The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-12-28

HIS ANt<tt|H W@r put ~ - IttttA ~
her grandfather. in the midst II the
family circle on Christmas evening.
They were all merry with innoccnt fun
and chit-chat Giving and guessing
riddles was one Of the entertaining
pastimcs of the hour The crandfath-
er repeated the cnild's question slow
". and. after thinking . moment. h.
said: II give il up" The bright child
in great glcc cried out: "A man has
three hands when he hns ri rht hand
and left hand and gots . little behind
hand.
All hands laughed heartily At grand
fathers failure 10 guess. and he looked
50 grave over it they laughed the more
merrily.
But the ahead Of the house, did
not seem 70 Join very heartily in the
amusement. and they rallied him by
asking If il was not fair conundrum.
.'Ccriainly: not only fair. but excel
lent: the play on the word i very meat.
but il has set me thinking Of what comes
Of getting little hehindhand. and some
other time. when Won want 10 hear. il.
will give You little sermon or lecture
on the subject
SNOW now let rs have ii nowr'
they all exclaimed: but he knew chill
drcn too well for that. and. saying
that his sermon would ksep. he told
them 70 20 On with their riddles and
stories.
The next Sabbath evening. when they
were All in the parlor. the bright little
girl. who had puzzled her grandfather
with the conundrum. looked up from
the book she was reading. and said. with
= smile:
"t:randpa. are you not getting
little hchindhand with that sermon you
promised us2'
You shall have il now. II YOU wish"
and al sat still and attentive while the
good man bean:
Tomorrow will NJ the first dav IL
new Year. anil gooi time 10 take 4
freh start. TD IN. .r well y half the
do ~. whateFrr il i. The habit 81
beng on time. never minute bchind-
hand. j. one ~ the greatest helps "a sue
cess in life. While. On go her hand.
~ gei into the way Of delaying. keep.
ing others waiting. moi irng prompt.
pnnstual AMI ready, y the * ret cause
~ failure IN ten thousand cases. many
NJ which have seen in the course Of
my life. We noti,e il III chill irpn.
What you are in the morning. YOU will
he ~ loon. and probably IL night.
The child l. father D. the man.. Just
n the twig Is bent. rtc. The family
meet id the morning for Worship and
breakfast one child u late. She i
usually late. the same one She was
behndhand in getting herself ready
the rest waited for her few moments
and then went on without her. and pres
entity she came. DISTURBING all and
making herself disagrceable and them
uncomfortable. The boy with snch
disposition j. late az school. not pre-
pared with his lessons. ALWAYS inst
little hehinihand in everything. Per-
haps he goes 70 college 81 into hnS'nes>.
trade or profession. and II h. i dcpcnd-
eni on his own e~crtions he makes a
failure in everything.
Forty years ago | knew two smart
boys, helpers in . grocery store. Ihey
were brothers. They seemed 10 III
made Of steel springs. 20 quick. prompt
and decisive were they in iillins every
order. They were poor boys. apprrn-
tees then. Bn; they worked n ii the
concern was their own. and success de-
pended on their energy, push and faith
fulncss. Now they five on one of The
fashionable avenues Of New York in
their own large mansions. retired from
the grocery business in which they
made their fortunes. Holding impor- |
tant trusts, The, are useful and respect \
"a citizens and Christians. They owe |
their success solely, under God. h their
own promptness ID performing every I
promise. in being always ahead rather /
than behind time. And there are me. I
chanicS and tradcsmcn with whom | !
once had dealings md now have Je- I
serted. because they would never
fulfill an order In season. would moi -cnl \
a thing home 70 me when they promised
and invariably kept me waiting whatever
might bc my distress 70 b. served.
Tnls vice runs in the blood sonnet mes.
and whole families are distinguished IN
taking il easy. time enough vet. b. I
ing their motto and rule. They drop |
behind IN the race 81 life. They would I
be run over II some one did not pick I
them up and help them on. Half the 4
world has this work 70 do. besides do I
ing It's own. IN tho absence of positive |
crime, this habit 81 taking Il easy
rauscs the poverty and failure Of the |
greater part of tho human family. With
the same chances. with equal health |
and wits, IN the same field. one man
succeeds and another makes 4 dead I
failure. And whyP Because one took
time BY the forclock. WIS ever prompt.
and therefore prosperous Tho other
WINS always little behindhand. and hy.
and-by % far behind a. 70 Be counted
out as oi no account.