The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-23
now 70 SUCCEED IN LiFE.

am always sorry Tor man who
knows how to do bul one thing. I have
seen many such men. gave ten dollars
to ono who could speak aud write five or
six languages and translate beautifully,
but in the middle Of a hard winter he
could not get living, | remember an.
other man, who had preached twenty-five
years, until his throat failed him and
he used to go round, looking very blue
and sad, until people plted him aud
made little donation parties for him, be-
cause he was good for nothing bat to
preach. | knew a Indy once that had
taught school for twenty year, til SHE
was poor, nervous, broken-down wo-
man. know man that wants TO keep
store, and he sits with his thumb in his
mouth, waiting to be kept. heard Of
minister who, when his people gave him
horse aud 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 aud
girls, every real man should know how
to do one thing right well, and he ought
to know how to do several things tolcr-
ably well. Every wise farmer has a prin-
eipal crop; but he always puts in a little
something else, 50 that If his main crop
fails he will have something 10 live on.
Don't carry all your eggs IN one basket
Don't put all your money in one pocket
II you want to get along right well, learn
one sort OF work to get living by, and
all sorts Of work to get along with when
your Que sort gives out.
At West Point, where they take boys
aud teach them to be perfect soldiers,
they have to learn, among other things,
to cook, TO make bread, and make their
own beds, and do their own sewing, aud
sweep and dust, for you know a sailor or
a soldier never knows where his duty
may call him, and the man that knows
how to DO the most things is tho best
sailor the best soIdicr--that is 10 say the
/ most Of man,
+ never saw woman DO "A mans work
handily but liked her ali the better for
/ Il. And / never saw man do wo-
mans work neatly but thought the
more Of him. For, yon see that work "
something that needs to be- done, and hc
who knows how 10 do most viii have the
| best chance 10 make money, or which IT,
better still, make himself feel like a use
ful man. For you see, If q man feels that
he Is Of 40 use iu the world, except 10 DO
a bug Ia "a crack, and II the crack 8idcns
be scared aud drop, o. If The crack closes
be piuchcd, be Is aIways anxious about
that crack, for fear that something ls go-
Ing to happen aud that hc will be out in
the cold, OF else jamned. Such a man
an never be happy because be can never
ecl that De amounts 10 much. But II a
mau feels that fhc cannot make shoes BE-
can curry horses, Inv Sidewalk, rake
stones out Of the roaa, spade iu a garden
take care OF siea people Cr se5ur old
eoats, he Is alwags sure he can so SOME
thing. That maH will never feel scared.
So then, what DO yoa say bo}sz Sup
pose hereafter you DO o. tlIe cadets DO At
West Point natc gouf awu beds every
morning tll you can 10 it better than
your Dwn mother caL And girls, DO
you learn 70 harness horse tIll yoa can
do it as quickly So soar brotLeF And
boys, learn bow b. make bread aud girls
learn how to sharpen knife aud whiule,
d aud dfiye nails without splitting tie
board aud boys learn bo~ % ben Tow.
ell, rua Hgcaing leeis aud patch gonf
trousen aud girls learn W grease boots
. snd wagou-abeelsf 70 las shIngie, and
ease the doors whaa theg slick Keep
sour eyes aud eas side open Learn 70
do all s1rs ol wofs aBd my word ior N
gou viii grow hearty aad plump hand.
. some and happy The Aieaaee