The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-24
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STICK TO YOUR BUSINESS,

There is nothing which SHOULD be more
frequently impressed upon the minds o..
yonnS inen than the Importance of stendl
~ pursuing one business. The frequent,
exchanging from one employment to nm
other Is ~ of the mos: Common errors
committed, aud TO it may be traced NOR,
IMAM hall the failures OF men in business.
and much OF the discomfort and disnp.
poIntinent that render life uncomfortable.
II is a very common thing for II man to
b. dissatisfied with his business. aud 10
desire TO change il for some other, and
what seems 10 him vii! prove + more Ia
crative employment; but in nine cases out,
ot ten 1t is = mistake. Look round Won
and you viii fine among your acouain,
&nceS Hbund Int vcIiticI,ion OF assertion.
Here Is q young rAaa who commenced lie.
AS n mechanic, but from some cause mag
med that u" ought 10 have been n doctor
and alter n hasty aud shallow preparation
has taken up tie saddle bags only TO find
that work Is still! work and that his pa
tents ARE no more profitable tEan his work
bench, and the occupation no.; a whit
more agreeable.
Here are two young men, clerks; one
OF them Is content, When his frst term OF
service Is over, 10 continue a clerk until h.
shall have saved cnomGh to commence bus.
moss on his own account the other can
no. wait, but s,srts without capital. and
VIII a limited experience, aud brings
up, alter 4 Few years, in 4 cour, OF insoI
rency, while bis former comrade, by pa
tcnt perseverance, comes out at last a for
tune. That young lawyer who became
uShear,encd because brief, and cases did
not crowd upon him while lie was vel red.
oIe"t Of cali bonnd volumes, and had small
nse tor rel tape, who concluded he had
'nistEaen lils calling, and so plunged into
politics, finally settled down into the char.
actcr Of u NEEDING pettifogser, scramb
ling for his daily bread.
There Is an honest farmer who has toll
Ell a few Yeas, got his farm paid for, but
does not grow rich very rapidly, 40 much
Tor lack OF conten.mcnt mingled with his
industry as anything, he is not aware
OF lt-he hears the wonderful stories of
California, and how fortunes max be had
Tor tho trouble Of picking them up; mort
cages his t'rm to Talse money, goes away
TO lhe land "fCo!d, and. after mnay months
"i hard toll, comes home to commence
nGaln at the bottom Of the hill for n more
weary and less successful climbing up
agar. ,
Mark the men IN every community who
are notorious, for ability, and equally no
torlos iH never getting ahead, and Won
viii find them To he those who never stick
to any one business Tong, but arc always
f'r<ak'nS their occupation just when il
begins TO lie profitable.
Young man, stick to your business. II
may bc you have mistaken your calling.
/! so. fad it out as quick as possible, and
chan !e ii but Ion't lot any uneasy de.
sire TO get along fast, or a dislike OF YOUR
honest calling, lead you to abandon t.
Have some homes: calling. and then stick
10 it; if you are sticking type, stick away
at them; hyou are selling oysters, keep
on selling them {; IL you are at law, hold
last to that profession pursue tue business
YOU have chosen, persis,ently, industrious.
Is. and hopeful lily, and il there is ANYTHING
81 you, it will appear and turn to account
IN that as well, or better. than 10 any 9th.
or calling only, il you are a loaf.r, for.
sake that line ofIife as quickly as possible.
for the longer YOU stick TO il, the worse
1t will "stick" TO you.-Hqnfs M,r.
chants Magazine. aJ