, 1879-03-08

The entire aim. Thought and oCtupI
zion o the great IN j,rity "i people tie
world over Is 10 get living, m"r.
amicrls living, H. keep body and mind
t,vtthrr with some degree "i tonl,I
This may sent t' he an ign"hl". insg
niticaut employment AMI purpose. p,r
hap> il l.; hur il il "A solemn, un,i,ni,hl.
iart. nevertheless. And comparatively
few people nrhirva it. mean ihuugh it
be. II the mass ut men should show
themselves capable "f g'tiing livins
fairly and squ"r' ly, oi earning what.
ever they possess and use. of hring pc
cunarily independent, they might IT,
SAID 10 have. MS things 90, very yn"l
fortune. But they do NOT. AMI, owing
TO circumstances an their own temp. r
amcn', they actually cann"t. Not hall
Of mankind has "r keeps sruad health.
+" begin with, and n"t many oi ~.
hcalihtul have sufficient intelligence,
pru'iruce an'l industry TO renlrr them
self supporting. The hulk of propl
from innunerablc CAUSES, rmr;ly withon
and partly within, iul to get lvin.
pror rly fer themselves. They gv, i,
through tie guidance, assistance or
in'iuI grnce of % hcrs; so that, after all
to get liVing-s'mply and only !n-
* - is rrlallw " shining success.
may hc thnt hOf many pt US bring this
pr'sair, unpleasant truth hume. for ".
are APT I" he more concerned with wha,
We are going to do than with what w,
are doing. We exist through our
Gishrs, comnonly ungratifr,l, AMI our
hop .. aevtr TO be iuliille,l. The sole
time thar We can call our own--the prev
ent--is the time that We never apprr
ciate and generally neglect, either TO
owei' Oh the past "r I" picture the
future. We are generally about to ye
60 much more than living that We
should tall pi'iably short of that but Tor
our outside bOlstering an.l benefit. Our
hea'is are in the sky, while our hanis
are on the earth.
WE ARE STUFFED WITH PLANS.
Intents, expectations: to morrow is eyer
to cr"wn us with freedom; We are in
ceSssntiy ON the eve al some sweet NC
cOmplishmeni; and mean while, We sliph,
our obvious duties; We run in .leIt: VT
eax the patience and kindness Of on.
peighl'"rs; IN short, despite our conf
drnce, romplacency and rgnis,n, We do
mol gct our own living. Getting liy.
ingf Pshaw, that is nothing. Any foo
Can get that. A man vino cannot do
that ought never to be burn; hp Is pre.
destin"'' bankrupt, y gross incompet,Dn,
sheer zero. 81 it seems; so 1t is nn,
ural 70 say; hut hos is i:2 What pro
portion 0f men, even in The Republic
wlrre there is mere self.r hanc and
Practicahllity than IN any other nation
psrfor'i vrrita'ly wint il is alleged thu,
any lo"l can perform Scarcely one IN
twenty, we suspect, il mems whole l,yrs
could ''e unrulle,l and scanned. Macy
x" far beyond IN ,king both ends NEE,
fra certain period; hut .hrir prnsrrs
l. sptsmo IL; their pr srrriiy is eel pM,l:
whlie they arc climbing amb.t .ousl.
un'y tumble down, and never, pruIu !,
monnt ~ high again. To get IL living
meaus 10 set II all the tim =, and a, tn,
end le"v" II" arrears; IN put surplus ami
d"ilclt together through IL serirs of v ar.
ani mike them m 'et all han ili(ics.
1t IL the application of arithmetic io
Character, I'll" granting al n gutclain IL
obligation and responsibility, aud tiYrp
a,c very few who hnvr tie tnrce nnd
resolution 10 secure it. Tlcru are o,
course. many men who acquire wcNlrh,
position, power. and 20 lit themselves
shve the need and thought Of getting
living, lut compared with the mu IT,
Mdr tlry are not many; they are really
exceptions. The rank aud file ot tn,
army of humanity who do thp hari
fighting, and win the victories that grl
Others witt hurr|s, have .uth pay Rs
forbids a'l luxlricS, Tne grout buk Of