The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-30
Perseverance.

Perseverance is characteristic ele.
ment Of vast and lnestiuabe importance !;
without it business longuishes and men
fail of signal triumph Effectual per.
severance and constant attention to busi-
ness are the necessary steps in every
enterprise, in order to achieve marked
success.
A personal friend said to Mr.. Lincoln,
"Mr. President do you really expect to
end this war during your Administrations
Cant say, can't say, sir" But Mr.
Lincoln, what do you mean to do ?"
"Peg away, sir peg away keep peg.
ging away" And "peggiDg away did
1t is related Of Robert Bruce that he
was driven one night to take shelter in q
barn. When ho awoke, in the morning,
he saw a spider climbing beam Of the
roof. 1t fell to the ground twelve times in
succession, the thirteenth time it succeed.
ed and gained the top of the beam. He
arose and said, This spider has taught
me perseverance. will follow its ex.
ample. Twelve times have | been
beaten the thirteenth | may succeed" "
He rallied his followers, met and defeated
Edward, and was crowned king
A marked example of effectua perso-
verance is that of Cyrus Field, who, in
giving his account Of the Atlantic tcle.
graph, says; ut has been long and
hard struggle Nearly thirteen years Of
anxious, watching and ceaseless toll,
Often has my heart been ready to sink.
Many times when wandering in the forests
of Newfoundland in the pelting rain, or
on the decks of ships on dark, stormy
nights alone far from home, have al.
most accused myself Of madness and fol.
ly, to sacrifice the peace of my family
and all the hopes of life for what might
prove, after all, but dream. | have
seen my companion, one after another,
fall by my side, and feared l., too, might
not live to see the end. And yet ons
hope has led me on; and / have prayed
that | might not taste of death till this
work was accomplished. That prayer is
answered and now beyond ell acknowl.
edgement to men, is the feeling of graft
tude to the Almighty God,"
Perseverance, some few years since,
was forciblo and successfully illustrated
in case of ship-wreck at sea. The
small boat was soon filled with passengers
and moving for the shore, when a drown.
ing man seized hold of it with his right
hand and asked to be taken aboard. He
was refused admission, and to get rid Of
him man drew his sword and cut off
his right hand, He fell back, but soon
swan midst bloody water and seized hold
of the boat with his left hand soon the
sword was drawn and his left hand was
cut off. He sank away and was left be.
hind, but be sooD rallied and swan for.
ward and reached the boat and seized it
with his teeth The party in the boat
now began to pity him, and extended to
him feeling OF sympathy, Instead of
t-r;-s - -. L:- hnad of thew laid hold
and drew him into the boat, and made
him welcome. They all reacneu the
shore and thus his life was perseveringly
saved.
The force and power of perseverance
can be seen, after great snow storm,
thus !: A little fellow began to shovel
path through large snow.bank before
his grand. mothers door He had nothing
but little shovel to work with. "How
do you expect to get through the drift ?"
asked man passing by. "By keeping
at it," said the boy cheerfully.
Persevering diligence is the mother of
good luck, Work while it is called to.
day; for you know not how much you
may be hindered tomorrow. One to-day
is worth two to.morrows, hence never
leave undone till tomorrow that which
you can do to-day. Persevere to the end
All the voyage is lost, through the perils
of this world, if we suffer ship.wreck
in the haven, and loose our reward there,
where we should have received it. A few
city of;Ne~ Y dfe" BhYt q" sitaHfar iBsrihg
$4,000, He sent it by way of Cape
Horn to California, to be employed in a
newly organized marine company. After
several months on the perilous route, it
safely reached point opposite the harbor
of San Francisco. 1t entered and passed
the Golden Gate, the entrance to the sec.
ond harbor, but before reaching the dis.
tant and safe part of it, it was wrecked
and sank to the bottom, Alas incau
tiously dispensing with persevering care
and attention, not being piloted safely tc
the dock, as advised, the beautiful and
costly steamer was lost; and large in
vestmcnt and all previous care and per
severance sent to ruin. s. B. r.