The Trinity journal., 1856-10-25
Life's Vicissitudes.

An awkward youth left Jersey many
years ago. The best use his father could
put him to was to help make the family
shoes in winter time. BY long years of in
dustry, temperance, and economy, his for
tune is now counted by millions. And still,
dreadful Of human viciSsitudes be has dona-
ted large property to the city authorities,
providing that its income shall be given to
the poor 80 long as there ore none Of his
family and name to apply for nights lodg-
ing or loaf Of bread.
Twenty years ago, fatherless boy was
/ placed in a third or fourth rate country
store, for his victuals and clothes" His
cherry face and laughing countenance, his
accommodating disposition, and the alacrity
with which he served his customers soon
advanced him to better store, at dollar
a week extra, which he regularly placed in
the hands of his mother, to aid her by
marketing for others, TO support her little
family. To-day he ships cargoes for his own
vessels, but embarks in no enterprise without
r first consulting that mother still.
The Son of an apple woman" we know
to be one of the richest men in the United
States, and who accumulated his wealth by
his own activity and enterprise not by
speculation, but by legitimate commerce
by honorable mercantile competition.
" A nice young man." ten years ago,
worth fifty thousand dollars, married a
young lady of refinement aud superior edu-
cation. Now. with that same wife and five
small children in country village beyond
the Miss s>ppi, he teaches a writing school
for his daily bread.
Let us now go around to lines long past,
and see how history teaches the same lesson.
In l777 Nj. Hastings received all hum
! bic petition from the Great Mougul for aid
against his entmles-tcn years later, and
Mr. Hastings is on his knees in the House
Of Lords, and was Obliged TO give bail that
he would not run away.
in IT'S Lord North was Prime Minister
Of England the Counsellor Of KingS--ten
years later il is recorded, Lord North was
lead on Of Westminster Abbey Y oae Of
his GaughtrrN"
L. l711, tt,fe Va 4 -tosr 60 - water
at c"u4try Iovetr--'tu years later h. vas
ma oh, y 'aron.t, 2 k ph' of ;he oh.r-.
H. lT77, DR.. z went to the ealery of
the ll"Vs, Of ,onjli or TO lear Nj. PIT.
,p rch, anG as iurr,d out-ttn ytar. 'attr
and DR.. F. rose in hr place n IT, Hon>, Of
Lords, to defend draymah, while Mr. Pitt
stood III the bar belgw to hear him
BY theS" examples, let young men learn
tlai attention, diigent, persevering, loving
'uttcution to almost any of the useful caIlings
Of human life, guarantee success. whether in
a Monarchy or Republic, whether under
Kings or Presidents. That to be good at
any one thing is of itself elcvatng and aids
to higher success That what gives endu-
ring success is not family name, nor wealth,
nor accident, nor position, nor even genius
itself but It is the steady, energetic follow
ing up OF any calling in the love Of its ma
tute and in the belief Of its Importance
And more without this faith and affection
no man has ever yet succeeded in any credit
able occupation nor do we believe ever will
For the most part it may be set down as a
very general truth, that the great stimulus,
which is essential to the successful pursuit
of any worldly calling, is the w1nt Of nancy!
the very thing which young men think the
greatest calamity. York Sun.