The Baltimore County union., 1872-04-20
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| am always sorry for nan that nows how
to do but one thing. | have seen many such
men. I gave ten dollars to one who could
speak ard write five OF six languages and
translate beautifully; but in the middle of a
hard winter he could not get a living. l re-
member another man who had preached twen-
ty-five years, till his throat failed him, and he
used to go round looking very blue and sad,
until people pitied him and made little dona-
ton parties for him, because he was good for
nothing except to preach. | knew body once
that had taught school for twenty years till
she was poor, nervous, broken down woman,
and really didn't know how to make dress
for herself | know man that wants to keep
store, and he sits with his thumb in his mouth
waiting for store to come to him to be kept.
l heard of minister who, when his people
gave him horse and buggy, had TO wait for
the deacon's wife to come over and show him
how to harness, for he didn't know the bits
from the crupper. Now, boys and girls, every
real man should know how to do one thing
right well and he ought to know how to do a
great many things tolerably we'll. Every wise
farmer has principal crop; but he always
puts in little something else, so that if his
main crop fails, he will have something to live
on Don't carry all your eggs in one basket
Don't put all your money in one pocket. If
you want to get along right well, learn one
sort of work to get along with when your one
sort gives out.
AT 7yest Point, where they take boys and
teach them to be perfect soldiers, they have to
learn, among other things, to cook and make
bread, and make their own beds, an do their
own sewing, and sweep and dust; because you
know a sailor or a soldier never Knt VS. where
his duty may call him, and the man Il, at knows
how to do the most things is the best sailor,
the best solder,th that is to say, the most Of a
man.
I never saw woman do mans work hand
lily, but liked her all the better for t. And
never saw man do a woman's wo neatly,
but | thought the more of him: for you see
that work is something that needs t. be done :,
and he who knows how to do most will have
the best chance to make money. or, which is
better still, make himself feel like useful
man. For, you see, if 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 pinced he is al
ways anxious about that crack, for fear that
something is going to happen, and that he will
be out in the cold, or else jammed such man
can never be happy, because he can never feel
that he amounts to much But if a man feels
that if he cannot make shoes he can curry
horses, lay sidewalk, rake stones outof theroad,
or spade in the garden, or take care of sick
folks or scour old coats, he is always sure he
can do Something-that man will never feel
scared
SO then what do you say, boys? Suppose
hereafter you do as the cadets do at West
Point-make your own beds every morning till
you can do it better than your own mother can.
And girls, do you learn to harness horse till
you can do it as quickly as your brother. And
boys, learn how to make bread and girls, learn
how to sharpen knife, and whittle, and drive
nails without splitting the board; and boys,
learn how to hem towels, run stocking heels,
and patch your trousers; and girls, learn how
to grease boots and wagon wheels, to lay shin
giles, and ease the doors when they stick
Keep your eyes and ears wide open. Learn to
do all sorts of work. And my word for it, you
happy. K. Reecher, IN the Advance.