The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-29
10 TnE DUTY Ar HOME rIRsr.

VIII hNiN #uihel VIII have HnInHI
fUnh's tmlsini"H.
DO TiIE DUTY AT HOME FIRST.
~ despisc this horrid lie. II | only
had chance of making something ~ |
myself but Il II work. work, work, me-
time for anything but work. Some
poop'c get on as II by magic, ! believe
life Is lottery, after all, and ! am 20.
ing 10 Try my luck In tho casting. ~
stones. have all faith In The number
nine. II can hit that maple more
times out Of nine than | miss II, I'll ba
somebody III fall, III 20 on like tho
nobodlcs around me.N
The sleepy figure In the grass sat up-
right, aud commenced polting tho In.
noccnt tree with pebbles. :" HI. miss.
miss, miss. bit. hit, MISS, miss no usel
I'll try no more. Five unlucky throws
out Of seven"
"for shame, boy. to call this noble,
Intense life lottery, aud try your des-
tiny for time and eternity with bits of
stones thrown from lazy, indolcnt
hand. Get up, and take hold Of life In
earnest. Turn something up, instead OF
lying there waiting for something 10
turn up"
Tho big straw hat In the grass turned
slowly toward the gentleman In the
sulky, who hal stopped beneath the
spreading bou shs of the great oak TO
allow his thirsty steed the benefit of
the cooling draught that tyckled through
the assures Of the rock Into the rough
trough. q
lam the new doctor. who has put
out sign In tho nelghboring town Of
Elton,i' said tho voice which had aroused
tho boy. snow. tell me who you arc.
and what you are doing here"
"My name Is Joe Hardness"
Joseph. you mean,' said the doctor.
"Ycs, but ! am too lazy 10 say Il, aud
] came out Of that old farmhouse you
see on the bill there. TO dig ia,ers for
the dinner" 4
f'sfirt potatoes ! ever saw grow d
the roots Of timothy" laughed the doe
tor.
"Patch Is across the run. ! stoppc,
here TO rest" J"
"And carve out grand fortune b.
dreaming. How long have you beef
herep Long enough. dare say. I.
have dug and cooked them. too"
Joe's only answer was n grin.
LET me tell you, boy, the yer,
foundation Of true greatness consists Il
doing your everyday work In the vcrj
best mannerpossible. Letit be digging
potatoes, hocing corn. blacklng boots
studying n lesson. or even playing |
game OF ball. 20 10 work determined q
succeed. Get all the pleasure and goos
out Of your everyday work. What i
worth doing at NIL Is worth doing we'll.
ought 70 be- printed In letters of gols
and nailed over every door In the land
Make this your own motto. and you vii
never need 10 spell f-a.i L." -.
81 do not want TO spend my whole
life digging and delving. ] want 70 go
TO college and know something. an
tired Of work"
"Then. my boy. you will have 10 be
transplanted 10 q more heavenly soil.
for I toll you there "a no success any
where on earth without Incessant toll
You will have 10 dig. dig. dig for knowI-
cdgu, II you arc ever iis possessor. Let
me see. How old are youP''
"fourteen. sir.
"And what do you know of booksF'
eve been twice through arithmetic.
know something Of geography. and de.
spise grammar and spollln'."
"And they are at war with you. OBJ
serve. You will never be . scholar
until you have q fair fight with thcsc
two chief corner-stones. and como OF
victor You must BE- master q every
step Of the way. Nor must you cut
arross-lois In order 70 shorten your
Journey. Men often Try this way. bus
they find so many ups and downs, 50
many streams and swamps. that II they
do not lose themselves altogether, they
will find their road. though shorter. By
an air line. In reality much longer than
The lawful rouie. fherr Is great deal
Of going across.losz 10 make . sbeggsr Of
. man 10 this world. do you 20 b
schoolr'
"0nly IA winier have no time in
summer"
what do you do with your odd mo-
,,enis and rainy dsysT
s.Rcsf.n
"Huml Ises you arc NOT worth saw
Ing. Never win amount 10 anything.
Wbx hox sIt.s,sf WA, tooxrr sosv.c "A fko