Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-07-10
LIMIT YOUR WANTS.

Lord Bolingbroke, in his I>eflections
upon Exile" says: "Our natural and
real wants are confined 10 narrow
bounds, while those which fancy and
custom create, are confined to none."
Young men who are just entering
upon life, aud forming habits which are
likely to adhere to them TO its close, will
do well 10 treasure up in memory
these irur and instructive words OF one
Of England's finest writers and most
philosophic statesman Sour natural
and real wants are confined to narrow
bounds" 1t is surprising how little it
is lhlt is absolutely essential TO mans
.xistincc. and il he will take an intelli-
zen, and co,sidcratc view of life, to his
comfort anl happiness 1ntellectualen en-
joymcnts are comparatively cheap. The
cultivation Of the mind, which affords
the highest and the only enduring salts
faction, can be pursued on an income
qni,e insignificant for the supply of lux
uries. Our physical wants are very
few, If we preserve our tastes simple. as
they are 10y nature. To eat, to drink,
tn exercise, To sleep. to keep warm, and
Ia be sheltered small sum will sup
ply all these ncc,Ssarios. The pleas
urcs which are pure, and which tend to
our improvement, are within the reach
of almost every one. But the wants
which fancy and custom create, as
Lord Bolingbroke well says, are con-
fined to no bounds. Ii is against these
that young men OH the threshold OF life
should scdulously guard. Beware OF
luxurious and expensive habits. The
qualification of them may cost you much
: the labor and time which, if given TO
intellectual cultivation, would be TAR
more conducive TO happiness. 1t Is
easy to do without that which you have
never indulged in. II is hard to leave
off habits, however exiraragant and
abused. When You are to decide about
a mode or style OF living, consider well
whether il is certain that, without Ill
convenience, you will be able always 10
preserve it. The only safe rule is. to
keep your wants within narrow bounds
Put money in your purse ifyou can'
young man; deny yourself few OF those
expensive pleasures which are so evane-
scent, and which leave sting behind.
IL NAV come hard at first; but take
kindly TO self denial; but i'll the years to
come YOU will thank yourself for cXer-
cising prudence in youth. Habits are
easily formed, and he who does not
begin to save when he commences life
for himself, will rarely begin at all; for
where not even the neuclus OF mod
O., fortune had been early acquired,
family expenses will, after time'
grow as fast as the income, and the two
keep abscast ever sftvrward- The saw
800 of the first bord's1 ~
7s..s.. .ousarSs S,llars istls key to
"a sa,ure ;sAsSess. from the fact that il
bnilds ~ business character; it eompsls
tile formation of habits Of economy,
and fixes them for life, it puts the
Young worker OH the right road; accns-
toms him to keep out of debt, drills
him in the homcly science OF keeping
his financial matters snug, and build
up granite determination to force eA-
penses below income.
r6y- Fairfax HALL lNsTIrrTE-Ihe
Commencement exercises Of this popu-
lar Female Institute, at Winchester, took
,l,oa n fnw week aOO. under the con-