The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-26

| Thew may 20 north OF south Perhaps taev
VIII invest their money in railroads or in
real estate. Perhaps they won't. They are
ike 3 vessel starting from New \ ork hsr-
bar. which should one Gay decide on going
to LIVERPOOL AMI the next on New Orleans.
and the next On Marseilss. How many men
have for long while been out on the great
SEA Of life and they do not know ID what
port they are destined? It Is an everiastir z
lacking Of ship, but no Roadway.
The msu who begins TO bu1d a house IN
the Corinthian st7ls ami when half way up
concludes 10 make it Doric, and then com
rletes It II Ionic, will have an unseenly pile
and bs cursed Of every school Of architect
ure. These men that try everything get 70
be nothing. God wrote IN your brain AMI
engraved on your bones what you ought to
be Then be that, nothing more OF nothing
less In that direction is your success. Every
other road Is ruin Having adjusted your
compass, 20 ahead. Set your teeth together.
Small difficulties do not notice. Great diff
fculties, By God's grace strike them down
Onward Let towards skulk.
Act you like SONS Of God. If you want to
sail 10 the land of gold you must double the
Cape. To usefulness and strong character
there Is 10 overland route. Over the great
deeps You must hy. Most Of the way it IS
either head wind or tempest, Character,
Ike the geldfnea OF Ton9uin, is magnificent
when standing firm, but loses all its sp.en5or
in fight There Is no such thing as failure
10 those who trust in God. Paul got 10 BE-
an apostle BY falling OF his horse. Stephen
was stoned into heaven
When Young man resolves on religious
life. he does not always find it smooth sail
ing. Old companions laugh and say with
sarcastic tone, He has got 10 be pious-
They 20 On excursions, but do Dot So him.
They prophesy that his religion will not hold
out Thew call him ~1ong-face5- They
wonder If he is not getting wings. They say
sharp things about him for themselves 10
laugh az. When he passes they grimace and
wink and chuekle, and say loua enough TO be
heard, There goes SAINT. Ii you nave
never seen life as IT Is, you know not what
strength OF resolution it often requires for
young man 20 be Christian,
Again let this story of Daniel teach Us
that the way to future success IS through
present self denial. Not only did Daniel show
his willingness for self restraint by refusing
the lu1uries Of the kings table, but must
have denied himself much social enjoyment
and Sightseeing IN order TO have attained
most wonderful proficiency il study The
rush OF the chariots under his window and
the sound Of uirth that rang out on the air
Of Babylon would have attracted most
Young men into the streets ana TO expensive
places of amusement But Daniel knew that
it was only through severity OF application
he could attain the honorable position for
which be was intended. Indeed. you may
carry this truth into universal application.
The most of those who have succeeded in
any profession or occupation have come up
from the very bottom Of the ladder. The
brightest day began with the twilight. The
admirals who COMMANDED tina naTies Of the
world started as cabin boys the merchant
princes whose messengers ara SHIPS and
whose servants the nations custom houses,
- - --,l l. Lad h1
The orator who lifts up the gate Of the soul,
as Samson carried of the gates OF GAIA
once stammered and blusae1 on the stage Of
q country school house.. The young painter,
under whose pencil skies blossom AMI waters
g!esm understands his subject 50 well be-
cause he has but little 70 shelter him from
the one and is obliged TO find bis only oeT-
erage in the other.
Out OF the dark, deep mines OF want and
has been dug the marble tor tbs
worlds greatest temples Of wisdom and
palaces Of power. Vanderlyn, the artist,
must first content himself with charcoal
sketch. Franklin, before becoming the re
novned philosopher, must be journey man
printer. Columbus must weave carpets be
lore he can weave hemlspneres. David must
take care OF his fathers shaep before he rules
Israel. Amos must De a herdsnan oeiore
he becomes a prophet. Daniel must be the
humble student before he rises 70 be the
prime minister of Babylon.
II young man starts IN life with large
notions of what he must Immediately have,
willing TO consider no economy, BUG expect
ing with small ship to unfuri as much sail
as an ocean frlgcte, he viii ind himself cap
sized by the first norIheastsr. 1t Is the small
sorig that ycu can carry in one hand which
will thrive best when planted. But II, oy
levers and huge lumber wagons you bring
from the mountain a century oak, though
YOU NAV plant IT, you cannot make i hive.
SO he who begins lie on such grand scale
and with such exorbitant notions, viii never
succeed. while some young man who Went
TO town without means but having right
spirit. through his self-denial, planted tree
which has reached above Wall street and
flung its shadow in one direction over the
granite palaces on the avenues and in the
other far out over merchant vessels an
chored IN the bay.
Men say success in life is all matter Of
good luck. but industry and economy and
self denial put together always make good
luck There are young men who failed twice
and are getting notes shaved the third time
before they are as old rs their father when
be first began business for himself. 4nsy
started with the idea that thsir wit would
do as well as capital. For awhile it did, but
when creditors sent their duns and banks
thsir protests they found that meve snrewd-
ness was greatly below par. You cannot
cross the ocean in yawl-
young eaglet far up in the mountain
eyrie. saws 70 It's winged mother, 81 viii fly
no longer from tree TO tree as you tell me,
but ike you, mother. will swing from this
Chinb9raso peak 70 yonder Chimborazo
peak" Like an arrow 1t shot into the hesv-
ems but when over the awful chasn its head
was dizzy and It's wing weak, and II began
10 whirl downward and with wild scream
until il struck on the rocks. A traveller
passing through the gorge saw the mangled
remains Of the eaglet. How came you 70
have this fally' said the traveller. All,
me- said the eaglet, 1T was because
would not nv from tree 10 tres until was
old enough, but headstrong l started from
On mborazo peak TO ChimboraZo peak
young men would SEIZE the advantage
Of intelligence it will be by great economy
of time and the refusing OF many forms OF
qualification. Show me man VINO, refusing
many Of the frivoities Of gossiping youths
can see more TO attract bis attention IN the
pages of treatise or a history than in the
flash of bright eyes, or the airy step OF tnoSs
who find more skill in their heels than their
heads and will show you man who VIII
yet master languages and sway very
scepter over his fellows. Many an education
which Is now considered complete Is made up
OF smattering of newspapers and the last