New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
SUCCESS.
How Joha hammond Achieved Success
A Story for Bsss.

A story for Bess,
From Gracious Wore,s.t
Come, John. do put those old draw
mgs out OF sight and come, with u.s.
There never was better: skating. and
The moon IS at itsfull. LII was poeti-
:al, should say that the entire land
scape has been touched BY a fairy's
wand; but as am a prosaie sort Of a
fellow, l can only tell yoas that it is
most delightful evening y,
John Hammond laid down his COM
passes, and looking up with, S smile,
said:
81 know 1t is a delightful evening.
and if could afford the time; should
enjoy skating as much as you can; but
have a. certain amount Of work to
do before Sleep"
''Then do it later responded his
class nrate.
II should be in no moodtior it, and
besides late work always gives me the
headache. When l am through with
drawing 1 have lesson ,to.learn. SO
there is not q minute to spare
81 have two lessons to learn, but
they must wait my pleasure. Then |
Will hurry mp and overtake you if
cam"
With these words Manchester left
the room, and John Hammond turned
again to- draughting squasa.and COM
passes.
Narlous comments We're made upon
his refusal to come out; some praising
him for his industry, and others ridi-
cullng HIM as "tOo stupid for any
thing"
l can GO by him whena E am ready
to do my best, and he knows it!'' said
Lester, with an air of conscious pow
er. Il can learn lesson in hall the
time he would spend on it; and as for
drawing that is mere play, for me-"
No one disputed this. The speaker
was lad Of wonderful ability, while
erybody knew that Hammond stud
TED and plodded hour after hour to
q complish his tasks. But they were
always accomplished. Sonow, as he
heard the shouts Of hiss returning
schoolmates, he had the. satisfaction
OF knowing that what was. set for. him
to do had all been done: The next
day his rotations were perfect. His
teacher IN drawing complimented him
upon the accuracy of his work, and
he was thus more than repaid for the
self-denial he had practiced the previ-
Gus evening.
Maply 7 octor ~, 4ho ,,,,
IN disgrace, receiving a, severe repri-
mand for neglect of duties. The fact
that he might have performed them
with SO little effort, only aggravated
his offense. ''Ehis is the last time"
he said to himself and for the next
few weeks he quite eclipsed any previ-
Gus record he had made His rec
ltatlons were perfect, and his, draw
mgs sometimes lacked. the exactness
desired, but there was somuch ofmerit
that this hardly counted against him.
| Meanwhile John Hammond kept on
IN his chosen way; painstaking and
conscientious, true to- his purpose to
make the best of his opportunities.
Hammond wouldthink it sin not
to do his level best every day." re-.
marked one who knew him intimately.
che says, as he has but one li1e to live
here, he cannot afford to waste any
part OF it."
"He makes too serious business Of
living replied fnother Anybody
would think he so instead OF 49,"
''For all that, heis the happiest fel-
low know. He never seems troubled
about anything, although imagine
he has not much BUT his hands to de.
pend upon. Yoa know he is to be
here only year longer"
''Do you suppose his religion has
anything to do With his manner OF
working"
II think it has His religion is the
genuine article He has told me that,
if he feels tired or discouraged, he
prays for new strength and courage,
and it is always given him"
eff Lester had that sort o1principle.
you wouldn't see him up to-day and
down tomorrow, although it looks
now as if he would stay up
But the reaction came. The brilliant
scholar was indolent and careless, and
again John Hammond distanced him,
The failure OF his father obliged him
TO leave school, and thrust upon him
the necessity OF self-support. No one
doubted his ability to do this Indeed
his friends expected much mare from
him.
He was however, unaccustomed to
patient, persistent effort Of any kind.
He preferred ease to hard work, even
when hard work was the price OF indie
pendence and competency. His fail
ure to meet the requirements OF those
who employed him 1esultedin the loss
OF a position every way desirable.
Meeting an old schoolmate who sym
pathized with him in his misfortune,
he asked abruptly:
t'Do you know anything, OF. Ham
. mond?"
y EYES," was replied: He. is. doing
,splendidly. He went West with his
: father about year, ago. and since
then he has drawn the plans for a
church and helped to, build it,
Gan architect is her"
"He must be. YOU know be was al
ways exact in. everything like mechan.