Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-01
DON'T LIKE MY BUSINESS.


There is no greater faIiacy in the world
than that entertained by many young men
that some pursuit in life can be found wh,l-
y suited to their tastes, whims, and fancies.
This philosophers stone can never be dis
covered, and every one who makes his life
search for it will be ruined Much truth
is contained in the lrishmau's remark
at is never aisy to work hard" Let,thcrc-
fore, the fact be always remembered hy the
young, that no liie-wOrk can be found Ell
tirely agreeable to man. Success always
lies at the top of hill ; if We would reach
it, we can do so only by hard, persevering
effort while beset with difficulties Of every
kind. Genius counts nothing in the battle
of life. Determined, obstinate perseverance
in one single channel is everything. Hence,
should any one Of our young readers be Dc
batting in his mind q change Of business,
imagining he has a genius tor some other,
let him at once dismiss the thought, as he
would "a temptation to do evil. Ii you think
you made a mistake i'll choosing the pursuit
Of profession you did, don't make another
by leaving it. Spend all your energies j.
working for and clinglng 10 it,es you would
to the life-boat that sustained you III the
midst of the ocean. If you leave it, it is
almost certain that you will go down but
if you cling to it, informing yourself about
it until you are its master, bending your
every energy to the work, success is GER
tain. Good, hard, honest effort, steadily
persevered in, will make your love for your
business or profession grow, since no one
should expect to reach a period when he
can feel that his lfe-work is just the onehc
could have done best, and like best. We
are allowed TO see and feel he roughness
in our own pathway, but not ii others yes
all have them.
PRoFANITY.-Why will men take the name
of God in vain What possible advantage
is to be gained by it? And yet lhts, wall
ton, vulgar sin of profanity is evidently oH
the increase. Oatbs fall upon the ears in
the cars and at the corners Of streets. The
North American Review says we'll There
are among us not few who feel that
simple assertion or plain statement ui Oh
vious facts will pass for nothing, unless
they swear to its truth by all the names OF
the Deity and blister their lips with every
variety Of hot and sulphurous oaths. If WE
observe such persons very c!oseiy,ve shall
generally find that the fierceness OF their
| A Il
profanity Is an inverse TaL'o 10 tlle aulUthCG
of their ideas We venture to affirm that
the profanest men within the circle Of your
knowledge, are afflicted with d chronic
weakness Of the intellect. The utterance
of an oath, though it may prevent vacuum
in sound is no Indication Of sense. Il re-
requires no genius to swear. The reckless
taking Of sacred names in vain is as little
characteristic of true independence of
thought as it is of high moral culture. II
this breathing and beautiful world, filed, as
it were, with the presence of the Deity and
fragrant with its incense from q thousand
affairs of praise, it would be no severity
should we catch the spirit of revercnt wor
shippers, and illustrate in ourselves the SEN
timent that the christian is the highest
style of man."