The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-27

would not do to advance you. Be failure,
through your own Incidence, weakness and
indulgence, and though you are my only son,
should feel that had one too many.
Success comes not of spasmodic effort. but of
continued every day work.
Read the fable of the hare and the tortoise
and profit by its teachings and remember that
success. with honor, is one of the highest plea
sures of life. have many fears lest in COM
partnership with SO many young men of easy
fortune and no ambition beyond that of the easy
life of an English gentleman, you lose the stur-
dy purpose which should animate you daily
Remember that America is not England. No
one is born to titled greatness or to any other
greatness here; he who gets it must achieve it,
and he who cannot achieve it in some form is of
small consideration We have no idle class, and
trust that we may never have An idle life is
worthless and unhappy life.
Never go to balls or parties in term time, and
avoid late wines and suppers at all times; they
always injure the health, and without health
life has scarce pleasure.
From his birth Samson drank neither wine
nor strong drink, and those who are trained for
the ring initiate his example. During our late
war it was conclusively proved that those who
drank water only, escaped disease and endured
fatigue far beyond the otiiers.
cannot too strongly urge upon you the inn
portance of early retiring to rest Investiga-
ton into the causes of longevity nave shown
that early sleep and early rising ars among the
chiefest reasons of long life, and science has
Fevedi0Q the Iacb Undt the mdSneulc fdVS OF the
sun widely different in the morning from
those of the declining day AS the sun goes
down. most of the beasts and birds seek their
place of rest many of the flowers, and plants.
and trees fold their leaves; and the large
flower, which looks toward the sinking sun in
the west is turned to greet him in the morning
toward the east As he approaches to usher in
ehe day, all nature, from bird to flower. seems
animated with invigorated life. Then the mind
of him who has had refreshing sleep awakes
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largest capabilities. But this can come only to
him who has spent the midnight hours in sleep.
Sleep restores the nervous forces of the ex-
hausted brain, and the best constitution will
unstrung if sleep is neglected. 1t was justly
called
Sore labor's BATH
Balm OF hurt minds great natures second course,
Chief nourisher at LIES feast.
Third-That economy is a virtue and that ex-
travagance is q vice, never forget.
You never see a man of forty who regretted
his economy; you will see plenty who mourn
their early extravaganza Lavish expenditure
never wins respect. 1t may win temporary
fatterers, VINO despise the fool they fatter. Pay
every debt you owe, but
Neither borrower nor lender be-
For loan oft loses both itself and friend.
Let noteyour vanity ever fHmpt you to spend
money English young men are awake; they
laugh at the foolish Americans who so lavish.
Remember that your hope, your pride, your life
is to be in America, country whose future is
unimagined and whose greatness and power will
surpass any empire in the world. You are to be
part of it; and if you do not one day go as
ambassador from the greatest republic that has
ever been to the most powerful and advanced
kingdom in Europe, you will fail of your posi-
5illties and of my hopes
Do not listen to the twaddle about the de-
cadence of England; she is not in decay, but in
the full vigor of robust manhood Great nations
do not commence their fall until their morals are
corrupted. AS yet England has sturdy moral
sense, courage and capacity for self denial and
for brave deeds; she believes in God. and truth,
and justice She has many faults and weak
nesses. She is not moving forward with the
colossal power of this younger boider more rash
and fearless America; her civilization is III ad-
vance of ours but she has inherited many
prejudces coming down from old centuries
which retard her progress and from which we
are free.
| would deprive you of no innocent pleasures;
that is not pleasure which Injuries the health,
jades the mind, and makes you feel meanly and
weak and unequal to the labor which is to fit you
for manly life.
Study we'll whatever the college course re-
quires, and never say that this or that will be of
no use. All is of which disciplines and
strengthens the mind. When training for
boxer, you strike the sand bag you would not
tell the trainer that you do not expect to fight
sand bags in life. and hence you will not strike
them now. You lift weights to strengthen your
hands; you do dry work to strengthen your
head, and remember that you must do it; no one
else can do it for you, as we'll might you get
some one else to strike the sand bag or lift the
weight which was to strengthen your muscle.
Duties we'll done every day, and difficulties
surmounted as they arise, grow easier continu-
ally, and finally become lasting enjoyments.
Never play cards for money. 1t is no pleasure
to win a fellow-stndents money. and it is pain to
lose your own. The habit is always bad and
oftentimes fatal; never acquire it.
Dress like gentleman; never be peculiar or
fashy but dress as be comes you, not as becomes
some one else. Never talk about your expenses
or your money, and never be ashamed to live
with economy; on the contrary, be proud of it,
Your business now is to acquire knowledge and
you need not be anxious to display yours es-
pecially to older men, but always try to learn Of
them.
Never say to another what it would be un-
pleasant to have him say to you.
Remember that good manners are of great
Importance. Manners should be frank and easy,
with dignity.
Avoid fawning, toadyng ways as you would
the foul fend. Never fawn to prince or swag-
ger to a peasant. Be courteous and marly
everywhere and to everybody.
Let your manner be quiet; nothing is more IN
derbred than furried address, with face
wrinkled all over with grinning delight.
The countenance can express pleasure and
welcome without idiotic contortions, and when
these appear: whether in the son of a duke or a
drayman, they are intensely vulgar.
You cannot have good manners in the draw
ingroom if your habitual manner is bad the
habit will betray you; let the habit be always
good.
Far better that you look frigid even, than
that you degrade your countenance with silly
hilaritv.
Be a gentleman, feel like gentleman, and
you will look and act like one.
Sometimes you will be neglected, and your
vanity may feel wounded. Never let this annoy
you. Be absolutely sure that in due time all
will come right, and that you will have all the
consideration which you merit No one can do
you any permanent injury but yourself. The
world is SO constituted that it is not in mems
power to withhold respect from lofty character,
real ability and good conduct.
You may be invited to a ball or dinner be-
cause you dance or tell good story; but no one
since the time of Queen Elizabeth has been made