The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26
STICK TO YOUR BUSINESS.

STICK TO YOUR BUSINESS.
| There Is nothing which should be more
frequently impressed upon theminds Of
young men than the Importance or
steadily pursuing sonle one business. The
frequent changing from one employ
ment 10 another Is Que OF the most CON-
mon errors committed, and TO itmay be
traced moro than half the failures OF men
IN business. and much Of the discomfort
and disappointment that render life un-
comfortable. II is very common thing
tor man 10 be Dissatisfied with his busi-
ness, aud TO desire 90 change 1t for some
other, which, II seems TO him, will prove
\ more lucrative employment; but in nine
cases out Of ten il Is a mistake. Look
round you, and You will find among your
acquaintanrcs abundant verincation of
our assertion.
Here isayoung man who eommenced
life as a mechanic, hut from some cause
Imagined that he ought to have been 4
doctor; and after hasty and shallow pre-
paration, he has taken up the saddle bags
only 10 find thai work 10 still work, aad
that his patient are no more profi able
than his work bench, and the occupation
not n whit moe agreeable.
Here are two young men, clerks; one Of
them Is content, when his first term OF
service Is over, to continue clerk oil he
shall have saved enough TO commence
business on his own account; the other
can't wait, but starts Off without capital
aud with limited experience, and bring
up, after q few years. ia eourt of insol>
yency, while his former comrade, BY
patient perseverance,, comes Of at last with
n fortune.
That young hwyer, who became dis
hearted because briefs and cases did not
crowd upon him while he was yet redo-
lent ofcalf-bound volumes, aud had sliall
use for red tape, who concluded he bad
mistaken his calling, aud 80 plunged into
politics, finally settled down Into the
character Of a middling pettifoggef,
scrainbIing for bis daily bread.
There is an honest farmer who has toiled
few years, got his farm paid for. but.,loe
not gov rich very rapidly, rs much for
lack of contentnlent mingled with his In |
,irstry as anything, though he is not
aware OF IT, He hears the wonderful !
sloriesof California, and how fortunes
may be had for the lri,iole OF picking |
the'n az; mortgages Ills farm TO raise
money, goes away to the land OF guild, and, |
after many months of hard toIl. euiiiIrs |
home TO commence again at the bntiom Of !
the hill for more weary aud lcss sue
cessful climbing up again.
Mark the mei1 III every community who /
are notorious for ability and equally mo-
torious Cor never setting ahead. aud you
will usually find them 20 be those who /
never stick to any one business long, but /
are always fUrsaking their occupation just /
when l. begins 70 10 profitable.
Young man, stick to your business. IL i
may he you have mistaken your alIing.
u 50, find Il out as quick ~ possible; and /
change II; but don't let any uneasy desire
10 get along fast, or dislike Of your
honest calling lead you 20 abandon II. /
Have sOIne honest occupation, and then /
stick TO II; fYou are sticking types, stick |
away at them; IL you are selling oysters.
keep on selling tlienii ify you are nj the law,
hold fnst 10 that profession; pursue the /
business sou have chussn, pcrsisiently, /
in,lustriousiy and hopsfuily, and u there
Is anything of you Il win appear and turn
70 account 10 that as well as ur letter than
IN any other calling; only, 10 you are a
loafer, fursatr that line a. speedily a.
possible, Cor tlre longer yal slick 10 Il, the
worse It will "stickn sou.--seieniific
American.
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A "malden nspercll',-Yss.
Lavender says his wife h always ready |
10 tell her rage.
Any young miss wohid rather hare her
coFesis tight than her ''lrller., -