The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-21

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connection. And vet, on that occasion,
seeing around me the same ssiilful aud
obAging persons that bad seen there
ten years before, | could not bat reflect
how little chance they had 10 advance
from clerkship to mastersnip
suppose, thought |, "a lad Of six
teen or seventeen should propose 10
himself, as an object il life, to become
the proprietor Of an establishment like
thih -what would be the shortest and
Akcliest path for him to strike into p
/ feel certain that the best thing he
could do would be to apprentice him-
self 80 good tailor and Ioarn all there
is 10 be known about the making of
clothes, Having acquired that kuowl-
edge-not only with his head but with
his fingers as nothing would be
easier than to set up a small shop
Now, what is the difference between d
small tailor-shop well placed and Well
conductedl and The oyershadowing
clothing houses Of Brooks or Doylin ?
Why nothing but thirty years growth
The knowledge which a clerk ae-
qaires is part OF the Indispensable
equipment OF a man Of business; but IL
is far from being so vital TO grand
success as that which comes from
true apprenticeship Gibbon says, that
going out with the militia on training
day was Of material assistance to him
IN writing TIE history Of the great Ro-
man wars. Just giving the word Of
command 10 a few companies Of coun-
try militia let him into the secret o!
complicated battles and great cam
paigns
Learn a trade then, lads, you who
aspire to do something creditablc and
substantial during your life. Would
you DO an architect, and build the new
Capitol west Of the Mississippi? Well,
then, go apprentice yourself to the best
carpenter or mason within your reach.
De son wish to be sculptor, and vet
cannot pay masters fee2 Instead Of
plnng IN your mothers chimney cor
ner 50 to the nearest stone-cutter and
cut tombstones, ...
The educgtag effect OF learning a |
good trade has never been sufficiently |
considered,
why have We, nowadays, SO many |
silly girls about, who know /
no1hlngi cau 10 nothing, and are noth-
Ingf They nave been ut school long
shoagh to yet little knowledge, aud /
they 90 not appear TO be wanting in /
natural capacity; aud yet, SO empty are
they OF sense and reflection, that, often
@hen / look into their expressioniess
] iiud i, difficult 10 be- /
ieve IN the immortality Of their souls.
II seems more reasonable to think that I
'uciI abortye effects u Nature would /
De que tly absorbed OF dissipated, like
.he leaves which futter to the ground, I
lAd are no more seen
WHAT rs the matter with these poor
'reatures The matter is. they have
leyer boiled potatoes, ironed clothes,
made pnddlngs, cleaned paint, made
beds, nor IN any other way seriously ap-
lhed their minds and hands 10 the exact
performance Of homely tasks,
They have missed the precious edacq. I
ION which comes Of careful y-done
work. II any good soul would take
Iali dozen of these unfortunate be-
ngs, and give them good three years
lrlli IN the work OF weil.ordered
iouse, tue educating effect would aston
sh every one who knew them. You
.annot boil IN egg precisely right with
vat getting little education out of IT, /,
Compare the mechanics IN the Nov
.lty Norks with the clerks IN Stewards
tore. The clerks are excellent fellows;
hey look well, dress well, understand
heir business, aud are IN every respect
worthy members Of society; but our
est mechanics have certain force OF
manhood, weight of character, and 4,
.epth Of reflection rarely seen in those
Fho only buy and sell.
/ should be very sorry 10 say any
hlng 10 dlsparage our institutions Of ]
sarning Nevertheless, Ifeo confident
pat an intelligent youth. who remains !
| school nnil be Is sixteen or seven
cen, and then apprentices himself 10 !
ood trade, can get better education :
at Of hls shop with an hours study !