The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-21
FOB YOUNG MEN.
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Don't expect to earn your rlivinsla
without labor of hand or head. YOU ~"
must eat your own bread or sol some-l,;. -iH
oody else's. h, ,Gi71aR
Don't think it degrading to, work. ! Z. :
Only the fool thinks 80.
Don't think you can lounge youirSf
time away end be Of any, service, TO-
the world you live in. Oniy,i,ti,al !
workingman improves the world he, n'
lives in Idleness is the condition OF
the savage who is born, lives, dies
and leaves the world just us he found
it. - r - ''st:tSA ~
Don't think polished boots, q clean
collar and cigar constitute the man,
1t takes more than that.
Don't start in life without an aim. !,
Point at something and go straight );
forward. Ifyou live an ,aimless life :,
you will never amount to anything, ;,
and will waste whatever of talent and
energy you possess.
Don't try to study that for which,
you have no real inclination. Forced.
doctors, lawyers, ministers-forced
anything-are generally failures. &
Don't expect to climb to the top of
the ladder BY caa effort. Eniur;Tn, !;
success is generally won1by slow and
patient toll.
Don't fall out with the. world be-.
cause it refuses to applaud your FIRST
efforts. Keep on if you have the !,
merit and mettle in you, you, will !
force it to applaud eventually. ~, Al !,
Don't seek success by trickery or, !,
questionable means. The quack mayts,
succeed for awhile in his humhug- ),
gerry, but when discovered, .aso ls,
surely will be, he collapses like bali !,
loon and that's the end OF him. !, ,,..,. (,
Don't follow subterfuge. BE fair, .
squarely-dealing, candid and honest ;. u
You will find these your largest, capi.J !,
tai in trade and the. only basisiaf ep-,,a
during fame and prosperily.p ,x,tiiud
Don't tie yourself to another psn,s j.
coat tail and, Pnfdl let him DO yogrooWn II,
thinking for you, unless you yysgt Que
jbe his tool.
,a2 Don't pm your faith to aoo:eealieedi
great men. You will find them very. :
small as you approach them ':,s' - 80 -
Don't think that the vices Of great J" :,
men are to be initiated. You will,
have vices enough of your. own, 70 !ocsa !.
cupy your attention.
Don't believe everything tie wo- :
men tell you. They like TO say nice
things-half of which they don't !"
mean. 1t is sort Of privilege they
claim and enjoy. '''' :
Don't try TO court more than half
dozen women at once. You will
find by experience that one will give
you abundant occupation.
Don't love woman and be afraid
to tell her SO. Look her right square.
in the eye, tell her 50, aud if she has
any sense sue will admire You the
! more for it. SO
! Don't if you are "kicked," inter
view the bar-keeper, get blind drunk,
make an ass of yourself and show,
what o level head that girl had when
she let you slide. -
/, Don't visit your sweetheart more ,''
than seven times week, nor stay
more than six hours each time. She
needs sometime to eat and sleep and
devote to domestic affairs. And you
run the risk Of boring her. 49," :
Don't if Jon have a rival speak dia-
psraeinsly of him. Ten TO one, If
your sweetheart is as generous as she -
ought to bA it will lessen yon in her
estimation.
Don's think you can command the
love Of n sensible woman without
commanding her respect, and YOU
can't command her respect unless you
are respected by others.
Don't be concerned about the size
of her gaiter. This will have very :
little influence in comparison with
her head and heart, on your future
happiness. "