The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25

t@bA shS NCitttg W Ect " ilCo Wiluin Out-
selves. My child, you will weaken your
mental powers by this aimless day dream
ing, and you will lose The will-power
which makes the body an efficient work
er unless you rouse yourself from this
purposeless castle building. Yet the
imagination is one Of the grandest fac
ul!ies We possess. But you must control
and train it If you want 1t ever to amount
to anything. Don't let it run to nothing.
Suppose List and Won Bulow had spent
tner lives in improyising simple melo-
dies for their own amusement, deyoting
no time, nor thought, nor severe labor to
'nusic, what would they have been to-
day? tell you it is the mental training,
the hard work Of body and mind toget6-
er, that makes one man success and
another failure in the world. Personal
effort accomplishes the end; and in one
sense we may coll every one who is really
successful 'self.made man."
1 think the professor had almost for
gotten where he was Cor the moment.
Bat Miles ifltenee eycs and eager face
told Nlat sbeIdrank id every. word
s"Jtow can I ever give up this habit
and break it OFF," said the youthful
dreamer, with q little sigh.
"My child" he answered, II do not
mean that you should throw away the
imagination God has given you, nor cease
to nae Il, only curb and control it as we
train runaway coif TO- become Useful
noble horse. Let me give you somc rules
that once settled certain person with
this same disposition"
"ln he first place, keep your hands
busy something; don't allow them tD
drop IDLY whenever you nrc thinking. If
you will train yourself to work while you
think, it will be worth fortune to you.
Another reason for doing it is little Mil
lies duty to busy, weary mother. Docs
she not sometimes forget it?
Only the down-cast eyes and burning
face said, Eyes"
SIS the lecture growing too severe %
said the professor.
mo, no" she answered. 81 know I
deserve it. Please go on"
"Well, then, in the second place,
want you to promise me that you will
write something every day from the sto
ries you tell 10 yourself, following up
eacll until 1t Is finished Into each put
the best aud purcst style you can com
maE,l, and not only the romance Of the
plot, butso,ne. original and solid thought.
You viii find that writing is the best way
OF fdiscipliling the mind TO work PROM
ise, Millie, that you will do this every
day that remain with you"
II will try" said Millic. with fear and
trembling.
"Then third and last, want YOU to
begin course of reading, which you will
let me mark out for you and spend an
hour each day at it; it will benefit you
in many ways. And now, little neicc, is
the dose too bitter 10 takeY'
81 expect it will be pretty hard, uncle"
she answered truthfully. "But / would
do it If it were ten times harder, or Mt
least try, after what you have said. Still, F"
with u little laughing mischief in her
incc, "Pve only taken this pledge for
three months"
I'VE will see what cumes then" he an
swcrcd with his grave smile. Then he
went away to his own room, and AIillic
was Jeff aione .--,'.-.,- --.-.. ..-.--,
She, true 20 the 6rst clause of her
promiset began sewing vigorously, aud
worked while she thought" She was q
girl of much firmness when once her
mind was fully made up; and she WIS
deternriHeG,' for hey tiear lfncle's sake, to
carry CUE his advice for the coming three
months, to tho letter.
The summer, with its long, warm days,
and busy life passed away; the silent
autumn came, with its gorgeous foliage,
lts whisper II the Ayihls year; its saA yet
sweet iffRteHec: Not until then did the
professor affdHge for his departure to his
work in the city. The pure country air
had given the old energy to his manner,
firmer ring to his stop, and the glow of
health to his face.
On the mOrIiing of his last leisure day
he snid to Milli5, II know that my little
niece has been resolute and has kept the
three months pledge;' for her mother
has told me of her industrious, steady
work, and what help she has been, so
am sure she3 has kept the second and
third clauses "a faithfully as the first.
And now am ready and anxious TO see
vhat'you have written"
sStrangc as. it may seem. Miilie had
mover Thought of the possibility of her
wtritings coming under her uncle More
heads inspection; and so she stood grow
ing white and red by terms; and giving
little gasps of astonishment and di4 may,
for was he EoL q great author and mas
ter Of style and thought?
my child" he said grayely, seeing
her hesitation, 'go and get it for me; it
is for your own sake wish to see it,"
And she obeyed at once, saying never
Il word, for he was, somehow, always
obeyed like king, withou. question or
an appeal.
He was alone in his room all the after
noon, and not until after the summer
twilight had begun to deepen around
them that evening, did me speak OF what
his thoughts had been. Then he called
Millio out to n quiet seat on the varande
I'm looking over your papers this af-
ternnon,p he said, II found as / had
thought that you have love Of the re-
mantle and imaginative, and facility of
expression which runs through the whole
of your mothers family. She herself, if
she had only had the opportunity, might
have made for herself name. The lack
with all of us has been natural distaste
u. close application but whatever sue
cess any OF us have gained has come
alone through the agency OF hard work.
am anxious TINT you, ny Hnii;ii;;G, si.3:i;i
be one of our hard workers, and that
through your work you may help your
mother and yourself in more ways than
one. Dat ;iuH's try Z; ay, H:y oh:.a, until
ydd have enough of feathers grown !; ]
have known some to attempt it, and they
fell TO the ground very ignominiously."
II wish you to take the pledge again,
and for the coming year. Work while
you think; write daily: and study the
best aulE6sQ N ON may ioonSitfep cihat n
recipe to cure aimless day dreaming in
general, besides being your particular
pledge. In writing, try each day to in
crease in both quantity and quality, but