The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-05-30
MISCELLANY.
4 Word WITH YoU.

What is the use Of worrying? You may
fret and fume, and sigh and whine, you may
grumble because you cannot have things your
own way you may criticise aud snarl, and
make yourself and all around you nervous
and uncomfortable you may continually ex-
claim that things are going to the dogs, and
that men and times are dcgenerating, and not
half as good as they used to DO you may
imagine that you are on the highway TO the
poorbouse, tho work-house, CT some other
terrible place, because you cannot make as
much money as you did iii war-times; you
may do all these foolish things, and a score
besides, and what the better off will you be
Things will so along just the same, and you
will be carried on with them. whether you
grumble ornot, just as the world turns around
and takes you around with it. You cannot
jump of from the globe but, dead or alive
round and round you must go with it, and
share its fate. Here you are, and you cannot
get away. So, what is best for you to do
about it? Keep on worrying and grumbling?
or, looking every thing squarely in the face
trust in Providence, and do your supremest
and bravest in meeting the days demand up
on you? If you cannot get as much as you
desire, take what you can get honestly, and
be thankful If you iind enough bread to eat,
and clothes to wear, and a roof TO shelter you
aud yours. Worthier fellows than yon have
often lacked all or some of these essentials.
II times be hard and business slow, what
then? Why, cut off supernuities, and spend
less? Let your outgo be less than your in
come, no matter how small the latter may be.
This is the philosophers stone this is the SCI
cret of fortune. A young man who is brave
enough to live up to this maxim is the most
independent man in creation. His oatmeal
porridge or Indian mush is a richer food than
the prodigal epicure's daintiest dish, for it is
seasoned with manly Independence. His
plain coat has higher beauty than the dan
dy's broadcoth, for it is adorned all over with
gems of noble selfdenal, which the angels
see, even If the world does not.
Ii 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
likely ones whom Satan gets and keeps hold
OF, and turns into tiplers and tattlers, or
worse. Labor with will. If you cannot
obtain wages as high as you suppose you de-
serve, work for what you can get. Keep at
work. All useful work is honorable. Stupid
and silly is the idea that clerk is more to be /
honored than a.niechanic or a laborcr, or that
a doctor or a lawyer is higher than business
man. To be sure, intelligence is worthy Of
all honor but every man chooses can become
come intelligent. We have plain machine in
our employ who can talk metaphysics with
college professor, and hold his own too. No one
need work so hard or SO long that he cannot
attend to head and heart cultivation besides,
and sec ure enough of both to make him pure,
and true, and useful.
small minority ofmen are called to brain
work alone, the vast majority toa mingling
of hand-and-head work, and the mendng of
the times depends mainly on the latter SO
let them all go at it cheerfuly and keep at Il,
and the good times will duly come. Reader,
begin for one, and begin now.