Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-07-11
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"I Have no Chance"

Don't say that. You have Eve chances In
each hand. Thso yOu have thirty-six at least
in your head. Every faculty YOu have will
vote you into Office. if yOu Only enfranehise il.
and for = confederation between the freeme1
in your brain, aud the freeman at the ends of
your arms. Chances, plenty of them, fall
under our eyes, If We have only eyes to SEQ
them and hands to pick them up.
The falling of an apple vas the opportunity
for Newton 70 solve the secret of the skies
A floating sea-weed. drifting by the vessel
when the crew were utterinS mutinOus threats.
was the chance seized by COlumbus to pacify
an inciPient rebellion, and to inspire his men
with the promise Of a new continent aud n
new world OF enterprise. The picking up of
= pin in the streets OF Paris BY a Door bow. "a
he was going from great bank saddened at
the denial OF his application for q place, was
the founding of the success aud prosperity of
one Of the great bankers Of the queen CITY of
the world. That simple act, illustrative Of the
economical spirit asserting itself over present
grief, was observed from the window the lad
was recalled at the same moment; industry,
patience and honesty did the rest. A chance
remark from n peasant girl, in an obscure
country district in England. falling upon the
young, observing thinker, DIR. JebDer, gave
vaccination to the world, and saves hundreds
of thousands Of lives annually.
A pewter plate founded the Peel famiIy.-
Robert, in the poor country about blackburn.
seeing large family growing up about him,
felt that some source OF income must be added
to the meagre products Of the little farm. HO
quietly conducted experiments in calico print
ing in his own home. One day thOughtFuIly
handling pewter plate from which one of tho
children had dined, he skstched upOn its
smooth surface the outline of n parsley leaf
aud filing this with coIOriDg matter. he was
delighted to find that the impression could bo
accurately conveyed to tho surface of cotton
cloth. Hero was the first suggestion towards
calico printing from metal rollers. The '.pars-
ley Leaf" on the pewter plate opened up n
world of industry to Lancashire, aud Robert
Peel to this day is called, in the neiEhbOrhOod
Of Blackburn, Parsley Peel"
Richard ArkWright, the thirteenth child in
. hOVel, with no knowledge of Ietters-an un.
dergrOund barber, with n vixen for 4 wife,
who smashed up his models aud threw them
out-gave his successful spinning mOdles to
the world, and put scePter in Englaud's
right hand such rs no sovereign ever welded.
The jumping tea>ke'Ile lid is said to have
put the steam into that boys head who gave
Us the great giant of modern industry. A
kite and \ key in Franklins hands, were the
P~'SoSSNA O0A anu NDe Dlcas
sings OF modern invention applying electricity.
A swinging, greasy lamp, just flied with oil,
by verger in the Cathedral of Pisa, cauGbI
the eye Of Calico, at eighteen yeas Of age,
taught him the secret of the pendulum, made
many discovery in astronomy and navigation
possible, and gaze US the whole modern sys-
TEN OF the accurate measurement Of time.
Don't say you have no chance You have
the same chance and better, than the worlds
greatest aud best men have enjoyed. Men
uniformly overrate riches and undeTrate their
own strength the former will do far less than
We suppose, aud the latter far more. Tho
longer live" says one Of carths noble sons,
"the more L am certain that the great differ
enGe between men, between the feeble and
the powerful, the great and the Insignificant,
is eHergy-invinciblO determination, = pur-
pose once fixed. and then death or victory 7"
That quality will do anything that can be done
in this world aud no talents. NO circumstan>
ceS. no opportunities, will be worth much
without il,