Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-20
GOLD AND GLIDING.
Essay by Miss Myra Barnett, Read as a Grada>
nting Exercise the Lancaster High School,
June IA, 1878.

I Gold is genuine, real and true. Gliding is
adulterated, unreal and false. So it is with
everything. We find true and false friends.
True and false books. True and false life.
| Gold wears, while Gliding only gltters. A
person may shine in society, he may be sought
| and admired as genius But if his accom-
plishments are only put on, while his real or
home life is defective, then his life is false
The true metal is brought to light, not DUR
ing the bright hours of prosperity Any one
can be genial when all things bend to his
wishes. 1t is when trials and temptations
come that the enduring gold of perseverance
and consistency is discovered.
On first meeting person we are favorably
impressed with his personal beauty or perfect
manner
We think that we have found friend, but
on becoming acquainted, the attraction wears
off, and instead of true friend which we an
ticpated, we find one with mind uncultiyated
and lacking sterling worth of character
1t was only the gilt and not the gold that
glittered. Many may think they have large
circle of true friends, but let them wait till
the hour of trial comes and they will find that
with very few exceptions, their fancied friends
have proved false The false like so many
butterflies that are always found in the sun
shine, but never in dark and gloomy places,
are with US in time of our prosperity, but let
the hour of darkness come and we are alone.
The true may never ba present in time Of
our success but when the butterflies fit away,
and the birds cease to sing their CHEEKY lays,
they shall become known to us.
Wishes and aspirations are only gliding.
They may be very beautiful while they last,
but wishes without deeds never lead to endur-
ing realities. The works which have actually
been performed, alone are realities. A man
! may have the means to build a comfortable
home, he may have the idea of that home in
his mind, he may have planned just how it is
to be arranged, but if he does not 20 to work
and build that home the world knows nothing
OF the plan, and he is none the better for it if
ms days are idly spent in his little cabin in
squalor and rags.
Thus il is with aspirations after fortune and
fame. Many wish for them, but wishes are
only gliding. Some work fer them and are
rewarded with the gold
We point to two ways. If we choose the
one that truth and reason tell Us lead to
wealth. honor and happiness, then we shall,
have chosen the golden path of life Each in
dividual should form at the outset OF his ca.
reer, solemn purpose TO make the most and
the best of the best of the powers given him.
Such plan in life would save him from many
a contest with temptation.
lne uves OF men are either true or false yet
always as they make them. Some live for self
alone, they may take a seeming interest in
public affairs, but sooner or later il will be
found that there was motive which prompted
that interest, some end to be reached by which
they would in some way be benefited
1t matters little what our calling be we can
magnify it and act well our part.
The path of success, new or a primrose of
dalliance, is sleeper and more thorny to-day
than ever before Never in the worlds his
tory was competition in every calling or pur-
suit so fierce as now, Never did success in