The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07
"A Word to the Young Men.

The grand mistake that young men
make during the first ten years of, their
business and professional cares Is in idly
waiting for their chance. They seem to
forget, or they do not, know, that during
those ten years they enjoy the only leis-
ure they will eyer have, After ten years
there WILDE no time for reading culture
and study. j If they do not become thor
oughly grounded ID. IL" principles and
practical details 81 theft profession dut;
Ing those, years; if they do not store their
mind with useful knowedge :. If they, do
not pursue habits of reading and 0bserva-
lion, and social intercourse, which result
in culture, the question whether they
will ever rise to occupy q place where
there is room enough for them, will be
decided i'm the negative. The young
physicians and Layers Who sit idly in
their Offices and lounge away the time
awaiting ifot something to turn up,". are
by. that. course fastening themselves for
lite to The lower stratum where their
struggle for a. bare livelihood is to be
perpetual. The first ten years are golden
years that should be filled with perpetual.
reading and observation. Everything
that attends professional excellence,
should be an object of daily pursuit. To
such men the doors of success open Of
themselves, at last. Work seeks the best
hands as naturally as water runs down
hill. Young men don't know much any
way, and the time always comes to those
who become worthy, when they look
back with wonder, upon theifj good
opinion of their acqaiFeemFents and them
selves. ,T..t ~, ...,, ...,.rt..
, There is another point that ought not
IT'D be overlooked in the treatment Of this
subject. Young men. look sbout them
and see great measure of worldly sue.
cess awarded to men without principle.
They see the trickster crowned with pub
'lic ,honors I; they see the sharp. man, the
.overreaching man, the liaz, the dema-
gogue, the time-server, the scoundrel who
cunningly manages, though constantly
disobeys moral laws and trampling on
social courtesy, so keep himself out Of
the legal police, carrying. off prizes Of
wealth and place. An this is DONOR
alizing puzzle, and fearful temptation;
and multitudes of young men are not
able to stand before it. They ought to
understand that in this wicked world
there is great deal of room where there's
integrity. Great, trusts may be sought
by scoundrels, but great trusts never seek
them; and perfect Integrity: is at 9 pre- e,
MUM even among scoundrels. There
are some trusts that they win never COM
fer on each. other. There are, occasions
when they need the services Of true men,
and they do not find; them in shoals. and
in tie mud, but alone and n,pure va.
ter. 80 I, :. -.,,,..=. 59 .at,a -.
j IL. the realm of eminent requirements
and eminent integrity, there is always
room enough; :. Let no young man Of ini
dustry and peffecthonesty despair because.
his profession is crowded. Let him always
remember that. there, is, room enough at
the top, and 'that'the Question whether
he is to reach the top, or rise above the
crowd at the, base Of the pyramid, will
be decided by the way in which he i'm.
proved the first ten years of his active
fife in securing to himself a thorough
knowledge of his profession, and a sound
moral and intellectual culture.