The Bossier banner., 1880-08-19

hardly worth picking up AS to the
quality of the learning stored in the
mind of this unfortunate person in his
youth, nothing is said against it, nor is
there any record of its having been de-
ficient in quantity. When at school he
was industrious. While in college he
denied himself many luxury and had
tooth-and-nail struggle with adverse
circumstance, which threatened to
swamp him, but which he finally over
came. In due time came the college
commencement, when the outside
struggle with the world began. Then
the world began to get the better of the
college graduate. There seemed to be
a fatality for him in every enterprise of
which he took hold. Naturally seeking
fortune and fame in the rosy walks of
literature, where a cultured man asserts
his right to tread, he found one path
after another open to his entrance, but
blocked against his progress. 1t does
not take many disappointments of this
kind to discourage a man of delicate
senslbility and nervous apprehension.
After trying several modes of making a
living and failing in all, his energy is
quenched and his soul seems shriveled
within him. He may be honest, indus
trlous and conscientious, yet he is pain
fully sensible that he has not the knack
OF getting along in the world. Distrust-
ing himself, he feels that the world re-
CARDS him as a failure. His intentions
remain as good as they ever were, but
he has no means of putting them in
operati on.
Under these circumstances there are
men who would spend what is left of
their lives in whining. But whining is
poor business and does not pay. No
body ever gave man salary for the
laborious recounting of his woes and
failures. No sorrow-stricken man ever
opened for himself the avenues to
wealth and triumph by the habitual
recital of all his misfortunes and blum
ders and shortcomings. The man who
wasn't to turn over new leaf and
change failure into success is not called
on to din into everybody's ear the
cheerless story OF how miserable he has
been. The world cares little about his
misery and wants to hear no more of it
than is absolutely necessary. What So
elety wants to know is what the man
can do. For actual blows to be struck
and deeds to be accomplished it matters
not much how or where the man picked
up his learning. If he can do what is
expected of him, let him proceed with
Ill his might to demonstrate his ability
oy actually doing it. If he cannot do
t, let him stand aside for somebody
Who can. Whether the work is teach |
ng school, or currying a horse. or
tigging grave, or cooking a dinner.
'r excavating coal, his doing it is proof |
If his ability. In these days of change
md progression nobody need consider
himself above any class of work to which
he may be called. A mule-driver NAV
oe nominated for the Presidency, and |
he man who has unsuccessfully prided
llmself on his college parchment may
,e glad to earn wages by driving mule.
The genius who is now digging coal out
II the mines near Pittsburg is engaged
n an honorable employment, and we
wish him joy and gladness as he draws
us wages and makes as judicious in
'estment of them as possible The tide
his affairs has changed, and he is
'robably more pleasantly at work than
yer before in his life. His case fur.
lshes no element of discouragement to
he tollers in school and at college, or
the army Of young men who have
'lthln the last few weeks received their
archments from various institutions of
earning. 1t is to be hoped that all these
ouths will do their best in finding the
roper sphere of life in which to make
living and to help ON with the worlds
rogress. Ii they fail in the first half
Oxen or dozen attempts let them still
lick to it, and industriously follow fame
nd fortune wherever it may seem good
do so. And if fame keep out of
ght and hearing and fortune make it's
ppearance only at the bottom of a !!
line, let the pick and the shovel be
lady to be piled with all the determine :
on and diligence OF a man who means
do his best.-Phitadelphia Times.