The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11
SELECTED FROM the "Rosg nuD."
Perseverance.


There is no habit more closely connected with
bur prosperity and usefulness than perseverance
let our pursuits be ever 30 audabc, our enter
prize ever so noble, without fixed determination
10 attain the end in view and IL concentration OF
effort tawards that one point, we shall make no
cllectual progress. II we seek the wealth and dig
nifty that extort the homage OF morals, pcrscvcr-
ance will bring NC prosperous fortunes, fattering
friends, buoyant spirits, and spring-tide of sue.
cess II to unlock the nehcunost slorebousc Of
knowledge be our aim, we have bnt to fix our
purpose. and every obstacle, however formidable
may have been its appearance in tho distance, will
vanish at our approach. Even the lofty aspr-
ings o! huran ambition very rarely soar beyond
the reach Of patient perseverance. Its progress
may be slow at first, but every step finding frmc,
ioolhold than the preceding perseverance, at last,
stands upon the summit. Success il It's invaria-
bic attendant; and, hence, may we not infer the
immense importance Of verging towards some
point that may result in advantage to ourselves
and our fellow creatures. We may in early life,
long before our Judgment has attained lis matur-
~ commence u career that will be marked with
eminent usefulness Or mischief through life und
1t is for this reason that We have parents, guard
ians and teachers, from whom TO receive our first
Impressions. But neither parents guardians, nor
teachers are inialliblc. and from them we may i'm
bibe many errors which, becoming confirmed by
upo nav nrnVo a lastiuu Ipirin.n. IA onr C,trr.
advancement in usefulness. True, we may have
the purest thoughts OF the learned aud wise trcn-
ured up in our libraries and, perhaps, in our me-
Inorcs bu, we shall also find error there for books
are affected as men; and, if we wait to correct
ourselves by our own experience, we shalt spend
the second half Of our lives in n vain attempt to
correct the errors Of the first. Where, them shall
we look for remedy for this seeming incurablc
blindness OF our nature, and how shall we, with
amy degree Of safety, concentrate our efforts in the
pursuit Of any object while there is hanging over
us this cloud Of uncertainty There is Teacher
10 whom we can apply, and with safety. In Him
are united all the patient iorbeoranco of tho pa
rent the answering justice of tho guardian, the
untiring efforts Of the teacher, and all the pure,
unchanging affections Of the devoted friend. He
points US to the highest port Of honor, and the
richest inheritance at,ainublc by man. But we
must pursue the object set before us with dcci-
,ion Of character isedness Of purpose, that
promptly meets every obstacle, and our pcrScver.
ancc will Iced Us not only 10 certain conquest but
ms we proceed, il will draw into its focus every
needed good, whether temporal Intellectual or
spiritual. ], VIII load us with riches behind which
there Turk not snarcs and crown us with dignitics
tina, have no pedls, nor will the mind ever be sur
feiied with its fulncss. Ruru.
0swEGo, January II, 1si3