The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-11
WILL HE SUCCEED.


In nlne cases out of ten no mans life viii
be success if he does not bear the burden.
OF his childhood. If The fondness or vanity
OF the father or mother have kept him from
hard work; if another always helped out at
the end OF his row; if, instead of ttking his
turn H. pitching off, he moved away all t..
tlme-in short, If what was light always fell
TO INN, and what was light always fell to
him, and what was heavy about the same
work TO some one else; if he has been per-
mitted to shirk till shirking has become a
habit-unless miracle is wrought, his life
will be failure, and the blame will not be
half so much his as that of weak, foolish
parents.
On the other hand, if a boy has been
brought up to do his part, never allowed to
shrk any Legitimate responsibility, or to
dodge work, whether or not it made his
head ache, or soled his hands-untiI bear
ing heavy burdens became matter of pride
the heavy end of wood his, from choice
parents, as they bid him goodbye may dis
miss their fears. His life will not be busi-
ness failure. The elements of success are
his, and at some time and in some way, the
world will recognize his capacity.
Take another point. Money is the object
of the worlds pursuit. 1t is a legitimate
object. 1t gives bread and clothing, and
homes and comfort. The world has not
Judged wholly unwiseIy when it has made
the position man occupies to hinge COM
paratlvely more or less on his ability 20 earn
money, and somewhat upon the amount OF
his possessions. If he is miserably poor it
argues either some defect in his expendi-
lures, Jr lack of fitness to cope with men
IN the great battle for gold
When country bred boy leaves home
1t Is generally TO enter upon some business.
the end OF which Is to acquire property, and
he VIII succeed IN proportion as he has been
made to earn and save in bis childhood.
III all the money he has clme of planting
a little patch III the spring, and selling its
product after weary months OF watching
and toIl,sln the fall, OF killing woodchucks
at SIX cents head, or from trapping mask
rats and selling their skiuS for a ssnllno.
setting snares III the ali for oame. and
walking miles IN the morning to see them
before the oid folks were up; hu>kiuy corn
Tor Il ntlghbor moonlight evenings, at two
cents a bunhel; working out an occasional
day thaE hard work at home had made pos
slble-he Is good To make his pie In the
world.
On the contrary, If the boy never earned
dollar; II parents and friends always kept
hiin III Spending money-pennles 10 buy
candies and fish hooks, anu satisfy his mn
aglneu Wants-and nr has GROWN 10 man.
hood III the expectancy that the wo.lu Wit
generally treat hm with q similar consider
atlon, he Will always be m3kc-shilt; and
the tanIt is not SO much his as that OF those
about hun, WHO never made the boy depend
upon hlmselt-dId not make him wait SIX
months TO get the money to replace :; lost
jack knife.
Every one has to rough it at one time or
another. Ii the roughIng comes in boy
hood, 1t does good; Ii later, when habits
are formed, 1t is equally tough, but not be-
ing educational, Is generally useless. And
the question whether a young 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, >
'and upon his having earned money, aud so
gained knowledge of its worth. Not q
little this valuable experience and knowl-
edge the country boy gets on the old farm
under the tutelase of old parents shrewd
enough to see the end from the beginning.
and to make the labor and grief of children
contribute to the success OF subsequent life
Hearth and HO1ae