Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-11
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sufficient in the hand .to>hand dificul-
ties that must be encountered as q
rock drill without the correct temper.
An AK may be made of the choicest
Quality OF steel, ground TO an edge,
and polished 80 beautifully that chops
per can see the color of his eyes in the
polished surface. Let him sink such
tool into q stick Of green basswoed to
fhe eye, and the bright edge viii seem.
adequate TO any requirement but
strike hemlock knot, and the beautiful
edge writhes and turns this way and.
that way, into a doubled and. twisted
scnffacasidn. An The correct temper
is lacking. But, thrust the FURNISHED
steel into the FIRE and give the edge q
proper temper. and it viii walk straight
through the gnarly oak, and the knotty
hemlock, as a warm knife will pass
through a roll of frozen butter. But
the instrument is the same in both in
stances. Nothing of an appreciable
nature has been added to, or taken
from the steel. Soft is with man or
woman. Correct temper gives efficien-
cy to every word and action. Were it
not for the uniform temper of the en-.
gineer. the Hoosac Mountains could
pefer BE tunnsIed nor could the Mag.
ara ever have been bridged. A boy
without .grit," without ssspunk," desti
tute Of temper, might grow mp into a
feminine imbccile, capable of feeding
the chickens, and always requiring
guardiana q superintendent. No man
or woman, boy or girl. ever inherited
too much temper or grit. The great
trouble has always been the controlling
Of it. A noble horse that has not suf-
tieient temper to tear his harness and
rend every rein max ing kindling wood
of he vehicle that he is drawing, when
things about him become unstrung and
out of gear, would be an animal of lit
tie value. A horse never possessed too
much FIRE and temper. Wherever there
is difficulty j. may be attributed to a
lack of control Of that temper By means
of correc. education. SO with child
rem, and 80 with adults. In every
noble nature. whether animal or human,
she all wise Creator has implanted this
wonderful power of resistance, thus
rendering each possessor of it efficient
enabling him to battle successfully
with the asperities and obstacles of life.
A young man. or boy.in these perverse
days of seduction, intrigue and corrup-
tfon. needs the grit OF emery. and the
nnflin hing 6rmness Of the diamond TO
enable him to meet with unruffled tenn
per the persuasive incentives to dishon
esty, crime and popular CORFU ton.
The temper must be controlled, and ed
ucated in childhood, 10 boyhood, thro'
the critical period Of youth, up through
tbs years of Tiper manhood. aud down
TO hoary age. Temper, frmness, decis.
son, pluck, grit or spunk, BY whatever
euphonie appellation we may be pleased
to name the quality. is ene of the most
praiseworthy qualities of noble man.
hood. Without such granite found
alton, the entire superstructure of char
aeter will resemble the soft and yield
ing edge Of the tool destitute of TEN,
per. Without this persistent equality,
everything would be unreliable and as
unstable as water on an inclined sur
face. But this faculty must be con-
trolled. s.sea
Anger is the open manifestation Of
temper. There is an iguuble, and a
noble avepger. One is sinful, the 9th
er is not. WiaeE person il annoyed
vexed, worried, fretted and nearly
driven to desperation by his contact
/ with the difficulties and asperities of
life, his anger il sinful. People say he
has too much temper; but the grand
difficulty is, he has not been educated
to control it. When temper gains the
ascendency over the man. woman, boy
or girl, and Is manifested in an erup.
tion Of frenzy, he or she can never tun
mel mountain, or bridge the foamine
cataract. A mans persistence, his
firmness, his perseverance, his indomi.
table determination, his well>controlled
temper, may nerve his nature to ter,
rife pitch, and yet he may be as steady
90 the steam lengine that is about t.
give motion to ponderous load Sucf
anger, In overcoming the difficulties o
life, and in resisting wrong, is noble
not sinful. Men too often allow fhei
temper to get the best of them. They
nFe, then, like terrified horse that i
running away, ana in the impulse Of /
hasty moment, they are left to do 0,
saye some wicked thing that may EN-
bitter their whole existence In mo
mcnts of sober reflection every on,
should fortify himself against ever,
storm of anger, by imagining what Il
do or say, if implicated in this or tha
dificnIty. He should prepare himsel
20 surmount oil the obstacles and an
noyances Of mortal life, with coolnes
that will impart magnanimous luste
10 noble manhood. As men have dif
fculties to meet, and obstacles to over
come, their nerves must be tempered b,
education, to stand for the maintenance
and nitimase triumph Of truth an,
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