The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-05-21
lFrom the New York Ledger.1
ne Poor RserOFe YOu are Raeh.
BY HENRY WARD BEEcuER.

Explain to me, ifyou can, Mr.. Boz
NER, why it is that 81 many young
people are ashamed TO have il thought
that thoy havo no money! Or why i:
IS that they are ashamed OF economy
IN .he management Of slender means,
and frugalitY in livngS
There is no disgrace in being an
acorn before icing oak. Young people
frequently wish that they were grown
mon; but they are not ashamed OF being
young No one is ashamed to have il
discovered that his strength, knowl-
edge and skill arc PrOportiOncd 10 his
years. But these same persons will
blush, and suffer shame, Mt being sup
posed bot to have any money, under
circumstances 10 which all the sensible
world knows that they ought to have
nonel
A young fellow has been put 10
school by the rigorous ccobomY Of his
father aud mother. Only by the the
very hardest industry and closest econ.
omy can they sustain him in college.
Every single shilling is important,
and like shingles Oil the roof, the alb
sonce Of one makes the whole house
announcement. And yet this lad
shall DO ashamed not ~ bear his part
ia social expenses. Ho ID utterly un-
able 70 suy,"I cannot afford it' It 10
hard 10 say il. must confess, bo-
Cause in community of several
hundred young men two-th irds of
whom are poor, and the children OF
poor men, there is u lurking shame
Of poverty VIII ich radlates into public
sentiment and reflects o kind OF dis.
repute upon those who boldly say,"I
must deny myself beyond the bdrost
necessities OF life Of whatever costs
money" Poverty has enough trouble
without the addition of foolish and
dishonorable sentiments.
Who expects young men to have
money to spare2 Does not tho whole
world know that they are starting IN
life that rs yet they have earned moth
ing, and they inherit no fortune-that
they receive but small stipend-and
that if thdy would be honest, they
must practice rigorous economy p
Why then do your young mon engage
IN pleasure bouts which drain their
pockets dry, and lay them uLder temp.
tatIOnE 10 dishonesty Tor tear people
will think that they have no money!
OF course, folks will think sol Aud
just as much if you are invrIgled into
unwise giving as Ifyou reiusedl A poor
young man ought TO bc poor until he
has broken the spell OF poverty by in-
dustrlous enterprise; aud he saould
rather glory In IL than bo ashamed of
it. -.t .-
IL is necessary that you shonld bo
frugal; It is not necessary that you
should spend i've dollars in taking q
young lady TO the opera. 1t is neces-
sary that ono should be honest; il is
not necessary TO attempt to walk in ciI
cles OF society that will swallow up the.
pitifml pennies vt poverty like u quick
sand, and leave only Irresistible Temp
tations 10 dishonesty. IL is q good
reason for not joining u club, an excur-
, olon, a riding party, and still mVre IN
extravaRant ball, that You cannot
honestly raise the money" Who
ought 10 hold up his head highest, he
who quickly says, IL cannot yet
indulge ia such EXPENSES" or the fol-
low who is ashamed TO own poverty,
but is not ashamed to steal the money
on which hO makes q false appear
ance2
hear o good deal Of Yankee mean
ness-of The spirit OF trade and dieker
of tie stinglness and parsimonY Of
Northern mon but, while tho manner
OF showing economy may be untortun-
ate, the essential spirit OF thrift and
economy is thousand times nobler
than me free.handed squAndering Of
money which gives = spurious rePuta-
tion tor generosity, TO people who are
on thu road 10 bankruptcy. and who
have long spent money not their own
with special gracefulnessI
Mr.. l'oNNkR, i have heard you relate
your Earliest experience in printing
Offices your exactng ecoEomy; your
plain clothesi your JOY in adding
twenty dollars To Your Investments;
your industry IN extra huure; your
watching advanced workmen; and
learning their trade betimes. In tho
encouragement OF thousands of young
men, II would be we'll TO let them see
{ that your success has not arisen from
: luck or from gllttertng tricks, but
J from the soundest principles of industry
! frugAlity, selfdenial and attention to
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