The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-28

bui his DeE-foane companion asked
him II be knew aught about the
prophets. Then ensued the eonver-
sation wbirh led to bis conversion.
and 50 determined bis whole future
life
A similar event l. narrated Of Sir
David Brewster On tie threshold
OF his great scientific researches, his
sight began 10 fail him he had ev-
ery reason 70 fear that his eyes must
90. Some one told him that, for such
cases the great surgeon, >ir BENJAMIN
Brodie, recommended Z particular
prescription II was a very simple
enc, COMMON snuff being the chief in
gredient De took il, and was con-
pletely cured Years after Sir David
met sir Benjamin; but Sir BENJAMIN
was surprised Al the msttsr, and said
the prescription was none OF his
In Ike mznner i vas . what
men call luck thai Charles Estlske
the painter. owed hissuccess When
Napoleon WAS Gagged n tie Beller0-
pbon, and the Te5sel .sy IN Plymouth
Sound, Of the English coast. Young
EsIl2ke, then unknown, took boat d2v
br dav. And lowered about the vessel
for glimpse Of the captive ETsry
evening, about six, Napoleon used 70
appear Oh TIE ganyw3y and make his
bow 10 lie thousands who came ogt
to see Kim Charles Es1lake studied
hi model made . portrait. ard from
1t constructed 4 large painting q the
Emperor, for which The genflemeu Il
PlyDoGt3 gave thousand pounds
and sent him 10 Rome, and made The
fortune Of tie fstuIe President Of tbe
ROYAL Academy
These incidents abundaatlv prove
the truth Of Don Affords words. and
Ibe wisdom Of his counsel There
are moments that are worth more
than years We cannot help II there
i no proportion between spaces q
tine In Importance nor il value. 4
stray unthoughi-of Eve minutes NAV
contain the event Of LIE And this
al-inpori2nt moment, tLis moment
disproportiOnate 70 al other no
ments, wbo can Tel when il vii be
upon u.s. But the lesson O. tbs
truth :, not 10 wait for something
10 turn up, n0l 10 trgsI 70 turn 81
the tide 70 carry Z. into the harb9--
bat 70 have our resources for meet
ing this 81 important Done1t aEaIla-
lie and 81 hand
Fer u EEEI men cal mere chance
work there IRE order and Jesign.
What We cal & -turning Pointa Ii
simply 81 occasion which sums up
and brings 70 result previous train
Ilg. Accidental circumstances are
nothing except - 1ea Eh0 have
been trained - take advantage 0f
them ErskIDe made himself famous
when the chance came to hin Of max
ing 8 great forensic display but M
less be had trained himself fer the
E chance, the chance would have only
made hin ridicGl0as- i v0uag Is
dy's horse runs aKsy with her II l.
II danger Of leaping 3 elf o. rush
4 ing down : railroad track while the
I express rasbes after Il. S9ch an IL
cideai would be thrown sEav upon a
hero who was not used - horses.
and " b0 had Doi acquired q steady
eve and hand and habits q GOODNESS
and courage. There J. q noble house
+ n London which traces back al IL
prosperous fortune 20 the Incident Of
prentice lad pluDginE into the
Thames 70 recover his fair yeu1g
mistress BE married her ald be-
came partner il the business & his
master There must al least b4Tebeen
useful habit q swimming before Ii
could pluBge into the riFrr- And u
I less there were those good habits
which the merchants Of London 80
highly prize, be woald not have gone
INTO The business, OF If be had gone.
would have dooe nothing a. Il The
lawyer who rises 70 conduct q diff
cult case In his leaders absence, the
4 surgeon or doctor that has s sudden
chance presented 10 hin. must have
had Z long preparatory training be-
fore he could skillfullv avail himself
q any so-t Of emergency
. Thus Il appears that what nen call
luck Is a best only az opportunity
Providence offers the opportunity,
bat only be whose previous habits
have prepared him for the hour can
avail himself OF Il Ii i when the
nan and hour meet, when the i1ii-
Tidusl has prepared himself fo- The
hour which God has prepared FOR
hin, that be enjoys what bis less as-
I sid1ous companions call good luck
Often, in fact, his virtue OF his Wis
dom prepares the occasion ss Eel -
makes him ready 70 seize Il An old
lady, ehildless and friendless died not
long since and left a large p-operly
70 the children Of q chemist OF green
grocer. Lucky man, Ne She did
Il because 81 his shop she had a.
WAYS received eiFility- There i the
story told Of some gentleman, who.
on The battlefield, happening to bow
with much grace 70 some cheer who
addressed him g e2n10n-bal Just
went through his hsK, and took Of
the head Of one behind him The Of
fcer when be saw The marvellous es-
cape, justly Observed that no nsn er-
er lost by poii.eoess-
There is man II Berkshire, Eng
land, who has a park with q walled
frontage Of seven niles, and he tells
of beautiful little operation which
made a nice little addition 10 his for
tune He was in Australia when
the first discoveries OF geld was
made The miners brought IN their
nuggets, and took them 70 the Ioesl
banks The banks were little ner-
Eous about The business uncertain
abont the quality Of the gold and
waited 10 see its character establish
ed. This man had a taste for natur-
al sciences and knew something Of
met2llurgy- He tried each test. solid
and fluid, satisfied himself Of the
quality Of gold, and then with all the
moIeF be could borrow, be bought as
much gold as might be, and shaved
q profit Of one hundred thousand
pounds In the course Of day OF tw0.
His aluek- was observation and
knowledse, and happy tact Il 3D.