The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-26


"He that would eat the kernel maun
crack the nut. "--Scotch, e4si
No statement could be more accu-
rate than the maxim above quoted.
That which IL sweetest and hest can
only he had by painstaking. 49,
). Wishing II not possessing. In the
must either earn horse or 60 on foot.
No nut was ever cracked without eff.
fort. = slpltl4~ $50 ~ qii.H
!, And 30 It comes to pass that he whois
Indifferent 70 the means Of obtaininga
rood thing, may not reasonably hope
to get it. This h truth which every
one accepts Theoretically but which Ii
practically rejected by hosts Of people,
TO this class, q careful consideration Of
the proverb we have quoted Will not
ht ayv1iss. ials.is f>A!iis - SUNNI q vi
we once knew q man who owned q
little farm, that II faithfully cultivated
with his own hands, would have been
adequate to the support 0fhimself and
family; but too poor to hire, and too lazy
to work, he suffered his fields to go un-
cultivated, and the gaunt figure of
want stalked In at the door. The his
tory of that mans failure may be writ
ten In one short sentence. He would
not pay the price of the kernel by
cracking the nut, and he starved.
The old saying about the worst pig
getting the best acorn will not always
hold. The lucky pig IL the one that
generally hunts the mOstindustriously.
In 0ther'words, success depends mostly
on effort. 1t may be that some men
are granted larger opportunities than
Others, still opportunities do come to
all. What we most need Is to make a
proper use of those that present them
selves. II instead of complaining Of
our lack Of great opportunities, we
would improve all the little ones that
come to as, we should probably find
less time for grumbling. OF this we
may, be certain. Whatever pros
poets are at the commencement Of the
life Journey, one must sooner or later
smell out for himself that memorable
law Of nature: He that would eat the
kernel maun crack the nut-n ~
Whether we seek knowledge, or
wealth, or fame, or pleasure, we can
only attain the coveted prize by ear
nest toll. When In the literary world
we see men rise as Mscauley, and
Motley and Froude have risen, we
may be certain that-unseen, perhaps,
of menAthey have paid the price OF
| their success by years Of untiring
work. Marshal Ney could never have
borne the appellatiOn lie Brave de,
| Broves.u but for his heroic daring
He paid the price OF that title at the
storm of Friedland. f'-nl i4st} -
| five esteem this law Of nature q
calamity, we make mistake. Nc
man is SO happy as he whose every
movement Is filed with earnest, noble
| work. The leisure which 50 many
covet, is q curse rather than blessing.
| On the tombstone of many sleeper
| in our cemeteries might be truthfuliy
inscribed "HeI died Of having nothing
to doln God has 80 constituted us that
to enjoy to the fullest any good what
ev or, we must do something towards
its production.
In our childhood days, the chesnuts
that we knock ed from the trees on the
mountain, and gathered with our own
hands, were sweeter to our taste than
those which cost us nothing. If we
would have much of the grace Of God
In our hearts, move In an atmosphere
of Christian love, and maintain q
hopeful and joyous experience, W.
must be willing to cruelty the fiesh
and ''live soberly, righteously and
godly." SO doing we shall never cry
my leanness, o my leanness," but
our earth-life shall be blessed indeed
and it's closing hours purpled will
more gorgeous fints than ever bathet
the City Of the Violet Crown.--Rev. s
j. Assiin In Northern On. Advocate.