Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-02-25
The Tl'hs gIfst nllhesgsaslsi Rolllars.

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We t6iak That NIL Ieid t1ue. /, "a
The FIRST condition is that the young lne,.
actually earns tho thousand dollars 10 que,
ton. Hesdscsfaot bip.hsrit this sum, 1t do,
not como by q streak 81, good luck, .as tho r.
sbltFoft a'fortundto venture in the purshns
sasA sale OLA ,kandred shpres of stopks<sIt@ y
hefruitiof tparsonalsindustry. uHe,gives his
timsandshis laborf4r it.ssFWhile' ihe Is earn
ing and saving it, lie must cara two or three,
p6stiapsI four times as inLch,to bay lisourroni
| teapehses. 2 nHe' Is CONSEQUENTLY held to tie:
task os idddsstyofor consid idceablo period. q -
The direct consequence to him is s,ste,hIY.
'conti4aSps and .soiide diseipliussan1 thsasabi,
Of ihaastrySih patient Apsrsistsns f5tccass and
self denying effort, ,.breaking up all the ten.
dencies to'indolcnco' and frivolityShna mskiag
him ansaeasnsstsand dawatqh ulssponon,ist OF
time ssHesnoe oalyslearSsshowsto work, lpt
he sisSHtasl iisSSHal aiSss theslosesof work sand 'm6i&
over, he learns the value of the sum which
he has thus saved out of his earnings. He
has toiled for it; he has observed its slow iu-
crease from timo to time; and, in his est.
mate; It represents so many months or years
of practical labor His ideas of life are shaped
by his own experience. 8.. 49,
The. natural effects of earning the first
thousand dollars We hold to be very largo benz
elits. They are just the. qualities Of mind
and body which arc most likely to secure bu.
sness successful after years they constitute
the best practical education which min cai,r
have ash worker in this working World
They are gaihed'in season for lifa's purposesl
at the opening period, just when they are
wanted, J, when foolish notions arc most likely
to lhislead un Inexperienced brain, and when,
too, there is. full opportunity for their OK,
papsion and development in later years. Men
have but ono life to live; and hence they
start from opening manhood at once.
And the manner in which they start, the
purposes they, hnve in view, and the habits
they form will ordinarily determine the entire:
sequel of their career on earth. TO succeed,
| men 'fiidst have the elements Of success in
themselves: 'af'One great reason Why there
are so many useless, inefficient, and poverty,
stricken mcn-or rather boys seeming to be
-consists in tho simple fact that they did
not tstart right.SnA prominent reason why
tho children of the rich go frequently amount
Is nothing may b, found in the luxury. ease
4 and,indolence which, mnrred tho commenced
meet of their lives 1t is the law Of Cos
that we should be workers on earth; and ri
U"o ,pv; "uit icopsutts rnc pesV ucyeIuPMeYt y.
his being as when he conforms his practice t.,
this law. The workers in some suitable sphere
are the only strong people. Exchange.
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! How IIE BECAME DEAf-A Vermont
landlord, famous for being deaf just when he
wanted to be, when rallied upon lis infrmi,y
one day, told his amused guests the following
story: 'fa ma} . g ii,
When young man, he worked on farm
fora stingy old farmer, in an adjoining town
On leaving him., balance of two dollars WINS
due George for wages. flo called repeatedly
cuse for not paying. A SOW of the old mans
= had q a. litter Of piga, consitng Of four one Of
:, them, which is generally the case, being n
small rum, as they call them; George told
the old man that he would take a p,g for hi,
money the old pan said that he might have
the small ono. George jumped into the pen
AND; seized the: largest pig. The old man
shouted: .sgts,.4 lna 8...,5
II Take tbe. amall one" ,l.@ "
"Let llP b" e !slueal," said George; "I can hold
him" s ''nfI..
Old man, excited:
"Take tho small one !"
"Let him saucal, ] can hold him." answer.
cd George.
q % b"TTqko II Him Kim along you deaf thing, oan't
mako you hear anything" n.i a.I !!
~.,GSeogrgee ID, carried off his pig 10 triumph, and
has been deaf over since. ogxt. .. {
! s.d.ifj{ ----l,-e2- >--
'.LucK,,ASD, sI,AnoR, Two boys loft, last
| week, their country homo to seek their for.
| tunes in tho city, p,al io .ays ~
II shailsce what luck will do for mel,
| said one aAits$
81 shall see what labor will do for mon
cried the otbof!em i13H ns9ns L.ialed II
depend upon, Esn@iiak lux D.
| labor2o hets us'see! ona1 5inoa in 400
,9ta Laok X t'lAvsys wypai wypaiting for so8ShiHgtp
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