The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-08-01
HAB1TS SELF-RELlANCE.

There are very few persons who pass
through life without meeting emergen-
eies which throw them upon their own
resources. An accident, crisis, dis
anpointment, the loss of fortune, turn
in affairs. a sudden death may in a day
change the whole current OF ones life.
and set him to sink or swim on his own
account. Happy the person who has
been taught from childhood to depend
upon himself.
= not a pipe for Fortunes finger
To sound what stop she please
He car take her Bullets and rewards
with equal thanks. But child cannot
rain himself into habits of self-reliance:
this is the parents part. Yet how SAD
" is it neglected. What plumbers ofboys
and girls grow up to manhood and wo-
manhood without knowing how to do ATTY
one thing with facility and merit enough
to earn an honest living. The mother
with mistaken Kindness permits her
daughter to spend all her time at play,
REQUIRES no service from her, does not
teach her the common arts of houskeep-
ing or plain sewing, yet hopes she will
make In time useful woman, and be-
come the center of happy household.
and for the first two or three years OF
welded life, and perhaps always, is at
the mercy of servants, or eats bad bread,
drinks riiy coffee, struggles to overcome
her ignorance of domestic arts until she
gradually learns what she should have
been taught in girlhood. If one is veal
thy and able to have his daughter versed
in the accomplishments of polite society.
in music, in painting in wax work, IN
drawing, let him see to it that she is thor
oughly taught, and mistress of these arts
She may, by some reverse of fortune, be
obliged to use them to obtain bread
We all know that a French princess now
supports herself and her husband by
trimming hats in London What fort
innate thing for her that she has the re-
quisite skill. taste. and industry to earn
for herself high place among London
nilliners Saint Paul says that the par
ents should lay up for the children - and
We aatter ourselves that our children
will not have to rough it. our nelghbor's
may, but we will take such good care Of
our means and invest them so wisely that
the path shall be smooth that our chill
dren are to walk 10. Vain hopes all /
Better let their little feet early become
indurated. and when they must tread up
on the finty pebbles unshod, the thick
enco skin will not bleed. The boy or
girl who has trade, or who understands
well any one branch of in lustry, is indie
pendent, and can command destiny. An
anecdote of the late Stephen Girard of
Philadelphia we'll illustrated the point
we would enforce. A young man who
had been long in his employ was about to
leave him to set up in business for him.
self, and naturally hoped Mr.. Girard might
give him little substantial aid. Said
that gentleman, when the young man
babe him good by, You had better go
and learn the cooper's trade, twill take
three months, and then, if you fail in
mercantile life, you will have trade
to fall back upon. As soon as you are
master of the business send me some
specimens of your handiwork." In a
few weeks the young man sent to Mr..
Girard half dozen barrels we'll made by
his own hands, for which he received the
handsome sum of $4,000. But the con-
sciousEess that reverse could not throw
him was of more worth than the check.
There are very few of US but know
what intense suffering our recent conflict
caused from this one fact alope-that
thousands, both men AND woman, were
so placed by the mutations of war that
they had nothing in themselves or out Of
themselves on which they could rely for
support. What deep regrets many a wo.
man felt that she had not so studied mu-
sic as to be able to teach it :; that she had
carelessly passed over grammar and geo
graphy, and the other branches of edu-
cation, and was not competent to instruct
others in them. Many man envled
the skllful carpenter, or blacksmith, or
mason. bis ability to DO good work and
earn good wages.
The industrious of our country are SO
varied, the avenues of employment so
numerous, that there is room for all to
work at what they can do best. In ev-
cry department Of labor frst-classs wor
kers are in requisition; trained hands are
seldom left idle; facile pens lack not OPP
por.unity for utterance the man or wo-
man thoroughly furnished for every good
word and work is called upon by thou
sand voices to do, and do while the day
lasts. Y. Tribune.