New-York tribune., 1873-01-04


which is forced will rarely be expanded. -, o., .,
situation is TO 6e scqured No one suppose Will ae-
cuse me OF over-statement IL call Chules Dchehs V
man of genius. Genius IL big word Next 10 .no GU
nremes names IL is the largest word IN the dictionary
The popul idea of man OF genius ls very w .akue
and oftentmes very foolish one ne s connony sul
posed 10 be able at moment without previous study
or preparation OF any kind TO write poem an ofaton
history an essay or q novel ia three volumes as the
case may be. Hear, II you please testimony OIL 'ne
other side. Dickens said:
you uev served as has but for ise baO Of
oos lG%S ca tnt SuseTse stssGe quality in ever,
and every pursuits the quality Of attention tnus yyaei
ways bat attention seI due tern Of submissive service
poorest be cultivated By and it certain IN n
This eulogium on attention spoken out OF his own
abundant experience Is quite worthy 10 I've hung up III
feSe in the land DicKenss sense OF responsibility to
the public that had given him thelr homage was a
marked popularity. During his readings in America,
although he had the experience OF IS years in those
deru performances he never came before ms auueheo
was TO read He studied every point ihe was to mako
with the anxiety of a novice.
GOLDEN RULES OF DICKENS.
In one Of his novels which know 10 be the most
photographed OF all his stores the author drops this
admirable lesson like jewel before his reader. have
his distinct authority for saying IL is record of his own
perseverance as a young man. He says, speaking
through the medium OF his nero - 49,.
have Seen very S ,SIo , cd,S my 90 we'll but never eou
have done without the habits Of puho,u order sDd
dgence the determination 10 concentrate myself on one
object time. matter how quetly rs saeee'sE st
es1iug SIMPLY f. that vhevei have id DO le have tined
with All sea 70 DO we'll 5h wn,eeI & g1ss Ss Ss and y small
have always thoroughly earnest have never believed posi- M
cOmpanOushp the steady plain AwOrEDg Qualities and nope G TO-
%., is on END I'D. as There Sons. Spp1 SS ,s a.p
opportunity form ihs two Sae' & o, he S % ~ s 10 stand
and tear substitute for thoroghsne ardent apd
fToS fSr y Whole self sa never depreciation work what
When Ra6nss the great pianist the greatest per
hans in the annals of music. was asked lew DAYS ago
played the Fri King he replied, as If surprised at the
| question, ut is only by stoody"
| TRIuMrHs OF CYRUS W. FIELD.
There Is q faith expansive and a hope so elasuc
| thai a man having them will keep on believing ana
hoping till all danger is passed and victory sure When
talk across an of 300 miles. with my friends on
the other side of it, and feel that may know any hour
of the day if all goes well with them think with graft
tude OF the energy and perseverance OF tha
| one man cyrus W. Field, who spent many years OF
mis- life in perfectng communication second ohly IN
his patent striving during all that stormy period is one
Of the nobest records Of American enterprise and only
his own family know the whole OF IT, IL was long,
hard struggle! Thirteen years OF anxious watching ana
ceaseess toll Think what that aHe fiy voySSes
across the Atlantic and when every looked urkest
for his enterprise, his courage never nagged Or an l
slant He must have suffered prvations and dangers
manifold Think of him in those gloomy periods pacing
the decks of ships on dark, stormy nights, in mid:
Newfoundland in peltng rains, comforess and forlorn
saw him in 1855 Immediately after the first cable had
| ceased 10 throb. Public excitement had grown wild
over the mysterious working of those flashing wires
nd ~hea sRSS as well as the public generally
grew exasperated and suspicious; unbeeyers sneered
az the whole project, and called the telegraph hoax
from the beginning. They declared that never mes,
had passed through the 6a eSSm
was boundess he was the butt and the Dy-Woru OF MS
| time. ,,u o,ar ,vol remem
Der how cowardy acted aud how eonrageoSsiy ne sP
peared scarcely dared 10 IadS 'ng and
who suffering such terrible disgrace. BUT whea
not abste one iot OF heart hope felt that tins man
| was indeed master OF the situation, ana would yet
darts into his sensitive spirit Eight wears more ne eh-
dured the odum of failure, but s Kept piowng across
tile Atlantic fyng from city TO city, soliciting capta
holding meetings. and forcing down the most Colossal
All last day dawned again. and another cable was paid
| out this time from the deck OF the Great Eastern.
was Just lifting her head to stn breeze then sPrngng
up, when without moments warning tne ne eaoe ss sur
| the published account OF tins great disaster -, .
served with admirable eompOsu his lip quiyed and his cheek
white The cable has parted aud Ia; 1 gone cd OT ~ T G % G over G
I though they graPed three tines they could
In that most eloquent speech made by Mr. Field at the
Chamber OF Commerce banquet IN Newfork one OF the
most touching recitais record he said We returned
10 England defeated but full Of resolution TO Degn the
| battle anew" And this time his energy was greater
| even than before In hve mouths an9'ner caDe was
shipped board the Great Eastern, and tins time by
1 he Heaven,
harmed, from continent TO continent Then came that
nevero-befOrgotten search IN four ships Tor the os
In the bows Of one Of vessels stood Cyrus Field
day and night, in storm and fog, squail and calm IN
| eng two miles down on the bottom of the deep. AT
length spirit OF this brave man was rewarded Alter
think we may safely include Cyrus W. Field among
| the masters Of tho situation.
| ENTHUSIASM BEGETs SUCCESS.
In rendering duethomage to the masters OF the stua
| Rar ~ Me- Xopkf no
firm and unsehsh advocate for that part Of creation
which cannot ask kind treatment itself; the man
| who has spoken eiectually for those poor dumb
mouths Is it not brave thing to have stood so many
years the oppressor and his quyering VICTIM
and 10 have borne rdicule Of those who
not understand why horse should not be overloaded
or his flesh tortured he sinks beneath his
burdeni IL Is sacred mission 10 which TINS man has
been called.
| DEAL Of that commendaoe, ardent enthusiasm which
formerly existed for great talent and inspiring virtue
place Dr. Lyman Beecher told the Andover student he
had very little hope OF Ga Christian inquirer who needed
mustard plaster on TO make him tee observe the o
| ference in men. One will bring forward bill IN
| Congress, and its failure 70 be put through may
be prophesed fromthe moment he proposes IT, Another
| member will present resolve, embodying the same
principles bill not so well drawn as the nrst and its
success assured instantly In the first case 1t is
langud bill because it is languidy presented and the
hounds OF Destruction fall to at once and tear 1t to
creature The master Of the situation whose bill is
carried trumphanty, is courageous and enthusiastic
| the very sound of his voice.
Promptness is q good leader, while Procrastnation
lnps behind To-day is master OF the situation while
Tomorrow imp0stOr who is almost sure to bring
failure with HIM. Masters Of the situation never 40
things by halves There minds that seem always TO
be q state OF dsntegratOn, and working slowly 10 no
end whatever. There jumping men who always blt
the top bar with their heels and quite clear It,
There are women stitches always come out and
the buttons they fly of the mildest provoca-
toni there other women who will use the
needle and thread and you may away at their work
your coat or your wastcoat and you can't start
| button in a generation
FAILURES SOMETIMES SUCCESSES.
There are poets who get beyond the first