Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
Wealth is Yours, Young Man.
Peck's Sun.

Peck's Sun.
A young man was recently hf ar1 10
rema rk, ''If | only had thousand dol
lars, I'd make il five thousand inside of
a year He then went on to draw q
comparison between himself and anoth-
er young man about his own age who
had become, through the death Of his
father, in possession of a large fortune.
The comparison, to be sure, was rather
uncomplimentaryt to the fortunate Young
mans abilities, yet it demonstrated two
things, viz: The lack of contented
spirit, the sweetness of existence; and
the conceit of one who lacks energy and
vim to roll up his sleeves and do the
very best he can with the means provid-
ed him Ivy providence. Young man,
did you ever stop to consider the value
of n dimeP You know how much easier
it is TO part with dollar given you than
with a quarter you have worked hard
10 get. There is no real reason for n
young man to complain of Ais lot in
this world. Every wong. every draw
back, so called, is in nine cases out Of
ten imaginary, and when net. is the
result of carelessness or lack of judg-
ment in taking advantage Of circum-
stances. 1t would be we'll for every
young man to understand first that he
has got 10 work for all he gets in this
world. Without work ne cannot sue
coed. while with it he stands an equal
chance with the best to gain wealth and
influence. which combined with health
Is all that man can wish for in this
world. IL is not wrong 10 WISH foi
riches, but you can rest assured that
you will never realize that wish
unless you work hard and prac-
tice economy. You will never realize
it on a salary of ten dollars a week while
your expenses are fifteen or twenty. You
must learn to keep what you have and
the only way to keep money is to earn
it fairly and honestly. Money thus OBJ
tanned is pretty certain to remain with
its possessor. But money inherited, or
that ia any way comes in without n fair
and just equivalent, is almost certain to
go as it came. There are, however, ex-
ceptions to the latter rule. but it holds
good in a general application.
The young man who begins by saving
q few dimes a moth and thriftily in
creases his store, every cent represent
alive of honest work performed, stands
far better chance to spend his old age
in aflluence than he who, in haste to
become itch, obtains money by dashing
speculation or the devious means which
abound in foggy regions which lie be-
tween fair dealing and fraud. Every
young man on n salary can save some
thing. 1t may not be much, but every
little helps. It is like the falling Of
the snow flakes. Each fake is small in
and CT itself and as they fall have no
weight, but taken as q whole after an
hours storm they become weighty and
powerful. Ii is not the one flake. bat
the combination of and tho unity o
many that accomplishes the result. So
il is in saving. lis not the single dime
or dollar that makes the wealth, but the
continual adding of them into a grand
unit that makes the fortune.
Young man don't waste your time in
wishing for wealth, but do the best you
can to accumulate it. Then will you
enjoy it, The very best thing for you
TO do Is to do the very best you know
how. 1t is n hard rule TO follow, may
be, but IL is a safe one In all things. Fol-
low IL and you will not only enjoy life
ms you go through the world, but your
desire will be realized and the world |
and especially yourself will be the better
for it.