The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-06
Good Things Cost.


which we admire and which Stems 10
rs, perhaps, to be done so easily has
tost Ill that il is worth. And the rca-
son why it does not seem so to us is be-
cause we do not see when and where
and how the work is put in.
We are riding along and looking out
upon q beautiful landscape. We admire
the Skilful arrangement df trees, and
shrubbery, and flowers, or the smooth
and gently sloping grounds. This is,
indeed, lovely, we say. How fortunate
the owner was to find such u place. But
sdmr ote teplies, could you have seen
all this yedr5 and years ago when II
was in natural state, S6u might never
have dreamed of this. 1t has tHkcd
much thought and hard work and great
expense to bring these grounds to their
present condition. Tell a man how q
thing ffs been done and he says:
That's easy 10 DO" very possible,
now that you have been shown low ~
do it, but could you have done it in the
first place? That is the real test. You
listen to n man VIII use mind is richly
stored With fact . and thoughts and fruit
full in combinations 0t these varied
stores, and as he cXpi uses tho thought
which needed express on, perhaps you
say: how easy that wac done. ! could
have said it. Could YOU? Why didyou
not then, before he did? Why not 20
btc step farther and give expression to
the neNt thought which, so soon rs cN-
pressed, the orator and all tie people
shall say that was the right word right
~ spoken. That is the very word we
were waiting to hear. When the light
ming flashes you can see very clearly.
And, II you act quickly, you may take
all your bearings by its instantaneous
light. And such flash of thought may
prove to you an apple of gold.
But we want more than iitful CLEANS.
Steady lights are best. And he is the
true speaker whose light shines on clear
aud true while IL il ut the same time
able to throw a great flood Of Radiance
on the dark spot when the right moment
comes.
Never say such things do not cost
tell you, if such n light blazcs before
you and does not cost him who gives it,
| then il is an igHiS tdtHiS and will lure
| him and yoii, too, ON 10 destruction.
Great men are Woodworking men.
Genius means great capacity for rOrk.
Genius will work" The men emf.
ncnt in all the noble walks of life have
been, are now, great workers. They
are trained TO endure, and when occa-
sion requires, can, and do, labor tre-
mendouSly.
You see train fly down the track.
1t goes easily, does it notP Swift and
strong, without friction and without
sign of labor, it shoots along. Yor
simply see the results. But what leads
to and in>urcs these rcSutSP
SO YOU look upon the outside appear
anccs of great lives and see no signs o
heat, and noise, and worry, and weari
ness, and you state your proposition
that they lead easy, charmed lives
Try it and see. Try to grapple witt
the labors of some great legislator
merchant, writer, or divine, for cveI
one day. He who puts off the harncs
| NIO Nl1NNl NNblClilNlNHs ~ AlNl.
great man bears great load easily
To do this gives the right TO bear tn
name.
Are YOU dazzlcd by the lives OF Gen
erals, Senators, miliionaireS, or grea
men of letters? Consider the eros
well ere looking at the crown. 1t is
grand thing to win the crown. Try foI
Il. Try with all the manhood there i
in you. You are worth little if you d
not make the trial. But remember tina
you only reach the high seats and wca
the crown after long, arduous, unrC
hitting labors. Let no word of min
discourage you, But try no short cuts
Count the cost and then do valiant bat
tie Determine to win all these goo
things, but win them legitmatcly
Great and good work merits and will i
due time receive II great reward
Golden RUle