The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-04-27

The following article from the lFi;scoa-
SIN Chief, contains so many valuable
suggestions and such pithy advice to our
young men, that we publish it, and hope
that every person both old and young,
male and fema,e-will carefully read it
and then cut it out to re-read the next
time they are afflicted with the blues
Every word of it is as true as tho gospel,
and by remembering and practicing its IN
functions, you will be greatly benefited
thereby. go 73fs t@ 3Ha
''That never'll do, young mani Ne
use to stand on the sidewalk and whine
about hard luck, and say that everything
goes against you. You are not of hoIf
the consequence that your talk would
lead us to believe. The world hasn't de-
clared war against you. You are Ike
all the rest Of us-a mere speck upon the
earth's surface. Were you this moment
to 90 down in the living tide, but a bub-1r
die would linger for moment upon the
surface, anil even that would vanish I'M
note ID. The heart is full of hope and
ambition but is not missed when it ceases
to beat. One snch as you would not
cave ripple.
You are a coward-a coward-in the
battle. There's no fight in you. You
have surrendered without a struggle au(i +
now whine because beaten! You are
not yet worthy Of triumph, for you have .
not yet earned it. In garnet, hut and
dripping cellar, are ten thousand heroes
who would put you to shame. They
must tell or starve. The strife is desper-
ate one with them, for they wrestle with
want, while ragged and desparing ones
watch at the lone hearth the fearful con-
test. Strong men look death in the eye,
when their sinews are strung by the wall
of hun .ry childhood. as
Shame on you! In the full vigor Of
health and manhood, no mouth but your
own to fiji and no back but your own to
cover, and yet crouching under the first
scourgines Of adverse fortune. You know
nothing of the storm, for you have seen
but the summer One cloud bas frighten
ed you, and You think your are hardly
dealt by. You will BIO lucky if You find
10 darker shadows across your path.
Stand u, young sir, pull your hands
from your pocket, throw off your coat,
and take fortune by the throat. You
may be thrown again and apain, but
hang on. Put away the nonsense that
the world is all against you. Iaimt so.
Your destiny is in yonr own strong arm.
Weld If like man! W tn an unbend-
inp will. and honor and truth for guide
the day is you own @a
No capital, Oh! You have capital.
Col has given you perfect health. That
IS an immense capital to start on. You
have youth and strength-all invaluable
Add a will to do, put your sinsws IN mo
ton, and you win. A man in full health
and strength, should never whine or dis
pair, because fortune docs not pour p
strean, Of gold eagles into his pockets.
IF you have no money. work and get it.
Industry, economy, and integrity, will do
wonders. From such beginnings, for
tunes have been reared. They can be
again. Will you try it, Or will you
wait for the stream to run by so that. you
can walk dry shod into the 81 Dorado'of
wealth? Or wi you meet the waves
defiantIy. and be the architect OF your
own fortunes
} Tight is glorious % conquer III
} the strife. 4gs a
Up jumps the D-l all in rage,