West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-30

Puins another; but. rs "A general rule.
men do not blunder upon riches. and
the few who do, are very apt TO bluuder
back into poverty Il i not always the
wl~cSt who prosper most. but there is
likely 10 bc some peculiar gift, or knack
I'M making money, existing i'm the make
up of the successful man, which hi un-
fortunate ncighhor does not possess.
Aud % may be that the former il willing
to resort TO cNpedicutS, which the other
would not initiate for all the gold of
GOlcOuda.
The attainment Of Office and station
- not the result of accident. 1t is very
possible that the successful aSpirant
does not merit the houorS which are
Snowercd upon him. but they do not
drop upon him out OF the clouds. One
who has reached the highest pinnacle
of fame may seem TO be- only "thc acci-
dent of an accident, but 1t is not the
Tickle wind that has blown him TO the
top; 1t may be the machinery of party.
the mighty derrick that lifts 50 many
dead weights up 10 the high place, for
which they are So poorly fitted; at any
rate, II is something besides accident.
Great social changes and political
revolutions are sometimes attributed to
accident; the tide of battle may be
turned 10y iit of Indigestion. or "a n ,ht
delay n delivering a message, or. Ter
hapS, a change i'm the wind Rhode ISL
and was the last State that entered he
Federal Union, and the story goes that
the vote which finally settled the mat
ter was determined by the fact that a
certain member of the Legislature.
known 90 bc opposed tD the measure,
was detained al home for the purpose
of repairing his pig-pon. II is not,
however, TO be supposed that the little
state would have held ont much longer,
irrespective of the pig-pcn
Grimes are not Unircquentlv detected
by ,omt little accident, but only on cons
dltion that The triling circumstance
falls under the eve of a shrcwd and in
tClhgcnt observer. DIR. John Donuc. a
famous divine and poet, who lived three
hun irad year, ago. was StrOlling about
IN his church-yard while the sexton was
opening grave, and as he happened to
throw mp a skull DIR. Dome observed a
rusty nail protruding from the temples.
which hc removed and put i'm his pocket.
Upon inquiriug who 10 was that had been
buried there the sexton informed him
that it was a Jolly old soul, much given
20 drink, who was found dead i'm bed
one morning after "a carousc the night
before. "iIad ne a wifr?" asked the
doctor "lc-. was The reply. what
character does she bcar?" "A very
good one; only the ncighbor, reflect ON
her because she married the day after
her husband was buried. This was
enough for the doctor, who, under the
prctcnsc Of visiting his Pensioners.
called on the woman; when he asked
her several questions, and among
others, what sickness her hus-
band died Of She gave him
the same account he had before received.
whgrcupon he suddenly opened his
handkerchief and cried i'm an outhori-
tativ" voice, woman, DO YOU know this
u1il? She was 5trucl, with horror at
the unexpected demand, instantly own
ed the fact, and was brought TO trial
and executed DIR Dounc's happening
TO walk in the church-yard just as lhi,
skull was thrown up, may be regarded
10 accidental but if ne had not been an
observing man it would have resulted
i'm nothing.
There are what we call ''happy acci-
dents, as when a man makes only one
great speech, or writes only ono good
poem, or performs one hri liant feat,
and then relapscs into Ob.curity One
striking jet. and the fountain is cX-
hau-tcd. The wonder i-. whaterer
made the waters gush ont at all, and
we call 10 a happy accident The same
phrase is applied 90 the child "who j.
born with a silver spoon i'm his mouth. s"
although he may have 90 eat ashes be-
fore his life is over. 10 used TO be con-
-idcred happy accident when one
drew prize IN a lottery, while the
general impression now is. that ii would
be better if everybody dr.w blanks
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