The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-09
Room as the Top.

The sollo~ing ar,sciv is fron the pen
Of DIR. J e. Holland. sziitoF Il Sgt-
a<r's keatAig. and u recommended to
the careful i--ra-sl Of every young gan.
To the yoanx u4-n .nusAlly ma stisy
thar .ntrsssee upon active life, ~Ith
grpa, asa b,tloa.s CONSCIOUS csfacl'i - AID
high luop.., ths ~ o.p- CO l.. in uli-ets .
nln-easss .atst = hutsirsd, at l'ei -
tstesing Ihsy -v sssey asessus I
laorpesay tan'nseI sIth their "a
t,~r,srs IN exp.s. irise~. tn socIsl adsan-
t.xes, and ia the ,.-s-s.ioa of all the
elsmeDss and conditlnns II suceess.
Every po-s Ia occapissi. esefy Office
dil-d, .s~ry p.sh esosdei "hers,
shall they fad footn La, related of
Ar weiy-tst that h.a "A yvunx lawyer
suggested to him tass sbs psul,snaSa
10 which he hal dsyo,ed himself was
oyercro~ds-d ia. great msu replied;
~ Young insn. tbrre - Always room
enough at the top. AvYer ~ss wiser
or more suggestive word slid. There
undolIsedi, 10 sissys rom enough
where rxe.slleuse lives. Mr.. Webster
was not troubled fer want of roonl Mr..
Clay aud Mr. Calhoun were heser
crowded Mr. Es.rt>. NJ Cushing
aud Mr. % Co,.ur have plcniy of space
around tlssn.
The first ysars Of every mans % us
ness or professional life are years 81
education. They are intended to la
In the order of nature aud Providence.
Doors do not open 10 IA man until he Is
prepared 10 enter them The man
withou, . wedding garment may get in
surrspsitiously, but he immediately go' 5
out with i.a III his ear We think il
is the experience OF most successful men
who hay. watched the course of their
lives IN retrospect, that ~honeyer they
arrived a. a point where they were
thoroughly prepared TO 90 mp higher
the door to higher place has swung
back Of itself aud they have heard the
call TO enter. The old die. or volun'a
rily reiir. for rest The best men who
stand ready 10 take their plac~s will
succeed Ia their position and it, honors
and emolumcnts
The young ncn will say that only n
few will reach the top. Tbi, is true.
but II l. also true that tb. further from
tn. l,uttau, ons gees. the more scatter
ing ills naighborhood One can fancy,
for illustration. that every profession
aud every calling is pyramidicai In its
living s,sd constituency, aud that while
only Que man Is at the top. there is
several tiers OF muu below him who
ht se plenty of elbow room. and that it
Is only at tho base that men are so
thick tha. they can pick the meat out
of one another teeth 10 keep them
from starving. IL man has no power
Ia yet out Of the rabble at the bottom,
then he il self conceiscd OF having
ehosen "a calling or profession to whose
duties ho has no Adaptabiliiy.
Th. grs,sd mistake that young men
make d,srins the first ten years Of
their business and professional life, i
in idly waiting for their chance. They
scem to forget. or they 10 not know,
that during these ten years they have
enjoyed the only leisure they will ever
have. After ten years IN the natural
course OF things, they will be absorb
ingly busy. Ther" will then be no
time for reading. culture, and study.
Ii they DO not become thoroughly
grounded in the principles aud prac,i-
cal details Of their profession durin.
these years: if they do not pursue
habits Of reading and observation, aud
social intercourse. whic h result IN cul
,ure. the question whether they will
ever rise In occupy place where there
l. tuom enough for them Will be de-
c,dei ia the negative.
The young physicians and lawyers
who ait idle in their Offices aud smoke
and lounge away their time, waiting
for something to turn up. are 10y that
course fastening themselves for life Ia
the lower stratum. where their strug-
gle tor bare livelohooA 10 To lie per-
pe.ual. The first ten years are golden
years. that should be filled with sys
tema,ic reading aud observation
Everything that tends to professional
excellence should be an object Of daily
pursuit. To such men the doors of sue
cess open Of themselves AT last. Work
seeks the hes, hands, as naturally a.
water runs down hill and il never
seeks the hands of triher. or of one
whose only recommendation for work
is that he needs IT,
In the realm of eminent requirements
and eminent integrity there is always
r.lom enough Let no young man of
honesty and industry despair because
his profession or calling is crowded.
lie, him always remember that there Is
room enough at the top. or rise above
the crowd At the base of the pyramid.
will bc decided by the way In which be
improves the first ten years OF his ac-
tive life in securing Ia himself a
thorough knowledge of hi. profession
and a sound moral and intellectual eul.
ture.