Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-04
Financial Results of Education.

A.-Rich cattle king. Attended schoo
in his boyhood about a year. Able to ado
and multiply. but not to parse. Somewha
misty in history and geography. Think:
the East Indies join Siberia somewhere
and that William w. and William th,
conqueror are Identical. But is wortl
$1,000 900, and will be worth third il
two years. Understands his business, ant
has under him three former collegiate
helping to keep his accounts.
B.-Father and mother scrimped ant
cheese pared to give their only son anc
darling boy B. an education. Wen
through college and graduated witt
honors. Is now forty years of age, anc
laboring in a rich publishers Office at s Il
per week, making school Looks.
C.-PIckcd up the fragments of ar
education at New England red country
school house at the corners" Wa
always prompt in the dollars and cent!
arthmetical department, and but little
else. Went to California at an early date
bought city lots for taxes, and is now 90,
of the millionaire pillars of society an,
the church in San Francisco. His opinion
on the literary merits of " our minister's
sermon are quoted and feared-and ir
private laughed at.
DAT an early age showed u strong
inclination to study. Observing friend.
sent him to school, and from thence tt
college. During his four years collegiate
course he lived on four dollars week
Starved his stomach permanently into
dyspepsia. Wore his clothes threadbare
until they ceased to protect him from the
cold whereby he left college with honors
and The consumption. Went into The
ministry and preached to rural congrcga
lion for $3.50 year. Died in the poor
house.
E.-Stout, hearty ,beef-eating boy. Never
could be made to 60 school regularly or
apply himself 10 his books. Bully among
his fellows, and the terror of all the quie
people in the village. Ran away from
home at sixteen, leaving bad name be-
hind him. Was not heard from for fifteen
years, but turned up at last as rich
western railroad contractor. Came home
and gave his studious elder brother, who
had been through college and knew all
about it, situation at $500 per annum,
which he was thankful to get. f. still
spells pork pirk!"
F.-College graduate. People we'll of
but not millionaires. F. graduated six
years ago. Doctor. Has done nothing
since but live at home. Never earned a
cent in his life. PROBABLY never will.
G.-Kicked into the street at six years
Of age. Becomes newsboy. Then a
cabin boy on California bound ship. A
bar tender in San Francisco. Thence sa.
loon proprietor, and is now " leading
politician. No schooling at all.
H.-Went through college. Came out.
Went into his uncle counting-house, un.
learned great deal taught him by his
professors, Learned in its place men,
things, affairs, human nature" Observed
closely. Saw which way the cat jumped
Cut his financial eye-teeth. and is now a
wealthy Wall street man.-New YORK.
G1aphic.
Which may have all been true, but we
do not like the inference evidently intend
ed to be drawn, which is that education
is no help to a man IN business life
There are men with such natural abilities,
such energy, calculation and industry, that
they may become wealthy in spite of the
lack of education, And there are, no
doubt, Others who so greatly lack these
qualities that they como to naught in spite
of all the education they may have re-
ceived. We believe in education, as a
help. 1t will not create. 1t will develop
and assist, but after all one cannot, with
any amount of labor and polish, make a |
good hickory whip stock from bass
wood stick.