The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-11-06
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who at sixty had the digestion and
flow of spirits oftwcnty-one who had
acquired large fortune apparently
without an effort; who in short, was
the happies of men, and the envy of
all who knew h::n. slow is il" we said
to him, 'sthat you ere so fortunate ?
What talisman secures to YOU all these
advantages lie smiled as he all
swercd, Il have no talisman, unless It
is to make the best of everything"
To make the best Of everything =
Like key to problem, the answer
nnlocker of us, at once, the whole of
the great mystery. Life is too short
and happiness too precious to consume
the one or throw away the other, in
idle, unavailing regrets. Even if i'll
fortune swells into food, threaten,
ing to undermine the very ground on
Which we stand, is it not wiser
to strive to bridge the torrent than TO
wait, bewailing our fate, till the wa
ters swallows us? The week and un
stable succumb to dstiny, and are
washed into oblivion. The wise and
brave, accepting circumstances as they
present themselves, plunge boldly,
like Horatius of old, into the stream,
win the further shore in safety, and
earn immortal guerdon and rcnown.
Few men, if any, ever succeeded in
life whom have not learned to make
the best of everything and generally,
their success is an exact proportion TO
their adherence to the rule. Does n
Il -, fn1 1-,,N
that it is the best course, if the debtor
is honest, to accept his first offer Of
compromotion, and not squander mon
ey in useless litigation. Have you be-
come insolvcnt yourself! The worst
thing you can do is to give up to des-
pair, and say that it is folly to trying
to redeem yourself. Has n friend
misiudged You, or an enemy done you
secret harm? Don't lose precious mo,
nents i'll sentimental griet over ingrat-
itudc, or passionate threats at Your
wrong. doer but go to work on tho i'll
instant, to shame your friends, or dis
arm your foe. Had Astor, when he
was poor German cmigrant, made up
his mind that the attempt to be Il mil.
lionairc was absurd, he might have
died begger iii the almshous. Had
Washington, when CORVALLIS pursu.
ed him acorss New Jersey with thirty
thousand troops, said that it was hope
less to save America with his frag-
ment of an army, his three thousand
tattered continentals, we might all this
day have. been in slavery to Great
Britain; but he said, eff the British
cross the Delaware will cross tho Al.
leghanies. and if they are victorious
there / will fly to the wilderness be-
yond :" and this resolution never to
give up, but always to make the best
of everything, led to the victory of
Trenton and tlie frcemdom of the Re
public. ..,, ....... ... I'D.
We are familiar with people who
whine continually at fate. To believe
them never was lote so hard as THERE,
yet those who knew their history will
generally tell you that their life has
been but one long tail of opportunities
disregardea, Or misfc.::s, s,.ues otherwise
deserved. Perhaps they were born
poor. In this case they hate the rich,
and have always hated them, bnt
without ever having emulated their
prudence or energy. Perhaps they
have seen their rivals more favored by
accident In this event they forgot
how many have been less luck than
themselves SO they squandercd their
little, because, as they say, they cannot
save ns much rs thers. Irritated at
life, they grow old prematurcly. Dis
satisfied with everything, they never
permit thems Ives to be happy. Be-
cause they arc not born at the top OF
the wheel of fortune, they refuse to
take hold of the spoke as the latter
comes around, but lie stubborn in the
dirt. cryinglike spoiled children, Meth
er doing anything themselves, nor per,
hitting others to do it for them.
Make the best OF everything! AT
home if wife or husband is cross. il
servants are careless, if children are
irritating, don't fly into passion, for
that will do no good, but make the
best Of the circumstances, fulfill your
duty, and wait for happier times
Abroad, If things look unpromising,
preserve stout heart, keep cool, and
! play your hand to the best of your a.
h;l;ty Eva,, ;f fate hos the frat ,ravo