The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-07
Mistellaueous.
Will He Succeed!


In nine cases out Of ten, no man
life will be success if he does not bear
burdens in his childhood. If the fond.
ness or the vanity Of father or mother
kept him from contact with hard work I;
if another always helped him out at the
end Of his row IT, instead Of taking his
tgrn at pitching off, he moved away all
the time--in short, if what was light
always fell to him, aud what was heavy
about the same work to some one else ;
it he has been permitted to shrink till
shrinking has become habit-uulcss
miracle is wrought, his life will be a
failure, aud the blame will not be half
as much as that of weak, foolish parents.
On the other hand, if a boy has been
brought up to do his part; never allow.
ed to shrink any Legitimate responsible.
ity, or permitted to dodge work, wheth.
cr or not it made his back ache, orsoile
his hands, until bearing heavy burdens
became a matter Of pride, the heavy end
OF the wood his from choicc-pureuts.
as they bid him goodby, may dismiss
their fears. His life will not be bus.
iness failure. The elements Of success
are his, and at some time aud 10 some
way the world will recognize his capa.
city.
Take another point. Money is the
object Of the worlds pursuit. 1t is
legitimate object 1t gives brsal and
clothing, and homes, aud comfort
The world has not Judged wholly uu.
wisely when 1t has made the position
man occupies to hinge more or less on
his ability to earn money, and some.
what upon the amount OF his posses.
sion:. If he is miserably poor, it either
argues some defect in his business abi-
ity, some recklcssncss in hls expendi.
lures, or lack Of fitness 10 cope with
mcn in the great battle for gold.
When country-bred boy leaves
home, it is generally to enter upon some
business the end Of which is to acquire
property and he will succeed just in
proportion as he has been made to earn
and save in his childhood.
If all the money he has had has come
Of planting little patch iu the spring.
and selling its produce after weary
months Of watching and toll in the fall,
or from killing woodchucks at six cents
head, or from trapping muskrats, aud
selling their skins ior shilling; setting
snares in the fall for game, and walking
miles to see them in the weruing be,
fore the old folks we're up: huskinc
corn for neishbor, moonlight even,
inss, at two ceuts bsshel; working
out an occasional day that hard work
at home has made possible-he is good
to make his pile in the world.
On theeontrary, ,ifthe boy never earned
dollar: it parents and friends always
kept him ia spending. mouey-pennies
to buy candy and fish hooks, and satisfy
his imagiued wanis-nud he has grown
to manhood in the expectancy that the
world will generally treat him with sim.
liar consideration, he will always be a
make-shiit and the fault is notso much
bis as that Of those about him, who
never made the boy depend upon him.
self-did not make him wait six months
to get money to replace lost jack
knife.
Every body has to rough it at one
time OF another, II the roughing comes
in boyhood, it does good ii later, when
habits are formed, it is equally tough /;
but not being educational, is generally
useless And the question as tOwheth.
er ayoung man will succeed in making
money or not depends not upon where
he goes or what he does, but upon his
willingness to do "his part" aud upon
his having earned money, aud So gained
knowledge of its worth. Not a little
OF this valuable experience and know.
ledge the country boy gets on the old
Farm, under tutelage Of parents shrewd
enough to see the end from the begin.
ming, and to make labor and grief of
OF children contribute to the success of
subsequent life.-Hedrth and Homo.
a society alreadv onnf;n,, ,,,o.s ~