Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-05
Ind;rtdndiity.

If YOU have ever lived IN Snl2ll VII
lage, where every one is known to every
one else. YOU will soon know the one
or two great men or the leading man in
the settlement And why isit that these
people should be picked out fromabout
four OF five hundred and particular at
Il n;ion given 10 them the moment they
enter any assemblagc? II is simply be-
caI,sa they possess strong indlvlduailty.
\ woman OF strong distinctive chArac-
a"tcr thinks for herself acts upon her
own Responsibilities, and doesn't bother
mach about what her neighbcrs viii
say. She conducts her household upon
principles founded upon her own judy
mcn3, rcars hey children i'll the lest
manner possible compatible with her
own ideas. and acts like free, indie
pendent being. She is not necessarily
conccited woman either, although it
would seem as ii strong character would
have tendency in that direction. But
the very force of the qualities which go
to make up such a woman prevents any
airs OF superiority. A woman need not
| be highly educated to be possessed OF
individuality. In the matter of furnish
ing her lone, for instance, she does not
so around among her friends and neigh
bors and copy every piece they have
| whether OF not it suit her rooms, but
she will decide what colors will best
harmonic with her walls, and choose
! the chairs and other articles with view
to the use to be made of them. What
If Mrs Coon has black hair cloth set
III her parlor, il isn't necessary for her
to get ii Just because the aforesaid lady
leads the town in social matters. We
are all so prone to do just as somebody
else does that we sometimes wonder
whether or not VIC have separate ma
kind. OF course, there are many ways
i'll which it is right and proper to fol-
low other peoples IDEAS, but in some
matters it is best to think for ones self:
and Yet we often see women who have
not this power, who are unable to set
tie any problem for themselves, and
rely exclusively upon what Mary OF
Jane thinks they should do.
You cannot be possessed Of indiyidu-
ality unless you have been accustomed
from childhood to think for yourself,
and to Go things i'll q manner peculiar
to YOURSELF Ifyour little daughter has
her way of washing dishes, and it is as
good rs yours, only differing somewhat
from it but being the same as to re-
suits, why let her follow her own meth
obs. i have heard mothers say that
all their children were alike excepting
John. who Lad different mode of en-
preston and q distinct method Of doing
everything. Generally, John isn't IN
derstood, and is considered rather
queer, and they are amazed TO hear
that he is famous when man III some
one department, and wonder how he
could have managed it, when they, who
always did everything in the regularly
prescribed way, never rise above the
average. Men having large amount
Of individuality are the great statesman,
the boss politician, the renowned Gen
eral, the profound thinker, the cele-
DRAFTED author, the master mechanic,
the distinguished inventor, the big mil
lionoirc, and many more whose names
and deeds are known the world over.
Little children have their character
istics, perhaps as marked as the grown.
up children, and it is not wise to sup
Dress these distinctive traits One lady
mourns because her little darling is not
possessed Of the same gifts of mind and
the same power Of expression as he1
friends little boy, and she tries to force
her little one to grow like the other.
1t is very foolish. He is what nature
intended him to be, and your wiscst
plan is to educate him in manner to
develop his peculiar traits of character.
Watch children in their little plays,
and see traces of strong character ap.
pearing in the arrangement and man.
agement of their several games They
have a leader, and all the rest act &C.
corling to his OF her advice. But what
do we do with the vast number of men
and women who seem to have no sepa.
rate existence from each other? We
cannot all be great, and there are places
IN everyday life for those who only follow
whore others lead, and who really d,
as much good and accomplish as much
work as those who have more individu
atty. Perhaps it is better to have nc
particular characteristic traits than thai
strong qualities should be used for i'm
moral purposes. \ man may be famous as
thief; still, such a reputation is not tc
be envied. Neither is it we'll to be sc
strongly marked as to be q crank or
any subject; but preserve enough per
sonal character to render YOU person
OF Will and judgment, able and ready t.
form O,iniODS rDOD 1itfcraDt c,,1,;o,tc