The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-06-02
LAMBERTvILLE n. J.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE >, 1875

harbor. The steamer arrived at six o'clock IN
the morning. after all the papers had been
printed Going straight to the Office, he, too,
found the compositoss all gone home, and the
pressmsh just preparing 70 SO. He began
forthwith to set the news in type, and he
never left the case tilllit was ali ready for an
extra. Then be started up, town to see his
family. Old Jonas Chickering, OF old Mr.
Steinway, could make plano from the legs
to the keys, every part outside and inside.
The original Delmonico was an admirable
cook. A thohsand examples might be given,
showing that the capital Of a house Of business
is not money, but brains.
Again before man can be king of BUSH
ness or a king Of men he must be monarch Of
himself. A great part of the secret of being
able to control others is self control / re-
member Robert Bonner pointing out a person
going by the Office ofthe Ledgsr, and saying /.
81 worked by the sisislof that man for years
setting type, and 4 very good workmen he
was. Do you want to know the reason why
he is still journeyman printer and / am
not?" l did want to know the reason.
:. Well" said he, ssthe reason is this He
used to buy five dollar pantaloons, and as soon
as they began to look shabby he cast them
aside but / bought coarse, strong three dol
lar ones, and wore them out. That's the rea-
son.
There is a great deal in merely being able to
feel money in your pocket and not spend 1t.
I must own that it is very rare gift with the
literary class. have known young writer,
on receiving thirty dollars for an article, who
invited friend to dine with him at belmont
co.'s and order two bottles of six dollar wine.
Such men, whatever their talents, usually re-
main drudges and slaves all their lives. The
simple reason, in fact, why property always
and everywhere gets into such enormous
Masses is that it is the nature of the strong to
husband these resources and themselves, and
it is the nature Of the weak to squander both.
If you want to test young man and ascertain
whether nature made him for a subject, give
him a thousand dollars and see what lie win
do whit If he is born to serve, he will i'm
mediately begin to spend it in gratifying his
ruling propensity. That propensity may be-
usually is, perfectly innocent. In my youth,
for example, books were my temptation, and
many fierce tussle have had with it while
standing before the window of bookseller
The first time in my life that l ever had two
dollars all at once, instantly bought Shake
speare with it. Knowing my weakness, /
used to leave my money at home, when had
any, in order not to be surprised into buying
a book but.feeling that this was base cowar-
dice, contempt avoidance of the enemy, I
afterwara made II a point always To have
money in my pocket. Often have courted
temptation standing long before d window,
gazing upon some particular book that | had
been longing to possess for months, and then
stalking away with proud consciousness that
might have bought it but did not. But, in
my case, this was not strength, but mere
vulgar necessity. The strong men are they
who really might lawfully and properly in
dulge an expensive taste, and yet can wait till
they can indulge it without abuse and safely.
From a Lecture by James Parton.