Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-10-09
Miscellaneous Selections.
DON GIVE CE.
By r. :. ARTHUR

Never say can't, my son. II I,n d
good word
But can't. father And if | can't.
cant. I've tried, and tried, the answer
won't come out right
Suppose YOU try again. Elward.' said
Nr. Williams. the father of the discour-
aged boy.
There's no in it, replied the lad
What if YOU 90 to school tomorrow
without the correct answer 10 this SUM
Il will be put down in my class return
ed Edward.
Mr.. Williams shook his head and hi,
countcnance resumed grave aspect
There was a silence of a few moments.
and then the father said:
Let me relate to YOU a true story my
son. Thirty years ago, two lads about
your age. were school companions. Both
got on very well for a timc but as their
studies grew more difficult both suffered
Encouragement, and each said often to
his father, you have ust said 10 me -
i can't One Of the boys whose hame
was Charles. had a brighter mind than
the other, and could get through his task
easier but his father was very indulgent
to him. and when he complained that his
do this, and can't do that, he requested
the teacher not to be SO hard with him.
But it was different with the father Of
the other boy. named Henry. To com
plant he auswered-.Don'. give up my
boy, Try again and if not successful
try again and again. You can do it-I
know you can
I Thus encouraged. this lad perscvnrcd.
al nd IN III nj
ties in his way. Soon. although bis mind
was not naturally so active as the mind Of
| his companion, he was in advance ofhim
When they left the school. which was
about the same time, he was by far the
best scholar. Why was this, IIe did
not give up because his task was hard:
for he had learned this important lesson
that we can do almost anything if we
try.
We'll those two boys grew up towards
manhood. and it became necessary for
them 10 enter upon some business. Char
les was placed by his father in the Office
of a physician; but he did not stav there
long lie found it difficult in the begin
nlng 10 remember the names and uses Of
the various organs Of the body. and soon
became so much DISCOURAGED that hi~
father thought 1t best to alter his intention
regarding him. and to put him into ner
chants counting room. instead Of coutin-
uing him as a student Of medicine. Here
Charles remained until he became of age
Some few years afterwards. he went into
business for himself. and got on pretty
we'll for a time: but every young man
who enters the world. dependent upon his
own efforts. meets with difficulties tn at on
3 l,,, aud
can overcome. lie must never think Of
giving up. Unfortunately for Charles.
these virtues did not make part of his
character. When trouble and difficult
ties came. his mind sank under feeling
Of discouragement and he gave up at
time when all that was needed for final
success was spirit of lndomltabie per
severance. that removes all obstacles. IIe
sunk. unhappily. 10 rise no more. Ia
giving W the struggle. he let 90 his hope
in the iu,ure-anl ere he had reached the
prime Of life found himself shattered in
fortune, and without the energy of char
acter necessary 10 repair II.
In the same Office where Charles was
placed. Henry was entered as student of
medicine. At first. when he, looked into
the books Of anatomy. and read the names
of bones. muscles. nerves. arteries. &c.
it seemed 10 him that he never coull
learn these names. much less their vari-
Gus uses in the human body. For short
time he gave way TO feeling Of dscour-
agement: but then thought Of the many
hard tasks he had learned. By application
came over his mind. and with the words
Don't give up on his tongue, h would
apply himself with renewed efforts Lit
lie by little he acquired the knowledge he
was seeking. Daily he learned some
thing. and il was not long before he could
look back and mark the steps of his pro-
gress This encouraged him greatly =
Soon new and greater difficulties present
ed themselves but encouraged by past
iriumphS. he encountered them in a con-
fdent spirit. and came Off conquerer
Thus Henry went on. while Charles
gave up quickly. la the end. the former
graduated with honor. and then entered
upon the practice of the profession he
had chosen. There was much to dis
courage h,m at first. people do not read-
~ put confidence III a young physician:
and he had TO wait three or four wears be-
fore he received practice enough 10 sup
port himself even with the closest econo-
my. During this long period in which
the motto-'Don't give up sustained him.
he got in debt for articles necessary for
health and comfort about three hundred
dollars. This trouble did not dishes r.en
him. i can and will succeed he often
said 10 himself. Others have met and
overcome greater difficulties than mine, /
why then should | give up
y little while longer he persevered. and
had the pleasure to find himself free from
debt. From that time prosperous way
was before him: though he had to often
fall back upon the old motto-'Dont give
up MANY years have passed. and Hen (
~ is now Professor Of Anatomy in -
L University F
why father! That is vou,' exclaimed .
he listening boy. interest on his face