Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-28

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met with failures, are greatly exercised
to know what shall be their next under |
taking. This anxiety results from false
notions in regard to the responsibility of |
different kinds of business, and desire |
to choose that which shall be most prof |
liable, and require the least labor,-in
short it results from self-conceit and la
illness. Young men are often injured by
gaining the impression that they were
created for great men, and it may re-
quire years of experience, and success
sion of failures, to disabuse them of their
lofty notions, and convince them that
they must do as the world is doing
work, if they would succeed. Few pos
sess a genius for exalted pursuits or sta
tions, and the sooner man decides that
he is not of that class, the better, as he
will then rely upon faculties which are
better than genius, and by their assidu-
Gus exercise, succeed in his efforts We
say little in regard to the unfortunate
creature that is too. lazy to earn his
bread by honest labor. How we should
mourn the fate of the dead drones, that
lie about the hive, did we not know their
character But to the young man who
is willing to try to be and to do some
thing, whose teachings or ambition have
led him to set too high an estimate up
on his abilities, or to disesteem the or
binary occupations of life, we say: "Come
down; - give the world the benefit Of
your talent and your efforts F.; choose at
once some business, which experience or
taste has shown that you are fitted for.
DO not waste a single year of life in ex-
periments or proftless schemes. but give
the years and the strength of your life
to your chosen vocation, and it matters
not what it is, with ordinary fortune, it
will bring you happiness and competence.
No particular branch of business, in this
country is much more profitable than
another, and from every employment
have risen men who fill the highest Of
fees in the nation. In New York the
son Of a trader, who once bought the
skins of the skunk and muskrat is the
leading millionaire in the executive
chair of the nation is tanner from a
small city in Illinois; the President OF
the Senate is the 'Cobbler of Natick, and
one of the best congressman of the Unit
ed States is farmer from Vermont
The success of a few men in this coun.
try, who have grown suddenly rich, in
some dangerous and dishonorable bust
ness, has engendered spirit of discon.
tent among the people. They desire tc
engage in trade and speculation, as q
means of becoming noted or wealthy al
once, while the more substantial and use
full occupations are growing into disfa
vor. We know honest, well-to-do farm
ers, who would abandon their homes anC
risk their last hard earned dollar, in
third class grocery, for the privilege O
trading" They will endure the i'm
pertinence and abuse of ignorant custom
ers, and try traffic for fortune, whel
the probabilities are that year will
find them bankrupt. We know other
who would spend days valuable time
if they could assist drover in buyin
calf or a steer. They wish to learn t
speculate" A moderately paying bus
mess is the best and safest in long rur
and although the past few years hav
not been favorable to the farming inter
ests, we believe there is nothing bette
than farming for large class of GU
people. The independence, the want {
perplexity, the days of rest between th
busy seasons, the healthfulness, and th
home comforts, that follow this occup;
ton, are worth far more to man an
his family, than all that can be Obtain
ed in any other business or profession
But if men choose to be mechanics, the
can find employment at good rate;
they wish to trade or speculate, let the
take the risk; if they wish to engage
manufacturing pursuits they have on
to be wise and prudent to be successful
if they choose to preach, and know tn
they are fitted and called" let the
preach if there is occasionally one WI
wishes to immune his soul in the conte
tions and depravity of wicked men,
him choose the law for profession
some poor, aspiring fellow wishes to c
dure pitiless storm of criticism a
blame from the public, let him becol
politician. We know of no honoraI
business, now being followed in v
mont, in which men need to fail, if til
make good use of their brains and tn
muscles, and should we give our adv
as to a pursuit, we should say Che
early, anything which taste or tall
dictates be determined to love it 6
stick to it, and you will be SUGGEST
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