South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-10-30
Ono Step at a Time.

taiu side, and path led from the valley
below up to the summit Bu, il vas. no.
an easy path OF all. /, was rough aud s,o.
ny, sometimes steep, sometimes slippery,
sometimes II went through boggy places
that were worst Of all At first there were
so many things to look az, that CHARLIE.
who was climbing up with his father. had
not thought about the steepncss Of the way.
Inc huge grey rocks, piled one npou an
other, with the purple heather growing
mere and there Gu tho little LEDGE, as if
some careful gardener had planted 1t there
10 make the most oi room tho li,tl. stream
gurgiing and foaming, foilowing the course
marked cut for il, aul determined not 10
be turned aside, aud lcaping over !he pre-
ciplces as IT It laughed at he grim old
rocks, and said TO them, ID ,wu 90, YOU
cant hinder the ) the graceful lady fern
peeping from under the crags, aud the
cotton grass, so white aud Geathery, cover
ing the dark, bog.y ground the large
bird that kept wheeling round them, aud
winch CHARLIE thought wls an eagle,
though IL VAS only kite; the little noun.
tain sheep which he was equally sure were
rot sheep, they were so small aud so very
whlie-all this he had enjoyed very much,
I'LL bis legs began 20 ache, AMI ,h, tor
looked just "a lar of Us ever SO that his
courage failed
We don't get bit nearer, flther,' be
cried, az he threw Himself down upon
mossy stone, so we had better give it up
Come, come, my little fellow, cheer up,
Snd don't lose hear, said his father
'Rest a few minutes, and then make an
other effort see you hsvo no. yet learn
ed the best way up the hill
no, father wh,t is it?' said CHAR
LIE, looking round to see whe.her there
was on easier path they mich' have taken.
One step at q tine, CuAsLIr, that is
tho best way
but that is The ouiy way anywhere )
and CHARLIE looked again rather puzzled.
'Qli'o tue, my boy, tot 'ru,r still in
going Up mluntria Wnt | mean is
this; if you look at tho III ,Gltics before
you, how high the summit j., and how far
I'll 1t Sccms, yon lose your courage but If
you only think Of what is just beuea,h You,
and take one step, then rnatLcr, then az
other, Why each one is taking you nearer
and nearer, and lt'lc by little, step by step,
you sc; to your journeys end
mp; 'burrah, then, here goes and ia
very short time he was sitting 90 the pile
Of stones at ne mountains summit, rover
dcd for bis toll and refreshed ~ the brcczr,
and heartily enjoying the coutcuts OF the
basket bis father had carried up for him.
The holidays were over. The mouo-
tains we're left behind With she heather and
ihe streams, be free fresh Lir and thc
cloudy shadow aud The every day world,
and the dull routine Of school life had como
instead
CHARLIE was sit'i1g 81 bis dosi, poriug
over his L1tin translation. Il was vbat
be called rather tough it was harder work
much than climbing up the welsh hills :;
and CHARLIE, as you may have guessed,
was not very fond Of dili,uIiies He be-
gan anything very eagerly, hut if he found
he could cot jump to the end at once, he
was apt to tire Of it aud throw il aside.
ooh dear 9 he cried again, 4 can't sec
my wsy through i: oil. never she'll IN
dcrs'and L1tiu.'
'Oh, CHARLIE, CHARLIE said his faith
er 'haye you forgotten the Welch noun
tains already ? Remember the bcs; woy W
the hill is also the best way through the
Latin gramrnar. Step Jp step will carry
you over harder things than this. D,n't
be thinking abou: the future at az; do.wi,h
ell your heart, to-day's appointed task
that is one step tomorrow will bring to-
morrow = tasK, that is another; and, thou. h
you may not sec ~ the time that IL tells
for much, yet, when you look back at the
end of the baii-ycar, you will Gpd real pro-
gross has been made, and that oac stem al
a time has carried you good way up the
hill
Father said CHARLIE, half IN hour af-
icrwards, when be met him in the garden,
Il ON afraid have not much patience With
ny books. / wish | had. But there, il
is 30 dull aud tircsomo to 20 on poddinp.
How nice 10 must be 90 be clever. and then
one might grow wise without oil this trouble
His father shook bis head you have
often heard me Say there is no royal road to
learning. IL would do you very little good
TO be clever unless you were Icrseverinp
TOO. Nearly all the learned men in The
world have been ploddcrs, and have gained
their knowledge piece By piece, and little
by little. They have OIL Travelled The same
road before you, If you would only believe
IL. a house is built one brick on top Of IN
other, end oil our great discoveries aud in
veniions 6avo been made not ell 81 once,
but by slow degrees happy thought from
ono man, and then a bright idea from ano-
Their Paintings & sculptures did not spring
out Of peoples bsnds by mogic, but were
tho work Of mon!bs aud years Of patient
labor, such as you would call dull and tire
some. However, hope you will learn bet