The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10
TALENT AND ENERGY.
Making Good Use of the Little Things of
Life mnd of Daily Opportunities.


4. Honor and shame from no condition rise.
Act well your part. there all the hoaor lies
-P6pe.
Do | hear some one say: 81 have no
talent" How can that be? Young.
middle-aged and old. all have some
talent. and some niche in which they
can be Of use The positions of truS, in
business and the high rank in scholar
ship will not come without the exercise
of u individual energy in little things.
Our talents may never be equal to those
Of a lawyer, inventor. physician or
engineer. hut every IL of Us is capable
of dong some good with what We
possess. II. therefore. none OF us can
exercise or display any great talents.
we must not give up. and say: "Oh.
well. what is the use of trying
lie. Us look a little more closely into
| the matter. Some of YOU are fond #
reading, some of mechanical pursuits.
and mendiuC. some of drawing or
writing. Now what are you TO do with
these prominent likings? Those of YOU
who love to read. have YOU ever thought
how much pleasure Won could afford by
reading to others? Mother and sisters
would like il as well as yourself. II,
however. at night they are unable To
read for themselves, could you not find
time 10 read aloud one evening. or every
evening for a short time? Arr there
not some invalid friends vino would be
grateful TO YOU for whiting away an
hour il reading to them? l know 1t Il
not always an easy task. hut IT gives
YOU a chance Il exercise Your talent.
and il is one of the little things which
require individual energy. A year
would pass quickly. and a stated course
of reading. even one half hour every
evening. would give comfort to many
and materially enlarge your stock of
knowledge. The thought tina; YOU have
helped to make others happy and been
energetic in looking after one Of the
MANY little things that make up h!e's
grand :otal will be reward enough now.
Then those of % who are fond Of
mechanical pursuits must not let your
fondness degenerate N a selfish use.
| Mothers chair NAV need mend .ng. or
the knob may be- off the door. and 4
thousand and one little things need az
eention. II you can do il and be- OF
service rs a saver Of time and money. II
should be a pleasure TO exercise your
talent. know lit is only n little
thing but some one has to attend 10
il, and if YOU can do il best, then j,
should be your duty to gladly remedy
the evil.
Then O who want to draw and
write; i. may not be your lot in
life to be artists or authors. II you
have any moderate degree OF talent
however. in either line. you can aiways
be of service to some one. and what car
YOU ask more than TO be . help TO 9th
en? In thus helping your friends YOU
do wha; they can not do as well. save
them annoyance. and make q LIE thai
is. at the end. Is great . that OF any
| distinguished man Or woman
We must think more of these little
things. and in time our life viii acquire
q serenity which only comes when VI
are doing on duty.
1t is easy to commence but hard e
continue, therefore we should. each one
of us. be determined to be individually
! energetic in the little things of life. and
learn to 20 economic time that usgv
viii be room for all Give up tAe aea
of looking for great deedA and pash o.
IN the good work nearest 20 -. re0em-
bering that whasoevsr our hands dnd
10 do, b do that heartily and With
might-Cko1 II AeUos6, - CArsstsex
II Work.