The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-03-14
Forth Grand Haven News.
!" SOMETHING TO DO.v

.'TS"F ~ SHo''o VI ""'ty VI WIG ic"u-
ling men Of our country and enabled them
TO rise from comparative poverty and OBJ
security to wealth and renown, is attribu-
table to Their always having "somotlling.
to do" and continually doing somothins.
They never suffer their energies TO lag
or their.powers to become enfeebled by in,
activity or by the undue exercise Of them.
'"Too many irons in the fire" depends
less upon the a,mJcr than the skill and
activity in using them. While one per-
sonean barely keep one from burning, nm
other will manage three or four properly,
and the more he practices the moro skill
ful and dextrous he becomes in their man
agcment. "Somethng to do" should be
furnished every child so soon as IFS
strength and mental capacity viii admit
of its '"doing something" and then re-
quired punctually to perform The little du-
ty, whatever it may be, perhaps at first
to feed its favorite kitten or puppy, each
morning and evening, and then the chick
ems in the poultry yard, put in its proper
place shavings or kindlings for the morn
ing fire, and as the child approaches youth
let its duties be generally multiplied, al
ways finding for it something to do"
And the very fact that he or she has
had something to do,' in the morning
of life, has proved the stepping stone to
future renown--for that something they
then did, and continued TO do something
until they themselves became "somc-
thing and somebody. And it is fact,
established by testimony derived from all
Fages and conditions, that men that do
something will always have something
to do" Let the hammer of the black
smith, or the plane of The carpenter, or
the trowcl of the mason, be heard at ear
ly morn, at fervid noon and at dewy eve,
and his neigfbors, from Che very fact of
his industry combined with skill in his
profession, as is generally Che case with
the industrious mechanic, will give him
something to do" knowing that he will
promptly doit. On the contrary, the me-
chanic who is seen sauntering lazily along
TO his work, at late hour in the morning,
takes long "nocning," and quits at an
unreasonable hour at evening, will often
find but little TO do, from the very fact Of
his slothfulness and want Of punctuality.
1t is a lamentable fact, that our young
men and women often are as drones in
society, because they have not "somc-
thing to do" which is purely their own
fault in most instances, for there are but
few parents, particularly in our rural dis
tricts Of country, that do not desire to
have their sons and daughters have
!" something to don-especially those who
are training them to become useful MEM
bels of community, instead Of its drones.
If brought up in Incidence, ten chances to
one if they do not, like the droncs Of the
hive, ultimately get st,o,g to. death by
their more shrewd, cunning ncighbors.
Now it may be set down as principle
that young man, or young woman,
who has nothing to do, in early life, will
do little or nothing in after life. And pa
rents certainly can do no greater unkind-
ness, yea, posiioe injury to their children
than permit them to have nothing TO do.
Then we would say to every young
man, who is spending his timc in idleness,
visiting places Of doubtful or positively
lpcrnicious character, no longer idle away
| time, Che best boon TO mortals given; but
have something TO do,". something that
win benefit yourself and Others, and do
that something. Otherwise you can new
cr hope to be useful or eminent in future
life. Commence first BY putting one iron
in tho fire, and take good care of that;
then, as your capacity increases, add a
second; then n Aira, but be sure and
let none of them burn and you viii event
ualIy be able to handle iron, toags, po-
ker, hammer and all, with an agility and
effect perfectly surprising yourself And
thus continuing we will warrant you no
lack of irons 10 handle. .-..
! .. YOU'VE RIcHARD.
+ Grand Haven, March 10, 1860.