Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-11-26

DON'T LEAVE FARMINa.-Me en- are constant
ly leaving the farm for other pursuits. Such
persons have a history, which, in many, per-
haps most cases, would be an instructive
warning.
Mr.. A. heard of the profits Of the merchan-
tile business. He saw that merchants lived
elegantly, 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, sell at twenty. five or fifty per cent.
profit, and 1.-Two well on u share Of the proceeds,
laying up the greatest shars for old age or n
rainy day. So MIR. A. sold his farm and COM
menced business. But he had neither exper-
fence or 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, and not enough of others, and
others still he bought which he could not sell
at all. He did not understand bookkeeping,
and he lost from torgetfulness and false entries.
He, did not understand money, and lost from
bad bills and bogus coin. His family were ex-
| travagant because his dignity as merchant
was to be sustained. In short time he lost
property and credit, and what was worse his
self-respect and manliness. lie sank into OBJ
| security aud poverty, because he did not stick
| to his farm. Mr.. Is. has few hundred dol.
| lars, thot, he does not wish to use in improv-
ing his farm. Some hard pushed man offers
| him two or three per cent. month for the
| loan Of it. He sees what power money has,
he uecluGs TO become money dealer. lie
| sells his farm and opens brokers' office. He
4 does not know the nature of his securities
4 He is imposed upon few times, and loses
A heavily in this W ay. He too, is Ignorant Of
A money, and takes counterfeit bills and those
4 on broken banks. He does not know how to
a select his correspondents in New York oil
| Philadelphia, and he loses by the failures Of
| the banks, at which he had made his deposite.
He buys stock, and it depreciates on his hands
He is careless, and his safe is broken open
and what he has left is stolen. This finishe,
him he has sacrificed his all, amounting to
some thousands So much has 1t cost him to
learn that 1t would have been better to stick tC
his farm.
MIR. @. sold four hundred bushels of whea
soma years ago, at the market price. He sub
sequeptly learned that the spectators who
bought, made fifty per cent. advance on the
purchase. Mr.. o. is convinced that FORUM
can be made in buying wheat on speculation
He borrows money, buys largely, and keep
his stock till 1t reached the highest figure. H
holds on hoping that ii will still rise. 1t be
Igins to fall He will not sell now, it will Ger
Itainly go up again. 1t sinks still he canno
think OF selling now; why should he lose SC
much7 Ii sinks lower still; 1t will not bring
what he paid for it. In a sort of phrensl
: which looker-on cannot understand, he hold
,, dp still, as the grasp OF death. The grasp O
. death it proves to him Indeed his Eotes be
cbmo due; his property is attached, and when
add farm, and everything are swept away a
ohee. How terribly is he taught the lesson
, that the farmer should stick to his farm. Me
my, generally, pursue with success a bus
ntss to which they have been trained. Me