The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-23
OUR WORK.
From Our Lady Correspondent.

From Our Lady Correspondent.
IF I only knew what I ought to
do" is . common cry of humanity.
Perhaps women, from force of cir
cum-tance, are more often the victims
of doubt, and also, more often dissat-
isfied with the work that comes to
them.
think we may make 1t q rule, safe
to follow, that our work consists Of
the work that lies nearest Us. Oh
course, there may often be work to do
Quite near ua, which -laay not, after
all, be our duty to perform. OF that,
our conscience must he the judge.
We all admire the man or woman,
who. conscious of gifCs fitting them
for different work, break away FROM
that which others can just as we'll
perform, and struggle with difficult
ties until success rewards them.
Sometimes people fancy they save
talents for some higher work, when
really, they are 80 lazy as to have a
distaste FIR I'LL work.
OF talents, too, people must be their
own judges. Talent aud persever.
ance usually win success and it is by
the degree Of success one attains that
the world judges OF talent.
But it il the work that comes to us
against our will that / wish to notice.
Every one who has any energy or
ambition, has y desire Tor some par
Iicular kind Of work. and he prepares
for it, and then tries to get it to do.
Usually he succeeds, but sometime
circumstances which no human will
can control will not admit of his car
rying out his plans " hat then? He
must say; 1T is not the Divine will
that do my chosen work: Til make
myself happy In the duties that come
to me-"
knew a young boy who loved to
study, whose great desire wa to
graduate, ana then devote himself to
the advance of education. His father
died, his income died with i'm; this
boy was the eldest IF a large family.
With a struggle of which no one buC
mis- own family knew, he set aside
his own desires and went to work for
his mother and tire family. He stud
led evervRpare moment, and attended
an evening class at the Business Col
lege. From under clerk he became
head clerk, then book keeper and
finally business men pronounced him
the best among them. Although his
early dream Is not realized he is hon.
ored In church and business circles,
and will probably be able to effect as
much for humanity as he had hoped.
If q young man who has prepared
himself for the pulpit or the bar loses
his voice SO he can never become q
public speaker he need not be dis
cour ged; t.,ere is other work, let
him go at it cheerfully and persever-
ingly and 1t will all come out right. !
But, as I said before, women fire.
quentIy feel that their lives and
talent are wasted. They do not like
nor erj0y the monotonous details of
homework. It seems a waste of time
to cook food which disappears SO
quickIy-to wa h dishes which are 81
soon dirtied again to put rooms in
order which careless children land
older people) soon render chaos-to
mend and patch, and do it over
They say; IF I could only
do something great and noble and
useful; If I could move human SYM
by song OF oratory; If [ could
pen words Of inspiration and make
my name famous: If I could bring
the angel out Of the marble; If but
It's no use. There is nothing for me
but drudgery ut home and I hate it
ILL.,"
If Cad has placed US where we are,
and has given US duties we caun.t
gnore, then be sure it il our work,
Ind We should bring to it cheerful
less and sweet content. M"thers
nay always move thu better impulses
# human beings under their charg-,
~ spe ch and song. They may In:
pire them to do what they have
-'nged in vain to do. They may
ring beautiful angels of rounded
from shapeless blocks of
marble. The homes must be kept up
nd they Who keep them pure and
weet and cOnfOrta lie, and strength
the spiritual and moral natures q,
lu-band and children, while prepar-
ng food for the physical System, are
!. ing the best and highest work
hey are noble and great and useful
se sure any talent will be developed,
! will not be suppressed, and it will
My add a grace to al already lovely
haracter. But there are some women
vhO are tied to a wearisOme round of .
uties, who have no home of their :
wn 60 beautjfy with loving labor, {
little ones to train If such cannot /
these duties for more congeaIal t
it is their work and they j,
lake themselves happy in it =,
I have a friend, once a scl oolmate, |
ways since q regular correspondent,
hose life illustrates the fact that
uman will cannot always acc Comp
n ones desires. and it also shows q
bowling to circumstances.
Delicate from a child, she bravely
injured physical suffering, and
,ught opposition. insisting on an ed. t