The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-10-27
SHAPING CAREERS.
The Secret Of Fsiiure and Of success In
Life

Inc Secfet or . allure nno OF - success In
Life.
There Is much interest in the reia-
tion Of capital to Ia Dor, and in the qucs-
tions it involves 1t is often true that
men fail 10 attain the comforts and
luxuries Of life because OF poor man
agement, and not simply because they
are downtrodden by capital.
/ have in mind two brothers One Is
. professional man with an income Of
six hundred dollars a year. The other
is mechanic, and his income Is larger
The first married with no capital, but
with determination To live within his
income. be content with simple food
and simple ways His wife made
study of household economy, and. like
himself, desired To be free from debt.
even though she must wear calico
while others wore silk. There were
three children within six years. Al
the end Of that time their rented hoass
OF nine rooms was prettily and taste
fully furnished throughout They
were both healthy, with hearty.
romping children; the husbands
life WAS insured, and their homo
and pictures, as wei! as with the sun
shine which comes with healthy lives
and good conscicncea They were free
from de bt, and were able 10 dress neat
ly and in good taste.
The other brother married He
wished 10 live ~ well a. bis neigh
bors." and his wife wished the same.
They bought handsoIns furniture with
which TO set up housekeeping. and
paid for it. or tried to- in inStalinent4
The wife strove beyond her strength
In order TO dress like her associates.
and TO keep her two children ia dainty
apparel She bought food of the baker
that she might have more time 10 sew.
and the family meals were of rich. un-
wholesome food, owing partly 20 isuo-
rance and as much TO carelessness Tho
hus ba nd ascned that with bis small
wages and large expenses he could
never lag up money aud must "enjcy
life as he went along When hs
wanted good dinner or an expensive
cigar be bought # Each tried 10
spend all they could and felt soreIy to-
ward those who could spend al they
wished
At the end Of six years the wife hal
sewed herself into tho grave. and the
hus band was left with two siskiy chill
dren. hundreds of dollars in de ~. and
fa.homs deep IN melancholy Of mind
and soul.
The trouble Is ve are not eonsen. %
live simply, II need De; we are not In
telligsnt enough, through cur osn neg
liyence 10 live wisely "a &c ought to
live We try 10 pat Air thousand
dollar career into a az hundred dollar
salary. al of which IS vanity. aud worse
than vanity.
A. the same time there may b. fho1s
" ybo have liTed a. wisely "a possible
md yet suffer. II il truly al honor .o
b singled out. like job. 10 suffer not
Tor our sin but for Gods glory. being
sure, however, thz. it Is not ain. igzo-
rant or othsrszise. that ke-v- ca down
II we have wealth il is or privilege
10 put added togcies of brightGeas into
he lives % those nbs are seeking TO
.hzpe honest careers with ANAL ia
though our wsTs-to&ssd brother
nay reach land withoat our help shosLS
We refuse 10 AID hins--c zion Signal
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