Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
GBeDtrmont 4benir.
KORK.
4 lecture Delivered in DrnttlcborO.
Monday Evening, March =, IssS'

philosophy
this profound question: "What is a flavor2"
"And I'll tell ye," said Michael "a flavor
is favor!" And no less profound and
philosophical is the definition of my SUBJ
iccl. Work is work. II any doubt, just
make an engagement to give lecture
with no lecture prepared the topic not
even dreamed Of; and, my word for it, you
will find that work is a word that cannot
be spelled in two ways: simple and short
rs it looks, il is 1g.o-r-k every time, four
letters and not very smoothly put together
with our subject thus lucidy defined,
we are well prepared to proceed with its
discussion.
The philosophers stone is not wholly
thing of fancy or fable; it is a hard reality;
compound whose first, last and largest
part is work. 1t is an old-fashioned truth,
and quite uncom Portable to some people,
that every dollar costs work-a full hun
bred cents of work. The thing called
dollar, but costing less, is only shinplas-
ter; If costing less, then buying less and
worth less. 1t is fundamental principle
in political economy, principle never
safely forgotten in a world like this, that the
price cheaper than work. Every coin from
the mint bears tho stamp of WORK.
Some very unfortunate people have legal
possession of that for which they have not
paid this regal price, and so it may eyer be
that some will be able to lay legal claim TO
what they have by no means earned; but
it is needGul to impress all minds with this
law, that work is the rule of wealth. If n
man has inherited riches, or has married
fortune, or by any method without work
has multiplied his bonds, and mortgages,
and certificates of stock, yet let him be re-
minded that every dollar, whether it be
h'uueh Ill INC H'snV LAe ueeu ol uaih-
ness OF Whe'hor IL honestly pears inc ldco
"i uay' sui 'ilat uoiiar mas oeeh prouuceu
only ny WORK. money uoes hot gro" on
trees, neither IS IL 10 DE pickeu up ike the
"usel5 loou' we say u eNory young Per-
SOL expecting occasion 10 use money, the
price OF money-tho one price TINS world
over-is work. The fact that some men
are milliono Tres without having toilcd
day-tho fact that some people have pos
sessions out OF all proportion to their days
OF toil-by no means disproves the propo-
sltion that every dollar in the palace and
eqnipage has come by somebody's late ana
carly toll. Men can CHEAT each other, put
no combination oil men can clrcumVent the
law oil GOD. Man cats bread only III the
sweat OIL man lace oohle' aiaS may eat
III lhe sweat Oh DINERS faces, put every DOL
I"f accumulated or spent mas come directly
or indirectly by dlnt OF work. Money does
not grow, neither Is 1t manuiactured-it is
earned IN respect 10 money, inc cohstl-
luton Oh lhihgs IS arranged on the one
price system, ana that price Is work. IL
"oyoouy snail nave dollar, somebody
must 10 inc WolA 10 get H.
Work is the great secret of all good sue
cess. As general rule and in the long
run, a mans place among his fellows is
determined by the work that he has pa
tiently and intelligently done. The crowns
OF honor belong to the sons and daughters
o. toil' Many nave great regard Tor good
iucN' many "ouiu iiAo 10 cas-. al inc
p'"iilo OIL 'nolr i"i'ures upon 'neir stars Ut
lheir surroundings II Is even saiu 'nSt
push, anu orass' anu So'-''ssertloh' arc
worm moro 10 man IMAM inc supst"htlal
eieulen's Oh char"cIer' anu II must DC
"dlllteu thaI shouuy men 10 great thingS
III the way OIL uispiay' anu no" ana theh
Iahe turn III tho hlns carrIase' but tne
genius OF WORK Is the sure ana last irlehd'
WORK VIII "ln' anu WHAT II WINS II wins 10
Keep not TO lose ii wins Slowly It's VIC
torres come through bearing ana Drawing
the heat Of the day-the whole day, not the
short and cheerful summer morning hour
when and
work pastime, when singing birds, and
smiling dew-drops, and swelling buds, and
fragrant flowers, unite to rob toll of lis
burden, but through all the day-through
the long, uncheored and heated hours OF
midday. And if best and greatest success
be sought, tho toier must not stop when
the sun Is yet but little past the zenith the
lens'uen'ls snauoWs must not has'eh nun
from inc held' but he must toll on work
ing WINE II Is called day.
a twin brother or near cousin to wilkins
Mcawber called on New York million
aire soliciting aid. The man Of many years
and many millions asked the beggar if be
would be willing to work as hard as him
self for the same wages. Certainly, thought
the shiftless and penniless man. But when
he was made TO understand that property
OF millions secured to its possessor only
his clothes, food and lodging, and compel
led him to toll early and late, moro hours
day by day, than any of his clerks, ant
that every added year brought added tot
with increasing millions-then the enviou
man hesltated. Let it be scored in deel
letters that no man need expect to do hi
liiework in day. Now and then MAJ