Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-03-24
I Shall not Learn a Trade.

Shan't you? I should like to know why
not. Hundreds and tens of thousands have
learned one before you, and more will do tho
same thing. A trade we'll learned may make
q name and a fortune earned If you ever get
either without working for it, you will be either
very "lucky," or very unfortunate.
don't think much of boy who says he is
not going to learn trade. II his place in the
world is such that he can learn trade and
have good situation, he will be very unwiss
not to seize the opportunity. A boy who
goes to trade determined to make himself
master of his business, and be well Informed
and intelligent workman, will soon rise 10 the
head of his profession, if 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 his employer, will
feel happier and be a more honorable man than
he who does just enough to shuttle along thro'
the day. and hurries away from his work as
though it were nuisance or curse.
knew boy who was too poor to 60 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 abili-
ty. He went to a place, and one day his mas
ter came to look at what he had done, and after
closely examining il, he turned round and said
to his foreman, James, this is very excellent
work for new boy" Did not that little fel-
low feel as proud as if he had won Triumph
He was rewarded from the start with the good
opinion of his employer, and he never forgot
the pleasure with which he heard his masters
encouraging words. He always tried to do his
work well-to do in fact the very best; and
wha4>other apprentices did not seem 10 care
how their work was done, or how they spent
their masters time, he took pride in working
as though he was in q higher post now; and
doing well in more ways than one in this
world. @ 31 @rI .is 2Ht
Not long ago boy was leaving school, AZ I
had chance Of speaking to him, said- "a
"What are you going to do I" .s,,,., g@
81 am going into merchants jobbing
house." 4f~t' "a SO NO. u
@Going to be clerk, thenl why don't you
learn trade e ----
sTrade!" said he, ~ amt agoing to lssrn
a trade"
Not going 10 learn trades should ike
10 know why trade is not as good as aclerk-
ship. suppose you think it is more Rentesl
and respectable! what would yoa do with .
iobbing house, wonder! s.a.,
Learn tradet Did you ever hear Of such
, man as Ben franklin, who learned the print
ing trade, and became one Of the most distin.
yushed men of modern timesf Have you
lever heard Of carpenter named Rittsn.
house, or q man who made philosophical ip-
and afterwards revolutionized tho
world will, his discoveries in the steam enginef
Have you heard Of James. Watt, Of il II gen.
eel not TO know anything about tssdes 81
hose who have learned them {; Who swas
Arkwright, that followed the trade Of bar.
ser? or Whitney, or Fulton! Who was Gov.
armstrong, Of Massachusetts, or Isaac Hill, Of
Vew Hampshire, who learned the trade Of .
,rinter! Did you ever hear Of the man who
wung his sledge on the anvil, and became the
Eliho Burrittl Did you ever
'ear Of the distinguished cobbler named Roger
sherman? Or Of the illustrious lame eob6ler
# London. named John Pounds, who founded
Ragged Schools, and put in operation ono Of
he greatest pieces Of machinery Of the ago.