Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-29

! bows and teach them to be perfect soldiers,
they haveIto learn among other things, to
cook, and make bread. and make their own
beds, and do their own sewing, and sweep,
and dust because you know sailor or
soldier never knows where his duty may
call him, and the man that knows how to
do most things, is the best soldier, that Is
/ to say. the most Of man.
| do not believe there is such thing
as he work and work L never saw
woman do mans work handlly, but l liked
1 her all the better for it, And never saw
a man do woman's work neatly, but L
thought the more of him for you see
work is something that mas to be done !;
and he who knows how to do most, Will
have the best chance to make money, or,
which is better to make friends, or better
still. make himself feel like useful man.
/ For YOU see if a man feels that he Is of no
use in the world, except to be bug IN a
crack, and if the crack widens, be scared
and drop. or if the crack closes, be pinch
ed, he is always anxious about that crack,
| for fear that something is going to happen,
and that he will be out in the cold or else
| ianmed such man never can be happy,
| because he can never feel that he amounts
to much.
But if a man feels that if he must quit
brick-laying, he can 90 to shoemaking,
and if he cannot make shoes, he can lay
sidewalk, or if he cannot lay sidewalk, he
can rake stones out or spade in the garden,
or take care of sick folks, or scoIr old
coats, he is always sure that he can do
/ something-that man will neverftel scared.
I He will always have q smile on his face.
} People will be glad to see him. They will
say, what handy fellow he is, to be sure.
All sorts Of work, I say. By the time
l YOU are fifteen, you can steal they
/ call II stealing, but it is not stealing, you
can learn four or five trades by keeping
your eyes open. You will learn one trade
perfectly. and work at it bat you will
! learn four or five trades. and work at them
"a little, as YOU 20 along. and be wonderful
I III helped BY them when your own trade
7 fails. You will learn from your mother
how to help your wife. when you get one.
And girls you can learn from your father
how to keep things a moving when your
husband takes sick, and Is for weeks weak
er than any woman.
So then, what do you say, boys p sup
pose hereafter, You do as the cadets DO at
West Point-make your own beds every
morning, tin you can make it as quickly
as your mother. And boys learn how to
make bread and girls, learn how to
sharpen knives. and whittIe, and to drive
nails without splitting the board and
bows. learn how to hem towels, run stock
ing heels, and patch your trousers: aud
girls, learn how to grease boots and wa
gou wheels, to lay shingles, aud ease the
doors when they stick.
At some other time, perhaps, l will write
a few directions to boys and girls how %
become gentecl. but this time I ana Show BIZ
the way to become strong, and cheerful.
and happy | am showing the way 70 keep
from having the blues when you grow
up. Keep your eyes and ears wide open.
Learn to do all sorts of work. Aud whea-
ever YOU see a chance to work, 81 find
work that needs to be done, Just lend
hand, whether you get paid for It or NOT.
And my word for il. you will grow hearty
and plump, handsome and happy Bat,
best Of all, you will have troops Of trieni-,
because you will deserve them