Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-17

yelling spirit will achieve. Before its ire
sistibie energy the most formidable obstacles
become as cobweb barriers in its PATH
Difficulties, the terrors Of which cause the
pampered sons Of luxury TO shrink back
with dismay, provoke from the man OF lofty
determination only smile. The whole
history OF our racial nature indeed
teens with examples, to show what won.
ders may be accomplished by resolute per.
severance and patient toll.
! 1t is relared Of Tamerlane, the celebrated
warrior, the terror Of whose arms spread
through all the eastern nations, and whom
victory attended at almost every step, thar
he once learned from an insect lesson OF
perseverance, which had striking effect on
his future character and success. When
closely pursued by his enemes-as con-
temporary tells the anecdote-he took ref
uge in some old ruins, where left to his SOL
iIary musings he esped an ant Juggling and
STRIVING to carry away single grain OF
corn. Its unayailing efforts were repeat
ed sixty.nine times, and at each several times
as soon as he reached a certain point of
projection, it fell back with its burden, I'M
abe to surmount it. But the SEVENTEEN
time he bore away his spoil in triumph, aud
left the wondering hero terminated aud ex-
How pregnant the lesson this incident
conveys! How many thousand instances
there are in which ingorious defeat ends the
carear Of the ,nid and desponding, when
the same tenacity OF purpose, the same I'M
tiInchng perseverance,, would crown it with
triumphant success.
Resolution is almost impolen,. Sheridan
was at frs, ,Imid, and obliged TO sit down
~ al t,nnyIDcpi nj
and mortified s,, the cause Of bis failure, he
said one lay to A friend, sit is in me and shall
come out" From that moment he rose
and shone, and trumphed in a consummats
eloquence. Here was lrue and moral cour.
age. And it 10 well observed by keathan
moralist, that i! is not because things are
difficult that we dare not undertake them.
BE then bold in spirit. Indulge no doubts,
for doubts are traitors. In the practical
pursuits OF our high aim, let US never lose
sight Of il, IN the slightest instance; for it
is more by disregard OF small things, than
by open and haerent offences, that men
: come short Of excellence. There is always
n right way and a wrong; and II you ever
, doubt, be sure you take not the wrong
. Observe this rule and every experience Will
be 10 you measure OF advancement.
"
= However extraordinary the following intel
ligence may be, it is nevertheless exactly
Il true, and We could give more exact details
G of it, il it would not lnjure the realization Of
n the undertaking. A distinguished engineer,
Il who had been sent, some years since, 10 the
l. Ishmus Of Pansma to there make geol0gi-
). cal researches, and study The question Of
cutting across the ls,huus, brought back a
Of off cna rtnfca nj
d animation by Baron Thensrd, has been
q found TO be OF great value. TINS engineer
!, relates that he collected this gold from the
- sand OF river oil the lslhmus of Panama.
"a Such is the richness OF the golden flakas
washed along 10y lkls river that the natives,
n who employ themselves in collecting II,
I, gain by IL fifty francs day, and the sand ,
K which is agsin washed, contains, after their
n has,y operations, double the quantity OF
!! gold it had previously yielded. The French
engineer studied with care the course OF
r the river, TO its source, and he has observed
l. that il crosses an enormous group OF rocks,
e. in the miis, of which must have been laid,
n ages ago, a considerable mass OF fakes OF
Is gold. According to his computation, there
must be more than FIVE milliards OF irancl
r in mineral gold buried under these rocks.
Z. double the amount Of all the circulated
We gold in France.)
Ie When ,ae engineer frs, made known the
C. result OF his researches and his cor ectures
&c he found every one incredulous, and wa.
ch looked upon every where as dreamer.-
Meantime he gave the precise Information
and seemed SO certain OF success, that sever
al fiaanciers decided 10 entrnsi 10 him funds
III or examining, on a large scale, The SANDS oil
es this river. A company, with shares, ha:
IN not been formed, bu, a certain number o
IFS capitalists have resolved to divide the risk
OF the business. The money which they
,e. pu, into tins undertaking will be entirely
re lost, or will bring back million per cent
st 70 those who advance the funds. The Ell
"A gineer himself engages not 10 take any shart
re OF the profits, until they shall amount K
he three miards oil francs. Thus il is peTceiv
M. ed, all the riches OF Potosi, all gold of Pac
~, ,o!us, is expected to be found between III
ire two parts OF America. The preparation
I'm Of the enterprise are already in state Of FOL
Of wardness. The funds are furnished, an
tly The undertakes OF the scheme are buIldIn
nd drag boat, which is TO be used in the OF
fe. eralions. The engineers and workmen Or
on to depart for .he ls,hmu, in two or thre
TX. mon,hs,-C Courier des Etats tnis.
md "Goop NrGHr."-Ths sound is full {
hat sweetness and tenderness Why dost tho
n vet linger, departing one, Dosl thou wis
the tor another, and YET another good hghtl