Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-08-03
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SMALL&B BEGINNING

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sentence contains wisdom and phIoscpy, as well
as scripture. II IS very easy and natural to
sheer at small beginnings and humble means. hut
IT IS not always wise TO do so. Ii IS better to
commence on an humble scale, and come out n
good style ut last than so suffer severe COLLAPSE
after an extensive and ridiculous flourish Some
men will do better with six-pence, thaa they
would If half the fortune Of Aston had been CIV
en- them to commence with. We have heard it
told Of man worth his millions, that he COM
menced BY selling fruit at street STALL We
have seen boys at school roll handful Of snow
u IN the ground till, by its accumulated matter,
it became SO bulky, that a dozen could SCARCELY
move it. Sands make the mountain, moments
make the year, drops make the ocean and 50,
little endeavors, earnestly, increasingly and ION
estiy put forth, make the great men in the
worlds history.
We say, then, don't despise the day Of small
things. II you have an undertaking to accom-
plsh, or a good thing to bring about begin ac-
cording to your means, and never be discourasel
because you cannot make so magnit ierSst a Npni-
mencement as you would wish Old King JOHN
the Frenchman, five hundred years ago, took it
into his head to found library: and he began
with-wiaat do>s6u suppose ten roiu,nes-
But he knew what he was about for that
library=.<fhe Royal Library of Paris---is now
tba~-nlost magnificent public library in the world,
and contains 100000 volumes
| A whale onedaygame frolicking in the harbor
lof Nantucket, short time after the first set
Element of that island, and as for many hours it
4 continued there the enterprising inhabitants
were induced To contrive and prepare large
barbed iron with strong cord attached, with
which they finally succeeded in securing this
exuated nlonster.A A small matter truly: but it
was the commencement OF a business which has
added millions to the wealth of the peone--the
incipient Introduction to an enterprise which
nearly three quarters of century ago txtorted
a noble tribute Of admiration from Edmund
Burke on the floor Of the British Parliament
Two fisherman in Holland once had dispute
lin tavern, whether the fish takes the hook, or
the hook takes the fish. From this trivial cir
Ecumstance arose two opposing parties, the
luHooks.v and "Cobble joints" who for two
centuries divided the nation and maintained the
contest not unlike that between the red and
white roses in England.
There Isl Evolutionary counterpart to this IN
our own history. We allude to the story OF the
p;9. whose stupid obstinacy, we are gravely
told. involved us in war with Great Britain,
Hin 1912. There is nothing incredible about it,
however. and as most Of our readers are too
Young to recollect the aneedote, we will venture
~ reneat it. Two neighbors, both of the old
c;ty Of Providence, Glanced to quarrel. Aud it
60 bappeued, one was the owner of pig, who
had an irresistible inclination TO preaubulate in
~. Garden of the next neighbour The owner of
lthe Garden complained Of the pg-sty being in
sufficient to restrain the pig, and the neighbor
replied. it was all because he kept his fence in
such bad repair. The pig was taking his morn
ing walk when he was surprised in the act of
roofing up some very valuable Dubious roots ;
~ltbis was the last ''icather:" the owner of the
: garden put piichfork into his tender sides, and
killed him outright At the coming election,
Ithe owner Of the garden was candidate for the
Legislature, md failed by one vote, the vote OF
his ncensed peighbor, who voted against him.
AT the election OF Senator the Democratic candi-
date was elected by one vote-and when the
question of war with England was before the
Senate. il was declared by majority of one
yote--so that bat for this pig we should have
: been probably saved from this war
1T is related Of Chantrey theicelebrated seuiP
! itor. that when boy, he was one day observe,
= hv 4 gentleman in the riegh borhood OF Sheffield
ysrv. earnestly engaged in cutting a stick with I
nenknife He asked the lad what he was do
/ inc: and with great simplicity the boy repl's,a
? ~ am cutting Old Fox's head !" Fox was ln
: schoolmaster of the village. On this the gen''e
y n,hn asking to see what he had done, anu r. :.
: nounc;no 4 10 be an excellent likeness prescn'
il ed the youth with sixpence. This uiay . )
rcckoned as the fist money Ghanffey M r.oc
: ceiyed for the production Of his arr, r,eate,
y such beginning it was that arose '"''
= of modern artlss Ill hco;nnings
3 Again we Say, despise no. suia ,'. man ever
I mar ,lonk with supercilious contenp' pN;a;nn-
- ,rb,cb appears Insignificant ana tsillins.
q r;s,r-nse not 50 plenty in this woflu q l ,h,
a Ms ;maeine. Aphilosopher has opss'N :" ~ 49,
;nyolV;no mischief 70 great natious' .aN