The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-02
ADVICE 70 YOUNG AGN.
The Value of Perseverance, Set Fo nth In
True Texas Style.

The Value of Perseverance, Set Fo rih In
True Texas style.
The great trouble with many young
people. and likewise with some who
are not young and who are not going
to be young again very soon ii they
keep on. is that they lack persever.
ance. This criticism. Of course, does
not apply to all young people. There
are quite . number who are notable
exceptions to the rule.
Our remark in regard to lack Of per-
severance was not intended to wound
the feelings Of the worthy young man
who gives up the whole of his mind to,
raising with difficulty a young mus
tache. There may be a lack of hair.
bat there is no lack Of perseverance
on his part. His efforts to induce the
shy and downy mustache TO protrude
from its hiding place out into the
bright glare Of the MONDAY sun.
where it can be seer and admired. are
~unceasing. In fact, as too much kind
ness once killed a cat, we are afraid
that the extraordinary amount Of
fondling the incipient mustache is
subject to is perhaps one of the reasons
why the crop yields so little to the
area cultivated.
But we will let up on the moustache,
as it is down already. The small boy
seeking to perpetrate an eclipse of a
pie. whose circumference apparently
exceeds that OF the boy, is another
exception to the rule of young people
not having sufficient perseverance,. In
fact he has more perseverance than
pie. There is, on such occasions, no
such word as fail with the small boy
Of the large appetite,
The class Of citizens to whom we
refer as lacking in perseverance is
composed of those who start out with
enthusiasm, but either fly the track or
allow themselves to be distanced in
the race. With these persons. il a
calculated exertion fail. they imme-
diately become discouraged, and fol-.
low suit by making an assignment for
the benefis Of their creditors. Sue
cess depends upon perseverance. ex-.
cept where a party is yearning to
achieve success as a lamentable fail
ure, which is the only kind of success
that is ever captured by the man who.
allows himself to be blutfed by ad-
vcrsity.
We do not desire 10 do any injustice
to the gifted editors who run the party
press, but the greatest inventor of the
aye is undoubtedly Edison. Edison is
a great inventor. and he himself says
that if it were not for his persever-
ance he would not amount to a row Of
pins. Edison says that when you
start out to accomplish any thing,
you must concentrate yourself upon it
and not allow any thing to disturb
you. fyou allow your attention 10
be diverted from your work. you will
be unable to recover the lost ground.
An intruder may offer you unrivaled
opportunities to pay the bill you have
been owing for years. Heed not his
siren song. Do not allow yourself to
be disturbed. but persevere in your
labors and success can't help crown.
ing your efforts.
II you have cramp-oolio and a book
agent whispering in each ear do not
allow yourself to be disconnected. We
do not mean to say precisely that the
cramp.colic could whisper in your
ear but only the book-agent. Under
10 circumstances allow yourself to be
put out He that endureth to the end
will inevitably get there.
What Ellison says applies not only
to the field Of invention, but the same
principle holds good in any depart
mcnt of human industry. The states.
man, the burglar. the life insurance
agent, the journalist. the train robber.
the New York alderman. the hack.
driver-in fact, success in any and all
Of the learned professions depends
mainly on perseverance,, 49, IeLds Sill.