Juliet signal., 1861-05-07
Self Made.

SUI NLaoCs
And beside" said cousin Clara, as to
crown The catalogue Of excellencies. "he is
seli-niade man % II was evident she
could add nothing to that.
10, no, thank you," echoed Bertha,
laughing. "hono of your self made people
Tor ne; I've seen enough of that"
Enough of thatl Why, they are the
very pest made people in the world, those
who have made themselves"
Z. Not 80 fast, my sage cousin; tastes
diner.and here | must presume to differ
from you"
But why, my child? especially in this
case. What have you to say about Will
Simply this, cousin mine-that would
rot, on any account, subject him TO the pen
ty Of bigamy."
bigamy! you shocking child, what do
Simply what say he is welded al
: Another wifel Never; it cant be-
II = some malicious slar.der."
81 don't mean exactly married By
bell, book, and candle. or That sort of thing.
Nevertheless his heart is preoccupied he
is welded to his profession. / want no
second place, and that l should most as
suredly have; am too late to take the first.
in spite of all his protestations. Can't /
see? ! have just been spending three
months with Julia, and she married one of
your self-made men. I'd sooner be an old
maid. He neglects her just as entirely as
if she had no matter of claim upon him.
She is dutiful wife, devoting herself to
his comfort when he is at home, and small
thanks she gets. lie is welded to his bus
mess, and gives himself to it, body and
soul. The force of habit is SO strong, that
he has no idea there is any other way
you see, Mr.. Paynes began life by deyoting
all his energies to making his own way /:
and having his own way to make, and him.
self 20 make, there is little of him left for
anything else. He has no idea but that
| the time is wasted that is spent 10 any other
way than in getting on. He has set sue
cess before him as his aim, and success is
a balloon, that ever rises as You reach IN
to it. He has been 10 long in the habit of
marching over or setting aside all obstacles
to his progress, and his gaze is SO fixed
upon the goal, that wife and children are
just as readily set aside as anything else
that stands in his way, As far as be is
concerned Julia spends her life utterly
| alone, ard yet he would be astonished at
any imputation of neglect. She is always
provided for; his home is pleasant; he let's
her do as she ploases, and supplys her with
all she wants Does he? Poor Julia! |
have seen her sigh, when her woman's
heart was too proud to complain or too full
to speak"
But Mr.. Paynes has fine social quail
| ties; he is very agreeable"
grant you, he can be agreeable when
it suits his purpose, but he wants the early
training, the feeling that it is not beneath
his notice TO try to make home pleasant, to
do his part toward it. lie was educated in
an atmosphere of work, and he is ALWAYS
restless. The household never has an air
of repose. You can see in his eye, if he i.
caught for a mpment in household enioy-
ment, that he really grudges the time. AL
time is wasted that is not spent in getting
oni Nay, none of your self made men fol
me. never saw one yet, who was a eooC
husband or father. The habit of life i,
too strong"
I" But, my dear Bertha, men must work. ,
But, my dear Clara, work is not man ;,
chief end. You learned better than that il
your catechism. Employment is good and
healthful; overwork, labor, is the curse
and woe be to him that hugs his curse, anC
tries to make it out blessing Sorrow
for the captive who learns to love hi
chain !"
"Well, Bertha dear, there may be SOM
reason in what you say but in this lanC
where will you do better %
"I'll trust to Providence, and if there b,
nothing better, l'll live alone. 1t is n,
more than Julia does, and there is no Law
against it."
But julia has position and influence. "
Yes; and. poor child, che tries to con
sole herself with tbat-rather cold comfort
especially as she has not ambition, and ha
warm and loving heart"
Well, remember, child, yaur uncle i
self>made too"
"Can't help it. Isn't he almost as bad
The curse follows him. Imagine hin
preaching any of the sweet charities of life
Picture him to yourself in society, or takin
q days recreation, or spending an eyenin
at home without going to sleepl You kno,
better; he is fastened to the car like tn
rest of them, and thinks he must move O
be crushed. Oh am weary of this con
slant atmosphere of wOrk-no rest. no re
pose. Repose! Do you suppose anybod
knows what it means? No; ifthere hap
pens to be an hour in which there is moth
ing to do, it is spent in planning how tn
next task is to be per(Ormed-as if it woul
not come soon enough, without going ou
to meet it. No wonder men are crazy @
paralyzed, and don't live out half thei
days. Good night"