The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-10-24
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" no Sweeps 4 fhhNl4 AZ lNI nv laws
NaAes that and tho action fine
Ii is we'll. ii my o,ini III, to
accus ON ones self rAilN, I work,
an not br afr,id Of amy kind OF
work tliat i honest and useful.
began 10 suppnt { myself when
was II years old, and | have never
been dependent on others since
then. had some schoOlipg. hnt
not much; | never went to college,
not because did not think c,l.
lrge career mi4ht be i gopd thing
for those VITO uld M ka a gold
use OF it, hut u ,us. ! did not
fe9l til Il II was 80 important lor
me as to in earning my own living.
When ! lrft home to me 10 Phil
adtlph a, me nf my relatives said
that | would soon have enough Of
that ~ would be coming back
ag ain. But | made up my mind
that / wuul net er 20 bark-l
wound succeed. | ha health, the
power ~ applying mys II, aud, |
suppose, i fair amount ~ bralns.
| came u Phi adrlphia with S3 in
my pocket. found board aud
10 gi ( for S2 30, ani th II got a
place ~ .ifin, b Y fT So. Tnat
gave me surplus If 80 cents a
week.
! dld moi merely do the work
chat was ab ,nluteIy required 10
do, hut lid all nd, and put NV
hart into it. | wauted my EN-.
III tyer 10 ie TIT was mere use
\ full tO him than lie exuecied me tO
be. ] vas moi afraid toe can sweep
aud perform What might be c0,sid-
cred by some ynulg gentl men
4 nowadays as me ,ia wntk, nl,
therrf re, beneath them. did not
/ think i mnraih IN then, a d !
1 shonld not now. II il we've nec,s-
sary, | would ~ ep ont my office
to-d1y, and | often G Try Lun,llrs.
Bur the otiirr Il a Nontll rame To
me 10 ,sk | cnn',l Fl Il some en-
III btm III fm tim. His fatner hat
Il ed aa,l Ills mot rr could not sup
pori hin, anl lie she 10 sup.
ort Iii uself. | looked NJ hlm ami
saw tlll he lid on yry lir
- hes and III gloves. ask Il
MN If Ne would Ike lo Whe i
I whecl-b tlr 49, He rmrl su pris d,
and answered thit lie III int thiuk
he would ise lh t. Then asked
lin i he would 0 j-ct 70 cor ing
bundles. Well, III wasn't anxious
tn ealr, bund IS, eilher. He was
like many young men who talk
alb mt wiuttng 10 work, hut when
il comes to llte point they want ii
! do unlE Md glove SORT IL work. |
I must \ | don't have much sym.
plthA With lnal sort Of 10 lug. Men
1 arc ali hruthers, aud what il
! worthy Of 0nr is not worthy OF
anyonv. Tue Bible says it is what
co Meth ont of III IN iuth that de.
iilcth u man. IL Is not work, bit
character, that can be ,iiscrelita-
b!e.
While | was working as errand
and Office boy improved such op.
! portunity as | had t. read books,
and to attend book sale /, so as 10
learn The market value Of hooks
aud anything else that might be
useful to me hereafter. IL WAS my
ann always to be in a position
where could use my best TALENTS
to the best advantage. fixel ms
ambition high, so that even ii
did not r alizr the highesf, might
at least always he tending upward
A man should not only nse all his
faculties. but he constantly dryel
oping them.so he can do mo Q
Ii Nol jump at a Ihlng with yoni
whole meant and mind, though yol
may NOT b- exc, ptinnally ale, i
il wonderful how much you MAJ
accumplish, bat if you are hal
hearted you will fail.
81 was down in Kentucky las
week" sail the drummer at ih
/ Cadillac as he slung his foot owe
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