Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-29
VOL. lx.--No. Z.
Look un.

Son) i'oO hnoniuS min0 W 40 DcSan mis-
chieviously to climb the mast. He had got
half way to the top, when turning his eyes
below to see how far he was from the deck,
he suddenly grew dizzy. 81 mn falling, i
am falling" he cried. 'gook aloft, shout
cd his father, who at that moment was loay-
ing his. cabin. The boy, accustomed In
stantly to obey that voice, looked up to
where the main truck swung against tho
sky, recovered heart, went on, and was say
ed.
We do not give the anccdote as ncw.-
Doubtless every c of our readers have
heard II before. but the story has sgnif-
cance not always noticed. Others, besides
the captains son, have been saved by look
ing up. In the dizzy ascent of life many a
man has been on the point of falling, when
some sudden thought has hidden him "look
up" he has taken courage, has perscver-
cd, has won the prize. Bruce, when he
saw the spider fail six times, yet succeed
ed at the seventh, was of this class. So
was Washington, when CORVALLIS had
driven him across the Delaware and when,
instead of giving up in despair, he sudden
ly collected all his resources, fell on the
British lines and achieved the victory at
Trenton.
There come times in the experience even
OF the braycst whom the heart is ready to
give up. Affiiction after affiction, for ex-
ample, has assaicd him till hope itself dos
pairs. Perhaps 4 fayorite child has been
suddenly stricken down. Perhaps terri
bic epidemic has destroyed more than ono
little one Perhaps the wife of his bosom
is no more. Perha. ., by one of those ca.
tastrophos which occasionally occur his en-
tire family has been swept into eternity in
IL moment of time, in tho twinkling of an
eye. He feels as iftherc was no longer any
object for him in life. La the FIRST shock
OF his agony he would not care even ifnews
was brought to him that his fortunes were
bankrupt, that he was disgraccd beggar.
But, by and by, still, small voice within
whispers, "lo0k up" lie sees that the sky
is still as bright as ever the breeze as blcs-
scd, the trees as beautiful He hears tho
waters run, leaping and laughing down tho
hill side, glistcning in. silver as they GO
The earth is not less lovely than before,
the stars are rs numbcrless, the ocean and
mountains as sublime. His fcllow-crea-
lures have the same kindly hearts towards
him. lie owes them the same old duties.
Gradually he realizes that he has much vet
to live for. In time even he rcgains sub
dued and quiet happiness. He has learn
cd to ''look up"
A great financial crisis ovcrtakcs the
strong man in the midst of his schemes
He gathers up all his resources, contcnding
gallantly and desperately long after hope is
over; struggling for his family rather than
himselfj fighting, agonizing, like Laocoon
inthe serpents folds. 1t will notdo The
mighty whirlwind, whose outer cddies he
has been striving to resist, wheels down
upon him in all its power; hcis torn up in
an instant; he is hurled on the ground, he
is left breathless, bruised and secmincly
dead. At first, when he rogains sensation
after the overwhelming shock, he is with
out hope. lie has neither strength nor
wish to resume his work He is willing
that the tempest shall sweep the wrecks Of
his fortune out of sight forever 1t is use
less, he says to himself, even to try to re-
gain what he has lost. At last a gentle
wife or sympathizing friend bids him not
to despair. "Look up" they say. He
looks. Atonce he is II new man. lie re-
covers his name and fortune,
In every circumstance of life, 'look up"
Are you about to entera profession Aim
at no secondary success; fix your mark
high; "lookup." Are you a merchant?
Become leader in your business, and to do
this, first "look up" Are you ambitious
of political destiny? Scorn to be a mere
demagogue; resolve to be statesman;
'1ook up" Is authorship your wish |?
Endcavor to take rank among the clrssics
of your language by studying manner as
well as matter; aspire to triumph greatly
and permanently, rather than promaturcly;
in word, ."look up" All if all would
only fslook up" But some never hear tho
cheering words. Some disregard them.---
OF the thousands who have. failed utterly
in life, or met only. secondary success, the
majority owe their misfortunes to not look
ing up. In sorowor, disaster, remember
the boy upon the dizzy Inast, and "Iook
up, look up. - Baltimore SIN.
--------@ - ss-r----Et--
THE Blue RIDGE tTuNNi,1.. We sec q
paragraph going the rounds of papers out
of the State, as well as in it, that the Bluo
Ridge Tuuncl viii not be ready for the
passage of the cars for two years. Wo un-
dcrstand from Col. Grozet, the Chief Engi-
I,neer, that the work willbc completedin
few weeks, with the oexception of some arch
ing, which, however, he does nos think
necessary, andwhich will not Interfere with
the passage Of the trains, The public will
rejoice to learn that this great work is so
near itscompletion, and tlie Centtal Road
win soon have straight shoot through tho
bowels of the BlueRidge WHEN that con-
stft,3,, afiSsS, 4J,,n,.,,i -; IN X t T.