The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-09
Out OF EMPLOYMENT.

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know it is . very truthful one, that
many people nowadays mako money
the standard OF respsctnbility. Blue
blood may course proudly through c
mans veins, but i: oountc for very lit
Ito unless he carries . heavy purse. A
woman may be as fair rs = flower in tine
fullness of bloom, ard as pure in heart
as the driven snow, but there are men
who forget to raise their hats when she
passes along, if she owns no houses and
lands to enhance her value in their es-
timation.
Gold IS q great power in the world
we freely concede that-we know that
It's plentiful possession brings lis very
near the stars Of heaven, while the
want OF it leaves us down upon the dust
of earth. But it will never do to Judge
u man by what he may carry in hio vest
pocket or dep )sit in the bank safe.
There is such a narrow line between
wealth and want, between plenty and
poverty. Some who walked proudly
over palace floors last year may now be
glad to find home in howell, so I'M
certain is fortune in dispensing her
blessing. She does not always leave =
cornucopia of fruit and flowers at our
feet. as we wish, but drops her favors
where she chooses. And, as general
thing, she chooses about right, and he or
she who proves most deserving, is
graced with her generous gifts.
We are not to sit with clasped hands
and wait for her fruits to be poured in
our laps-we are to march along with
calmness and courage, with uplifted
heads, and act according to our ideas OF
right and duty, with no fainting Of
hearts and wuilins of voice.
And with this prelude we pass on to
what we would like to say about the
subject before us.
In this beautiful, sunlit land to-day
there are myriads Of men who are out
of employment-thrown upon the
world to fad llving-with wives and
children looking to them FOR comfort
and support. "Out of work y 1t is
only trio OF words to write-with no
especial meaning for the gay and care
less reader-but burdeued with "a
weight Of woe for hearts that have felt
their full Significance. 1t matters not
how man has lost good situation -
whether from mere feeling OF pique,
wish for revenge, hope OF higher sala
ry, or from an employers failure-he
should never sit down and wall his sad
condition. 1t will not help him to gain
IL livelihood. He must BEGIN at once to
set about his work. There must be no
idle waiting and watching for favora
BILE turn of fortunes wheel. The little
hal ..1 1N.,
sumed the woodpile will gradually
grow less every day ; the flour-barr
will ere long be empty and his family
will find themselves npon "short IA
tons before they know it,
The little bills begin to come in about
this tlme-tnlck AS leaves in Nallim-
brosa. The butcher, who once smiled
50 blandly when you ordered n beef
steak, for breakfast, or the lamb for
dinner, begins to wear II sour look. The
smart-colored grocery wagon begins to
pass by your gate without leaving its
customary comforts or delicacies. i:
seems hard to bear, no doubt, to sit
down to frugal meal, after "a taste of
better things. You viii have many tri-
ais harder still. You will be obliged to
walk when other men ride you will see
your wife wear faded dresses when 9TH
er mems wives wear the finest fruits of
the loom. You will economic over II
dollar when another man freely spends
a hundred dollars you will be obliged
to deny your dear little daughter doll,
and your neighbours child may have all
she wants in the world.
If you occupy a costly house you
must give it up before the rent bill
hangs ike II sword above your head.
Your frievls will all be more proudly
lodged. but if their love is true they
will ring the doorbell at your humble
home AS often MS they did that of your
more pretentious dwelling. You will
thereby be able to distinguish your real
frienls-to know the sincere hearts
from the butterflies Of summer time.
You will find that it was an affectionate
feeling for your generous wines and
Widespread tables that prompted many
q hand shake and honey word.
After all you need not linger forever
in the valley you may rise to the pleas
ant hillside again. Only work with
heart, and take up whatever your hands
find to do that is honest. The first
bread you are able to pay for again by
your own efforts: will taste far sweeter
than any you ever broke in brighter
days. All your comforts will be more
priced. and your life will be more full
Of Joy and gladness. The sunshine,
when it comes, will seem more lovely,