The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-02
LlrcK-Tbe worst misfortune that ever befel

tiny. and that good or evil genii shape the ours
es and distribute the fortunes of our lives. IN
this pervading and over mastering idea lies the
d, secret of the misery of thousands in our MIDST
and everywhere around us. The notion is prev
alent, far more 20 than our philosophers have
I dreamed that no matter how we exert our
| selves whether we are honest, industrious. tenn
! perate and religious. or not. we can make no
| headway in the world until obtain our lit
of Mck. The poor cry lnck, while they gaze on
the possessions of the rich. and the idle echo
luck when their rags come III contact Win the
garments ofthe thrifty. ''.
! The real causes of difference in classes of So
ciety. and between the tasks and enjoyments Of
| individuals are Overleaped by the easier and
more cOnsoling exclamation, Its all luck!'
Satisfied with this explanation. the bcggar,
though stout of limb and able to cast off his
p, mendacity. clingS to his staff and accepts the
charity of those whom be calls the lucky. Nor
the heggar alone, hat men in all the marts and
professions of lite. drag themselves along. faint
hearted. miserable and murmuring against the
apparent evil destiny that denies to them the
| prosperity. ease and luxury of their ncighbors.
! Protesting TO believe in an equitable Provi-
| dencc. they aScrbc the success of those whom
they envy, but will not initiate, to some stroke
/ of chance and like the tabled teamster, whose
cart ran in the ditch. cry +" Help u.s. Ilcrculcs!'
without thinking OF putting their own shoulder
to the wheel.
Deusive and fatal idea! There is no such
thing us iuch in the aggregate arrangement OF
conditions no good nor evil gcnil shaping our
destiny. nor no ..partcuar STAR fall of bale
full or happy influences under which we are
born. II there are gcmi and stars influencing
rs. they are in orr physical mental and moral
constitutions. and the .,OOa incf Of the prosper
OnS may be traced TO industry. intelligence,
shrcwdncss OF calculation. and II firm faith in
the onnip otcnce OF 1ceU ustd means! SO. too,
III, a., 81. a..
sencc Of these creative elements. 1t is libeling
the wisdom and goodness Of God to say that
these contrasts in human condition ar. q mere
hap hazard rcsult.
Free society or mankind of its own articles,
and it will be seen t. a God las dispensed his
equally to all, and it one man has managed to
convert more earth. ocean. ar. and their 90,
things to himself than another man has got. il
is the work OF that man providence and not of
God distribution. The houses and lands Of
the rich. it tl" matter is S!tcd. have been acciI-
mulatcd by intelligence and industry. upon
fixed and ininn'ablc rriDci plc.wbi!c the novels
and sInal"r oi the poor. are the result Of igno-
rance. il d ,i"Gc". and their associate vices. In
the majority Of cases tie ":nriunc- seeker
might have accomplished the position of the
:. fortune posscs>or,' IT, instead Of Ua.tiNg t0r
tide in las affairs. he lad studied the steps by
which the fortunate man assembled. and followed
after him. But no. chance. iuci must do the
Work-thc fortune mast cOiae.
Some men sit on logs and trnst Providence
TO raise their potatoes: hut Providence keeps
account only with those Who dig in the field
plant the seed. and gather the harvest Less
star gazing searching tor gold thugs and mur-
'I.rinr at iii-iuck. aid more industry faith in
self and the means at hand and men will find
that the differences in their condition are not
natural but artificial. We have no sympathy
with the eternal @rum'ling abnut luck. For
time is the hantiuiaid of certain principles and
will always respond 10 them misfortune in the
common sense. is the same. Until man comes
/ to see that he i, largely the arhitrr of his own
( temporal destiny. and fakes his fortune into
his own hands. he will have beth room and dis
petition Ia find ftut with Providence and God.
- \. .nrror.
y FEW WORDS Fol: CHn.0GET.-Tou were
made 10 b. kind, says Horace Mann, generous
! and inasnanimouS. /. there is a boy in the
school who has club foot. don't let him know
that you ever sal: it. II ;,.crc is poor boy
with ragged clothes, I0nt lai.i ai,oat rags in
his hearing. If there IS Il bright one be not
cavious o! him for If oAc boy is proud Of his
talents. and another is cnvioaI ofthcm there
are two great wrun,s and nD more Talents than
before. II lsrs"r OF stronger boy has injur-
cd you, AID IS sorry for it forgive him, and re-
quest the teacher not to punish him. All the
school VIII show ~ their coun:cnance how
much better it is to have a great soul than
! great list.
! Coon ADv:cI: TO REAprEs.-If Won measure
the value Of study Iy tnc iDsi GIT you get into
subjects not by the power o. sayin. you have
read many books. you viii soon perceive that
no time is 50 badly saved as that which is saw
! ed 10y getting through book in Il hurry For
! i! to The time you have given ;ou added lit
| TIC more. the SUBJECT would have been fixed On
! your mind. and the wloin time Probably en-
! pl"ycd; whereas upon yoHY pri ,..iIt arrange
mcnt because you wouii rot 1--WE a little more,
you have lost all. Ecs:des this is overlooked
! by RAPID ard superficial rcalcr<--tIiat the best
way Of reading hGons with rap;dity is TO ac-
qnre tina: habit Of severe attention to what
/ they contain that prrpetGaliy confines the
mind 10 the single object in view. When Won
have read cnou4 "a to have acquired the habit of
reading without suffering your mind to wan
der and when you can bring TO bear upon
/ yo;r SUBJECT great Share Of previous knowl-
edge. You may then read with rapidly: before
! that. as you lave taken the wrong road. the
'aster yon proceed the more you VIII be sure to
err.-Sidney Htcith.
| UNHAPPY MAEHAGrs-An English paper
ucsca;ltIn@ relative 10 TIC various qualities of
connubial Hiss, states that in the city Of Lon
don. the official record for the past year stands
! thus:
! Runaway wives. ................. 1.132
runaway husbands. .............. 234S
MARRIED persons legally divorced. 4.l7j
Living IN open warfare. .......... II 3..,5
! Living in private misunderstanding, 1870
| Mutually Indifferent, .......... JJ.3iO
ErEarGcd as happy. .............. l25
! Nearly happy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1875
Perfectly HAPPY, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
! A Coon ONE.-.i fair lady Of rolor stepped
INTO the telegraph oiiice. at Jackson Tenn, a
few evenings since with Il sealed letter in her
band, and desired the polite OF a Or to send it
| To her husband. in Arkansas. lie unseaIcd the
document, preparatory TO giving it the slip