Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-16

Stand up here. young msn. and r.,
rs talk to you; you have trusted alone
to the contents OF your ''fsther's .
purse or his fair fame. for yoar in-
iuence or success in business. Think
YOU that father" has attained TO em,.
nence in his profession. but py un-
searied industry :? or that be has
,massed fortune honestly. without
energy and activity I: You should
know that the faculty requisite for the
wquiringcf fame or fortune. is essen
liai to. nay. inseparab!e from the re-
aiming Of either Of these. Suppose
"frhrr" has the .'rocks" in rbun-
lance. II you never earned anything
for him. you have no more business
with these rocks than go>Iin has
with tor,ois ! and IL he allows you
To meddle with them until you havs
gained them by your own industry.
he pcrprlrates untold mischief And
il the Old gentleman is lavish of hi
cash towards you, while he aIIow4 you
10 while away your tine. you'd bet
er leave him; YES. run away. SOME,
lhsn be an imbeclIe, or something
worse, through 50 corrupsing Nh 10.
tlucnce. Sooner or later you mus,
learn to rely on your own resources.
or you will not be any body.
II you have become idle. u you
have eaten fathers brexd and butter.
md smoked fathers segsrs. cut :
swell in fathers buggy. and tried "a
put on fathers influence An ! reputs-
Iion. you nigh, f.r better have been =
poor canal boy. the son ri chimney
sweep. or q boot black. and. indeed.
we would not swop with you the stu
alton OF poor. hslf-starsed. .no,l.er.
less calf. Miserable object you arr,
that depend entirely on parent, play
ing gentleman (dandy losfer. WhA.
IN the name Of common sense are you
thinking of Wake up there g. u
work with your hands, o. your brsins.
or both. an be something. Don'I
merely have il to boast Of that you
have grown in "faiher's houss"-lhnl
you have vegeta,ed as other green
horns but let folks know that you
count one.
Come, of with your coat. c'inch
the saw. the plou sh handles, the scythr
the axe. the pick-axe. the spade--any.
thing that will enable you 10 STIR your
blcod | Fly round and tear your
shirt. rather than be the passive re-
cipient Of the old gen.lvman's bounty.
Sooner than play the dandy at dad :
expense. hire yourself out to some
potatoe patch. get Yourself entitled to
= resting spell. do, it on your own
hook Ii you have no other means
Of having fun Of your own. buy with
your earnings m empty barrel, aud
put your head into IL and hslloa. OF
get into il and roll down hill; don'l
for PHYS sake make the old gentleman
furnish everything. and you live al
your ease.
Look about you, you welI-dressed.
smooth faced. do-nothing drones. =
Who are they that have worth and in
tluence in society? Are they those
that have depended alone on the old
genllem.n's purse? or. are they those
that have climbed their way by Their
own indu,try and energy? True. the
did gentIeman's funds or personal in
tiuen,e may secure you the forms oI
respect. but let him Ios' his property,
or die. and what are you? Amisern-
bic fl-dgling-a bunch Of fiesh and
bones that needs to be taken care Of.
Again we say, wake up-get up ia
the morning-turn round at lras'
twice before breakfast-help The old
man-give him now and then = gene
rous life in busIness-learn how to
take the 10 ID, and not depend forever
on being led. and you have no idea
how the discipline will benefit you<--
Do this. and our word for il. You will
seen, 10 breathe u new atmosphere.
possess a new frame. tread new earth
make a new destiny. and then you
may begin to aspire 10 msnhood.-.
Take off; then that ring from your
little finger. break your cane. shave
your upper lip. wipe your nose. hold
up your head. and. by all means. not
derend on father.