The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-10-19
T NO.. 2.

FAMILY may cluster? Then cndOW your
child with the priceless boon Of enl,ca-
ton, and its genial influence will be
seen in the flash Of Intelligence that
beams in hereye, and the flush of mod
esty that mantles her cheek !; it's soft
music Will be heard in the sweet sound
OF her voice, nay, In the very Nesting
Of her robes.
You who are scholars have your du-
ties to perform III acquiring an educa-
| ton. without industry there is no eX-
ccllcncc in learning. Earnest, contin-
ued application is the prerequisite to
scholarship. 1t is said that Alexan-
der the Great, when youth, asked
his teacher if he could not complete
his course Of study without so much la
Dor. The philosopher replied, "therc
is no royal road to learning. BY the
rich aud the poor, the old and tlc
young, it can be attained only through
the all-cflicient means, ay0rE. IdlcncSS
in this, as in all other fields, means de-
feat; nowhere in nature dO you find
inactivity the means Of accomplishing
noble ends-evcrywherc stagnation
means decay and ruin. Water too
long stagnant eNllalcs stencil and mi
asmata; air that does not circulate be-
comes pregnant with poisonous gasses;
SO the mind that is ever inactive soon
becomes more or less sordid and cor
rupt. The development Of mind is not
the work OF Il day or II year, but it IS
the result Of lOng-tri1u and UnfailinG
industry. The sturdy oak that
springs from a little acorn, grows
through years and years until it as
sumcs gigantic proportions. For Il
hundred seasons it sheds its green
robes to battle with winters storms,
while the cold blast of the North Whis-
tie through its unprotected bOuGhs, rn-
til finally it towers above its ncighbOrS
the prince Of trees and the pride of the
forest.
DO you have to contend with power
ty and obstacles thrown in your way
by your fellow man? Such has been
the experience Of the most useful men
that ever lived. These difficulties that
you have to sllrmolnt only give you
opportunities for showing your man
hood. Show me the youth who has
but ordinary capacity with eXtraordi-
nary diligence ard a good purpose in
view, and will show you a man whose
fortune is made. The mind that is
that flow from the great central plain
Of North America toward the oceans
that wash our shores, is bound to reach
its destination. Geologist tell us that
in ages long since passed, volcanoes
heavcd mountain masses in the path
ways Of those waters, but gradually
and steadily they rose, spreading out
into beautiful lakes, shedding their NIT
igating influence on the surrounding
country, and inviting upon their placid
bosoms the ships of commerce for COM
ing ages, until finally they scaled the
cyclopcan walls, and, in their seaward
course, went bounding down the OPP
positc declivitics in beautiful falls and
cataracts, laughing at the thunder and
smoke Of the fiery element that dared
dispute their passage. Saul could per-
sue David to the mountain Businesses
around Jerusalem, but this persecution
only gave the young hero opportuni-
ties for exhibiting those feats Of valor
and endurance which proved him to be
a king and soldier, and which won for
him place in the hearts Of his colul-
trymcn and on the throne of Judca.