The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1882-06-08

trust we may greet the dawn OF a
better day. Our old ship of State
freighted with the hopes, happiness
and prosperity of ], 100000 souls
through the dreary night of adver-
sity, has been driven and butetted
| by maddened waves which threat
eyed to engslf her, but at last she
energies from the dark folds which
go long have enveloped her, aud
stand- just outside the bar glorious
in The majesty Of her storm-tried
strength! Through the cleaning
tinges Of the early morn, her long
/ ,g, anxious gaze, is greeted by Il
thousand beacon lights On shore,
peering up from your temples of
learning, and differing only in
magnitude. From her mast head
rings out, in trumpet tones, the
glad shout, Land aheadl" My
friends, she needs repairs and a
new chart. Do her the honor to
send to her relief, as pilot and es>
cort, that beautiful, symmetrical,
sea worthy craft, whose glorious
decentralization -streaming in
the glad sunlight of a coming pros
perity, shall guide her safely into
port
Young men, what are your aims
and aspirations? Have you ever
visited large city, and felt its
nervous, fevcrish, restlessness? The
grand rlmb.ing Of trains-thc in
spring scream of whistles-the
ringing clatter of hammer and trow.
el-thc musical hum of looms
the swelling din Of workshops and
factories-the rushing to and fro of
busy thousands with the echoing
tramp of marshalled !egions? 1t is
but the world in miniature.
In the mighty Babtl of confused
sounds, and the bewiIdering whirl OF
ceaseless activity, the earth throb:
from zone to zone, under the fierce
and restless action of mind; and dc
you stand amazed, irresolute, unde
cided? Look up, and around you!
The genius of the age, has painted
In the FURNISHED brightness of COL
den light, the word" rED'
over the entrance to your workshops
your machine shops, your factories
your farm houses, your printing
rooms, your school rooms, your
counting rooms, your colleges, YOU
halls of justice, your Legislative
chambers, your Congressional halls
your Governors mansions, youl
Presidents palace, and the sanctua
ries of the living God! Turn
where you may and the word Wan-
ten ". eye. What wanted;
NE answer comes ap-.rvu. AR" All IN;
departments and avenues of hum al
effort, in clarion tones: Wanted
Men-men of integrity, men of lofty
pride of character, men with wei
trained we'll stored minds, men with
J skillful willing hands, men with
true, manly hearts.
The world wants men who are mo-
for sale. Men who are honest, solid
!, and sound to the core. Men who
will maintain their integrity and
conscious rectitude at all hazards
Men who will stand for the right al
any and all times. Men whose in.
, domitable purpose will acknowledge
no defeat. Men who will bravely
wrest from trials, obstacles and diff
culties, crowns of victory. Men who
are not too lazy to work nor too proud
} to be poor. Men with the lofty pride
of the Bayards, who esteemed honor
as above all possessions aid above all
G price.
The ancient Romans in their reve.
renee for honor and virtue erected
two Temples, and so seated them
that none could enter the temple Of
Honor without passing through the
temple of Virtue. The world wants
men who would not exchange the
dignity and nobility of virtue fol-
the power and glory of wealth. 1,
wants men who are gentlemen
whose lofty natures have been fash.
Toned after the highest and noblesl
models. The world wants such men
for acquaintance, and our fair and
lovely women want such men 70,
lovers and husbands.
Is the standard too high? Do YOU
ask me to point you to the man who
can reach Ii? Show me the man
who Is studious and persevering-
whose force of will that monarch OF
the Observation-Disclosures all the facul-
ties of the soul to the accomplishment
Of a purpose. and I will show you the
man whose brow shall be adorned
with wreaths of victory.
Every young man should fix his
eye on some useful, important and
worthy purpose, and pursue it stead
lily, persistently and constantly. Life
is too short for any one man to ac-
complish everything. but in whatau-