The Osceola times., 1880-12-25
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: II is said that when ChicI
yer Ellsworth commenced the oiii'
. OF his profession he was accustomed ta
Walk to and from his office, while mer.
chant OF the same city rode much less
&c Gistdnce IN grand style. Once pausinp
d and profering a ride, he questioned
n Ellsworth as to why he did not also sport
c a carriage, and received for answer, "Be-
cause have found that persons must
walk at some period of their lives, and |
choose TO walk when | begin" The
sequel proved the truth Of the assertion,
for later in life, when the dashing mer-
chant had failed and was forced TO 90
afoot, the Chief Justice rode in his car
riage and bore the honors of Minister
Plenipotentiary to France.
The wisdom of the answer is apparent
to all who have watched the fluctuations
Of business life and reflected upon the
! causes of disaster. Walking when they
I began would have saved many man
from wreck; many home from the iron
grasp of the law; many family from the
| poor-house. 1t is the launching out into
| riages and fast horses are the premoni-
tory symptoms of failure in the great
majority Of cases. Money taken from
business for such purposes is like drain
ing the life-blood from the veins, as cup
ping the heart, upon the healthy move
ments of which all the functions depend.
There is sturdy manhood shown in the
young by walking that commands re-
spect and justifies confidence, while fool
ish and luxuriant outlay creates suspicion
as to stamina and distrust as to credit.
Walking at the beginning shows
strength of will, independence Of charac-
ter, and that the foundation is laid upon
something less shifting than sand. 1t
gives practical assurance that thbse. is
nerve and muscle behind, caIati. OF Ell
during the strain and nice Hp -ahe kQuhfe.
Of life without fiinclb7ss aas ytast,r-l,
pedestrian commands ibsa ahes 20 frol,
the snob who rolls by.. shei seI. ant
his bread tastes ten tint. thas5 =. sweet
his digestion remains unimpalred, ant
his. .slumber is indeed rest Putting al
other phases of the question aside fol
the moment, waking pays a very large
interest upon the investment in health
There is no exercise that can compare
with it, when judiciously employed. TIC
one confined in an office, to one whose
hours are mostly passed at a desk, to one
whose labor is especially that Of the head
it stands before all others, and is the best
possible training for the mental prize
ring.
But we attempt not to discuss it from
medical standpoint. 1t is with the effect
1.s IL
enforce the lession taught by the little
story heading this article; and that is, il
We correctly understand it, that man
must not scorn little beginnings if he
would triumph in the end; and the word
walking" in this connection, is fraught
with far wider and deeper meaning
than the simple stretching of the muscles
of the limbs; it embraces thousand
Titles that go to make up the sum
total of property. Granting that the
simile of going on foot and in carriage
is forcible one on the whole, yet the
idea must be carried out through all the
various shades of bushes life if the
"true inwardness' of the matter is under
stood.
You must walk before you can safely
indulge in any other means of getting
over space. You must be content to ac-
complish Titles, to be saving of the littles
to accumulate by the penny before you
can expect the pounds. Expenditure
for style, for show, for luxury, to save
the use of your legs, is dangerous ex-
pertinent for the beginners in business.
The cost must be closely estimated, and
it must be demonstrated with mathemat-
ical precision that it will pay before the
risk taken. Pleasure is rarely, If ever,
an institution that returns golden shekels.
1t may be gratifying to pride, may be con-
venient, agreeable, lessen labor, and help
to avoid dust and mud to keepa carriage;
il is mice" to see our wives and daughters
keep up with the neighbors;" may be in
some cases beneficial to their health; but
upon the opposite side of the ledger the
consideration of the drain
upon the cash account and the inability
to sustain it without (if not worse) such
sacrifices as will leave the arm of bust
ness paralyzed, and the chance Of riding
and lolling upon velvet cushions very
slim when age has come, the steps feeble
and the power to accomplish greatly
if not entirely gone.
Better walk when you are young and
vigorous than to be forced to creep on
with staff i'm old age. Better begin at,
han come out of, the little end of the
horn; better be guided by you 'can" than
be driven by the tyrant must" better
wear out sole-leather than credit and in
dependence and manhood; better be
;our own master while young than the |
lave of another when your hair is thin |
md white with the frost of many win |
ers.
OF the truth and wisdom of this the |
world is SO full of striking examples that |
'ou cannot shut your eyes to them if you |
would. The ranks of aged and depend
mt poverty is so thronged with those
Who rode when they should have walked,
hat the lesson should need no further i'm
,ressing. II stands full-faced before us
n every class and condition of life; is as
he lighthouses flaming through the
tormy darkness upon rocky coast and
idding all beware Of approach. The re-
ords Of bankruptcy, the imprisonment
f the debtor, the law TO collect, the
ooks filled with mortgages, the closed
oors of many once fair mart Of trade,
he sacrifice of property under the ham,
ler of the auctioneer, all point to the
anne cause--to the rolling in carriages
hen one should have walked, to the
luandering Of means for luxury when
was unjustified by the resources.