The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-26

had gained. But the work was slow and la
borious, and I had worked long while before
| had raised it four inches
The sea rolled more and more. The sub
merged vessel felt its power and rocked Sud
denly it wheeled over, and lay upon its side.
/ ran around 10 get on the deck above, to try
and lift up the door But when [ came to the
other outlet, Iknew it was impossible: for the
tube would not permit it to 60 SO far, and then
| would rather have died thousand deaths
than have yentured again so near the cabin.
| returned to the fallen door; sat down in
despair and waited for death. | saw no hope
of escape. This, then, was to be my end.
But the steamer gave sudden lurch, again
acted upon by the power of the waves She
had balanced upon a rock, in such way that
a slight action Of the water was sufficient to tip
her over. She creaked, and groaned, and la
bored, and then turned upon her side.
I rose; Z clung to the ladder; pressed the
trap-door open, while the steamer lay with her
deck perpendicular to the ground. | sprung
out and touched the bottom of the sea. 1t was
in good time, for moment after the mass went
over back again
Then, with last effort, twisted the iron
fastenings of The weight which kept me down.
| jerked-it. 1t was loosened, it broke, it fell.
In moment began to ascend, and in few
minutes | was floating on the water-for the
ali which is pressed down for the divers con-
sumption constitutes bouyant mass, which
raises him from the sea.
Thanks to heaven. there was the strong boat,
with my bold, brave men. They felt me rising;
they me, and came and saved me.
Rimmer had fed from the horrid scene when
entered the cabin, but remained in the boat to
lend his aid. He never went down again, but
became sea captain. As for me, | still go
down, but only to vessels whose crews have
been saved. 1t is needless to say that the Mar
mion was never again visited.
Lfes vcissitudes, while they teach the Gle
waited humility are well calculated to cncour-
age the lowly and cheer the faint-hearted.- -
Few men are so rich in this country, but that
they may lack the means to purchase din
ner and may die in utter dcsttution. On the
o,hcr hand, the poor frendIess boy of to-day
may, in no great number Of years, become the
possessor of scores of thousands, the loved and
respected of large community.
Not many years since a little boy might have
been seen picking up chips for his widowed
mothers fire, where d public building was in
process of erection. Since that time, the little
boy has grown to be man, and that man is
Hiram Powers, world renowned, and as widely
hoDored.
An awkward youth left Jersey many years
ago. The best use his father could put him to-,
was to help to make the family shoes in. winter
time. By long years of industry, temperance
and economy, his fortune is now counted by mil
Iions and, still mindful of human vicissitudes,
he has donated a large property to the city au-
thorities, provided that its income shall be Civ
en- to the poorss so long as there arc none of his
family and name to apply for nights lodging
or a loaf of bread.
Twenty years ago, a fatherless boy was placed
in third or fourth rate country store, "tor his
victuals and cIothes.'' His cherry face and
! laughing countenance, his accommodating dis
position, and the alacrity with which he served
his customers, soon advanced him to a better
store, at a dollar week extra, which he reg
ularly placed in the hands Of his mother, to aid
her to buy marketing for others, to support her
little family. TO day he ships cargoes for his
own vessels, but. cmbarks in no important en-
terprlse without first consulting that mother still
The son of an ''apple woman we know to be
one of the richest men in the United States, and
who accumulated his wealth by his own activi-
ty and enterprise; not by speculation, but by
legitimate commercially honorable mercantile
competition.
"A nice young man." ten years ago, worth
fifty thousand dollars, who delighted in horses,
hounds, gpnning, married young lady of re-
finement and superior education. Now, with
that same wife and five small children, in a
country village beyond the Mississippi, he
teaches a writing school for his daily bread
Let US now go around to times long passed,
and see how history teaches the same lesson.
In 1777, Mr.. Hastings received an humble
petition from the the great Mogul for his safety
against his enemics--tcn years later, and Mr.
Hastings is on his knees in the house of lords,
and was obliged to give bail that he would not
run away.
In 1878, lord North was prime minister of
England, the counsellor of kingston years la
ter and ii is recorded, 'Iord North was led out
of Westminster Abbey by one ofhi daug ghters." "
In LIT, there was a smart, active waiter at
country tavern-ten years later he was a ma
bob, a baronet knight OF the shire
In 1777, doctor P. went to the gallery of the
house of commens to her Mr. Pitts speech, and
was turned out-tcn years later, and doctor p.
rose in his place in the house of lords, to defend
d draymar. while Mr., Pit stood in the bar be-
! low to hear him.
By these examples, let young men learn that
attention, diligen, pcrseverng, loving attention,
to almost any Of the useful ca!lings of human
life, guarantees success, whether in a monarchy
! orarepubhc, whether under kings or presidents
That to be good at any one thing is of itself
elcvating and aid to higher successes That
what gives enduring success, is hot family name,
nor wealth, nor accident, nor position, nor even
genius itself, but it is the steady energetic fol-
lowing up of any calling in the love Of its na-
ture and in the belief Of its Importance And
more; without this faith and affection, no man
has ever yet succeeded in any crcditable occu-
patton, nor do we believe ever will. For the
most part. it may bs set down as a very gen
eral truth, that the great stimulus which is es-
senial to the successful pursuit of any worldly
calling, is the want of money. the very thing
which young men think the greatest calamity
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