第6部分(第5/6 頁)

　Johnston：

Your　request　for　eighty　dollars；　I　do　not　think　it　best　to　ply　with　now。　At　the　various　times　when　I　have　helped　you　a　little；　you　have　said　to　me；　“We　can　get　along　very　well　now；”　but　in　a　very　short　time　I　find　you　in　the　same　difficulty　again。　Now　this　can　only　happen　by　some　defect　in　your　conduct。　What　that　defect　is；　I　think　I　know。　You　are　not　lazy；　and　still　you　are　an　idler。　I　doubt　whether　since　I　saw　you；　you　have　done　a　good　whole　day's　work；　in　any　one　day。　You　do　not　very　much　dislike　to　work；　and　still　you　do　not　work　much；　merely　because　it　does　not　seem　to　you　that　you　could　get　much　for　it。。　最好的txt下載網

林肯致江斯頓（2）

This　habit　of　uselessly　wasting　time；　is　the　whole　difficulty；　it　is　vastly　important　to　you；　and　still　more　so　to　your　children；　that　you　should　break　this　habit。　It　is　more　important　to　them；　because　they　have　longer　to　live；　and　can　keep　out　of　an　idle　habit　before　they　are　in　it；　easier　than　they　can　get　out　after　they　are　in。

You　are　now　in　need　of　some　ready　money；　and　what　I　propose　is；　that　you　shall　go　to　work；“tooth　and　nail；”　for　somebody　who　will　give　you　money　for　it。

Let　father　and　your　boys　take　charge　of　your　things　at　home—prepare　for　a　crop；　and　make　the　crop；　and　you　go　to　work　for　the　best　money　wages；　or　in　discharge　of　any　debt　you　owe；　that　you　can　get。　And　to　secure　you　a　fair　reward　for　your　labor；　I　now　promise　you　that　for　every　dollar　you　will；　between　this　and　the　first　of　May；　get　for　your　own　labor　either　in　money　or　in　your　own　indebtedness；　I　will　then　give　you　one　other　dollar。

By　this；　if　you　hire　yourself　at　ten　dollars　a　month；　from　me　you　will　get　ten　more；　making　twenty　dollars　a　month　for　your　work。　In　this；　I　do　not　mean　you　shall　go　off　to　；　or　the　le