Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-24
. Never Despair.

I Ii is S0meElIQ6S SuiQ THAT UESp0H Is
word which should never be found in tn,
vocabulary ofn human being. But doubt
less there are trying times, when ones
theart finds it very difficult to keep up it
courage. Still il would. be we'll in III,
darkest hour to adopt for onr motto, 'sNi
dsspsrandamsp HMajorNoab. Of the New
York Sunday Times, gives US the follow
ing practical argument against despair
which may. drive off the blues from some
4of our discouraged readers,if such we have
He says: s'''ss 90 sss's
"Neveredespair,p is the advice of the
porty millionaife, buttoning up his pock'
cts and addressing mendicant "Never
despair, 1seysthe prosperous banker, ;thro'
his buttery Checks, 10 the ruined, bankrupt
merchant. ssNeYer despair" says the
l'lourishing man to his less fortunate neigh
Dor. It's golden battle.cry in the strug-
gle Of life; but while all appreciate, few
haye courage to shout it. 81 will not des.
pair" is declaration easier made than
verified. We remember of one instance
of two unfortunates, kicking care and
dependency to their progenitor, the evil
one, and doing SO with success. As thus:
Two decayed young men of spirit, who
had been chased into gallop by want, all
the way from the Mississippi to the Hudson
river, arrived in New York one rainy SUM-
day morning in December. They were
landing from boat in.which they had
worked their passage, and sat down upon
the end Of the wharf. =
"What shall we do for lodging?" inquir.
ed one.
| aDon't know-do you?"
"No. Let's take walk
Shabby and dirty, they strolled along
Broadway until they reached mean look
ing drinking shop. Here they entered, i'm
.bibed their last sixpence in beer, and COM
menced reading the papers.
"AhP' exclaimed one,as his eye glanced
over the advertisements, s'$25 are offered
for the best New Years Address for the
carriers Of this paper all the competitors
TO hand their effusions in by tomorrow"
"Well!'' said the other, listlessly.
''I II try for that price,
"You?'' 15 t5
"Even I. Landlord, can you lend me
few sheets of paper, and pen and ink"
The required articles were furnished, ,and
the scrivener worked in silence four long
hours; at the end of which time he shout
cd s'sssssz' a5'' ''S'' 50 q s-e., 'sss'f
.'It is done!'
'sRead iu,'' said his companion.
The matter was read and approved. 1t
Was carried to fhe office. The couple
walked the streets alfnig ght, and a greater
portion of the next day, until the time of
the decision affected the award Of the prize.
The needy man entered the sanctum OF
the great committee, and emerged into the
street the possessor Of $25. Twenty we're
saved, whilst five wete devoted to the pay.
ment of a weeks very common board =
The balance was invested in very hum
BILE business-the book business on slen-
der scale. 1t was prosperous--the light
hearted, but thinly clad couple were per-
mitted to reap the reward of unfagging in
dustry and unconquerable perseyerance.--
1t is seven years since the event we have
narrated occurred, and now the firm is US
we'll known us it can be.
A despairing man is untitled for success
fol intercourse with the world. He cam
not overthrow difficulties, nor fight with
dangers which 'sretreat when boldly con-
fronted," when reverses engender despair,
and beget the cravings Of dependency,
then the victim is fit for criminal degre-
dations or suicide. Every ones motto
should be--if constitutional peculiarities
will permit-sN ever despair."