The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-11-16
Don't Depend on Father.

talk 10 you. You have trusted alone 10 the
contents of "father's purse" or to his fair
fame .or your influence or success in busi.
ness. Think you that "father" has attain
ed 10 emneuce in his profession but by un-
wearied industry or that he has amassed
a fortune honestly without energy and ac-
livity You should know that the faculty
requisite for the acquiring OF fame and for.
tune is essent ial 10, nay, inseParable from,
the retaining of either of these? Suppose
"father" has the "rocks". in abundance
| if you never earned anything for him, you
have no more business with those "rocks'
than goslng has with a tortoise ard il
he allows you to meddle with them till you
have learned their value by your own in
dustry, he perpetrates untold mischief
And if the old gentleman is lavish of his
cash towards you, while he allows you to
idle away your time, you had better leave
him yes, run away, sooner than be made
an imbecile or scoundrel through SO cor
rupting an influence. Sooner or later you
must learn to rely on your own resources;
or you will not be anybody. If you have
ever helped yourself at all, if you have be.
come idle, if you have eaten fathers bread
and butter and smoked ialher's cigars, cut
swell in fathers buggy, and tried TO put
on tather's influence and reputation, you
might far better have been a poor canal
| boy, the son of chimney sweep, or boot
black-and indeed we would not swap
with you the situation OF poor, half.starv.
ed motheriess calf Miserable objects you
are, that depend entirely upon your parents,
playing gentleman (alias dandy loafer).-
What in the name of common sense are
you thinking of Wake up there Go 10
work with either your hands or your brains,
or both, and do something Don't merely
have it 10 boast that you have grown in
"falher's" house-that you have vegetated
as other greenhorns but let folks know
| that you count one.
Come, of with your coat, clinch the saw,
the plow handles, the scythe, ak, the pick
axe, the spade-anythnig that will enable
you TO stir your blood "Fly round and
7 ltdI 1Ohl litAtt, lotlCi tuuh oO tiiC iOSiPi-
ent OF the old. d.gentleman's bounty. Soone.
than play thedandy at dads expense, hire
yourself out to some potato patch, let your
self TO stop hog hole, or watch the bars
aud when you think yourself entitled 10
resting spell. do it on your own hook. If
you have 10 other means of having fun of
your own, buy with your earrings and emp.
~ barrel, and put your head it and holler,
or get into it and roll down hill. Don't for
PHYS sake, don't make the old gentleman
do everything, and you live at your ease.
Look about you, you well.dressed, smooth
faced, do nothing drones Who are they
that have worth and influence in society
| Are they those that have depended alone
OIL the old genlleman's purse ? or are they
those that have climbed their way to their
industry and energy? True, the old gen.
tleman's funds, or personal influence, may
secure you the forms of respect, but let
him lose his property, or die, and what are
you? A miserable fedgling-a bunch of
flesh and bones that needs 10 be taken care
of
! Again we say, wake up in the morning
turn round, at least twice before breakfast
help :he old man-give him now and then
generous lift in business-learn how, take
the lead, and not depend forever on being
led and you have no idea how the disci-
pline will benefit you. Do this, and our
word for it, you will seem to breathe a
new frame, tread on new earth, wake to
new destiny-and you may then begin TO
aspire to manhood. Take off, then, that
ring from your little finger, break your
cane, shave your upper lip, wipe your nose,
hold up your head, and, by all means, new
er again eat the bread of idleuess, nor de-
pend on father