The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-10-22
DON'T Leave Earning.

er pursuits. Such persons have a history,
which in many, perhaps in most cases would be
an instructive warning.
Mr. A. heard of the profits Of the mercantile
business. lie saw that merchants lived elegant
ly, and seemed to have an easy time. Nothing
seemed more obvious than the path to wealth by
the sale of goods. 1t was only to buy cheap and
sell at 25 or so per cent. profit and live well on
the share Of the proceeds, laying up the largest
share for old age, or rainy day. So Mr. A. sold
bis farm and commenced business. But he had
neither experience nor skill. How could he
have? So he was cheated in the purchase Of his
goods, He paid high prices he bought too much
of some things, not enouh Of others, and others
did not understand book keeping, and he lost by
forgetfulness and false entries He did not un-
derstand money, and he lost from bad bills and
bogus coin: and his family was extrayagant be-
cause his dignity as merchant was TO be sus-
tanned. In short time he lost his property, and
credit, and what was worse his self-rcspect aud
nanlness; and he sunk in obscurity and poverty
because he did not stick to his farm.
Mr. B. has few hundred dollars that he does
not wish to use in improving. Some hard-puSh-
ed man offers him two or three per cent. a
month forthe use oft. lie takes it, and sees
what power money has He decides to become
money dealer, and sells his farm and opens a
brokers' office. lie does not know the nature
OF his securities. He is imposed on few times
and loses heavily in this way; he, too, is igno-
rant Of money, and takes counterfeit bills and
those on broken banks. lie does not know how
to select his correspondents in New York or
Philadelphia, and he loses by the failure of the
bank at which he has made his deposits. He
buys stock, and it deprecates on his hands; he is
careless, and his safe is broken open, and what
| is left is stolen. This finishes him; he has sdc-
rifced his ALL amounting to some thou
saudS 50 much has ii cost him to learn, that
it would have been better to stick to lis torm
Mr.. C. sold four hundred bushels of wheat,
some years ago, at the market price. He subse
quently learned that the 5peculator who bought
it, made fifty per cent. advance on the purchase
Mr. c. is convinced that fortune can be made
in buying wheat on speculation. He borrows
money, buys largely and keeps his stock till i
reaches the highest figure. He holds on, hoping
it will rise STILL 1t begins to fall. He will moi
sell now; it will certainly go up again. ltsinks
still; he cannot think OF selling now; why shoulr
he lose so much? 1t sinks lower still; it will
not bring what he paid for it. In sort of a
phrensy, which locker on cannot understand
he holds on still, as with the grasp of Death
The grasp ofdeath it proves to him indeed; hi
notes become due; his property is attached, ant
wheat, farm and everything, are swept away al
once. How terribly is he taught the lesson
that the farmer should stick to his fcum.
Men may generally porsuo with success {
business to which they have been trained
Men ofextraordnary genius may so'hetimes sue
ceed in a new line anticipating the teaching Q
experience by the power ola large and rapid in
teligtncG; but such cases are only one an thot
ssnd; and with such changes against him, tn
farmer is not wise who abandons his farm, an
Incurs the risks of brsiness of which he know
nothing Ohio Farmer.