Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-05-15
How He Found His Profes-
sion.

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sion.
Early biographical details need not
dctain us long, We wish merely TO
relate one incident in his careef-the
crowning act of his life-and one
whose narration teaches many lessons,
the most obvious of which is that, try
as a man may TO find a profession
suited TO his supposed tastes and abili-
ties, fate oftcntimes takes the matter
out of his hands, and disrcgarding all
of his preconceived ideas, thrusts him
into the very place for which he was
designed.
His boyhood was about equally di-
vided between books and play; the
books, however, were not as a rule
school l-books, and his devotion TO play
was also somewhat iitful. As a small
boy he broke more toys and required
more new games in a month than
would suffice to amuse whole con-
valcscent ward of a childrens hospi-
tai: and as nc grew older it became
evident that the very diversity of his
talents would never permit him TO
give enough attention 10 any one sport
to become a leader therein.
At college he distinguished himself
in many ways. lie led his class dur
ing the Sophomore year, but through
out the next term his devotion to the
debates of his literary society so di-
vided his attention that he barely man
aged to secure speakers place for
the Junior orations at Commencement
Great expectations were aroused
among his fellow students as to his
graduating speech, which would fol-
low year later; but the next year he
went in for athletics, and with so
much success that he graduated near
the head of the base ball club, and not
far from the foot of his class.
q After graduating, he lost no time in
" considering his future profession. lie
)egan at once the study of medicine,
Jut the dry bones of anatomy afforded
tim no mental or spiritual nuiriment,
ntvhile the disagreeable details of plysi-
logy were repugnant to his finer
meetings.
u lie then taught school, and success
IN ully; but after he had whipped into
state of dog-like submission, and
ven affection, an overgrown but
Wlnderbred boy, who had passed upon
dsnd discarded several of his predeces-
d ors as IN. g." (thus the boy put it, }
C ind had also thrashed in the presence
Adof an awe-stricken but admiring
'u chOOl an irate trustee patron, who had
lost rudely differed with him on some
Joints of discipline-after these two
w forts his career was suddenly closed.
:, he rest of the board, not liking the
st precedent, agreed in informing him
hat while they admired his learning
nd ability, they thought he carried
is ideas of corporal punishment too
lsulr, and then, with glaring inconsist-
'o9ncy, suggested that he carry them
i'll farther-even into some other
isir rohool.
His mother was inclined about this
, btme to think that the world was using
BIER only son rather hardly, and adj
anced money enough to set him up
I'm business in his native town. He
entered upon mercantile career with
small capital but large ideas. His
advertisements We're models of correct
English, and illustrated the advantages
of collegiate training. Things went
+ orf sW iffifnifSgiy for While, bat ii
must be regretfully confessed that the
swimming was mostly down stream,
and after some months of successful
mismanagement his creditors formed
a crust" and he was forced, with re-
luctance, it must be admitted. out OF
trade.
So far nothing has been said of his
personality, nor is there mnch need
for this. Such men arc nearly always
lovable. 1t is the useful and not the
ornamental trains 'Tnat arc Wanting III
their make up. They have enthusi-
asm 10 plan, and, as far as it goes,
ability TO execute, and only lack tho
final quality of fixity of purpose OF
will TO make them continue to strive
after the first flush of their enthusiasm
has faded.
Not to follow his career too closely,
it may be said that at the age of 2e
there was nothing TO keep him outside
the operation of the yagrant law but
the mother just mentioned, who pos.
sessed a fairly comfortable income,
and still more comfortable weakness,
for her boy, and a sign that read
"Willoughby Marable, Attorney-at-
Law"
He was sitting in his office one lazy
spring day, enjoying cigar and cogi'
tating on things past and present