The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-25

Il Among the youth to-day, what Il the
most dcsiraLle! What has ALWAYS beer
he prize that the great men Of othc,
days have laborcd and toilcd unit
} their life's blood was spent? Next "a
lgoid il has always been .glory" oI
fame. All wish to be great, TO be hon.
lored and respected as the greatest among
) ten thousand thousand. and this thirst /.
not Of recent springing up, II has always
been 50. Since the creation Of the world
1.-THE siren goddess ambition has been
constantly and eternally whispering
sweet dreams Of future greatness to the
rlchildren of the earth on their accom-
Ipiishing certain feat or task. Take your
ancient history up and you will find that
lits pages are full of accounts Of men that
'lwerc continually striving and toiling
for cminence. And what good does il
do the man after all that possesses IL
Simply nothing; but il causes him TO
thirst for more. Look nj that great
man who wcpt because there were mo
more worlds for him TO conquer Surely
he had NIL that mortal man ought TO sk
for. and still he was not satisfied. What
made him endure hardships innumer-
able. risk his life continually in rowing
about with "A large army! Nothing but a
thirst that was Unsuitable, that still de-
manded more and more until the known
world bowed down to him. and then
he died the death Of drunkard and was
worse of than ever before. His Captains
took charge Of his vast empire, and each
wanted 70 rule ii all TO himself; they
each had the same thirst that was never
TO be quenched. and when they had sue
|ccedcd in conquering a country that
looked large to them when they first
commenced, il seemed TO vanish before
their eyes as soon as they became possess
sors. aud they were again preparing to-
ravagc some other country; they were
continually plunging themselves into war
with the other princes that surrounded
them. To illustrate this take the exam
pie Of CIcmas, when preparing 70 go
against the Romans. lie was asked by
his physician why he undertook such a
dangerous enterprise, and why il was
that he could not live at ease. lie re-
Piled that as soon as he had conuueredh
the Romans, he would eat and drink
and be merry the rest Of his davs. He
must obtain this much coveted prize the
Roman Empirc-but alas, il was not so.
he never gained ii, but died in the at
tempt. Death was TIE end Of his enter-
priss~ and glory, a. il is with all.
Nor Is modern history wanting I'M
examples. Where shall we begin !.
Passing BY all The heroes up to 12OO. We
will first look al the eastern travellers all
were eager for glory. aud thirsied for
fame. which caused them 10 take many
and devious paths to find il. Columbus
for fame. or else he would never
had endured the hardships which lac did \,
from one King 10 another,
aid. and az last would he havel
endured the ocean voyage had not thcl
sirens voice whispered 70 him Of a..
teathless name and family ranS and.
honor when Queen Isabelle smiled up-
on his suit. Next we find Cortsz and
DcSoto roaming around in Mexico and.
North America, enduring all the hard (,
ships Of the new world, suffering death
By the deadly arrows Of the savag es, and,
he torturing pangs Of hunger and,
ever. And what for? For gold and
glory is their answer. They started in
'earch OF that, aud by that title they
procured the men that they streyscd alll
IIong their pathway. Sir Walter Raleigh !
vas another votary Of fame. and hcr
ought II ia the Court Of Queen Eliza /
'eth. with " l fain would climb, bat feari
fall, aud he arose Ii was the same i
way with the Corcican, who stood be- n
ore the palace Of Louis Of France ind
7y2. and when the people compclledlI
he King to don the red bonnet: heIt
tamped his heel into the earth, andh
his teeth, hissed out, +. IL mustlI
'ot be-" and ten years afterward hel,
governed the people OF France and ALL :
europe with an iron hand; and yetI
he same man died a prisoner in 81.
lclcna- II Is always this "Thc path ciIr
'lcry leads but to the grave And vel. III
IL something that every one strives i
Or; something that men dream over and I,
ftcn let pass at that, which Is pcrhapsIv
he best way, while Others fiji the world Z
With action, strew tho ground with dead 4
mems bones and wade through rivers ofa
Hood 10 obtain. II Il true that somcIc
rctcnd to shun II and claim thar thevlr
are naughi for fame, but we often be- y
icyc with the poet that 9
"Ths love offssne. howe er concealed w ar.
Rsigns more Or less aud giows 10 ever, heatt: II
The proud. - gain II. tolls on tolls endure
The mvdsst shnu Y. but 20 make II sure" v
There II il, the modest shun II. but ton
make Il sure. and the very same mcnls
hat have mo thought Of fame arclu
tcadilv plotting how they may gain III
'aInc immortal. "