The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-10

all the details Of the trade, much against hls
will, for Tom had no genius foT anything but
music, 10 cut short the story, which was
not many years in the doing, Esq, Webster
died just 90 Tom came 20 his majority and
Tom took charge Of the factory, and the
welfare NJ the whole family depended on his
skin IN business, In three weeks after the
funeral, Tom had his piano and guitar 10 the
counling-room, aud took IN bis dearest friend,
ga beautiful fellow on the bones" and a cap
tai soprano, as chief clerk and confidential
business adviser In less than two years
Tom and his clerk could do some Of the most
difficult passages 10 tho crack opera, and the
factory had gradually suspended operations
The business had died out Tom and his
clerk Joined a travelling company Of minttrels,
and his brothers went 10 trades and event
ualy did well In the world, having hit upon
pursuits not wholly out Of their natural bent
Everybody said II bll had been put ioto
the eounlngroom, instead Of Tom, the
factory would have been owned by the family
still and they would have lived handsomely
out Of H.
Everybody In Bunstable knows how badly
parson Welington's hoy "turned out" That
Is what they call Il when they attempt to
force nature and Try 70 make whistles Of pigs
tails, 40 TO speak, The parsons's boy had a
genius for mechanics aud nothing else, but
the father had determined that he should be
a doctor, because Il would bo 40 convenient
for him 10 study with his uncle, the physician
Of the village, lie was forced through col.
lcge where having no bent for study Of any
sort, he devoted himself zealously TO the cult.
yalion Of Wild oats When ho graduated,
without any particular honors, and returned
home only 10 bring scandal on his reverend
fathers house, parson Wellington grew in.
dignant aud sent his graeeless son o the
ludics, "beiorc the mast" 10 sober him down
expecting that he would come back and take
to physic with perfect submissiyenesS lie
wa, disappointed. Jim Wellington is one
OF the widest and most deyil-may care sailors,
and makes New Orleans his port Of entry
because that il 30 far from home that his
father will never visit him there Jim was
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kindly TO almost any mechanical trade usod
TO beg, indeed, with tears IN his eyes, that he
might be put apprentice TO Philip, the black
zmith. aud ifhlaAtau idhlel srnlud. .lhe
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into quiet, industrious citizenship and been
a stable member Of society aud "pilar in
the church" to this day. Jim has been ruined
by the attempt TO eonstrnin his natural bent
and to make Of him what nature never intend
&c he should be.
The inference is not that boys must have
their own way Boys don't always know
hat ihau want ~ "ha' .L-,' &C. Zoe
But the parent Who in selecting pursuits for
his sons, OF IN educating them for active life,
does not make their natural capacity and
bent bis iiTt study does not begin at the right
place, and viii be very likely to End nature
and Providence against him, thwArting all
his plans however wisely laid. Every boy
to his bent, and then every man will be at
home in his own profession, and will rise to
excellence in it, because in ils pursuit he
dcyelopes himself and gets his natural and
proper enjoyment Of life.