The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-13
Literary.
In q Hurry.

There is a certain class of people in
this world who are in a hurry in every.
thing they do, and in their haste they
never accomplish anything. 1t is never
wise to be in hurry at all. Whatever
is worth doing, is worth doing well. To
do anything we'll, requires deliberation
The energetic whoaccomplish everything
they undertake are never in a hurry
They work quietly, calmly and constant
ly for the attainment of their ends, but
before they proceed they survey the whole
ground, and lay their plans wisely.
Those who are habitually in hurry
constantly neglect the most important
matters of the business they layeiu hand.
They hurry through the details till they
find Instructions for want of forethought,
and then they have to hurry back and
90 all over the ground again. Festina
lente, hasten slowly, is an old maxim,
which, observed, would greatly help this
class of people. This proelivity to be
always in a hurry arises from the want of
we'll balanced minds. Most people when
they engage in any enterprise propose to
themselves certain end, and impatient
TO gain that, they will not take the troub-
lie or time TO digest well the steps neces-
sary for the attainment of that end. 1t
is wonderful that they do not learn from
experience to carefullyes estimate the steps
of an enterprise, and then vigorously,
hl,t Suraly prrSue them
In the business world there is a vast
deal of time wasted by being in hurry.
A man uniocks his door, but is in too
much of hurry to hang the key in Its
place. When he desires to lock up his
Store he is FIVE times as long in finding
his key as though lie had put it in It's
place when he unlocked the door. Our
mechanics, particularly the younger ones,
are in the habit Of leaving their tools
around and losing much time in search
ing for them when wanted.
In the household this perpetual hurry
is a source of much discomfort Some
families have the habitof throwing gar
ments down wherever they happen to be,
and always forgetting, when they happen
to want them where they were last left.
Sometimes careful mother will follow
after her children and putaway what they
carelesSly threw about the house, but Of
tener the whole family have this prociiv-
ity, and then nothing is discovered when
needed.
Those who show the most negligence
in such matters always complain of be-
ing in too much of hurry to pay atten-
ton to trifcs. But the fact is that such
people have nothing to be in hurry
about. They do nothing Of any impor-
tance save cultivate the babitof negligence
to which we complain. TO those who
have work to do, they are a great annoy
ance, for tlsey oblige others to look after
the trifies which they neglect.
When you perceive a man always in a
hurry about his business, you may be
sure that he never accomplisllesanything.
Those who effect anything in this world
are never in a hurry. They know just
what they can do in given time, and
they SO methodize their hours that their
work is done effectually but easily and
quietly. Those who are in hurry and
always make breeze, seldom do any
thing but annoy themselves and others.
Their hurry is certificate of their un-
certain purposes, and what they lack in
determination and energy, they make up
in noise.
The young should guard against this
destructive habit They should early
learn that quiet, energetic manner Is
much more effective than blustering.-
They should never proclaim what they
mean to do. The world judges them,
and rightly too, by what they hsyetlone.
If they promise great execution and then
fail, they viii only be mortifed-where-
as if they will quietly 60 to work and ac-
complish what they propose tothenselyes,
they will not only obtain their end but
get the credit of their energy.
Do not therefore be In a hurry nor
make any boasts of what you mean to do
Undertake your enterprise wisely, take
the time which is required 70 mature
them, attend carefully 70 the details, and
prosecute them quietly and vigorously
and you will be sure 10 succeed. When
success Is. obtained, you win show the
community what you have done, which
is much better than telling them what
you mean TO do till they set you down
for do nothing. But don't be IN hur-
~ IN whatever you undertake. Do il,
and do it well. Thus ron viii be sue
eessful, and what IS better still, you viii
have acquired habit Of perseverance
which viii enable you TO attain every
thing xhieh n R6sSoa EeraEd