558 DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



It never pays to fret and growl 

 When fortune seems our foe; 

 The better bred will push ahead. 

 And strike the braver blow. 



For luck is work, 



And those who shirk 

 Should not lament their doom, 



But yield the play, 



And clear the way, 

 That better men have room. 



Remarks. — It is only those who are determined to shirk, that need clear the 

 way, for those who are alike determined to labor, as the first writer says, can 

 find plenty of it, hence there is no need for any such to be left behind. It has 

 been more recentlj'^ taught that luck is simply pluck, and as experience shows 

 this to be a fact, and also that pluck means for every one to be at work, this 

 writer is correct. And now, with a temperance pledge, written for little boys, 

 being equally applicable to men, I will close these subjects, with the very best 

 wishics that all shall succeed, as I know they will, if they adhere to the princi- 

 ples here taught, so plainly that even a little child cannot misunderstand them. 



8. A Temperance Pledge. 



A pledge I make, no wine to take; 

 Nor brandy red, that turns the head; 

 Nor whisky hot, that makes the sot; 

 Nor fiery rum, that ruins the home. 

 Nor will I sin, by drinking gin; 

 Hard cider, too, will never do; 

 Nor lager beer, my heart to cheer; 

 Nor sparkling ale, my face to pale. 

 To quench mj thirst I'll always bring. 

 Cold water from the well or spring; 

 So here I pledge perpetual hate, 

 To all that can intoxicate. 



Remarks. — It is certain that these writers had the welfare of the rising gen- 

 eration deeply at heart, as well as the ability to clothe their thoughts with words 

 calculated to make a lasting impression upon the minds of those for whose 

 sake they were writing; and I should have been glad to have found their names 

 connected with their articles; but as I did not, I can only ask that they be com- 

 mitted to memory by the youth of every household, and that they form the 

 governing principles of their lives, so shall peace and prosperity be doubly 

 assured. 



. Now the foregoing advice, or, more properly, suggestions, to young men 

 and boys, would seem to be incomplete, without a word to young women; 

 hence we will give them an item, written for the Blade, by W. S. Frazier, under 

 the head of " Beware." I shall head it as follows: 



