Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-02-22

Short and dark though life may appear,
We may make it still shorter by sorrow,
Still darker by folly and fear.
Half our troubles are all our inventions;
And how often, from blessings conferred,
Have we shrunk in the wild apprehension
Of evils that never occurred.
written for the Rocky Mountain Husbandmanl
NITAMUR.
No language contains a more sententious
expression than Nitamur, and 1t would be
well if we all had it inscribed as our motto
on the banner of our lives. In it's very ety.
mology it implies those great elements of
sction which are the handspring of all life
and energy; which must underlie all pro-
gress, and aim at results equal to our highest
ambition.
Nitamur means not simply to strive, but
50 to strive as to cxcel-not merely to aim
at something high, but to ascend and attain
to it-not merely to make an effort, but to
make ones way with an effort, to press for
ward, to advance. It even goes beyond
this and signifies to mount, climb, and even
fly. Let us now group together these vari-
Gus meanings, and see how much is implied
in our subject; we make an effort and in
making it, we make our way; we climb no
matter how steep the declivity of the hill j;
we advance, gaining something with each
effort; at last we mount to the very summit
and not content with this, we take wings
and fly, moving upward into those ethereal
regions, where we may claim, as Pollok
says Byron might have justly done. "Sun,
moon, and stars and clouds as our sisters.''
What any human being can do more than
this | cannot conceive, SO our subjects en-
brace all conceivable attainments. 1t is
said that " He who does the best his circum-
stances allow, does nobly, acts his part-an-
gels could do no more" AS the climax
of our efforts, then, we aim at angelic per-
formances. Some very gallant and roman
tic writer's have ventured to call our sex
angels" however, we do not claim the
distinction which partial admiration would
award us; but intend to approximate as
near to angels as is possible forbeings robed
in a mortal dress.
we must strive SO as to excel there must
be the putting forth OF the utmost exertion
with the fixed purpose to succeed. Not
dlsheartened by occasional disappointment,
not dlsmayed by fierce opposition, not ap-
palled by dangers, we must press on, stretch
ing every nerve, and directing all our facul-
aes TO the attainment of absolute perfection.
NOT content with being the equal of others,
we seek to surpass them. There are many
persons who never strive to excel in any,
'hlhg' but are contented to plod along day
al1ef DAY. in the same beaten path i'll which
l'elf forefatllers trod Willie there are 9TH
us VINO make feeble attempts to advance,
Out accomplish nothing because they do not
ealse. Scholars tell us that the word Mia
i'af, IN the Greek signifies to agonize, mean
ins eSertion SO intense us to be almost pain
full.
we 10 not desire to enter the public arena,
"nu engage IN those masculine contests that
ohly uhsex Us, and do us uiscredit instead
"hohor; but in the cultivation of the in
,e''ece' and the heart, in attaining to the
nAsnest degree OF womanly excellence and
onselnshness, we should spare no exertion
",o lose no opportunity.
III all that can adorn, elevate and sanctify
"oi1an' we should desire and strive to be
anaiieht. But we should take care not to be
sNi"sf III our purposes aud aims. s~elfisl-
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