Year: 1869

"John Ploughman's Talk, or Plain Ad.
vice for Plain People, I" is q little book from
the pen Of Charles 81. Spurgeou, Of Lon
don, cOntaing wealth Of common sense.
Here are some passages from "Hints as to
Thriving:


Hard work is the grand secret Of suc-
cess. Nothing but rag and poverty can
come Of idleness Elbow grease 10 the only
stuff to make gold with. No sweat, no
sweet He who would have the crows eggs
must climb the tree. Every man must
build up bis own fortune nOw-a-days Shirt
sleeves rolled up lead o. to che best broad
cloth; and be who 10 mot ashamed Of the
apron will soon bs able to do without IL
Diligence 10 the mother Of good luck," |" as
poor Richard says; idleness is The devils
bolster, as John PloughmaD saya


Make as few changes nm you can trese
often transplanted bear litfle fruit If you
have difficulties in one place. you will have
them in another /; if you move because is 10
damp in the valley. you may fsd il cold ON
the bill. Where will the a@ no that be will
not have to workf Whsss san COW live
and not get milkedl Wbere will you GDd
land without boDesf Rverywbsse on earth
men must eat bread in the sweat Of their
faces. To fly from trouble, msn must have
eagles wings. Alteration IN mot always
improvement, " as the pigeon said when she
got out Of the net aud into the pic. There
is proper time for changing. aud theL,
mind you. bestir yourself, for q sitting ben
gets NO barley but do not be forever ON
the shift, for . rolling stone gathers no moss.
Stick-tc-it 10 the eonqUeror. He who can
wait long enough will win. This. that, and
the other, anything and everything. I'll pu,
together, make nothing in the end but on
one horse q man rides home in due
season. In one place the seed grows,
in one nest the bird matches its eegs, i'm one
oven the bread hakea, in enc river the
6sh lives"


These are some Of tho "Things hs woald
not choose:


-"Bad Of as I am, I would not cbooss %
change unless I could hope % bsstsr my
SEM Who would go under the spUut %
get out Of the rain? What's tho uss oi
travelling to the other end Of the void 10
be w.rse off than you aref Old Engiand
for me. and Botany Bay for those Who Like
to transport themselves


81 would not stand as godfather to any
body's child, to promise that the little
sinner shall keep Gods holy command
ments, and walk in the same all the days Of
bis life. Of the two, I would sooner pro
mise to put the moon in my coat sleeve and
bring it out again at the leg Of my trousers;
or VOW that the little dear shall have red
hair and o snub nose. Neither would
choose to have lies told over my baby, in
the hope Of getting on the parsons Blind
side when the blankets were given away at
Christmas. I would not choose to no where
/ should be afraid to die, NOR could I bear
to live without good hope for hereafter.
would not choose to sit on d barrel Of gun
powder and smoke pipe; bat that ID what
those do who are thoughtless about their
souls while life il uncertain. Neither would
choose my lot on earth, but leave Il with
God to choose for me I might pick and
choose and take the worst, but his choice ID
always the best"


OF gossip. Mr.. Spurgeon says: ave
can commit murder with the tongue as wall
as with the hand The worst evil you can
do man is to injure bis character, rs the
Quaker said to his dog, "I'll not beat thee,
nor abuse thee, but I'll give thee mn Ill
name.n 4