The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-23
BUSINESS ENDURANCE.

change. New and wider fields of cn,crnris,
and success may be opened to them: new cl-
emen'S OF characiermay be developed. None
OF these cases iali within the general rulc.-
Men may have rare talents. bui if they care
everything by turns, and nothing lcnr," they
must not expect TO prosper. No form OF bus
mess Is Tree from vexation: each man know,
the spot on which his own harness cl,fs: l,,
he cannot know how much his own ncinllor
suffers. 1t is said that Yankee can splice 4
rope IN many different wav>: an English
sailor knows but one method. but in that me
thod he does his work well. Life is no, lone
enough to allow any one to be really ma>,c.
OF but one pursuit.
lie history OF eminent men in all ,ro;ts-
Sons and caiiingS proves this. The rrca,
statesman, Daniel Webster. was a Great law
yer. His be. hood wa marked onlv bv I'M
common industry; as speaker he did not cx-
eel in early life. With great dcliicrat;on he
selected law as his profession, nor could he
be deferred from his chosen pursuit. While
a roor student. no; the tempting prize OF fl:
teen hundred dollars as clerk of the ,onr.
then large sum gained with great difficulty
Tor him ty the zeal and influence Of his 1a;h-
cr, nor could all the pcr,ua>io,:S of his father
turn him from tie mark lie had set Le:orc
HIM: and his great culogi>t, The Attorney
General OF Ma>>achu>c: is another nar,kc,]
Illustration OF rc>oln;s endurance and inlon,-
ltaLlc !ndu>,ry-iiic clun.-ccn.crinr in on,
profession. marking linn one Q: the chief or.
na:nci:> OF that profession. if not lis head. il,
. the United States
Oar late distinguished Ambassador at IN,
Court Of 81. James. Hon. Abbott Lawrence
whose wealth is poured out for all l,cnc,o
lent purposes, in donations large at the sea
can recall the time when he has, his r,o.;.s
sion to select and the iir,; dollar of his s,,lcu-
did fortune to earn. Ike chose deliberately
calling; he pursued that occupation will
integrity and endurance, through dark Gav,
and tryir" seasons. and the result is before
tie world. This case affords an apt ilu>tra-
ton of the I,ro,crl OF the wise man, that Il
man ''dil.i-cnt in his business shall stand be
fore kings. and not before mean men
The late John Jacob A>;or rs he left Ii,
native Germany, paused bcncatil a linden
tree not lar from the line that separated hi>
native land from another. and made three
resolutions which kc intended should rni,:c
him throu.h life LIST He would be- HON
est. 2l. He would lie Industrious ID lie
would never gamble" lie was on foot his
wealth was in The small bun,ilc that swung
from TIE >;i k lad on Ii, Shoulder. The
world was before him. lie was ALE 10 carry
t.!,m ou:. His success is the best ,ori,nt at
on his endurance. Stephen Girar.i, at tx
age OF IL years, was in quite moderate cir-
cum>tanccS, being the CAPTAIN Of small
coas.ing vessel ON the Dccwarc. and part
owner oi the same. No trait in his character
was more marked than his endurance. aid
this element gave him fortune.
All men who have succeeded well in lii.
have been me n OF HIGH resolve. AMI e!:dur-
an"c. Tie famed William Pitt wa, in early
life io'id of gaming TIE passion Increased
with his ycarS; he knew that he must at once
master the passion or the passion would mas
ter him. lie made a firm resolve t!.t he
would never again play at any game of haz
zard lie could make such a resolution he
could keep it. His subsequent cr,in"acc WAS
the fruit OF that power. Wlllia.n Niibcr-
force in hs earlier days, ike most youn .
men oi his rank and age, loved the excite
merit of places Of hazard He was one night
persuaded TO keep the faro bank. lie saw
the ruin OF the vice of .aii,ii,. as he never
saw it before; he WAS 50 appalled, with What
he bchc,a. Sitting amid Gaming, ruin. and
dr<i lir, he took the resolution. that he wcul,!
never again enter a gaming house lie
changed his company with the change of lis
conduct. and subsequently became one Of the
most ,iistin-ui: he'd Eneli>hmcn OF his ace.
DR.. Samuel johnson was once requested
to drink wine with friend the Doctor pro-
posed tea "Bu drink title winc," said
his host. IL cannot, was the reply; Il know
abstinence Know excess: hut know no
medium. Long since. resolved. as cou!
no. drink HG{c vino. | would drink none
at all y man who could thus support lis
resolution lv action, was man OF cnhur
ancc, end that cl,m, Mt is as well DISPLAYED
in this incident as in the compilation Of his
great work. When Richard Brinslcv Shcri-
dan made his first speech in Parliament. it
was regarded On all lanGs as most n.o:iily-
ING failure. Ills friends urged him to aJan-
don a Parliamentary career. and enter upon
some field better suited TO his ability. NO"
said Shcridan-"nc, il is in me. and it .ioi
came o,u" And it did, and he Lccan,c oi.c
Of the most Splendid debaters in England
Loyalo. the founder Of !hc order ti Jc>ui,>
the courtier the man OF caIantrv and di>>i-
patton, obtained such mastery over himself
by labor and endurance. iEat,'o illustrate III.
fact. he stood several hours, apparently un-
moved, in pond Office and muddy water, Al.
to his chin. Perhaps 10 other nation in Eu /
rope, at that time. could have won the BATH, 4
Of Waterloo except ihc ';riil'. !c.au.e =.