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cad something about to this effect: IL is
| pity that every msn when he is born
loes not have label hung on his neck
elling what he is good for, for many men
pend the greater part Of their lives in
to ascertain for what they
, c. d, do so too late in life TO Apply
are best fitted, aud il, perchance, they
successfully the knowledge thus gained /
Ridiculous as the idea may seem to be,
there is far more truth in it than at first
blush appears. For every chieftain really
competent to lead an army, there are
many thousands ft only to obey orders,
though men in abundance among them are
found we'll qualified to Gil all intermediate
positions; for every statesman capable Of
properly directing the policy of nation,
there are multitudes ofcivil officers fit on
ly to follow directions, and for every man
able to originate aud conduct any great
enterprise in private life, there are many
thousands who will make most excellent
sub-oficers and workmen, without whom
the work can hot 90 on, and who are
therefore as indispensable TO its success as
the master-mind who plans and directs.
ferdinand de Less,ps was the leading
spirit of the Sucz Canal, yet when Eng
lish diplomacy had disbanded in one day
his army Of fellow-V orkmcn, and left hin
IN command Of deserted camp, he mas
have snccum5ed but for the inventive
genius Of his chief.engineer, who planned
and erected the steam-giants which so sue
cessfully performed the labor of thousand,
of men.
The world has.Dever witness c ! Grand
er triumph Of intellects combining har
mouiously, and using the forces Of ma
ton, than the late Franco-Prussian wa
has aiforod Bismarck was necessary a
the guiding spirit to mature the stipend
Gus plan, aud by his craftsmanship to pre-
pare the way for the advent of the soldie
who was to cement with blood the uniol
effected by the measures Of the Chancel
or. Moltke was no less necessary t
bring the army to the state Of perfection
absolutely demanded for the aggressiv
movement in preparation for it, albeit
came sooner than was expected; he wa
needed to project the mighty aud comprc
hensiyc plan of invasion, and to direct tn
half million of armed warriors with whoI
he operated like u skilled chess-player
and King William was no less needed fc
the success of the whole movement as a
arbiter of difficulties, and central poir
around which to rally both statesman an
soldier. 1t is not pretended that he POI
sessed the comprehensive and sagaciou
wisdom of his prime minister, or th
magnificent, scheming, combining gcnir
of his commander -in-chief, yet it is equa
" us certain that without him the on
could not have managed the resource
nor the other the armies, Of Germany.
A place for every man. and every ma
in his place, seems, then, to be the cond
tion OF success in every great undertaI
' ing, aud consequently in every small OF
also, for great ones are but combination
Of small ones. Then comes the quer,
how is one to know for what he is fitted
Almost every man of very decide
character has an inclination OF some pa
ticular pursuit in which he is anxious
achieve success, aud so marked is tn
generally, that neither he nor his frien'
will have any difficulty in perceiving
Let him follow that, if it be possible, +
in that line he is most certain to gain di
tinction. Many men, however, are
cosmopolitan in their tastes and vers
tile in their capacities, that it matters
tie to them in what they engage. The
pride leads them to strive for success
whatever they may undertake, and /
sides, success brings wealth; hence the
is no lack of stimulus to exertlon. Ma
men, too, are unable, from the force
surrounding circumstances. to follow
q, calling of their choice, and enter upon I'll
which offer, to them the greatest pecu
AIRY inducements. They have no spec
desire to achieve reputation in it, a
prosecute it for the sake of its pecunia
reward hence they become mere mont
geiters.
The cases in which men have met W
very decided success in any occupation
profession have almost always been thC
for which they have shown great P
dilection; and they have engaged IN
to frequently under the most discourage
TO circumstances, and pursued it persisten
when ordinary men would have aband'
ID ed it in despair, They found their
ward in their labor, and if they we're P
crossing toward their goal, it matter
little to them whether they were accun