The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-12-05
CIRCU Ms IANCES.

Mako circums snces your servants In
stead of your masters. They are sure to
be one or the other, according to your own
strength OF purpose. II they do H0t serve
Fnu in the way you want them to, it will
II n" good t" grumble Mt them, but SCI
yourael! In readiness tn accept their ser
vice n another way. Some OF us apoear
ia live upon the principle, III csn't get
wha, | want out Of a man, or out of u
certain arrangement OF my plans, III not
have anything"
II we adopt this as rule, either avov-
g ly or onwittingly, we lose full one bird
of the benefits of our llfe's discipline at
The start, to say nothing of what 1t may
lead us to ia the future For who of us
has BOT been disAppointed where it seem
ed hat our wise and careful planning
mnst have secured the result? II, then.
these diSappointments and mi calCula-
tions are inevitable, it would seem that
the shaping of cur lives lies entirely out
of our own pOwer-Subjert t0 cIrcum-
stances. Yet the case is exactly the re.
verse Of this. We are all free agents "
and mold not only he power to mold our
own characters but also. in part, unAvold-
ably those OF Others. 1t depends solely
upon what W. place our hopes nf happi.
ness and advAncement,w neither it be with
in or without OF Observation-Disclosures to the
will of God CT that of man.
Nothing was eEer made, nothing ever
happened, without use in it. These in
tricate happenings, that wind themselves
IN and out OF our daily lives, get US won-
derfu ~ entangled, each with the other,
sometimes so that they serve not only the
man who rrcos nlZcs them, but any and
every one who ch"os"s TO profit by their
qui and timely suggestions The h IL
ored, but time worn, Mr.. Micaw Der, who
waited ton something to- turn up" was of
al unusually placid, cheerful, aud im-
provident disposition We would hard! y
advise that method of accepting circum
stances. Still, if he really could not be
stir mseIf aud take circumstances "by
!he forelock' with any greater avidity, it
was Ger ainly grateful coincidence that
he could he happy under it aud not make
himself and his devoted wits more mis-
cradle by incessent grumbling at fate
Circumstances and "fate" are about the
same thing after ALL Our fate is quite
likely 60 he what we make it.
Some of u feel as if thete were an CD
posing fate stationed ut every chance cor
ner of our yes; and as we allow ourseI veg
to be disturbed 10y them, they rapidly In
crease, until there is some petty drawba
to the simplest daily occurrences. "Ev-
cry rose has it's thorn" aud they insist on
grasping it, thorn foremost, instead of
making the bes' Of the inevitable, aud
pleasantly avoiding contact with it's sharp
ness. They cannot even eat stone or a
cherry without wishing it had no stone!
One man thinks if such and such things
were out of his way he could get on as
fast as any one. and become rich md in
fusntlal. But he has many to provide for,
In or outside OF his family, or his physical
or mental capacities are limited, and he
Is Obliged to- stand back to let Others pass
Another man laments his ungovernablr
temper, or his to ndency to iutem perunce,
as a bit or obstacle in his spiritual jour
ney. If only he could be rid of this he
might become . worthy Christian man.
All, yes! Ii there were nothing against
as we must be very stupid not to progress
rapidly, 1t is always easier going with
the current than agalusG it; and vet the
stronger he carrent, the more downward
its tendency. He whe has had tho most
to contend sgains, 10 often he who holds
the highest position in fortune or In1u-
ence. He did not allow circumstances to
cramp and helittlc him. He climbed
above them and gained strength in the
effort.
Our self made then and womsn, wheth-
err the position they occupy be one OF
public honor or of private usefulness, are
not only the bravest, strongest and truest,
but they are also the most tender and
helpful Oaly till we have been through,
and suffered from, the drawbacks and
ents of struggle to make
our own place in life, can We thoroughly |
sympathizs with, and widely assist those |
who arc following in our pa his 1t is a
notable fact, too, that those whose efforts |
have been directed mainly toward this
worlds riches and honor, and their sue.
cess Is secure, are seldom so ready to as
sist the young aspirant behind them as
they who have to ken q nobler aim to their
hearts.
If oar aim be selfish sae we are not
80 willing to share it's enjoyment with our
fellows. We can be thankful, however,