The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-01
THE END NOT YET.
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ostYs s., - gone days have ~ wnn
defssi Nhy 4 ~as that the close # an
Academlr or Colls late eoGts~ ~ascallr'l
the c5u1Ssls Isas mer.t. nonhtlcSs the same
th8n.ht t.r.s-.nt. it.clf 20 ilie n.inis Of
others 10 f4o.s Il woaij seem more
appropriate - call !, All eud or compile
tion. Last the erd Is not ye, Thyngh
several year- have teen sls.nt ln aoqiilr-
ing sa education, this has been only
preparatory. The powers u the mind
have been cultivated. its faculties de
sclnred. aud the s;u,ien 'has been taught
to concentrate his thoughts upon tho~e
things which claim his attention This
power Of concentration IL very inn
por'ant part Of an education. for. while
the attention J. divided. or the mind
distracted by variety OF objects, II
eau spprehend nothing clearly aud def
uitely the rays IF intellectual light
are not brought u focus. and instead
of a clear and well defined image being
impressed on the mind. II receive, moth
ing bat "a shadowy and coufnsed outline.
Thc intellect while III this state, acts to
little purpos. 1t is shorn of its
strength \ plant, In order To arrive
at any great degree Of perfection, and
be a source OF pleasure and profit to
the gardener requires the warmth of
the SIN. and the spring and summer
showers to fertillze the soil and render
il productive II also needs to De- cul-
iiyated and caretailv protected from
that which would hinder its growth and
development So the mind. To attain
i,S greatest powers and culture, aud be-
come a source of uuuttcrable delight
and happiness 10 IT. possessor. must un-
dergo a long course Of train.ng and
discipline II must tc nurturcd and
fed from the springs Of knowledge. and
by the golden harvcsts of a lifetime OF
usefulness and improvement. l. il not
the well disciplined mind that effects
the grandcst achievement Take the
man of culture. Does he iiot forget.
for the time being his own existence.
in the contemplation of that which to
him is Of istii,ite Importance. Would
he have accomplished his purpose If hc
had allowed his thoughts to wander (,
Nothing o. Importance can be achieved
without concentration of thought and
effort. Is II then vain that the student
should spend years in preparation l.
IL not necessary 10 III him for commcnc-
ing ali active and busy life. to enter up-
on his iifcwork. a lifework that will
have its influence upon those With
whom no comes In contact? Will any
one say that person thus trained, -
not fitted tn exert greater influence !
History furnishes us with striking cx-
amples in the names of such men rs
Clay and Webster. Did not they gain
distinction because they were pre- pared
for the work which they undertook
There seems to be principle inhsr.
ent in man to have some aim or object
of present pursuit Man looking upon
this through the misty veil Of the fu-
ture. as the realization of all his hopes.
a. the crown of all his exer,ions. and
surmounting all the difficulties which
bes.t his pathway. presses onward with
unflagging zeal. towards goal. not
limited by the horizon of the seen bat
stretching into viewless reaches. with
or he yearns Ia
Follow knowlea.c lke sinking starr
Beyond the utmost bound Of human thought
80 II is in every vocation of life. No
matter how difficult IL may have been,
nor how assiduously the greatest efforts
may have been put forth to reach "a
promised goal. when the prize is o5-
tanned. We find the end il not vet.
Take the merchant. who obtains that
wealth. in pursuit of which be engaged.
and ,o the acquisition Of which he has
looked forward in joyful anticipation
does he not suddenly awake To the re.
sl,1a,ion If the fact that il II only a
dciusive dream. aud that even though
his wealth he increased until his co.fers
are full aud oyertlowiug that still the
end is not yet. The conqueror. after
suhjec,ing all the kingdoms Of the
world. will sit down aud mourn because
there are no more worlds Ia conquer
The traveller who has spent years in
visiting foreign lands. travelling from
the frozen Iceland Ia the sunny climes
Of the South. gaining vast stores of
knowledge from the countries be has
visited. and the sights he has seen. does
no, rest contsnted 10 sit down and eli
Joy this knowledge On the contrary,
hts dreams ate disturbed hy visions of
the other countries which be- has not
seen or explored,
The student Is attracted by the dis.
,sni fields of uneSplorod knowledge
which may b. reached by careful and
illigcnt application. Taking fresh
courage from the sfforts If those who
have preceded him. he presses eagerly
forward over mountains cf difficulty.
and at last reaches the prize for which
ha sought bat he is uoi yet cnatentcd.
for, far I'll. be secs another field, much
mofe desirable than the present Thus
he presses onward. over hall end dale.
gathering the precious gems scattered
ia his pathway, until his mind is one
vas, s,orrhouse. But the end IS no, vet
for there are numerous fields Yet re-
msining ,o Ia explored and when lie
has spent his " hale life In thessearrh.
lie may exelaisu like sir l Newton, who
a. be stood on the brink of the grave,
after sl-nding bis life IN the pursui; Of
Know ledge. said ! 10 no. know how
| may appear 10 oiher>, Iva; 10 myself |
seem lik. A child on the sea shore who
has sucos-oici IN gathering now AMI then
a prc,ticr and mere valuable pebble
than Any Of my fellows, while the vast
ocean Of truth still lies unexp!ored be
fore mc - thc >tu,irnt seeks ta pen