Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-21

STICK 10 YouR BUsINEss- There is nothing which
should be more frequently impressed upon the minds
than the Importance Of steadily persuing
one badness. The frequent changing from one em.
ployment to another is one of the most common err
rors committed, and to it may be traced more than
half the failures of men in business and much ofthe
discomfort and disappointment that render life un-
comfortable. 1t isavery common thing for man to
be dissatisfied with his business, and to desire to
change it for some other and what to him will
prove more lucrative employment; bntin nine cases
out of ten it is mistake. Look round you, and you
will find among your abundant yerifca-
ton of our assertion. Here is a young man who
commenced life as mechanic, but from some cause
imagined that he ought to have been doctor; and,
after hasty and shallow preparation, has taken up the
saddle bags only to find that work is still work, and
patients profitable than his work bench,
and the occupation not whit more agreeable.
Here are two young men, clerks one of them is
content when his first term of service is over to
tinue clerk untilhe shall have enough to commence
business on his own account the other cannot wait
but starts without capital and with limited expert
ence, and brings up, after few years, in court Of
insolvency, while his former comrade, by patient
perseverance, comes out at last with fortune
That young lawyer who became disheartened because
briefs and cases did not crowd upon him while he
was yet redo.ent of caf-bound Volumes and had small
for red tape, who concluded he had mistaken his
calling, and plunged into politics. finally settled
down into the character of a meddling pettfogger,
scrambling for his daily bread.
There is honest farmer who has toiled few
years. got his farm paid for but does not grow rich
very rapidly, as much forlack ofcontentment ming
led with his industry anything though he is not
aware of the hears the wonderful stories OF Cali.
forna and how fortunes may be had for the trouble
ofpicking them up mortgages his farm to raise
ey, goes away to the land of gold and after many
months of hard toll, comes home to commence again
at the bottom of the hill for a more weary and less
successful climbing up again.
Mark the men in every community who
torious for never getting ahead and you will usually
find them to be those who never stick to any one
buness long, bnt always forsaking their occupa.
ton just when it begins to be profitable.
Young man, stick to your business 1t may be
you have mistaken your calling. If so find it out as
quick possible, and change it; but don't let any
uneasy desire to get along FAST dislike of your
honest calling, lead you to abandon it. Have some
honest calling, and then stick to it if you stick
ing type, stick away at them; if you selling oys-
tiers, keep on selling them; ifyou at law, hold
fast to that profession; pursue the business you
have chosen, persisently, ndustriously, and hope
fully, aud ifthere is anything of you, it will appear
and turn to account in that well, better than
in any other calling; only, if you loafer, for
sake that line of life quick as possible for the long
you stick to it. the worse it will stick" to you.
Hunts Merchants Magazine.