The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-07

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FoR THE ADVANCE:
UNKNOWN WRITER'S.
think We may safely presume
that almost every one that aspires
% appear before the public in
print secretly cherishes in his in
most heart the hope that, some
day, he may take his place among
tho favored few whose names are
ombalned in the literature oftheir
ago aud country. But a moments
thought must convince any one
that in literature as in every other
department of human labor, the
great majority of workers must be
mediocre and unknown.
The man that we look up to as a
genius is one who, usually, is gifted
by nature; and who by patient la
Dor has developed his powers until
he stands in the literary world
head and shoulders above his fel-
lows. Did every other man pos
sess equal powers, and equal adj
v.ntages as to surroundings, then
the genius would have such host
of peers that he would cease to be
regarded as genius. Were all men
great, none would be esteemed so.
1t is possible that a writer may
be lifted so far above the masses,
that his audience must necessarily
be q small one. Milton is an ex-
ample of this. While it is admit
ted that he was one of the greatest
poets Of all time, yet how very few
comparatively, read his works.
1t may be some consolation to
unknown writer's to remember that
their contributions are read, per-
hsps, by as great a number of
readers as are the writings of many
who stand much higher in the lit
erary world. The writer of hum
bio powers has his place in the
world. He is capable of address,
ing those who are incapable, as yet,
of fully appreciating the higher
literary productions; and it would
seem to be his province to lead his
province to lead his audience to a
higher plane in life, as the Mosaic
Dispensation was designed to lift
the 1sraelites above the barbarism
of the surrounding nations.
I fail to see that the unknown
writer is an obstacle in the path.
way of the more gifted one. The
more humble workers on our rail-
ways are no hiudrance to the pre-
sident of the road and the higher
official. The thousands of
teachers in our common schools
arc not regarded as enemies of
our college professors. The hum
bic and poorly paid preachers, who
may be counted by the thousands
do not prevent Beecher from be-
ing as distinguished as if there
were no humble laborers at all.
Nor need the gifted writer look
with distrust on his less favored
fellow-laborer. While laboring in
the same fold they are not rivals.
The illustrious writer occupies q
plane to which his more humble
brother may not hope to attain.
Each fills his place in the great
fold of literary effort; each is doing
his part in the great work of up
lifting his brother man.
All literature ought to be pure
and elevating; and every writer, no
matter what his standing, ought to
do his very best; aud having done
that let him not trouble himself
further. His reward will be not in
the praise of men, but in that salts
faction which comes of the con-
sciousness of having done his duty
faithfully in that condition in life
in which Providence has placed
him.
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