, 1880-02-14
LEARN A TRADE.
Ht3I'Efl h13rTcE III HtsyH.

10 fhe EHiI1f ~ ING EhttHfQ iflpuHts
1Tor SPRINGS, Ark, Feb, '0.-When tho
young Lieutenant called on Nel1. SherIusl1
10 nsl; lilm for hts daughters hand il, ,lHr-
riage, smart old Tec,,msell turned sharply
upon him wlsl1tho question: "What can
yuu dup "rake ~, e,,gtne apart n,ld put
It together again." promptly responded tho
limb military. "YOu tsro the boy for me-"
said the General. rs l,o n,n,.e tho young
couple happy by l,a,ltlIng tic LIcutcnullt over
10 "Alin I" for sAfc-keeping. \ wise father
iIavIng nireaily nssured lll,lself Of Tic moral
character III tho applicant Of tflose tratts,-l
s ian ts Mf farna f0 stas ssPsf ceessS sssANffs fs
In other words, having found ont
who tho 1nan + wh4 II u suiior for l1ls
tlangltor a' lls fn,los up Its ia%lriies les
lacart 1f many NJ anxious uareut, Whit Gun
lln 10? Nlany thousands of tho y0illlg men
Of tho period, with u 'lextrons tllrow Of the
feather end of 4 dyed nustaelle over tlleirtlrst
another characteristic in1nipulatl0n Ut tho
InsEex finger informed tic General of tho
Mr1ny. To- "Wnlt Z few yenrs ai,d $40 wttat
cali tio." But, q my reader, how widely
separate Is thy yourK man who explaln*; COP 4,
i,nw from tho nt!ler fGlDW. who stares fMte
a,ltt 1aa,.y y not 0yer.cautio.ls pnm IN tho
facs through III cye~glnss will! never 80 ,n'lcl.
AZ as f Wr 81 saT fG r. t IT, w s csy III i IL set e II st It
elegant, In tlle hosiery .!nlmrtme'lt 9f some '
gentcel y ~ tho c''ivnsslIg business;
Now ay9 7, r,nEyt y ni,s eyy tho s;,as an'liy
tho ,ncws .lanp. FROM tl,e, press with zest
rlsalilg that Of thu nlalil'sc* Ut tho Stock
l5onr. To the l,oys, of Tile Home, therefore,
o,iu md all: Cut lonso from tho crowd; :;
of o'i tic XII Kind Of tale,t wiel Gotl oi ias r!se
yOli, then Et, With q qislet hit determined
PURPOSE, md 4 l,Igl, resolve, a,Nl learn Il
trltlc. Yes, learn II trade. "WNrk fnr \
inis iyins1" says ny boy %lt nEro Ind "0 OH,
VITO llns been II gt,osl worker IL his tay, but
WIN allows himself To drift with tho current,
-pnpa sits III silent ncalllesccnce With tllo
general rcpltKnnllcc.
To mary Nil unwtse parent, nothing to do
md IN evcl.prcscnt hrcccslcs-leg fltll Ut SOW
erelRns Is tio bright particular lttnpln which
they liOpe, by Il Fortunate l,larrlag9 nr other
l,0ok Or crook, n,ty bo hoir chlltlrcl's p0r-
| t0n.
LIT lis help o,,r clil1lren and ourselves to
overcome this aversion tn the trM!es. The
avenues tn distinction mud wealth. aro Ms
| nn'ly, ns cnSy of access, Htld are really more
nttrncty, n Tho nrts mt nnpiietI ;SsieSes
i, my vlew, nre certainly more tleslrable
t!lan the nlenEra llrings available to those
who Hpcud tllelr lives among hnbculnslIery
and Kindred occupations. Tho educated
artisan ts tho coming mal,.
It. Is tic boy wllo, mt, negleetful Of his
hooks, ttlltcs knllIy to hts bench md becomes
through faithful apprenticeship tho cur.
| hing workman, who win become tho future
Superintendent atlI President of manifold
w" This IL tho iron nc, nj n'id SlessSd Is tho
clfltl who H!ln1l fear mt to grapple with the
llletnls ln the rough md COMPEL them to c0n
forrl tu the needs Ut tho rac0 which III this
@ @ia1id Is rcaizlng the Highest hopes of onr ciy
ilizatloil.
Uoya Of The Homo! w],nt will be youl
answer when, Mt u, you nru c0nfr0Nte.l witt
tue question, "Whnt GILL you do 7" Do.