The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-02
Advice 10 u Young Man.

DO believe IN luck, my sonP Indeed
! do, In bad luck. think there IL no
such thing AZ good luck, do not be-
lleyo that lazy, ne'or-do'weel sort OF o
man ever stumblos into n fortune or
climbs into fame by mere good luck, or
" he does he doesn hold his good fort
une any longer than he Is getting II,
No man Ia born lucky, But l believe
some men are born unlucky, aud ! will
tell you why. my son. ! have often OBJ
scryedi
II young man spends more money
on necktlos than no does on books he Ia
pretty apt 10 bo unlucky In his literary
ventures
II young man attempts 10 mako q
living by sucking the head Of his cane
and playing billiards, hc Ia liable 10 DO
unlucky In his business ventures
II young man habltually breakfasts
NJ ten o'clock, he Is usually unlucky In
his Efforts 10 obtain tho position OF
cashier In the new bank
II n man takes half u minute 10 his
prayers and nm hour and halfto dress,
ho Is unucky In spiritual life,
II man goes 70 his father every
time ho wants n dollar, he develops into
an unlucky merchant, with moro as-
signoos than salosmen.
II u young man on the road plays
billiards all night and swings cocktails
all morning, he IL unlucky when ho
tries 10 soil goods Ia the afternoon.
II u nun buys his clothes on credit
uaI haa llstla kill al FINN takt t..a.
store and restaurant and livery stable
In town, ho Is very unlucky man on
tho first Of January,
II young man studies art exclusive
" at the variety thoator, ho Is worry un-
lucky artist
II ho drinks Tom and Jorry all New
Years Day ~ 'swoar on" on. he is u
worry unluoky rciormor
II he goes TO college with three Greek
books and i've ponies, ho Is n very un-
lucky student.
II ho scoots out OF town because a
noto ls falling due; II he will not sow
because tho wind blows, nor reap DO.
cause the sun Ia hot; II he fishes on all
the fair days. and slts on n orackor-box
nj tho corner grocery and smokes on all
the rainy oncs II ho complains because
the world Sights him md puts his hands
IN his pockets and waits for quail on
toast 10 drop into ha mouth; II he
spends moro money for atrcot-car fare
than for walking-shoos; II works whilc
ho eats and rosts whilo ho works; II ho
IA the last man NJ tho store or oflico In
tho morning and the first 10 leave II In
the evenings II he rigldly insists on
every ono OF his holidays and kicks
against every minute Of oycrworki Il
his boys do all tho chores aud his wifo
builds the fires, II ho IA lazy and selfish
and shiftloss-tbon, my boy, ho is m
unluoky man. Bot ovory cent you can
raiso, and otlcr blg odds, that Bad Luck
with big Is will haunt that unlucky
man oil tho days Of his life.
Buti
II q man arisetb up In the morning
with tho 'passcl troo aud harp;h u ho
sponda moro timo In tho bath-tub than
hO docs on u green aud yellow uook-tlo;
II ho can talk at tho brcakfast.tablo
about what ho has already soon In tho
morning papori u he gets 10 tho ofioo
tho first man aftor tho porter; II ho
isn't afraid 10 dust his own doslt; II he
woaroth u coat with glossy elbows until
ho can buy u now onci II he knowoth
moro about tho petition he Is drawing
up or tho goods ho Ia selling than bo
docs about trotiing horse u ho can
sweep out tho store M well NJ the por-
ter, or run up column OF figures ~
fast M tho book-koopor, II hc knows
oyory lawyer and merchant In town,
aud never saw Sullivan or Tug Wilson
in All his life, u he knows what ho
wants 10 bo, and bends ovory energy OF
mind and body 10 attain his point aud
works moro than ho sleeps and roads
moro than ho plays billiards that man,
my boy. Ia born 10 Good Luck, M tho
sparks TO fly upward. And now 10 10
work, my son, and work M though you
believed in luck, and had got into tho
secret OF tho stars and knew how "
shape tho destiny OF NJ least one lucky
man In tho world.--Burdette. IN Bar.
Hnqton Ho0keyc.