Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-08-01
The Present the Rest Time.

1t is 4 very convenient excuse to avoid
doing duty. or rather to decline doing it by
saving do not teel in the mood" Now
if we wanted to feel just right TO do a jol
we might waste mitch time and cause much
inconvenience, and then be dissatisfied with
results. We are satisfied when we have
done the best that our powers were able to
do. II we can control Others .judiciously
we can ourselves. Why not then train our
thinking so that in moments of health we
can bring it to work upon any desired OBJ
ject or subject? Patient perseverance will
remove mountains if we only add work !;
so the day that we bring our mind parallel
with our needs and desires. Another thing
that would add greatly to our usefulness
is learning to catch the present moment to
learn our work. and not wait for Il conve
nient time when there seems to be nothing
else to do but Just the thing we have wan
ted TO do so long. never knew the exact
time to come yet; there will always be
something that will pop into sight ormind
the moment we decide to practice our mu-
sic. write our thoughts. read, study or do |
any duty. II hope shall have time by
and by" says one. BY and by never comes
dear friends: know il by experience. We
must catch the moments OF leisure and oct
rest by change of work. 1t is IA slow but
sure way OF gaining knowledge but very
comforting. Very few people are content
to live and not learn. BE ii ever so small
an item, it is improvement, and brings a
satisfaction. But this letting little oppor-
tunilics slip. AMI hoping that away in the
future is great space pnrposeIy reserved
for YOU to perform your coveted JOB in, is
folly. There are no great empty spaces for
special performances, but there are little {
daily gaps where we can chink in little t
reading. writing and music if we are de- {
termined. 1t is the rust that destroys; and |
let our knowledge once get covered with
that. and how useless we become; a living :,
specimen ofwhat living in the future makes i
us. believe it would be reasonable to say a
that there is more time spent in grumbling f
and bemoanng our fate, than is spent in 4
the pursuit of knowledge, duty and happi-
ness. .
a lady nearly 80 years old began the a.
study OF music, and when surprise was eX- 9.
pressed THAT SO broad a study should he Fl
commenced so late" replied II get tired
thinking. rcadingand working: music rests .
me. makes me pleasant and agreeable. | =,
am better companion. and my simple :,
ministries are made more acceptable and =,
beneficial \ wise conclusion very. and y
OF great practical usefulness. Very few of -
lis are strong enough to radiate sweetness =
when our spirits are 2rovelling with all ~.
sorts of ills. Then so far as we sWceten u
ourselves we swccten the lives OF others. II
and so on to an endless extent. Don't ever !"
think that you "cannOt" do this or that. ~
which you very much desire to do, because ~
aim ost always. one can accomplish what ~
ever they wish if they set about it rightly.
Study the best method. then pursue it at al
all reasonable hazards. and if you do not til
win you VIII have the satisfaction of doing tn
III you could; and that is q great DEAL tn
Maine Farmer. tn