The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-09-21
It is Impoasihla.

ut IS impossible " said some, wher
Peter the Great determined on a VOYAGE O.
discovery; and the cold and inhospitablt
region over which he reigned furnished
nothing but some larch-trces 10 construct hi.
vessels But though the iron, the cordapc
the sails, and all that was necessary. excep,
provisions, for the viciua!ng them. were tc
be carried through the immense deserts o
Siberia, down rivers of difficult navigation
and along roads almost impossible. the thing
was done, for the perseverance, Of the people
surmonntcd every obstacle
at is impossible p said some rs soon as
they heard Of the tschcne of Oberlin. To
rescue his parishionrrs from half savage
state, he determined to oren communication
with the high road to Strasbo,rr, so that
the productions Of the Ban de Ia Roche might
ilnd market. Having assembled the pco-
! pie, he proposed that they should bias. the
rocks, and convey sufficient quantity Of
enormous masses to construct n wall for a
road, about mile and a half in length
along the banks Of the river Eruche, and
build bridge across it.
1he peasants were astonishcd at this BRO.
position, and pronounced it ilnpracticable :;
and every one excused himself on the ground
OF private business. Hc, however. reasoned
with3t'lem, and added the offer of his own
example. No sooner had he pronounced
these words. than, with pickaxe on his sl,oul
der, Ii" proceeded to the spot, while the as
tonisHcd peasants, animated hv his example,
forgot their excuses, and fastened with one
consent to fetch their tools to follow him.
At length every obstacle was surmountcd:
walls were era"tcd to support the earth,
which appeared ready to give way; noun
tam torrents which had hitherto inundated
the meadows. weic diverted into courses. or
received into beds sufficient TO contain them.
and the thing WAS done The bridge still
bears the name Of the Bulge Of Charity.
sit is impossible - said some as they
looked at the inpenetrablc forests which
covered the rugged flanks and deep gorges
OF Mount Pi!a'Cs, in Switzerland, and hear
kened to the daring plan Of man named
karr, TO convey the pines from the tops Of
the mountain to the Ia ,e-nf I.,,cerno a dis
tance OF nearly nine miles. Without being
discouraged by the cxc!amations, he formed
slide or trough of twcnty-four thousand
pine trees, six feet broad and from three to
SIX deep; and this slide which was compile.
tea in 1912, aud called the hlpnach, wee
kept moist. Its length was forty thousand
English feet. 1t had to be conducted over
rocks, or along their sides, Or under ground,
or over decps, where it was sustained by
scatfolding; and vet skill and perseverance
overcamc every obstacle, and the thing was
done. The larger pines which were about
hundred feet long, ran through the space,
about eight miles in six minutes. A gentle
man who SAW this great work says, tha,
such was the speed with which tree of
the largest size passed any given point, tina.
he could only strike it once with stic!, MS
it rushed by, however quickly he attempted
to repeat the blow"
Say not hastily, then, 1T is impossible"
II may be so to DO thing in an hour, a
day, or week, or by thoughtlessncss, care
lcssness and incidence; but to act with
wisdom, energy and perseverance, is to in
sure success. Time and patience" says
Spanish author, make the mulberry leaf
satin" and another remarks that, scare
and industry do everything"