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Show Shall Our JJoys Learn a Trade ?; A gentlcrnnn is once ked why his father It ft all his estato to one son in strait uf dividing it equally betwetn the two t ' He replied! When my brother and I were young, it was father's desire that wo both learn a trade. My brother did not take kindly to any kind of mechanical mechan-ical work and from choice a w.iys remained re-mained on the farm nt home, and became be-came an eixelleiit larnicr, while I learned the trade of tutor and cutter, and have iilvas folluwed that occupation, occupa-tion, my Mlicr paying lor my L-jji.I, clothing and ll inudr-ntdl expe-rca w.ule 1 was an apprcniic e, as wi'il as the j.oy It cot lor my spcci d instruction m ciiitlii. A lew months bdure i.iy lath-vi lath-vi 's death he aketl nic wlint my iiicoine was. 1 rr plied th il my Hl.ly was it.So.i per year, witli pnvilers which l int tnc fjoo more, mal.ing in; whole iiKunie Iruin my trade j,lxo per year, lln thetiKnidtn.it while my trade had not roil him imic:t at his (arm was valued ut, I u.i.t Urawnt an income Kit. iter h.ui ttie income denved ftum the laim. una pro used, t.c-rt,tore, tu gie lliu laini to tny hrulhiT, as cainst thu trade lit- had iwn me, lo w ni. ii 1 readily ays'-ntcd, and have always hum well aliaiied witli the .irriingcincut, lor 1 believe my 1 come haa ulwna tiecii greater than Hint ot r.y hrotuer, und Mm .M I d o now mv l.iinily would he hettcr pro' ided kr than would the family fam-ily ot my I, r other. At this wutiif we know a Merchant tailur wlu iiuti tins t..ott liberal ullcr. lo a suitable young man wno wtiu d like the husin- -,!, vjj ta-ih, lie will irive a pattnjii.in inturtst tnat .nl i ay j.jo p'.r iiiuiitn and 3 o, (uriu:il.y lo anjuirc u tluruUii knowlciih cl lliu traiiv anJ Lu.itK- s. At y yotiii; man wi' hing to avail turn sel ut Una iara opjKjiiunuy should w rite tu K. 1.,, tare o!iu;o. |