Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-29
Will He SuoceedP


life will be a success if he docs not
bear burdens in his childhood. iffhe
iondness or the vanity of father OF
mother have kept him from hard
work; If another always helped him
out Of the end Of his row II instead
of taking his turn at pitching OF, be
moved away all the iime-in short, Il
what was light always fol to him,
and what was heavy about the same
work TO some one else; j he has been
permitted to shirk till Sinking has
become habit-nnless miracle is
wrought, his life will be a failure, and
the bamo will not be half so muchhis
as that of weak. foolish parents.
On the other hand, if h0yhns been
brought up to do his part, never al
lowed 10 shirk any legitimate rcspon-
sibility, or 20 dodge work, whetheror
not il made his heart ache, or soiled
bis hands-until bearing heavy bur
dens become a matter of pride, the
heavy end Of the wood his from choice
parents as they bid him goodbye,
may dismiss their fears. His lie viii
not be a business failure. Tho ele-
ments 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. Ii is a
legitimate object 1t gives bread and
clothing and homes and comfort -
The world has not judged wholly un.
wisely when il has made the position
a man occupies TO hinge comparatively
more or less on his ability 10 earn
money, and somewhat on the amour,
Of his possessions. IL be is miserably
poor it argues either some defect IN
his expenditures, or a lack of fitness
to cope with men in the battle for
gold
When a country.bred boy leaves
home it is generally to enter upon
some business, the end of which is 10
acquire property; aud be will succeed
just in proportion ashe has been mado
70 earn and save in nis childhood.
II all the money be has had come
of planting a little patch in the spring,
and selling its produce after weary
months OF watching and toll in the
fall, or from killing woodchucks at
six cents a head, or from trapping
muskrats and selling their skins Tor a
shilling; settingtnarcs in the fall for
game, aud walking miles 10 see then
10 the morning before the old folks
were mp; husking corn for q neighbu
moonlight evenings at two cents
husheli working out an occasional
day that bard work at home has made
possible-he is good to make his pile
IN tho world
On the contrary, if the boy never
earned dollar; ifparenis and fricids
bod "lsrays kept him IN spending
money-ponnics TO buy candies and
fish hooks, and satisfy his imaginative
wauts--and be had grown 10 manhood
in the expectancy that the world will
generally treat him with similar con.
sideration, be will always be a make
shit; aud the fault is not so much hi.
as that OF those about him, who neyer
made the boy depend on himself-did
not make him wait six months 20 20,
money 10 replace q lost jack knife
Every one has TO rough il at ono
time or another II the roughing
comes in boyhood, il does good "
later. when habits are formed. ii :
equally tough, but not being cduca
tional, is generally useless. And thc
question whether young man viii
succeed in making money or not de
pends not upon where he goes or what
be docs, but upon bis willingness to %
''his part, and upon his having carnes
money, aud SO gained knowledge a
its worth Not n little OF bis valua
bic experience and knowledge the
country boy gets on the old farm
under the tutelage OF parents shrewo
enough to see the end from the begin
ming, and 10 make the labor and gricf
of children contribute 70 the success
OF subsequent hie.-Hcgrft aud Homt