The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16

Thoroughness in preparation pre-
pares for thoroughness of work;
thoroughness in work assures sue
cess.
Who thinks that he will not be
successful in life? Does the appren-
tee? Does the clerk? Does the
student? Does the young man enter
ing upon professional labor? Each
believes that he will succeed.
Yet experience makes it certain
that the majority will fail of success.
The positive teaching of daily life is
that the largest number do not sue,
coed Why?
Why not succeed? Must men
and women be unsuccessful? Is it
a law of nature that most people
must fail of success? Do men hope
so unreasoningly and so unreasona-
bly, that only disappointment must
onsue? Is it necessary that even
our just expectations are to be unre-
allied? BY no means.
There is reason for lack of sue
cess in life's aims and pursuits. 1t is
found in lack of preparation, in inn
perfect preparation. Thoroughness
of preparation is the one snre way
of success.
The present is related to the flu
ture. The relation is fixed. The
law is changeless. Waste to-day
10 TO
to-day yields pain tomorrow. Pre-
paration to-day gives success to-
morrow. The work of to-day is
related to the work of tomorrow.
Here are the school boy, the APP
prentice, the clerk, the student.
What will be their future? Vino
will be the successful teacher? Who
the employer? Who the proprie-
tor? Who the successful profess
sional?
If there be not thorough prepare
ton to-day, there cannot be thor
ough work tomorrow. Without
thorough work, the man who is de-
pendent upon his fellow men can
not be certain of success. His
hopes and his dreams are alike vain.
| He cannot be successful. Who
wants the imperfect workman?
Who hires the incompetent clerk?
Who employs the unqualified pro-
fessional man?
The price of success is work,
| thorough work. Yet the school
boy fights against lessons and labor,
detests teachers and tasks, and looks
upon school as an invasion of his
personal liberty. The apprentice
careIessly idles his own time and
wastes that of his master. The
clerk puts in full hours, but gives nc
whole hearted service. The student
sleeps and dreams over his studio!
and duties, and permits his COLDER
hours and opportunities to escape
unused.
Each has been satisfied with ne
work, with work half performed
with barely passably work, will
cram and sham. They have sneak
ed, and slipped, and dragged, anc
dawled along, while the days o
preparation flew by; and now they
expect success! They have reached
the wears of manhood. but they ar,
not men; and find fault with tn,
world because it does not take then
up with open arms and give then
its choicest places, works and trusts
To ensure success, each must d.
his best. He must do this in al
things, and at all times. The schoo
boy must give his closest applica
ton to every lessen. The appren
tice must do his most perfect work
the clerk his most faithful service
the student his most earnest study
: Each must exert every power, am
!, always do the best he can. So do
! ing, every day will bring strength
: information, experience, skill, mer
: tai grip, for the work of the da
: which comes after.
, Life is ladder He who properl
}. equips himself has but to take h
5 daily step and the topmost round
t sure It requires labor. But h
g cannot fail. He must succeed
! The measure of his success is in til
a measure of his nature and acquire
e gifts and graces-spiritual, menta
v moral, physical. He will succee
g even as he is entitled to success
!, and as far as he is qualified for SUI
!. cess.
: Thoroughness of preparatic
fully brings out each natural gil
Il 1t gives the best dossible trainir
t to all gifts. 1t secures every acquis
t. lion of which the natural endow1
d inents are capable. 1t acquaints
o l..an with his own resources al
s capabilities, 1t makes him self I
liant, manly, and not rashly DARN
5 1t compels the confidence of eve
Q employer The man of thorous
.e PREPARATION can do and will do /
IL work SO we'll that once engaged, /
ID services will always be in dcman
1t He is SO necessary in his place til
e men cannot get along without hi
IS 1t matters not how long or he
A. short life NAV be. each lesson is
w the next-is preparatory to it. The
lie oughness in every task of chill
lie hood; III every duty OF youth;
at every labor and trust of mdnhoc
ID assures success with maturer yea
&c and brings to old age triple cros
n, of comfort, competence and hon