The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

pertinent" 81 '''
Mr.. Dexter quietly replaced the volunn ID
: bic pocket, and proceeded with bic argument
without any further intsrrupiion.''
j Make The Best of1vuythias.
| We once know man whom neither cars
nor sorrOw sseued 10 Affect; who at slxty
had tho digestion and aow of spirit. Of .wso.
'y-one and who had acquired . lsrEs for.
tune apparently without an sajrt who, in
short, was 'hs hapyies Of men. and the en-.
w Of all who know him. "How b IT," wo
sa'd 70 him, "thas you are % fortunats p
What tslisman secursto you all these ad.
vAntags" He smiled ~ no answered, "I
have no Alisman. unless Il is to mako the
best Of everything"
10 make the best of everything! Liz. .
key to problem. the answer unlocked for
Us, at once. the whole Of the great mya.sry.
L'fs Is too short and happiness too procious
u consume tho one and throw away the 9th.
or, in idle, unavsiling regrets. Even II III.
iortuneswells into aood. threatening IN
undermine tho very ground on which ws
stand, is Il not wissr to strive to bridge tho
torrent than to wait, bewailing our tate Gill
tho waters swallow us? The wak and the
unstabled succomb to destiny, and arc
washed into oblivion. The wise and brave,
accepting circumstances a. they present
themselves, plunge boldly, like Hostius Of
old, into the stream, win the further shore
In safety, and earn immortal guerdon and
renown. - ,.. .
Few men. IL any, ever succeeded In lifs
who have not learned tO mako the best of
everything; and generally, their success ID
IN exact proportion to their adherence TO
the rul0. Does debtor fail! Every mer.
chant knows that Il i the course. IL tho debt.
"r Is honest, to accept his first oifsr Of com.
promise, and not squandcr money In useless
II igation. Have you become iusolysnt your.
-elf' The worst thing you can do is u give
up to despair, and say that Il is folly trying
~ redeem yourselves. Has friend mis-
Judged y1u or an enemy done you secret
arm? Don't lose precious moments In
sentimental grief over ingntitude, or pas
''onats threats at your wrong doer but 20
work on the instant, To shame your friend
Or disarm your foe. Had A,tor. when ho
was pour German emignant, made up his
mind that the attempt TO be . millionaire
was absurd. no might have died begsar In
che aims house. Had Washington, when
CORVALLIS pursued him across New Jer-ey
with thirty thousand troops, sa,d that IL
Vas hopeless to save America with his frae.
nent oi IN army his three thoua.nd tat.
'ered continentls, We might all this day
ave been in slavery To Great Britain; but
10 said, :" If the British cros the D,la.
ware will crss the Alleghanies, and ir
they are victorious there I will ay to tho
wilderness heyond;" and this resolution
'evtr to give up. but always to make tho
best ofeveryth!ng led to the victory OF Trsu.
ton. and the fre dom Of the Republic.
We are familiar with people who whine
continually at fate: to believe there never
was lot 30 hard as theirs; yet those who
snow their history will generally tell you
that their life has been bur one long tale Of
opportunities disregarded, or misfortunes
'therwise deserved. Perhaps they were
nrn poor. In this case they hate the rich,
md have always hated them. but without
yer having emulated their prudence or en-
rgy. Perhaps they have seen their rivals
more favored by accident. In this event
hey forgot how many have bs-n less lucky
han tsmselvs; 50 they squandered their
little. bocluse, rs they say. they olnnot save
Is much us Others. Irritated ut life, they
;row old prematursly. Diu~ti-6ed with
everything. they never permit themselves to
70 happy Because they are not born at
the tpof the wheel Of fortune. they refuse
10 take hold Of the spike rs the Latter comes
round, but lie stubborn In tho dirt, crying
lik spoiled children. neither doing anything
themselves, nor permitting Others to do Il
fJr them.
Make the best OF everything! At homo,
if wife or husband Is croos-ir servants are
circless-if children are irrititine-don'
ly into passion, for that will do no good-
'ut make the best Of the circumstances, full.
Il y--- i-.y -.si val. ror napp'er timo.-
Abruad things look unpromising. preserve q
tout heart, keep oocl and play jour hand
u ths BEST Of your ability. Even II fate
'as the FIRST move, which is not always the
a.sc, you have the soond; and tho g.ms
may still be youn, II you play skillfally and
,olefully y.-BdLimors Sun.
Discovery or rns iowrR or BAnrL, Tie
~ Ian correspondent Of the TSspeils, writes
that u. Placs the Prv'ch cont VI ut Mosui,
,as discovered what he bellows to Be tho
scritAbIs remains Of the tower Of Babel
rheir locality 10 the Geld Of Arbsla, Few
lays journey frum Musul. M. Piscs was
.ngnssd In exploring the Geld, or plain,
~h'ch Is famous ~ having been the scens Of
: decisive battle fought b.twecn Darius and