The Red Cloud chief., 1883-07-13
PREPARING rOR FUTURE GREAT.
NESS.


PREPARING FOR FUTURE GREAT.
NESs.
After the lessons fur she next day hal
been prepared. Olivia said 90 her I've
pupils, as they were Put,iag away their
books:
Il tp,~ boy Who 10 g-esing ready
to be great"
Alloy who Is getting ready to be
grca echoed uzxxk and Robert
Yes" returned Olivia He proha-
bly, would be surprised il any one told
him: but he Is fact preparing himself 10
..whol. he's ..whai'. his namesr
and Where dses ks ivs?a questioned
the boys.
.-Can's-ea gsess,- rrsurnsd Olivia.
''He goes ,o YOU school, he lives ma,
far away. and YOU SEE him every day
! Robert wondered IL he could be the
one tn whom his sister alluded He
had done - sell for the past few
weeks; be had proved all biz examples
wi;heat sTainbiing; he ~as bead in
| grammar class. and he was ~cultivssing
mental and moral power in various
ways. Perhaps his sister did mean
him.
VIVA, does n fellow have 90 do when
he gets ready ~ b. grrsty'' asked New
ell. Tell US that, Cousin Li,ia. then
perhaps We can guess
II didn't know boys were ever
great" said Harry"
GREATNESS does not come suddenly"
returned the young girl. The world
does not often see il till il Is in blossom;
but it is q long while in growing; 50
long that one who wishes to be- noted
among men must lay the foundation for
greatness when young. This boys
superiority may not bc acknowledged in
thirty or forty wears. but that his mann
will be distinguished some day l firmly
| believe"
$50 it takes greatness thirty OF forty
years Ia grow?p said Harry. in some
surprise.
Yes. all Of ,hat-a lifetime. Yet 4,
comes like u tree. from very small
seeds. What peculiar quality do We
see i'm all great mcn-in Washington, in
Lincoln. in Garfield. in Humboldt, and
in Columbus. Luther. Newton. and
hosts Of oihersa.'
Genius answered Newell.
..Vim,'' cried Robert, proud 81 the
friendly relations he was forming with
this quality.
Genius" said Olivia. did not make
them lannon's. Thousands II boys have
genius. but they never amount to any
thing because"
because they haven't vim." ~
claimed Robert.
Yes" smiled his sister. ..bccausc
| they haven't vim. But what is TIE root
If wm-thc moral root. ! mean, not the
Latin one"
IL should think n good strong will
might be-" said Newell.
YES" said Olivia, "all these men
had good strong wills, and. what is
more To the purpose, the will OF each
was well trained. They wec what We
call self-relianf. ~Sclf-reliance means
more than dependence upon yourself; il
means trust in God first, and faith In
yourself next. Do you suppose Column
bus asked any n to do his thinking
for him?"
1--WE know he didn't" responded
Harry. And Robert said. stouily:
..No. stree: he did his own thinking"
And so did George Washington and
James Garfield and Newton and Lu-
ther." said Newell"
Then you know a boy who does his
own thinking. Iiyia?" spoke up Laura,
who all this time had been thinking and
listening.
Olivia smiled aud nodded her head.
And l suppose he always knows his
lessons" ventured Robert.
His sister nodded again.
..And he goes To our schoOl?' unused
Hettie. who before this had not uttered
a word. 1T must be Tommy Dayi-
SON.
Tommy! Tommy Davisonl' they
all shouted.
Moe" said Robert, incredulously;
but Olivia nodded her head and said.
quietly: He Is the boy"
".But he isn't any smarter than We
are.' protested Newell.
mot . Bit" returned Olivia
But You said"
II said he was getting ready IN be
great"
There Ma o little s~ilenee-a heavy
silence. Ii vas broken by Newell, who
asked: do you suppose he does his
own thinkings"
81 know he does" was the young
tady's reply.
"why-ncw. do you know. Olivia?''
He would NJ Join our preparatory
class, though I asked him to. and told
him that ID should cost him nothing: so
il wasn't his poverty that kept him from
coming. IL was his seh-reliance. saw
getting On. ! had . little talk with hin.
and am astonished At the sensible books
he reads. Just think Of . boy Of twelve
reading Cariyle's French Revolution
and liking il. too! Why. Il il q work
70. . man! And he studies up C~arlyic's
chapters from, other books - hcgues
along-from histories and biographies:
he finds these in the public library or IN
the pastors encyclopaedia - He II .
prodigy" said Oiivta, warmly, ..and 3
good boy. sso; and that ID Why ! know
be Is getting ready 10 be great"
but did he tell you he got his les
sons out himself:s' asked RoSert.
Mot exactly; but I asked q GER
tain probes did Doe discsaszge him.
and he said: i did not stop to think II
getting discouraged ! only kept NJ H.
Il took mi three Saturdays % do u. but
1 got it, told hin I skna1A hase been
happy 70 help hin. bat - answered.
laughing. thss . he didn't need any help
with that problem Row. aEd thanked
me. He says al sAe oehess hase bcen
easy sisce. sad vei mow Why, dat we.
boys?'-Reyat Req.
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