The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-16
SharD Ewes.

1t is not the men of great talents
often who do the great work of the
world. 1t i5 the men who have trained
their working powers the best. The
greatest engineer OF England was q
man of only medium talents but he
was giant in working. He gave him
self wholly to it when task was to be
done. II mountain was to be pierced
and roadway made through its heart I;
if on "impracticable and impossible :"
bridge was to span chasm or valley,
he would shut himself up for few days
in his room, and scarcely eat or sleep
while he turned the matter over and
over in his mind. At the end he would
come out smiling. with his plans all
clearly laid and his haud ready to set
to work and carry them out. Those
who wish to be great men and women,
in the truest sense, must learn to be
6anad. fsrfS fhe two must go go together fi "rS or
they will accomplish nothing of impor-
tance to themselves or the world.
Train the working power to its utmost
capacity il you desire to make your
mark in tho age in which you live.
The power OF observation is given to
each pert on alike but, although they
are SO gifted, many go through life Sec
ing comparatively little Of what lies be.
fore them. The world is full OF beau-
ty, and it is also full OF suffering their
vision is blind to both facts alike.
Having eyes they sec not and never
know how much they have lost OF enjoy
mont, or the pleasure there is in allie.
waiting the sorrows OF others.
An observing person will oftentimes
lind that which, to the casual passer- by.
seems to be naught, yet proves to be of
great value when keen eyes fall On it.
The rich carburet ores in the mountains
of Colorado were in plain sight Of all
that passed that way, and thousands
were looking for something else, or
nothing at all. and did not see them
Some man camo along, who used his
eyes In the way they were intended, by
looking closely at what was before him;
and, behold the riches of the earth
were his. He also found that there
were. plenty OF men willing to help him
in claiming the silver. Thus, he not
only benefited himself, but others also
with his sharp eyes.
Some persons will plod along through
life, and see literally nothing, while
others. walking in the same path. will
follow after, vi h an eye on the look
cut for what might happen to be Of use
to them, and be rewarded for their pa.
tience. The first will wonder why he
did not see and improve tha chance,
anl mourn because he is so unlucky.
1t is so easy to place the responsibility
on the word "unlucky," and it some.
times get blamed for what is generally
the persons own fault. But Sen's
foresight is often very faulty, and many
a poor mortal is terribly deceived sim
ply because he did not use his eyesight.
This false world is full of deceit and
satisfaction to some people to think
that they have been able to gain an ad-
vantage over some less sharpsighted
than themselves. A keen eye, while it
brings pleasure 10 its possessor by en-.
abling him to see much that would 9th.
erwise be hidden, also shows him much
Of misery and suffering. Often there
lies beneath the smiling countenance,
which is worn as mask. heart filled
with pain and anguish. heart wellnigh
broken with its burden OF sorrow, sch-
ing for a word Of sympathy to be spok-
en- to give it rest, but which never
comes. Enjoyment and sorrow, pain
and pleasure, walk hand in hand and
those who can aid the one and lessen
the other are to be envied, for they
hive their reward and those who use
a keen eye to add to the knowledge OF
feters feel q qualification which but
who understand.