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a few liimdreds at command for emergencies, that they 

 have enough, and would spend their future income in the 

 improvement and adorning of their dwellings and their 

 minds, tlien might they be like Shakespeare's true la- 

 borer: "Owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad 

 with every man's good, and content witli his own farm." 



Such shouldbe our aim. Let such be yours. Be con- 

 tent with these farms you have tilled so long, and which 

 have never yet suffered you to want. Never allow the 

 passion for wandering to possess your minds. Let not 

 the broad prairies of the west, let not the sunny fields of 

 the south, let not the golden sands of the Pacific tempt 

 you from these familiar scenes. Abide by the homestead 

 and encourage your sons to stand by you in your advancing 

 years. Educate your children to be men and women, teach 

 them to think for themselves and to act for themselves. 

 Respect your calling and you will soon compel others to 

 respect it. Read, study, — learn, refuse to rely forever on 

 , the judgment of others, who know no more than yourselves. 



Do this, and you will be sought; your advice will be 

 required in the transaction of business; your sons will 

 be demanded to fill the high places of honor and of trust, 

 and you will never grieve for the degeneracy of those who 

 follow in your footsteps. 



