The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-11
Kbu.Led b, request,
The Advantage OF Forming Habits OF
Industry Early Ia Life.
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extends, ehildten are naturally dislnelined 10
I fssFssyere in steady labori Their restless sad
aeli,e propsnsities are manifested Ia every
variety ~ antics In preference 10 doing tho
/ dreaded Is ealled-w0rk they yiil
make Efforts ~ shat they consider 10 be ply,
which In az adult would be- considered most
severe labGri thdy viii log heavy slrd up =.
steep hll IN anticipation Of the pleasure ef
riding dovn, frequently To the risk of their
| i've Thsse feelings seem 10 be- natural 10
al active children. When these aetiye. pro-
.pelliug powefs srs directed Ia ths right chan
uel, a. the child advances In years, the hA-
bits af useful industry are formed, or become
what Ia called second nature
/ When parents neglect the opportunity Of
directing these hatural pTopenslties u aetivi-
| " To- their children, at an early age, aud ~,
them grow up without any definite plan 81
business for lie, they viii compare with
training four-yearold steers 20 the yoke. and
instead Of making. of them good, industrious
citizens. "ten % one" II they do not la Hbibe
the habits Of idleneh and Towdyism, and At
/ best max Q 20 addition 70 that class Of ehArae-
len, In all conscience already numerous
enough, who have no definite object In view,
but are ready TO improve every opportunity
/ % speculate upon the industry Of others,
make grabbing trades ind u satisfactory sue
eess does not attend such respectable efforts
At business, they have an eye more difvety 10
fortune at the gambling table, or "inVrs,i-
eating" the pockets Of lidIts and gentlvmsnI
/ perad, euturv fortune may be there.
'Jlov can the Ethiopian change his sR'h,
--.y i-ururyii- irT---ru'EI A. 1uw ruT rh''
child, grown up In idlrness, beoost Seeus-
toned 10 habits Of useful industry II l.
hard easc. nothing il more difficult than eur
rectug bad habits and forming good ones.
The eolorcd preacher said his converts "would
revert back again" aud 10 it is apt 10 be with
those grown up IN the natural way.
It was with the greatest diaifplv tina, the
aboriginrs Of this country could be induced
to perform any kind of manual labor, the
horrors ~ starvation, or the pleasures Of In
dulging a craving appetite with food, Sere
not motives sufficiently powerful DO induce
them 20 forsakc their old habits Of indolehsp
and casting of thought for the future.
have no doubt but there have been In
stances of reformation among adults Who
have never been taught the habits Of indus
try, but such instances are % uncommon az
conversions at the eleventh hour. have
known many instances Of these hopeful char.
actcrs who knew more than father and mo-
ther combined, that grew up whS5ut s'trnde,
' t.lt NaI ~.
parents and all con ecrncd. A neighbor Of
mino possessed 5ne Of these promising loA-
fng sons, aud friend Of the father inquired
why he did not set his son to work the Ia
thcr replied, 80, let him alone, he will do
we'll enough when he grows older" The
fact was. he had already got 10 be too old for
his fatheri he got married, ill-treated hia
wife and lrft her, enlisted into the army, (the
best place for hini) and finally died n vsgn-
bond in the poorhouse.
we sfttn see the effects Of early habits Of
iaAasifs la examples Of aged people Who
have been so long accustomed to diligeht
business life, that working seems almost As
necessary to their existence ~ their daily
bread, and when the time arrives that de-
prives them Of their favorite employment
they foGi a melancholy vacancy in their minds
which approaches nearly TO unhappiness.
There are numerous instances OF men Of
wealth who, having become weary Of busi-
ness. and retired from it under the impress
sion of living easier lives, after gratifying
themselves with full supply OF imaginary
happiness in the anticipated leisure, have re-
turned again to their tolls as less burdenSome
than the pleasure Of doing nothing. ] have
heard young people say they wondered why
old people need work that they had proper
~ enough to carry them through, and that
they might sit down and enjoy therAr
scltdS.
Now, young man, l wish you would tell
me what enjoyment there is in doing nothingp
have every reason to believe that heaven
is not the place for idlcrs. that happiness
there consists in the employment Of doing
good, one toward another, and progressing
in knowledge and perfection forever. What
is soul withoGr d motive, any more than an
idiot or brute, or what happiness and enjoy
. ment can there be without Rctioni the en-
, lightened soul was made fof enjoyment in
working good. not for doing evil, nor eontin-
uing in torpid, state Of idleness like the,
bear in the winter A lave Of industry az
any kind of business must be created by ear
ly instruction and practice, while the child
, readily receives Impressions which viii b.
lasting, and habit will soon overcome the
propensity to idleness. and If he is organized
/ with the elementary ingredients Of man,
he will love work better than play. Every
farmer that produces grain and vegetables,
and every mechanic who makes shpS or
any useful implement, s doing good, loving
his neighbor, aud obeying aud serving God,
| suspect, more peceptAbly than unSny DO IN
offering him their artificial Frpyers. e., .,.
SIIAs BRowS.
North Wilmington.
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