The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-12-17

That will never do young man No
use standing on the sidewalk whining
about hard luck, and saying that every
thing goes, against you! You are not of
half the consequence that your talk
would lead us to believe. The world
hasn't declared war against yoll-no
such thing. You are like a mere speck
upon the earth's surface Were you this
moment to go down in the living tide,
but a bubble would linger for moment
on the surface, and even that would
vanish unnoticed. The heart is full of
hope and ambition, but is not missed
when it ceases to beat One such as you
would not leave a ripple. You are a
coward-a coward in the battle There's
no fight in you. You have surrendered
without struggle, and now whine be-
cause beaten. You are not worthy of
triumph, for you have not yet earned it,
4 In garnet, hut and dripping cellar, are
ten thousand heroes who would put you
to shame. They must toll or sta rye,
the strife is desperate one with them,
for the wrestle with want, while ragged
and despairing ones watch at the hearth
the fearful contest. Strong men look
death in the eye, when their sinews are
strung with hungry childhood.
Shame on you'll In the full vigor of
health and manhood-no mouth butyour
own to fill-no back but your own to
cover-and yet crouching under the first
scorching of adverse fortune You know
nothing of one storm for you have seen
but, the summer. One cloud has frigh-
tened you, and you think you are hardly
dealt by. You will be lucky if you find
no darker shadows across your path
Stand up young sr Pull your hands
from your pocket. Throw off your coat
and take fortune by the throat ! You
may be thrown, but hang on! Put off
the nonsense that the world is all against
you. 1t is not so. Your destiny is your
own strong arm. Weld it-likea man.
With an unbending will and honor and
truth for your guide, the day is your own.
No capital; eh You have capital =
God has given you perfect health. That
is an immense capital to start on. You
have youth and strength-all invaluable.
And will to do; your sinews in motion
and you win A man full Of health and
strength should never despair, because
fortune does not pour a stream of golden
eagles into his pocket. IF you have no
money work and get it. Industry, econ
omy and integrity will do wonders. From
such beginning fortunes have been rear
ed. They can againl Will you try it!
Or will you wait for the stream to run,
by, so that you can walk dry-shod into
the Eldorado of wealth Or will you
meet the waves deiently and be the ar
chitect of our own fortune,
TRY. 1t is glorious to conquer in the
strife.
Bill, I've been in real estate little
lately
Well, John, how much have you dip
ped in?'
Bought a lot in the cemetery, and a
half acre for residence lot just north of
it,
What the deuce did you go so far
north for Going to live there?
s., Yes, Bill, | wanted home beyond the
gravel
Bill looks solemn, and both vanish,
whistlinga melancholy air.
An Irishman writing from Philadelphia
the other day to his friend in the old coun-
try, concluded letter thus:
eff liver it's me fortune to live till | dy
and God nose whether it is so-I'll visit
ould Ireland aforeI lave Philamadelfy."
A down-east poet thus immortal
ICES the beautiful river Connecticut
"Roll on, loved Connecticut, long has
thou ran, giving shad to South Hadley
and freedom to man |"