The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-06-21
STARTING IN LIZ l..

Life IL strange journey up steep hill,
and stceppst 1T the Start. Like starting q
boat, ship or locomotive, the dead lift
comes at the beginning. IL takes less
steam when the wheels are In motion.
Thousands Of merchants, lawyers. doctors
and thinkers have struggled for a lifetime
without the accident OF success, for success
.eems more accidental than common.
But in the world mt large. c;.ses are rare OF
real merit long unrcwarled where nll the
means at hand are carefully utilized
Starting IN lie, like starting in race,
Is not 4 sure index Of winning. Trained
muscles and iron endurance are equally
esscniial. SO in the race Of men and ami
mails; tl.e hest trained ARE usually more
successful. So in the business world the
careful thinker may res: certain OF a safer
voyage than reckless navigator. Here,
al tlie very threshold, must DC brought
knowledge, trssine,l and mastered, aud
rsady for tile work before Us.
The dream of youth il never forgotten,
and tile child should be fei upon fact, and
reared upon reason, instead Of the faDcies
and Iicliohs of expected greatness; the
truer teachings Of reality should early be
enforced. The dream Of childhood should
lie true 10 naiure--a fliher's best fortune
10 his chIld Is a iivated brain. It's
more than lnlllIons--it Il L,sis forever.
Fed on The fancIes tllat fortune Is easy
of acquiring in some faroff country, boys
are lei 10 abandon home society aud char
acter for risk or venture, without the
truth befure them that industry and char
acter are the parents Of good luck, and
thar, away off, In an unknown climate.
they are little prepared 10 meet what
awaits them. There they must create a
confidence already acquired At home; and
confidence, says Richellcu, is capital
on which we can always safely draw
wha. world of fcapiIal Is wasted every
year by rowing men aud women who fol-
low tie deluslon That fortune is nlwaysin
y lar-olr couuiryl What n waste Of force
Is expended In hunting after happiness!
As well look for pruncs on peach trees, or
beauty IN an alligator. Happiness isal-
ways al home and In reach.
For the most rart, life Is a struggle; sue
cess aud defeat follow eacIi other Ia quick
succession; sorrow trcads closely on The
heels Of Joy. To find man or woman
who has passed lifetime Of happiness y
Ia see rare specimen in nature Il isa
great deal niore likely they lave had their
ups and iowns--sonle Of them man. lines
before they gained foothold. But their
secret has been 20 forget irouhle-iolet y
go--to pass on. take q new course, aud
succeed Ia something else. Have they
started wrong? 80 have thousands-so
will thousands for ages 10 come. But 10
acorn trouble, ~ correct errors, TO right
wrongs aud keep moving, that's the secret
OF true independence.
Tie mlnd grows on the food II cons
suu,rs, aud The ,lowncast look secs little Of
Tie sun. To start right, one must look
inward. eelf-respect Is one Of the suresi
evidence Of culture: We must prepare ior
success--to be successful. 10 the nlan
who said he likened an Ideal woman ia
an angel, the witty woman replied, Aud
how would you look by tlle side IT al
angel. you hrulc youl' There j. an ars'i.
,uyat Ia thai r.ply. u tcasI,es is y eoi''