The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-06-16
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, Adj faeHsKke ha#es Succeeded inqife,
Ihave been men Of hi gha resolves and
endurance The famed William Pitt
Imas,i in early life, fond of gaming !;
the e'passiensinefeased with his, years; !;
he knew tilat he must at aenee master
thespassi6h, b0f sthe passion would
master him. II made & firm resolve
that hsSWaRId never gain play, y Z, q gan fggame g g
iof- ifaEardsdi Heiseonld make such q
resolution bheR9eeuld itkeepz its His
subseedd 1ieift erfinence was the fruit ct
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William Wilberforce, in his carrier
daysplike mostsyotingmIeuof his rank
and e, ,ifoved the exeit emento Of the
places, of bazsrd. !, He was one night
.persuaded TO keep the faro bank. He
saw the, ,ruinoef the vice of gaming as
heeHever' saw &c before; he was ap-
phfled at what he Beheid:: Sitting and
gaming, ruin, and despair be. took the
resolution thatihei would nheyer again
ientefoaf gainBling houseI 9He changed
lhiSeompanya with the change of his
Conduct, and subseq equently became one
of the most distinguished Englishmen,
of his age.s & eioii1E 10 gGiasgin aff
Dr.. Samuel johnson \ was once re-
quested to drink wine, with a friend.
The Doctor proposed teao But drink
q little wins,1 y said the host. : cam
not fhelepiygo aInknowr absti-
nence, Know excess e ;5but L know no
medium. Long since1 resolved, as
could notadrinlsa little. I. wonldInot
drinkl latiall.n 4 a man who could thus
support his resolution bse action, was
q manaof endurance, and that element
is aswelt iisplay yed inthis incident tas
in thbaeombifiations of his greatiwor
= Whem Richard IBpihsley Sheridan
made hisfrst speech I'M Parliament, it
was Regarded oasalr hands as morti-
Tying faiiure53 His friends advised,
urged him toaabandohSa parliamentary
ENTER sdpoRi aifieId better
suited toiohis abiiitya snroNo. laa said
sheridanY eanoy it is in4ne, and SHAH
coueout !97ifAndit; did, ana he be-
scamei lone of thesmost splendid de-
baterS I'M En- gand!gpsg .2ai1a7s;q,s fut
RefhapsElo othefdnation I'M Europe,
at thsstinae could have wonl the battle
of lWaterloos except the British, be-
causeaRo other could have brought to
thataeonficH The amount OF endurance
necessary to- vim ID Fors many hours
thatiafmy stood faahfaHy before The
smdfdefoussff fire ofsthe French ;9eoluInfnn
effeel6nA 9elHl 1ssFffeu up if file fup P,
"Not yet mot GyeeI"d u was Is ftfif the Iffoinl ii
Duke 's1fepfy 10 athe earnest ereGuest
made TO- charge and fight the foe. oAt
length the time Of action came. The
charge was given and victory crowned
the standard Of England isoiH t'1el291a
Men Of Genins without endurance,
cannot sdcceed.s Men who start Il in
one kind of business, may find it inn
| possible to continue all their days. Ill
health may demand a change. New
and wider fields, of enterprise and
success may be opened to, them; new
elements, Of character may be deYel.
oped: Men may have rare talents,
but if. they are everything by turns
and nothing long, they hey must nfn not ex.
pect to prosper. No form of business
Fis free from Yexations. :, Each man
knows the spot on which his own har-
ness chafes but he cannot know how,
much his. .snrpeightboorss srpeig suffer. l' - s,ii't