The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-17

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himself much social enjoyment and
Sightseeing, in order TO have attained
most wonderful proficiency in study.
The rush of the chariots under his
window and the sound of mirth tina,
rang out on the air Of Babylon would
have attracted most young men into
the streets and 20 expensive places OF
amusement But Daniel knew that n
was only through severity of applica.
ton he could attain the honora bic posi-
ton for which he was intended In
deed, You may carry this truth into
universal application. Tho most of
those who have succeeded In any pro-
feSsion or occupation have come up
from the very bottom of the ladder.
The brightest day began with the twi-
light The admirals who commanded
the natives of the world started as cabin
ooys. The merchant princes whose
messengers are ships and whose serv-
ants the nations cuStom-houscs, once
swept the store and kindlcd the fires.
The orator who lifts up the gate of the
soul, rs Samson carried off the gates of
GAIA, once stammcrcd and blushcd
on the stage of u country School-housc.
The young painter, under whose pen
Gil skies blossom and waters CLEAN,
understands the subject so we'll because
he has but little to shelter him from the
one and IL obliged To find his only
beverage in the other. Out of the dark,
deep mines of want and suffering has
been dug the marble for the worlds
greatest temples OF wisdom and palaces
of power. Vanderbilt, the artist. must
first content himself with charcoal
sketch. Franklin. before becoming the
renowned philosopher, must be
journcyman printer. Columbus must
weave carpets before he can weave
hemisphcrcs David must take care of
his fathers sheep before he rules
Israel. Amos must be herdsman
before he becomes n prophet. Daniel
must be the humble student be-
fore he rises To be the prime
minister of Babylon IL young man
starts in life with large notions of what
he must Immediately have, willing To
no economy, but expecting
with n small ship to unfurl ms much sail
rs an ocean frigatc, he will find himself
capsiacd by tho first NORTHEASTERN. II is
the small sprig that You can carry in
one hand, which will thrive best when
planted, But IL, by levers and largo
lumber wagons, you bring down from
the mountain century oak. though
you may plant it, you can not make IL
live. So he who begins life on such
grand scale and with such cxorbitant
notions, VIII never succeed, while some |
young man who went To town with |
out means, but having n right !
spirit, through his self-dcnial, |
planted tree which has reached above |
direction over the granite palaces on the |
venues and in the other far ont over
merchant vessels anchored in the bay. |
Men say success in life is all matter
" good luck, but industry and economy
md self-dcnial put together always
make good luck. There are Young, men
who failed twice and are getting notes
shaved the third time before they arc
rs old ms their father when he first be-
yan business for himself They started
With the idea their wit would do rs well
is capital. For while it did, but when
sent in their duns and banks
heir protests they found that mere
was greatly below par You
an not cross the ocean in yawl.
A young caglct, far up in the mount
i'm eyric, says 10 its winged mother: 81
viii fly no longer from tree to tree as
'ou tell me, but like you, mother, will
a.. |
'ondcr Chimborazo peak" Like an ar
ow it shot into the heavens, but when
ver the awful chasms its head was
Ii2Zy and its wing weak and IL began
q whirl downward, and with wild
cream. until il struck on the rocks.
traveller passing through the gorge
aw the manglcd remains OF the caglot.
How came you To have this fall?" said
he traveller. "Ah, me-" says the caglct,
it was because ! would not fly from
rec To tree until was old enough, but
| started from Chimborazo
eak 10 Chimborazo peak" II young
ncn would seize the advantages of in
IL will be by great economy
( time and the refusing OF many forms
( qualification
Show me "a man, who, refusing many ,
+ the frivolties Of gossipping youths,
an see more To attract his attention in
he pages OF treatise or n history, ,
han in the flash of bright eyes or the ,
Try steps of those who find more skill
a their heels than their heads, and ;
iill show you IA man who will yet mas
er languages and sway n very scepter ,
yer his fellows. Many an education
,hich Is now considered complete is ,
lade up OF a smattering OF newspapers
nd the last page of fashion maya