to take the lead, aud not depend forever
on being led; and you have no idea how
the discipline will benefit you. Do this, ane
our word for it, you will seem to breathe
new atmosphere, possess new frame' treae
a new earth, wake to new destiny-an,9
YOU may then begin to aspire to manhood an
Take off, then, that ring from your lily i'm
ger, break your cane, shave your upper up
wipe your nose, hold up your head and, b.
all means, never again eat the bread OF idle
ness, nor depend on father.