The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-24
A Homily on Perseverance,.

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A Homily on Perseverance.
The great trouble with many young
people, and. likewise with some who
are not young, and who are not going
to be young very socn. if they keep
on, is, that they lack perseverance.
This criticism, of course. does not ap-
ply to all young people. There are
quite number who are notable ex-
ceptions to the rule. Our remark in
regard to lack of perseverance was not
intended to wound the feelings of the
worthy young man who gives up tie
whole q his mind to raising, with dit
6culty, and other arti6cia: means, !
young moustache. There may be .
lack of hair, blu, there is no lack of
perseverance, oo his part. His efforts
to induce the shy and downy NOUS
tache to protrude from its hiding
place out iutO the bright daylight.
whera:t can be seen and admired. are
unceasing. In fact. as too much kind
ness once killed q cat, we are afraid
that the extraordinary amount Of
fondling the incipienr moustache is
subject to. is perhaps one of the rea-
sons that the crop yields so little
to the area cultivated.
But we will let up On the moustacbe,
as 1t is down already. The small boy
seeking to perpetrate an eclipse. IF .
pie, whose circumference, apparently
exceeds that OF the boy, is another ex-
ception to the rule of young people
not having sufficient perseverance,
There is. on such occasions. no such
word as fail with the small boy of the
large appetite.
The class of citizens to which We re-
fer as lacking in perseverance,, is COM
posed Of those ~hO start out with en-
thusiasm. but either fly the track or
allow themselves to be distanced in
the race BY enthusiasm. With these
persons, if calculated exersion fails,
they Immediately become discouraged,
and follow suit by making an assign
ment fur the benefit of their creditors.
Success depends upon perseverance,.
except where . party 10 yearning to
achieve success rs lamentsble fail
IRE, which is the only kind Of success
hat is ever captured by the man who
flows himself to be blufied by i'd
'ersity.
We do no. desire to do any injustice
% the gifted editors Who run the party
press, but the greatest inventor Of the
.ge ia undoubtedly Edison. Undoubt.
.dly Edison, or rather Tom Edison. u
! great inventor, and be. himself. says
hat if it were not for his perseverance
,e would not amount tn . row of pins.
edison says that when you start out. 70
accomplish anything, you must con-
,entrate yourself upon it, and not allow
to disturb you. If you allow
'our attention to be diverted from your
work you will b unable to recover
he lost ground. An intruder may
'ffer you unr;valed opportunities to
,ay,a bill you have been owing for
'ears.; Heed not his siren song.
While you are thus busy inventing,
ONE other would-be- distqrber may in
lite you out on the sidewalk to put
read ON you. Do not allow yourself to
,e disturbed. but persevere at your
abors, and success will crown your
.fforts.
If you have cramp collie and book
gent whispering in each ear. do not
How yourself to be concerted. We
10 not mean to say in the foregoing
emark that the cramp collie could
whisper in your ear, but only the
,ook agents. Under no circumstances
.llow yourself to be put out. If any
,ody is to be put out, put out the
)Ores.
What Edison says applies not only
o the field Of invention, but the same
principle holds good in any pursuit Of
life. The salesman, the burglar. thA
lie insurance agent, the journalist,
he train robber, the hack dTiver-ih
act, success in any and al Of the
earned professions depends mainly On