The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-19

HARD TIMEs.-Yes, they are hard. w
feel 1t ourself, when 1t il impossible to col
lect hard-earned money which we loaned
upon u promise of payment In II few days
We feel II, when men, whom We favored In
their need, become angry If we ask now for
them to fulfill their promises, Times are
very hard. But, look ut the men who are
idle. Look ut the parents who struggle
like galley-slaves. just to support Il srtr Of
lazy children! We saw I'm old man walk
Ing across the square Of Winchester the
other morning. Il little after day light. He
had gotten up soon to attend to some bus
incss. Ten to one, and our word for it. his
children were In bed ut that hour--too
lazy. too per lectly worthless, to BE- up and
doing. And we wondered ~ much. al
most. at the parents mistaken goodness rs
wedid at the otfSprlng's impudcnt ingratl-
tnde. A father who will make himself Il
helot in order to keep up the gcntllity. So
called, OLA son 4 mother who will deny
llerselfcomfort, rest, and d cent clothing.
In order to have herdaughter dawdle away
time in the parlor with some kid-glovc.
st rclied-up fool Of an upstart--such a
parent reduces affection to a curse, so
far rs children are concerned. No Won
der we have hard times! And we will al
ways have them If parents do not bring
their children up in II proper manner. ri
YOU are able, send them to school. If you
are not able. make them work and school
themselves. All this talk al out not having
a chance is tomioolery-a mean way OF
CLOSING over natural obtuscness and lazi-
ness. Any young man in health ought to
he ashamed to urge poverty AS Il reason for
his ignorance, unless he had his parents to
care for. But when parents encourage
them in such idlenrss. no wonder we hear
the cry Of hard times. IL all would 90 to
work who are able. there would he no lack
of money. Nobody knows what he can
do until he has tried, and few try their
best until they have been fore ed to do it.
a young man told us the other day what
he would do Vlc had so and 80. We said
nothing, but thought: Poor fool! If you
would try you would not have to eXcus'
yourself AS you did. lie Was II young man
in Winchester, and that i will he his ruin
it was the muttering of impotence and
Inmanly despair. He could not compre-
lend that every thing we learn is the mas
cry Of Il difficulty. and that the mastery
)fone helps us to master OF ,ers. Moth
NJ is easy but what was difficult at first
A celebrated musicipn WAS praised for the
Ease and grace of his melodies, and he re-
,lied: "Ah, You little know WITH what
li0iculty this ease has been a qlired "
Ask President Graves. of the Mary Sharp
if he did not have difficulty in fit
armer if he did not labor to find out the
method Of farming in order to OBJ
ain Il good crop. Ask the great orators
,c read of, and il their dust could speak. it
you'd say | overcame impedimcnts of .
pecch. and the rcbuffS which poverty .
meets. The secret lies in industry and .
perseverance. This is the true secret Of >
he story about Hercules. and it was in
ended to encourage just what we are try ,
,g o to en- courage. Young man, don't ,
c idle. Old men, don't encourage your =
hildrcn to he 40. They were better off to :;
c dead in preference. AMI the world bet :,
,r of, too, and there would be no hard :,
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