Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-08
MI 5 & ELL A N Y.
SUCCESS IN LIFE.
Or, n story ofa Down East Mechanic.
Br mrs. N. W II.

/ ton has been the burden Ot almost every
days report, have cast my eye' around
among tho.a whom have known IRON boy
hood. tracing their various fortunes from
that time to the present., generally finding
in their juvenile training and habit. Of
thought and action. n key 10 the success Of
liio In snme. and failure OF others.
Let u. contemplate n single group Of
hoy. sitting together. pnr.uins the same
siudie. in district school. passing from
their lesson. into the street. somo to saw
the seed. II dissipation and ruin by pur,u.
ius idle sports and mI'cheviou' amu',men,'
led. may be. by those who are exempted
irom u.cfnl labor by tho false pride nf pa.
rrnt., perhaps regarding with seeming con.
tempt the hoy who eo-. from the school
house to tho work shop or farm, where il
is true he may harden hl' hands and hronI'
hi. kin bu, at the ame time he will de
yclup the material f,- tho physical man,
while habits anl knnwlcl;, ars acquired
that NAV enable him 10 -cI at defiance the
mutation. Of the money market, and place
him among the worthy anl respected ol
mansind.
1T Is" recess" IN a country school,
li,lc hir haired hiy Of ten summers. lin.
ger, behind hi. mates. as.ilnou.ly narkin =
on his slate. The teacher npprOaehe. him.
" Frank, have YOU done thai .um yot?'
NO, ma'am, it /. :, hard de- not know
a. can d, It, bat III try !, over again"
/ You had better go AMI play a few mo.
men,s. AID when YOU come in | will help
YOU"
Thank you," said Frank. "bu; |
would rather find 1t ou, alone II | can"
There was tho Icy To- tina, boys eharac
ter. ~ a TYP, Of his class purpose to
give a brief sketch Of hi' lie, taken in part
frrn a recent letter irnin himself ! 40 not
give 1t on account of any romantic sc~ne-
or stirring events. hat because ,hc example
|, tangible. and may Dec the mr,ns Uf lead.
in: other. u rerscvcro. and under any di'.
couras,meni. never 10 de.rair, hat always
DO ready to "try It over again" "ni never
call IN Others tor help, asa rule ~ small
things. while the ability remains 10 help
themselves Tho letter to which I allude
commences thus:
[ Knowins ~ you do tho worth Of my
parents. It Is quite unnecessary IN giving -
hrici sketch OF NY own lllr, q sp'ak at
lcnsth ol theirs SifTi,c it u say tta' my
father was hlick.nl,h Wy trade AMI b''ns
a M,thodi,t preacher l,'.idr. would rrtlrr
from the shop IN S,tnrlay aft rn,un to pr.
plre ior the pulplt on the S'ht',h. 10 his
children be- gave tie bc.t moral instruction
p'rsonally. hot hi' means did not allow
him to give them moro than II fair business
education. Th,. WAS obtained ai the cIm.
mon village school. working in the shop
mornings and evening", and at more adj
unccd agc few terms at tho Maine Wrs
lcyan Seminary, completed tic school sdu'
catlpn."
In the autumn Of lsil, (his Ether hav.
ing removed to Fredericton. New Bruns-
wiek.) Frank Asbury, being wehiy-onC
year. Of age. lett his native town in the
possession ola good trade, good health
cumlnrtallc clothing. a very lev dcllars and
very firm resolutions. /! the thin; could b.
dJne by prudence. industry ani abstinence
irum =" rum anl tO'accO," that no would
achieve rc-pectablity and fortune. IL
this end he so. his face toward, the = iar
west" which, by tho way at that time, diI
not extend beyond the Rocky Mount'ins,
in the outset # his journey lac turned aside
To pay farewell ,i,lt to - married sister m
C.. and 10 here nn the threshold of his
wanderin's, he I" net Ia. destiny al
thnush. owing to adverse circumstances, II
wa, rather slow in its Development. H.
says
The aimahle Miss ). C, who had
then numbered eighteen year., made an inl'
preston on my mind which refused u leave
me during the long season that inter'cned,
before could feel justified in soliciting a
renewal Of the acquaintance.
Failing to fnd employment in either BIS
ton or Lowell, by which he had expected
To raise the means of pursuing his journey
hi. funds became exhausted. Under these
circumstances he concluded to ABANDON his
project and 90 To- Fredericton To seek work
Of his father. But how MAS lie To get there
withou, money! As the way IN which this
was acc Emphasized i'a good illustration ol
the Yankee character IN general l will let
him tell the story himself
"l repaired to ths wharf, where found
u small craft ready u sail FOR Frankfort. on
the Penohscu, river. thirteen miles below
Bangor. sold my watch 10 broker, paid
NY passage and had six cents left. A-unlI
sum you will say. with which Ia travel
from Frankfort to fredrieton, distance ol
t~o hundred miles.
Our vessel being driven into Cape Ann
by a storm, had an opportunity to again
sss my sister. and II bad made the state
Of my fund. known could have borrowed
any amount Of money desired, ba, ] had
such horror Of incurring debt, that
chose to work my way through. as I had
no doub' could. Arrived At Frankfort. I
helped IL discharge tho cargo, Tor which
service the captain paid me seventy'h'e
een,.-thls in addition u seventy.fve cents
I had received On tbs passage. for a part
oI ,ba eont.n,s nf A Y.nkee h,v'a pocket