The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-09-07
DO the 3 est you Can.

lor men---and women too to sink down dis
couraged when obstacles present thenssslscsf
in IN the way OF easy progress tAsssgh life
The apprentice the mechaT< 81 $l;iie
merchnn - ,,,l iL>-rssfessi satsna S{url
over what they find 10 be either diE Eleult and.l
disagreeable in their rounds Oh duties, ~itk- |
out once thinking the wrong they do shern- |
selves and others, and the ever -accruinQ evil !
which such a habit engenders. A constant
self-watching is needed by all who would
"do we'll" in the world, and they cannot get
along without it. The apprentice and the
clerk injure themselves more than their etn-
ployers when they give way to slothful feel
ipgs and become mere eye SERVANTS WHILE
on the other hand, by constantly keeping in.
mind and practising upon the motto DO
the best you car" they earn the good vii OF.
all around them and the satisfaction afsos4
ded only by an approving conscience. Then,
when time and opportnnity arrive for al
vancement, they rarely want helping hat =
To "Do the best you can" young man, IS
not to plod on, day BY day, performing tie
allotted round of duty uneomplainihgiy,
without once thinking Of better things or Of
indepepdencefor yourself aud for thoseFin'
whose existence yours is bound up Neith>
er is it, on the other hand, to lettbe Thought
of your own superior worth, and the-watch-
fulness for chances" predominant in all you
say and do, so thatit can only be said yon
edo" your auty--nothing more. Nor vet is
I it to think Of your work as so much task to
be rid as quickly as possible, so that you
may spend every other moment IN idlenessor
mere amusement without aim or object be.
y yond passing pleasure. s
i To eDo the best you cam is, SO far as pos
sible, to lay down course Of life in youI
own mind to which you win obtain if posi-
I bic, and their keep your eye upon it, where
ever you are, and in whatsoever you do j
/, You are determined to be q master mechan
y a.ar C 6
scted Sufsis yrpass ,esz.-s,
a matter how lAkIe or tribing the thing ma
q be. Strive to make the work which eoe
: through your hands just as you would b
proud OF if you had turned it out as employ
er Connect yourself with some library. Q
5 IN other ways obtain books descriptive of tn
art of trade in which you are engaged
Lose no opportunity to obtain information
upon every branch and minute detail of il
, Relaxation you must have, of course, bu
while you seek and enjoy l., see if YOU can
not adapt even that to the aim YOU bay,
chosen. =
, Your first steps in such course will be
hard ones; you may feel terribly discoura
ged, but persevere, and when you cannot dc
all you would, then do all you can, and be
content Herewith. But do not give up the
contest. Renew it day by day, and year by
year. When you once get fairly started, the
, progress YOU make will encourage YOU on
and difficulties will vanish like mist. Soon
you will gain confidence in your position
A superior intelligence will show itself in
your work, and as you compare yourself with
your fellow workmen-those who'work with
out thought or study-you will discover lit
tie by little, that the secret of real success in
life Is perseverance and close application.
". Y. Sun.