Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-02-12
Don't Depend ON ssFather.,,

Stand up here. young man, and let us
talk TO you. You have trusted alone n
the contents ofs"fa theirs purse" or his
!sir lame Tor your success in business
Think you that father" has attained EN-.
Inence In his profession but by unwear-
led industry2 OF tina 1t he has amassed for
tune honestly without energy or activity ?
ioa should know that tie faculty requi.
site Tor the SECURING of fame or fortune
Is essential to. nay, inseparable from the
retaining OF either Of these. Suppose
father" has the "rocks" in abundance.
II you never earned anything for him YOU
have no more business with these ,srocks"
than gosling has with tortoise. and if
he allows you to NEEDLE with them. he
perpetrates untold mischief. And If ,ns
old gentleman is lavish of the cash TO-
wards you. to while away your. time,
you'd better leave him; yes, run away
rather than be an imbecile, or something
worse. through SO currupting an infiu-
ence, Sooner or later you must learn 10
rely on your own resources. or you will
never be anybody, If you have become
Idle. II you have eaten fathers bread
and butter. and smoked Gathers" cigars:
Gu; swell in fathers" buggy, and tried
TO put on fathers" inliuence-you
might far better have been born a moor
canal boy. the SON of chimney sweep
or boot black; and indeed, we would
otswnp uilh you the situation of poor.
half-starved, molherless calf Miserable
objects. you are. that depend entirely on
parents; playing gentlemen (dandy loaf |
ers.) What in the name of common
sense are you thinking Of! Wake up |
there. TO 10 work either with your
hands or brains. or both, and be some.
thing! Don't merely have it to boast of.
that you have grown in fathers" house
you have vegeta,ed as other green
hornsl but lei folks know you count one!
Come. off with your coat. clinch the
saw. the plow handle, the scy,he, the axe,
the pickaxe. the spade-any:hinp thai
will enable you to stir your blood! Fly
around and,tear your jacket, rather than
DO the passive recipient of The old gen
ieman's bounty. Sooner than play the
iandy at dads expense. hire yourself out
o some potato patch, let yourself to
top hog holes, or watch the bars. and
When you think yourself entitled TO
estIns spell, do it on your own hook. ri
'ou have no other means of buying fun Of
our own. buy with your earnings an
mPty barrel. and put your head into il
nd boiler. or get in il and roll down hill;
ont for PHYS sake, make The old furnish
verything. and YOU live at your. ease.
Look about you. you well dressed.
do-no;hing drones. Who
re they who have worth and influence in
ocietya Are they those that have de-
ended on the old gentleman's purse? or a
re they those that have climbed their
sy TO their position by their own indus
y and energy' True, the old gen.le-
ans funds. or personal influence NAV
cure you the forms OF respect, but let
in lose his property or die, and where
e you? miserable fiedgiing-a bunch
bones and flesh that need 10 be taken Z
ire Of. sI G
Again we say. wake up--get up in the
orning. turn round al least twice before :
eakiasi-hel2 the old man--give him
DIV and then generous lift in business (
learn how to take the lead. and not de- =
md forever on being led. and you have "
idea how the discipline viii, benefit :
,u. Do this. and our word for il. you
Ill seem to breathe new atmosphere
'ssess new frame, tread a new earth .
axe TO new desiiny-and then you
~ begin TO aspire TO manhood. Take
!, then, that ring from your lily finger. 6
eak your cane. shave your upper lip. =,
pc your nose. hold up your head, and G,
al means. never again eat the bread
idleness, nor DEPEND ON FATHER"
LIFE GLLusrRArED.