The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-03-15
Complimentary Tides.


Ledger to Mr.. Bonner's INQUIRY why he had
aa.l,,,ea ~. daoreo a. n n.
s.
1osenned II because uiu hoC WANT IL
mad 1t already. Every irisnman caIed me
Doctor" Every man that peggeo Ior nity
cents called me sDoctof n9eeo, 4 was
called your rlyerence- tue wnlcn peiongs
70 the Saruinai, Denese- Wnat gooa Woula
q coiege ossrse 10 W q nan VINO Already nau
It conferred on him BY the great university OF
the common pepper are tnese not GOOD
reasons!
But there Is dinerence between reasons
ana causes. Alter man mas given MS rea-
sons ior any course, ne might, Win pr0nt,
analyze the real causes which produced the
result. Men act from many motives COM
blned. iney select from among them those
pest suited TO pear exposure, and state them
as reasons. Thus the real causes are often
ma oy the alleged reasons. ~ !; wGua amount
70 quite suusle oisquls'.Ion Il wele W 30
INTO tne intefiofs OF inc mater;
tninK tnaS was natuIal Dorn QUAKER.
agree WIN tuAI WORTHY secc IA everything,
unless IL DC IA the matter OF aoc.rlne and OF
practice. Always ADMIRED pam ana
strasntiorward speeen. MY early reading
was OF authors VINO sprang up Win tine
American and the French Revolutions, and
VINO mad 10 them the glow and iervor OF those
cary democratic doctrines which prevailed
Sslore slavery aeuauc s mus nation. Lne
uoctrlne OF tue unity fraternity ana equality
'oi men naa = cnarm ior my youth not the
less pew,.cnns pscause II was an enthusiasm
SatneT .nan pnnosopny' IN some vague
Way' ean naluy 'eni IVY, Soncerveu no
wv =, Ispusnaueo ~ gu .l'ies' Ie4em-
psf ols.iucuy 'nas' as carry a. Wnen was
iourleen yeas oN., nau SonIempt ior any
sutuor WIZ ~. an'o nis .i'le pas string o.
.na aug 80 t,n Ta,saS . .snsn wiz
lug seoly " somo " Sse Ien a.al noDn'y VINO
t tsnounu .neI neseu..ly s..ies anu JolAeq
tormsd rowan oaI notoU 81 tr,,a es
loansI io t no.i 1 u true man, as
ynI anu sclons necaed lor
h,.t ~ ; Sce n1r Tue. lnsen
w e ~ ule wa
.si =. sSnsy ynas s.Lous nlan nee1eu
y, 40 sucu clnVcn VI pols'er tnat ~ was useless
II u con,erIeu on one notnlng put what ne
nau "A nl'nssn anu ulsnvness ~ gave 70
Tbas. sU aa .ngie snan leauy existed
Tbev ,,s,.e stro,,nth a.S o L' hotaoas
v,,;oIs as da-;sni ,., OnsI y nv lnIuence
ma,Ia ma Iad ~ ~ ntsC eexcneI ~
..s,J. Wot : haoasna .s,of Huness ior enls
ssauy r.robes IL ~, P saiaei aa III i's ere
.lsa ~ M u X SJHvoa udyS' uIusr
~ s Ell = n;,l;ar, p;tt Noisos E;. mnIn
Xs5, .u d. ns;as - W. - po;..
. Maeu I.l' 6 DasGs u "es' Jill was once
aasenlis ia Sanaua, nc was selseu Dy nost-
iers poy, anu N puslng some Questions 70
MN ne proeea 50 , snaLp a. ngures tnat the
1lo'eSsol VooA Inn alonS a. seTsanl. ne
was waiter anu Doy Vi al WORK. put ne de-
Veloped sucn slI.s ana graces tnat ne was put
70 nus DOCKS anu Decame caoet, ana STOOD
SECOND 70 none, until an unlorIunate Cnrist-
mas ma spree oenvereo MN rom the thrall OF
West Foint, ana sent MN 70 nnlsn MS career
~ tne great academy OF tne world found
nlm, III 1913, teacninS mathematics at Mount
Pleasant Classical Institute, in Amherst,
Mass. he taught me TO conquer In studying.
Anere u very nour Ia wnlcn young ma
ture, tuggIng, discouraged and weary with
books, rises WIN tne consciousness OF victo-
ne KNOWS tnat ne can learn anything ii he
pleases. 1t Is distinct intellectual ''conyer-
blon.' 84
drst went to the blackboard. uncertain,
soft, full OF Whlmperlng. That lesson must
pc learned, ne sad, IN very quiet tone, but
with terrible intensity, and with the GER
tainiy OF tate. All explanations and excuses
ne trod under loot with utter scorufulness.
Il want that problem; don't want any rea-
sons Why don't get 1t.
u did study it two hours. saea
"That's nothing to me; want the lesson.
You need not study 1t at all, or you may
study 1t ten hours-just to suit yourself l
want the lesson. Underwood, 60 to the
blackboard"
sob, yes, but Underwood got somebody to
sh0n him bis lesson" e 4
eWhat do care how you get it? That's
your business. But you must have ii"
~ was tough Tor green boy, but it season
ed MIN. In less than month had the
most intense sense OF intellectual independ-
ence ana courage to defend my Rotations.
an inc midst OF lesson his cold and calm
voice Wouio Iaii upon y me IN tne midst OF
nesitated, stopped,
ano tnen went PACK 10 me beginning; and,
On rsacning tne same spot agaln-'NoF. ut
ssrea win tne zone ~ periect convictlon,
CARED my progress. Inc next ana sat
uoWn 10 req CONFUSION. ne, 100, was stop
pea Win NOT put went rignt on, nnlshed,
ano as ne sat down was rewarded wlth"Very
weli.
why" whimpered IL recited 1t just as
ne OH, ana you said no."
"Why didn't you say yes, and stick to it !?
~ Is not enough 10 KNOW your lesson. You
must Enoao that you know It! You have
learned nothing till you are sure If ALI the
world says no, Your business Is to say yes,
ana 70 prove ~.
Ins inward commence inspired Dy such
viii, Joihsu 70 tne cnNairlc noaons q inde-
ksnus1t manhvou al,eauy eAistlns, tenaed 10
"a anu i ss Tvs ies.ls 'nat mson 70 wndt
- = =. msssoey, anu Lue ioye u uoing ana
:. av a. az llAt ne
ot ts o.rer 70 ,,,ae h;s ..;-e mas
a lille ana that then he needs 0% no ol otrs ns
that mars own l;fe is the tr,,. ,,,.;a. a;.u