True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-01-14
From Life Illustrated.
Tisn't Worth Saving.

A
saving" says the young housekeeper,
who is loo ignorant or 100 indolent 10 lake
! the proper care OF whather husband pro-
vides, and so very much from the epantry
and wardrobe is wasted, and the mer
chant or mechanic tolls on, why he can
not live on his income.
" TisR't worth saving" says the fast
young man only few cents or dollars
/ Wouldn't they call me niggardly if |
didn't treat, eat oyster suppers, see the
shows. smoke as dear cigars as the best
of them, and drive as fast horse o. and
thus hundreds and thousands of the hard
earned dollars Of an industrious economi-
cal father, are annually squandered.
"Tisn't worth saving, these few mo-
ments Of time-what can learn in
them 2" and the apprentice loafs it
away, and grows up to manhood in com
paralive ignorance. If he would have a
book at hand and improve the moments
he often has while waiting for meal, or
in The morning before the shop is oponed,
and after the days work is done, we
should have many more learned black
smiths than we now have. We do not
mean that apprentices should have no
time for amusement or relaxation: but
all this they may have in sufficient guam
Iity, and then get an hour every day for
mental culture. This, in one year,
would amount to fraction more than
twelve weeks of schooling, reckoning SIX
hours per day, and five days for week
Will not young men who are obliged, 10
labor think Of this, and improve all the
little snatches of time! Examine your
self, and add up the amount of your
knowledge to-day, begin tomorrow to
improve your time, and at the end of a
year you will be surprised at the prog
ress you have made.
"Tisn't worth saving" That idea in
the sermon, that thought in the newspa-
per, that remark from the child. that bit
of advice from an old man, that sugges-
tion from business man-tleso are all
little things. IL am not going TO bother
my brain with them; III do as please;
know enough to take care of number
one )" and 50 the fop and fool strut and
swell, brag and blunder, till they both
come to one end-infamy
"Tisn't worth saving" says The heart
less hirt, "lhat Young mans good opin-
ion, his regard or loVe-what care for
that! He IS only poor fellow, deppn-
dent on mis- own eXerlions for success in
the world, and he isn't worth saving. |
had Just as leave trifle with him as MOI,
especially while can command the atten
ton of the squire's son; his father is
rich and of course lie is worth saving.
So the coquetie marries the squires son,
and ere long he has learned the sa, ing of
his wife:
"Tisn't worth saving "No she is
faded now, looks old, has grown peevish,
never loved me, only my daddy's money,
and she isn't worth saving and what's
more, | shall take no pains 10 save her"
So the coquet learns too late the meaning
of ber favorite phrase. We fear many
husbands who pass for good ones, yet
live only for self qualification, have prac.
tically adopted this motto i'll regard 10
their wives Let them beware, lest there
come time when they will no, be worth
saving. ...-. ..
"Tisn't worth saving-this ragged,
dirty humanity, which is begging, play
ing, and lounging abont our streets !
What good TO support city missionary
among such people! they will be ragged
still I" Do not draw too hasty concu-
sions. God never works in a hurry
Our duty is 10 sow the seed, to take care
Of tlis humanity, and risk tbs Largest.
Those who hold that anySlNs& hu-
mainly is not worth saving, are wFiy like
ly in the end 10 consider themselves not
worth saving; and judging from the ben
eft they have been to the world, we
should not differ very widely from them
in this opinion; yet 10 speak seriously,
they are worth saving and would to God
they could believe and act accordingly!
.......t .... ToPSY.