The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
GOOD ADVICE.
TO THE RISING GENERATION
,.~ OF YOUNG MEN.
PHILOSOPHERS MONFORT INDUL
GEES IN A BIT OF FATHERLY
COUNCIL FOR THE BENEFIT
OF HIS HOPEFUL
OFFSPRING.

be ashamed to own it. If yeu fail
to comprehend a point do not be
too stiff. too barrow minded to say
50 Many people los. a great deal
Of the chance to learn by knowing
100 much-by a refusal 10 listen to
these who ale wiser than they. B.,
"areful not to form too great az
2riaion Of yourself. Do not get the
idea i@to your head that you know
all that is worth knewing. Therv
are persons who do this, and their
lives are cLeckered ali the way
through by failures and blanders.
No man knows ything-no
man ever gets too wise to learn &
2rcat deal more. You will realize
this after q while-this is one of the
valuable lesson. you will learn as
you grow older. And We can learn
i'rem those who do not know hall
50 much as we DO. The wisest man
can learn u great deal from unleI,
tered. Tsls may seem strange 20
you my boy. but when, you grow
older yon will realize it.
here are thousands of l:ttle les-
son. 10 be le&rned-smaIl in them
selves, 10 be slre-but great in tae
aggregate &; aud # you are mindful
ns you ira lge aIo1s the pathway Of
/ life yen will fnd mary of them.
'i.hey spring up a'ong the way, and
can be culled from the rny biSl Of
/ lnc as flowers are picked from the
/ wilderness Of hrars. AS you walk
I down the unkso sn channels of time
|-lown Though the ia ling dark
I ness Of tie futuSe, you want to keep
v"nr eyes open for the beauties as
we'll a. the snares. If you do this
! End gathes all the flowers and the
! fruits, you will find life worth living.
You will ind more pleasure than
sorrow-more of life than Of death.
| DO you knaw that life is what we
make it! Do you know we are all
tie architects Of your own cnarac-
tsrs9 And in the end, my boy, if
We fail We cannot blame our failures
to others. Whatever be th: results
of life, be they good or bad, we are
compelled to stand by them.
Then it behoeses US to be careful.
It is our duty to 80 live that in the
cad We can stand by our record and
face the world calmly, AMI without
fear Or shame. OF course we cannot
liys perfectlv. Everv life has some
haws. but we can live go that eur
good deeds. onr good intentions
will cover up all the bad ones. We
can SO live that when our characters
are woi4hed ia the balance, the scale
Will tu,n in car favor and that is
q great deal, nv boy. 1t is mere
than great many do.
Tber, NV hoy strive to learn
all that is Z ?od-strive to learn the
value OF time-tils value ofincidents
--the value Of hnou'edge. When
you learn lhese facts you will fad
IL e8sy 10 make use of them. But
IL very careful that ycu know what
Won think you ( aow. Those who
Know overythjsg never learn any>
thing. Those who will not listen
/ never succeca,
Yeu want to I've fer some object
far whl:h it is 2iorioss to strive.
You have your eye fixed upon some
tuin. away up above The things of
. to-day. Then YOU must strive to
: reach it. Iou must learn this. You
. learn patience. Learn To labor on
in t:ee i,,cQ o. opposilos. Learn to
5, Keep & m step, stout heart and
a dctcrmina' on 10 succeed. Learn
t t. care nothing for failures--lear am
; to novcr grie*e over losses--learn
2 to laugh at Sissappointm ents. Le2ru
t to DO your bart and trust to God
= ftr The lest.
There is a :ound of life away
. above the medium round OF exist
f eGce, my boy. and in that sphe,t
z none but those willing to learn !anc
] labor ever walk. You can atttai
: 10 as much as any other fyou wisl
and will try. But 1T requires eHer
: gy, grit, and disposition to keel
, up a warfare; disposition to
e never give up; = disposition tt
make the most of life, of opportuni'
. ties Of the lessons that can every
S day be learned.
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