The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-08-13
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A ship, becalned Rt sea, Law rocking
lazily. A sptight!y lad, the captains only
son. not knowing wat to do, began mis-.
chieyously to climb the mast. He had got
half way to the top, when turning his eyes
below 10 see how far he was from The deck,
he suddenly grew dizzy. 81 am falling. !
am falling, he cried. Look aloft, i" shouted
his father, who at that moment was leaving
his cabin. The boy, accustomed instantly
to obey that voice, looked up to where the
main'truck swung against the sky, recovered
heart, went on, was saved.
We do not give the anecdote rs new
Doubtless every one Of our readers has
heard it before. But the story has sipui-
fcanee not always noticed. Others, besides
the captains son, have been saved by louk-
ing up. In the dizzy ascent of life inanv a
man has been on the point offalling, when
some sudden thought has hidden him " look
up" he has taken courage, has persevered, has
won the prize. Bruce, when he saw the
spider fail six times, yet succeeded at the
seventh, was of this class. So vas Wash
ington, when CORVALLIS had driven him
across the Delaware, and when, instead of
giving up in despair, lie suddenly collected
all his resources, fell on the British lines and
achieved The victory at Trenton.
There come times in the experience, even
Of the bravest, when the heart is ready to
give up. Affliction after afiiction, for ex.
ample, has assailed him till hope itself des.
pairs. Perhaps favorite child has been
suddenly stricken down. Perhaps a terrible
epidemic has destroyed more than one little
one. Perhaps the wife of his bosom is no
more. Perhaps, by one of those awful cat
astrophes which occasionally occur, bis en-.
tire family has been swept into eternity in a
moment Of time, in the twinkling of an eye.
He feels as if there was no longer any OBJ.
ject for him in life. In the first shock OF
his agony he would no. care even if news
was brought to him tba, his-fortunes were
bankrupt, that he was disgraced beggar
But, by and by, still, small voice within
whispers look up" He sees that the SKY
is still as bright as ever, the breeze as bless
ed, the trees as beautiful. He hears the
waters run: leaping and laughing, down the
hill side, glstening in silver as they CO.
The earth is not less lovely than before, the
stars are rs numberless, the ocean and noun.
tains as sublime. His fellow creatures 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 regains subdue.l
and quiet happiness. lie has learned to
"look up"
A great financial crisis overtakes the
strong man in the midst of his Schemes
He gathers up all his resources, contending
gallantly and desperately long after hope i:
over; struggling for his family rather thar
for himself; fighting, agonizing. like Lao
COON in the serpents folds. 1t will do
The mighty whirwiDd, whose outer eddie,
he has been striving to resist, wheels dowr
upon him in all its power he is torn up il
an instant he is hurled on the ground he i,
left breathless, bruised and seemingly dead
At first, when he regains sensation after the
overwhelming shock. he is without 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 o
sight forever. 1t is useless, he says to him
sslf, even TO try to regain what he has lost
At last, gentle wife or sympathizing friend
bids him not to despair. Look up they
say. He looks. At once he is new man
He RECEIVERS his name and fortune. ...
In every circumstance Of life, " look up
Are you about to enter profession Aim
at no secondary success fix your marx
high" up" Are you a merchant
Become leader in your business, and to dc
this first look up" Are you ambitious O
political distinction Scorn to be mere
demagogue resolve to be a statesman
"lock up" Is authorship your wish p
Endeavor to take rank among the classics o
your language by studying manner as wei
as matter; aspire to triumph greatly ano
permanently, rather than prematurely in ,
word. "look up" Ah il all would only
look up. But some never hear :he cheering
words. Some disregard them. OF tL'
thousands who have failed utterly In life, o.
met only secondary success, the majority
owe their misfortunes to not looking up
In sc row or disaster, remember the boy up
Gu the 'izzy mast aud "look up, look up
Bp!timore Sun.
The true history Of the world is not found
in the huge volumes of the histoiian-thes,
deal chiefly with the great crimes or VIRTUES
of the great ones Of the earth--but in th,
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