Smyrna times., 1868-06-10

FIELD BATTLES OF THE ANCIENTs. Free
from the smoke Of modern engagement. a
Hellenic battle must have been gallant sight
In purple tunic ard FURNISHED arnor the men
stood ten, fifteen and twenty deep, beneath
glittcrinG forest Of spear heads. Those who
were well-to DO had no lack of gold about their
grcaves and brrastplatGs and were dandfpd
in piumcs and sword-bclts; while even the
poorest citizen were helmet fashioned Ly
the exquisite taste Of a Greek artifccr 1t
must have beer trial for the nerves Of the
bravest to stand biting his mOUstache; hum
ming bar Of the p9au which lie was to sing
W!tir ti'c next quarter "F an hour wonder
ing whether his widow would marry again
hoping thal the cobblcr on his right r:ight not
turn tali, or the teacher Of gymnastics an his
left shove him out Of the line ; dimly conscious
meanwhile that his colonel was eXortiGg him
IN serious Of well-turncd periods to bcthink
himself Of the tomb which covered those who
died in ThermoVlH, and the trophy which
stood on the beach at Artcm!>ium. And then
the sigma! trumpet sounded, and the music
struck up, and the whole army moved forward
steadily at first but breaking into run when
only few hundred yards separated the ap-
preaching lines. And, as the distance between
grew shorter, and the tramp Of the enemy
mingled with their own, the front rank men
had Just time to try and imagine that the
countea9nre OF the people opposite looked like
tIncIlng, and th9t the notes ofthcir war-chant
mad begun to tIIter, an! the next second there
would be q crash Of pixies, and grating Of
bucklerS, and a clutchng Of boards and those
who would tain be home again were pushed
on by the mass behind, excited at hearing
Others fighting, and with no steel at its own
throat and attAr five miCutes Of thrusting
and shouting, and fierce strainng Of foot and
IL. a..
worse disciplined Of the two hosts would learn
by one more cruel experience, the old lesson
that life as wei! as honor is for those who re-
tain their sef-respect and their shields.
TIE ART OF MAKING MoNEY.-A sensible
writer says: OF all the arts that have ever in
tcrested humanity, this is the one which nine
tenths of the civilized world most desire to un-
derstand and practice Lectures have been
delivered upon it by practical men but it is
not on record that the people who listen to
them ever made as much by the lesson they
received as they paid for the tickets OF admis-
sion. The truth is, that to call money making
an art is a mistake. To make money on any
thing like grand scale requires special fac
ulty or combination Of faculties, with which
not one man in a thousand is endowed. Who
ever has this qualification can make fortune,
though he may possess but the rudments Of an
education; whoever lacks it will probably fail
to do so, though his mind is a store house Of
learning What people mistakenly call the art
of money making is simply the application Of
an innate knowledge Of human nature to pccu-
mary purposes This inborn faculty of reading
the brain, and of the understanding how to
make the most Of the perusal, is great gift,
and may be turned to account in nobler ways,
perhaps, than as a means Of reaping gol len
harvests. The manner Of the direction de-
pends upon the other faculties. fits possess
or loves riches more than fame, it will make
him rich il fame mere than wealth it will
make him famous But reader, if you have it
not don't try to become u Cre>us by coup dc
main in finance. The chances are ''all the
world to a Chind orange" that you make dis
astrous failure. Don't trust to stroke of
good luck" to make up tor that Midas gift
which turns whatever it takes hold of into me
circulating medium. Strokes Of luck, in the
strict sense Of the word, are much more rare
than solar eclip>es or any other uncommon ce-
lestial phenomena.