The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-12-11
40 YOUNG MKN VINO Ans AFRAID vv
WORKING THEMSELVES no DKATu


40 YOUNG mKN VINO AHE AFRAID ug
WORKING THEMSELVES 10 pKATH.
And remember, my son. you have 70
work. Whether You 'handle pick or a
pen, a whelbarrow or set OF books,
digging ditehes or editing paper, ring
ing an auction bell or writing funny
things. yon must work, II you will look
around you, You viii see that the men
who are not able 10 work are the men
who work The hardest. Don't bs afraid
Of killing yourself with oVerwork, son,
II 10 beyond your power to do that.
Men cannot work so hard as that on the
sunny side Of 80, They die sometimes,
but It's because they quit work At6Ps.
and don't get home until 2Aa. lt's the
intervals that kin, my son. The work
gives you an appetite for yonr meals, Il
lends solidiiy TO yonr slumber, II gives
You speriect aud grateful appreciation of
holiday. There are young men who do
not work, my son young men who make
q living by sucking the end Of a cane,
whose entire mental development is IN.
sufficient TO tell them which aide ofA
postage stamp to lick; young men who
can tie a necklie In eleven different knot
and then would get into = West uilI
street car to go TO Chicago; who can
spend moro money in day than YOU can
earn In month, son aud who will 20 10
the sherifrs office to buy postal card,
and apply 81 the Office OF street commits.
sioner for marriage license. But the
world is not proud Of thom, son. II does
not know their name even; II simply
speaks OF them as old Soanso's boys.
Nobody likes them; nobody hates them;
the great busy world doesn't even know
they are there, and at tho great day OF
resurrection II they do not appear at The
sound OF the trumpet, and they certainly
will not unless somebody tells them what
II ia for aud what to do, don't think
Gabriel will miss them or notice their
absence, ana tney win not be sent Tor or
disturbed. Things will 10 on just as
well without them. SO find out what
you want to be aud do so, son, and take
of your coat aud make dust In tho
wonrId. Tho buster you arc the less
deviltry you will be got into, the sweet.
er will be your sleep, the brighter and
happier your holidays, and the better
satisfied will the world be with you.
No, my son, the world does not owe
you living, The world does not need
you yct--you need the world. II you
can convince the world that you arc
necessary 10 It's well being, It's happiness,
It's pleasure, its moral existance, then The
world will begin to claim you and make
room for you In the body pews with the
softost cushions and the easiest footstools.
But don't fall into the common error Of
supposing that the world owes you
living. 1t doesn't owe you anything Of
the kind. The world isn't respousipls
for your being. II didn't send for you,
II never asked you to come here, and ~
no sense ls 1t obliged TO support you How
that you are here. Your living Is here
good, comfortable living. Plenty ~
eat, plenty TO wear, an abundance ot
good, heallbfnl, hard work, ripples af
laughter andjsprinkles OF tears, hours "
happiness aud moments Of heArtsche.
days Of labor aud nights Of rest, duties 10
be performed aud rewards 10 be won; u
is all here, sou--disappointmeut, strng,
gles, success aud honort, bat the world
do seat owe you one Of ihem; not one.
You eAnt collect your living ~ yoS
would debt, by amply pressing your
bill, or giving your LAWYER The scnoaDa
to sue. You have to work for Il, soa.
and work like Troj.D, too. When You
hear man say the world owes him .
living, and be IL goiuglto have 1t, make
up your mlnd that be IL just making him.
self good excuse for stealing living.
The world doesn't owe anything, son.
II will give you anyihisW you earn, snd
you just look out oyer the world aud
know that ell the plunder you can gather
In BY honest work il yours, and no more.
If you can't get any none OF II IL yours,
aud carry away ten times as much as
your usigbbor, why that IL al yours,
aud be has no right 10 wait and wblns
over his bad luck and want you TO divide.
Aud, my son, In ell probability, You will
not want 10 divide. hope you may bat
II lie very likely you won't.