Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Oxford Eagle.
TIME AND PERSEVERANCE.
IMemphis Appeal.l

the necessity of perseverance
1t has been truly said that pro
crastination is the thief of time
and lethargy the mildew of life
The young man who under
standsthe value oftime, teDacity
and doggedness Of purpose il
sure to win in the great battle o.
life. These are the first prere
quisites. The late Sir Stirling
Maxwell, Of England, placed /
proper estimate upon the value
oftime. The castles and parks
of his own construction and
those of his noble ancestors
were grand aud beautiful
Every visitor who enters the
day nursery is confronted with
the following motto, emblazon
ed in letters of gold:
"LOST.
Somewhere between sunrise and sunset,
Two Golden Hours.
Each set with sixty diamond minutes.
No reward is offered,
As they are gone forever
After the most diligent search
the author of this motto has
never been found. Itseems he
builded better than he knew,
for the sentiment inspired by
the moment will live forever.
If possible this motto should be
written across the sky in letters
of fire. 1t should certainly be
printed upon the walls of every
school building, as they teach
the youthful mind the first great
lesson in life-the value of time.
Miss Belle Peterson, in her new
novel, just published, most
forcibly illustrates the truth of
the anonymous motto in the
following extract:
When the Roman emperor
said, II have lost q day" he ut
tered q sadder truth than if he
had exclaimed, ~ have lost a
kingdom" Napoleon said that
the reason why he beat the Aus
TRANS was that they did not
know the value Of few minutes.
At the celebrated battle of
INC eve bf ocophict seemed oai
hi'n' @ He saw the critical s'a.e y !.
niin, M u FAIRS, and instantly took his
uasnlntion. % He dispatched a
Acc to the Austrian headquar'
nag nag W with thu proposals for an ar: arm
istiee' !efs WV" The. .unwary Austrians
ts11'H ss,l into the snare. For a ieM ,'
,e; ,e;nntes the thunders of battl'
ml,,a'hn mnre hnshed. Napoleon seize'
,nu nile amusing the enemy WIZ
mn ,,ocb negotiations, rearrange.'
his line Of battle, changed III n,
m front. and in a few minutes wa !
roady to renounce the farce {. :
tIscS n,sc;S,ssion for the stern arbl1I; y;
,ont of arms. The spelnd,,
Veto ~ictory of Rivoli was the resu' u
I,o,y NV often the great moral VI
tories and defeats of the wot ), !
tnrn upon q few. momen; NON a;
Mon Mon nav loiter, but time Ill
ON wings of the wind an anu i
the great interests OF hie a a
sneeding Oh with the sure a
si,ent tread of destiny ana !
fears and hopes when agl., na
the breast Of man, wnicn I'd
nressed his vision into the
pture' must at length have tn
truth or falsehood tested, ;,
The "golden hours are lnu'
cot with "diamond minute
and It is useless to attempt u
recoyery r when lost, "as 7
are gone forever.' NeNI
economizing time and mat
b,e. Is resolution, de,erminat
constancy and persever.a;
These ingredients constl
the Spaulding's glue OF soc
History shows that tne
nowerful element of gem
ppuuccess-is grip, pluck, hanl
Without tenacity OF pur
men become the whipIcIac
Of the world; ierked and
oi ,ho h,t until worn out,
p link into obscurity mo"lm
s sa;,nres. Those who enga
i'ms;ness OF commercial pre-
penared pus,d to stay focali'
ppeenSftralize. They develop
tion and attract to a cen
1--we ,1I succeeded alone b
tenacity Of purpose-hlIss, i, :,
m,table energy. He comm !
With the stitch and workei
W. VII The needle, and he sat
si side Of his machine "a u
night. He won by wearl III
the natience of his compe
Sio is amemies and his frienss
finally trlumpiieu' Nc
oreat achievement ~ nis ;,
Is GOV, iong-winded, ana a !, !
hunted ~ down like the me- ,S
IT is a marvellous fae1 u,
finest productions oil ~, !
are intricate, clumsy asT y
nortoncd, but success'u, ~
takes the back track al
Sests new Innovations;
Was so busy in perstaiI t y
idea which filled near. al a.
he had no time for pea pea,
symmetry, and bis hrs' = >
Toat was improvised u =
test the possibilities oi