Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-12

career might not be good thing FOL
those who could afford it, and who could
make good use of il, but because
did not feel that it was so important
for me as to be earning my own living
When left home TO come to Philadel
pha, one of my relatives said that
would soon have enough of that, and
would be coming back again. But
made up my mind that / would never
20 back-I would succeed. / had
health, the power''..of applying myself
and. | suppose, fair amount of brains
came to Philadelphia with three dol
lars in my pocket. | found board anc
lodgings for two dollars and half, anc
then | got a place as Office boy for three
dollars. That gave me surplus Of
fifty cents week. did not merely dc
the work that | was absolutely required
To do. but did all coIsd. and put my
heart into it. ! wanted my employer
to feel that | was more useful to hin
than he expected me to be. was no
afraid 10 clean and sweep and perform
what might be considered by some
young gentlemen nowadays as menia
work. and therefore beneath them.
did not think il beneath me then, and
should not now. If it were necessary
would sweep out my Office to-day, anC
often carry bundles.
But a man can be Industrious, and YET
his industry may not achieve much valu
able result. You must not only work
but you must order your work with in
teligence. You must be preparing the
way for what you intend 10 become, as
well as what lies to your hand. While
was working as errand and Office boy
improved such opportunity as | had tC
read books. and TO attend book sales, sc
as to learn the market value Of book,
and anything else that might be useful
to me hereafter. 1t was my aim always
TO be in a position where ! could use my
best talents to the best advantage.
fixed my ambition high, so that,
even if | did not realize the
highest, | might at least al.
ways be tending upwards. A man
should not only use all his faculties, but
be- constantly developing them, so that
he can do more. Ifyou jump at thing
with your whole heart and mind, though
you may not be exceptionally able, 1t is
wonderful how much you may accom-
plish. But if you are half-hearted, you
will fail. You must not yield TO the
temptation to relax your efforts, and
turn off and amuSe yourself. When /
was young lived near a theater, and
many of the actors knew me, and !
might have gone IN any time and wit
messed the performance, without having
to pay for it, Other boys, acquaintance
of mine, used 10 do il, and would have
liked to do it. But | thoughtit over and
| made up my mind that | would not.
And never did. This self-denial. if IL
NAV be called that, did not make me
morose or unhappy. On the contrary,
was always cheerful. ! took en- inter
est in my work, and took pleasure in
doing IL well, and in the feeling that
was getting on and in a way to become
something. And that sort OF pleasure
is. after. all. more real and lasting than
is to be got from going to theater
when one might be doing something
useful.
. As time went on ] kept lettering my
position. and when had an Office in the
Public Ledqcr building, | believe | said
TO myself that some time will own
that paper. At any rate directed my
work in such a way that, when the
time came that ! was able 10 buy IT, J
was also able 70 manage 10 rightly.
There * little use in procuring a valu-
chic ,ropertY unless you have TRAINED
T,, to use 1t in proper makner.
The changes that ! made in the Led ger