North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-06
SUCCESS IN LIFE.

hits The nail on the head in the following
logical directions how to succeed in life:
walter, my boy. do you relize that each
year the grave is nearer you than ever before,
that unless you are acfive' the season Of life
will close before even half your selcallotted
contract will have been performed, unless, like
too many people you have no aim-no hone
10 ambition beyond picking your teeth after
dinner? Half of the world-yes, Walter
more than half go the reception room of etc.
rnity without asy object in life-as drift. wood
hoats down stream, guided byi the current
and lodging against the frs: obstruction
And What is drift wood, my boy Once in
a while good stick oftimber is found therein.
but is more Work to haul il out clean off the
sand and.mud than it is WORTH and more fine
tools are spoiled in making 1t into what YOU
wish than the stick will ever bring, even in
an active market.
Have purpose, my boy. Live for some.
thing. Make up your mind what you will be,
and be it or die in the attempt. This is
land where there is no stint to ambition.
Ali have an equal chance. Blood tells
pluck wins-honsor and integrity we'll di-
rected will scale the highest rock, and bear a
big load. DON'T start off in life as a sheen,
dog does, without knowing where you are
going to. Load for the game you are hunt.
ing for. 1t is as easy to be a man as a mouse
1t is as easy to have friends as enemies-it ia
easier to have both than to go through life
lie like tar-bucket under wagon, humping
over stumps, or swinging right and left
without will of your own. Every one can
be something. There is enough todo There
are forests to fell-rivers to explore-cities to-
huIld--railroads to construct-inventions to-
be studled--ideas TO advance-men TO con-
vert-conntries to conquer-women to love-
Offices to be f!led--weather and position to-
acqnre-a name to win-a Heaven to reach.
Yes, my boy, there is lots Of work to do and:
you and we must do our share.
The world is WIDE and its owner is God. If
you wish to be somebody, pitch in. The.
brave always have friends.-Waere there is
a will there is way. Where others have
gone, you can go.-And Walter, my boy, if the
old track don't suit make a new one, some
body will walk it. Success is never obtained
in country ike this without effort. Ifyop.
fail once, try it again. If you fall down, get
up again. II it is dark strike a light. If you.
are in the shade move around for if there is n
shade on one side there is sunshine On the
other.
lfyour seat is too hard to sit upon, stand
up. lfa rock rises up before you, roll it
away, blast it or climb over it. If you want
money, earn it. you wish for confidence
prove yourself worthy of it, my boy. It
takes lorgcr to skin az elephant than a
mouse, but the skin is worth something
DON'T be content with doing what another
has done--beat it. If all enemy gets in your
way knock him down or pitch him clear
Deserve success and it will come. The boy is
not born man. The sun does not rise like
a rocket or 60 down like bullet fred from
gun. Slowly but surely it makes its rounds
and never tires. 1t is as easy to be leader
as a wheel horse, and you are then always
in town. Ifthe job be long the pay will be-
greater-if the task be hard the more COM
petent you must be TO do it.
And then, my boy, always be honorable.
Keep your word or give an excuse. fyou
owe man, pay him, ifit takes the last
shirt-tajl and all. Ifyou can't pay you can
say at 50 once Do to others as you would be
done by-aiter that, as they do by you.--
Punish enemies and reward friends. If you
do not punish enemies, none will fear you
if you never reward friends, we pity the self
ishness Of your heart. Ifyou make prom.
lSe, keep it. Play your hand or leave the Ia.
be. If Others betray you, teach them better,
but on no provocationsbctray others. If YOU
have secret, keep it closely-if you have
the secret of another, watch it even more
closely than your own. There can be no ex
cuse for betrayal of confdenee-no apologd
thet can be sufficient. If you are in hard
luck, wear it out. you can help friend,
always do it, if he is worthy-if you cannot,
don't insult him in the style of refusal A
little act, word or look, when the heart is
rose long after the vase is broken. Ii you
are right stick to it, If wrong, never be
ashamed to own it Keep your head above
the water, no matter how deep the stream or
swift the current-somebody will help YOU
Don't grumble-don't fret--don't whine. 1t
IS as easy to be cheerful as to snarl around,
and good natured men always make the hand
soonest corpses.
Don't change your business every time
you have the blues--changes is not always
beneficial. If you have been cheated, don't
cheat some one else. If you have made q
oad bargain, don't stop trading, but try to
make better one next time. IL you get In
a scrape, get out, and look closer next time
never be caught twice in the same trap
People may forget errors, but they have no
sympathy for fools lfyou wish to be lea
der Always 90 Ghead-and remember that
the smoother rout you pick out the less COM
Dlainipp there will be among yonr folIowArs !.