Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-30

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Human Destiny.
For the Fayetteville Observer.


point, but as a matter of busi-
ness. The doctrine of fatality
in all its bearings is fraught
with evil, and exceedingly disaS-
trous to the happiness and well
being Of the human family
The idea that some men are des-
tined to poverty and wretched-
ness, while others are particu-
larly favored and possessed Of
thousands regardless Of merit,
is very damaging to the aspir-
ing youth who would rise to
distinction and become promi-
nent among his fellows. That
every man is the architect Of
his own fortune is too plain a
fact to be denied or ignored by
those who consider themselves
bound down by the inevitable
decree Of fate. We believe tie
chain has yet to be forged Of
sufficient strength to bind the
man who aciUS to be free. The
proud spirit may feel the force
Of surrounding circumstances,
while it calculates the difficult
ties in the way and the proba-
bilities Of escape; but when
the man thus citcumscribed and
held down, resolves TO rise, there
is no impediment which he can
not overcome; he may Ike Ca-
sar pause on the banks of the
Rubicon and reflect upon the
probable consequences Of the
venture, but, an indomitable
will knows no impossibilities
and seeksno compromise. Moth
ing but the unconquerable will
OF Napoleon Bonaparte. neryed
him to the task Of crossing the
Alps; receiving intelligence
from his chief engineer that the
route was barely passable, he
gave command that the army be
put in motion at once 70 accom-
plish that which was almost an
inpossibility. Slowly the fro
zen columns Of that mighty ar
my moved onward amid desti-
tuition and death, regardless of
the bowling storm or the fearful
war of the laundering avalanche
as it swept in fury above their
heads. Marshal Ney onm more than
one occasion eyinced the same
indomitablc spirit, when COM
pletely surrounded by the enc
my with no seeming possibility
of escape, he formed his men
into a solid square and thus re-
ceived the charge with a handful
of men. This seeming despera-
ton upon the part of Ney was
simply the last effort of a determ-
ined will, which resulted in the
salvation Of himself and army.
And On his retreat from Tuosco
me was cut off from his COM
and his name being de-
manded by the enemy, as he
passed along he replied, 81 am
Marshal Ney, the rearguard of
the French army" and when
commanded to surrender, he
said that ga Marshal OF France
neUer SarreaaderS.'
We cite the above characters
and circumstances simply to
demonstrate the old adage,
"where there is a viii there is a
way We frequently hear
men say they never could sue
eeed in any enterprise, when
their failure was principally the
result of not putting forth a
proper effort. They look for
ward to better times without
making an adequate effort to ac-
complish the thing desried and
are really surprised to know that
their wishes are not realized.
They desire to attain a certain
end but fail to use the proper
means. This reminds the wri-
ter of an anecdote he once
heard which fully illustrates the
point in question:: Two men
while crossing Il certain steam
were discussing the relative mer-
its of Faith and Works. They
were seated in a skiff, and were
some distance out fromthe shore,
one contending that Faith alone
was necessary, while the other
with equal force argued that
Works was all that wasrequired.
Whereupon, the oarsman re-
marked that he could convince
them they were both wrong
that neither Faith nor Works
would do alone. Now, said he,
Twill cali one oar Faith and the
other Works, and pull them by
turns, and the result was that