, 1875-06-21

1tnet MIN fAst formations OF rock and F8Enotn.
Der that human history has all been accomplished
In tho day Of tho upper aud existing forest.
Drop back 'nto tho ehore3esB seA before the t,e7
/ Iand appeared. then slnk into the vast cYcics
Wien through Buccoseivo formations there ~ae
no sun or orb. only dinnsad light. Then hover
On eshsuntod pnlon over tho yoid Of cl,sos. and
y shall nn!cr agaln bo possible for you to doubt
dod's order for creation, law OF slow
Growth. On world 40 patiently prepared
wc could not stumble upon Kroatnes4 alpes-
noctcd!y III upon mushrooms in tile morning
dew. We may know III advance that any sucl,
E.o*th wll silrivol ~ 6tlddenfy. 1t must b. cut
81 order with natnte, and 10 eraneAcent. All
thts il c1dy III theory, hut breaks down sn ,,rnc-
t'cs. 1t may nppIy to otbces' Rrestness, but
zach man regards n'nHntf ~ All exception. Ilo
expects to break through no1no loose ptnco in
tho great law. and REACH greatness At ouce. and
10 tbtaAa blmsely through tl,o fsactnres Of tho
law ho IL trhnslxed by tbs spitnteis and escapes
only through tho ploof Of lila tlttoneaa, In timo
TO and that his opportunity for groatnoss hnH
passed. Ihe law ho!lh forever aud erory'hcro;
Opon History soilod aud crowded volume.
Tbs nattons emerge into tic light like coral cob-
tlnst,tH, because millions Of unseen bulldosa lit
a. them In tho darknees through succeeding
Ter .rm than l,!a foloas, nuds batter Weapons
and 6ettes skill; dlscorars tho psetudicea mud
passions Of hIs tmea, massoa these about him
se,f and hin eons. His trlbo feotls on the fat
III
crSsta1izos, has surplus. aud 70 s.orchousea,
and 80 dofcnscs, and 80 settlements, and 10
c!les. BY and by civilization and great na-
;.oaay: nt pnt II tases not Que stop from tho
! llatchet toward tho molitor t!nt In not uto,,
into the darkness to bo illuminated by lator VIC
| tories.
Romu1us broke The skul1 Of nemus With club,
IN IN good sava9o fashion. Moro than 700 yeara
but littlo eoftoned or improved AcAi!Ier drow
bollpd hs chariot, around tho walls Of TROY, tao
/ n,ang1od body Of Hcctor, bis royal victim,
Nearly thousand years later, Alexander, sleep
more humane. 1t il the work Of centuries 10
build up d civi1izoi nation, work. that has vet
| to 10 completed, Great Brlteiu III undoubtedly
tho beBt sIsccItnon and Buo whas hard road ulo
has travelled to react oyon hor faulty dcyclop-
mont,
Away IN tho dim anttnujtics OF bfstorv Tim
ialand WAS tho shelter Of tho oId 1Ros, . rude
peoplo with yiepr aud fc.ocity, not lar. il aoy.
s md Of omo @ snsss roope Hs1o dfxs
up iuto tho iuountstns OF Scojanl hnfi orcr into
green Erin, tho gom Of tie sea, by lie etroneor
| aud moro warliko Canbfiaue who sVarned in
huntlred yeats later, st.ll In uncertain dato tic
Logrians from the southwest coasls Of Gaul
came into tho laand and drove tho Cambrjapa
into tho veet and eettict in Tie south aud east.
A few generations later catuc tue Ilritoug from
tho bangs Of the Eciuo aud tho Loire and tnndn
place for themselves IN sbe island. 1lv nnd by
camo tho Romans, under Crsars e.Rloe. to mud
tleyo pyitops tmproycd by Tia biooti or t.,esc
races. and. BY i,Uo years Of war. still too
batbaroB TO BE- even eiayos in heatheo homo.
Thas conquest, like. ull other occupations
| About 600 Years later came tlo Ea1oua. Aftcr
another 500 years caus tho No.maus undor
l,u,lt 10, QUO nation attor auothcf oontunlinr
for tue noii, roofing fart into it. to bo pniy par
italy plucked up by hloir Successors. ConI
tending. struggling, closiHhins tAo fetlts of race
and dsicat, tGoy layo esaInoJ oyory yard Of tlor
soil with tho blood OF their hprocs. and bnva
noA,ly payud tho entlro inani nItl, Tia bndtcn ri
thor Warriors Sweeping aoroto It from, 40. to nea
wilh knife and fagcot. thcy have miuclcd their
MANY blows sud constant oncn,intor. thrnnri,
most uosry co,,turios. tIoy have urnuncnd r.tsn
Of metl bora to fortune and trained to rule, lbs
nnnst specimens OF our race. That is tie o1dcr
ness is s!ov erowth.
Let ia phuss iof1a 6Aoug, at tt,is mint =, a.v
that this great law lhds{ {ts constant appi;oatIon
iu tho IiyGs Qf lu 1ty1duals. Write II dawn nud
mover forgot It, eIoatpess ia boyond lang 1onr-
uoy. There may seem to hs ercentionse. Int
bewaro Of tho fal!ncy. Carefully atudioi III.
very exceptions must clearly illustrate to ruer.
A1c1andcr ca1uo to powor In oarly manb.nd hmt
Alexander MAS the euu or rliiip and m mi nj
Aristotle. uo had bcen trained to a,lns and to
command In had bean aco,,s,omni to ali lin
Toutino Of autl.ority ifou, Ills cari,ost chidhood
and lie Was knoat cxact and t],nrouph e;y,lnut al
le rtofoysfou. Uo rut moro Into ff,oae twnnty.
fye yeara tIau ncp uyuuliy pu. into ilfty years.
Thts tB pEe-e,ninautly truo Of Kapo!eon. Az an
otlIcor OF artillery i.u WA a marc anadow. h.
cause ho gayo lis DAYS and nights to tnuat
careful study Of tho great communicated. Hin ayt
distinction, ut tho ajego Of Touou. came from his
bpjpr tho student OF tbc corog. and tho on)v unn
ablo to ramt cersaiu bsttsrios' i'll, oy yssra % oi
etudy wcre the roots out Of wh,uh tho innt of
his creatncss rraw to suol, wat T,ronnrtnns
aloro than tl.ts, each Of theao men ea;bodiea a,
Rteat want whtch u0uubt nxnrosnjon Ij,rnnvi,
ti,em H'exsndor vss tho utteraaro nf tin nrGy.
iIeu,tal ordor to unto (iraeco md nronara An
oncmV 10 Persia. Nnpoleon en,pudini Iha nso.
s tast OF Franco against hereditary crmo and stu
long to thom that can hsndlo tbou,. ,rheao suo-
eessos had been ordered for msny docoles.
snd must ilud mouthpieco in some one'
Victory ia oflon = 0ucatipn Of tfmo. l,,oth.
ers. IL is ono al tho dozen oncourauornonts nf
our aeo tlsat ordinary men with oxtrsordt.