The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-22
A WORD wrrH YOU ,ci

= What lie the use Of worrying 7
Yon may fret and fuIhe, and Sigh
and whine |; you may grumhle bes
cause you cannot haze shings your
own way; you may criticise and
snarl, and be uncomfortable you
may continually exclaim that things
are going to the dogs, and that men
and times are degenerating, and not
half as good as they used to be you
may imagine that you are 90 the
hghwayafto the poor-house, the
workhouse, or some. other terrible
place, because you cannot make as
much money as you, did 10 war
times you may do all, these foolish
things, and q score besides, and
what the better off will you be2--l
Things will go along just the same.
and you will be carried on, with
them, whether you grutnblc or not,
Just al the world turns and takes you
around with it. You, cannot Jump
off from the, globe; but, dead or
alive, round and round you must 60
with it, and share its fate. Here you
are; and you cannot get away. So,
what is best for you to do about til
Keep on worrying and grumbling |
or, looking every thing squarely gin
the face, trust ia Providence, and do
your supremest and bravest in meet,
ing the days demand 7 If you
cannot get as much as you desire,
take what you can get honestly, and
be thankful if you find enough bread
to eat, and clothes to wear, and a
roof to shelter you and yours
AS worthy fellows as you have often
lacked all or some of these essen
tials. "'a'
If times be hard and business allow,
what then Why, cut off superAu,
tiles, and spend less. Let your out>
go be less than your income, no mat
ter how small the latter may be-
This is the philosophers Stone
This is the secret Of fortune. A
young man who is brave enough TO
live up to this maxim is the most in
dependent man in creation. His
oatmeal porridge or Indian mush is
richer food than the prodigal epi>
cures daintiest dish, for IL is season
ed with manly independence. His
plain coat has larger beauty than
the dandy's broadcloth, for it is
adorned all over with self denial,
which the angels see, even if the
world does not.
IF times be hard, work the harder
and sing and whistle at your work.
Hard work is capital good thing to
drive mischief out of the head
Idling men and women are the like
ly ones whom Satan gets and keeps
hold of, and turns into tipplers and
tatlers, or worse. Labor with awill.
If you cannot obtain wages as high
as you suppose you deserve, work,
work for what you can get. Keep
at work. All useful work is honor>
able. Stupid and silly is the idea
that a clerk is more to be honored
than a mechanic or laborer or that
doctor or lawyer is higher than q bus>
mess man. To be sure, intelligence
is worthy of all honor; but every
man that chooses can become intelli>
gent. No one need work 80 hard or
so long that he cannot attend to head
aud heart cultivation besides, and
secure enough Of both to make him
pure, and true, and useful.
A small minority Of men are calls
ed to brain work alone, the vast ma
jority to miugling OF hand and
headwork, and the mending Of the
times depends mainly on the latter.
So let them all 60 at it cheerfully,
and keep at it, and the good times
will duly come. Reader, begin for
one and begin now.