San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17
WRECKLESS WRITING.
LESSON !.

LESSON !.
Rome was not built in a day, ST
History teaches us, and yet by
succession of events she rose tc
the position of proud mistress Of
the world" Her beginning was
unfayorable for ever attaining an
honorable recognition among the
refined and cultured cities, yet she
attained a degree of eminence
hitherto unknown. Her prosper
ity was truly marvellous. In study
ing her history, however, we no
tice that so long as she maintain
ed a due regard for the substan-
tial habits and characteristics of
manhood her onward march was
unobstructed. Her first efforts
were TO get inhabitants, then she
began to teach them the arts of
warfare. When she captured an
enemy it was her first duty to
make the captured friendly to
Rome. This was done by kind
treatment and thus her strength
was increased. Her men were
taught to have due regard for mo-
rality. To be noble Roman was
no mean honor. Patriotism was
Justified. Thus Rome rose to
WELD her scepter over the world.
We further notice that so long as
her men were taught the nobler
acts of mankind, SO long as the
stern substantial habits were cul-
tiyated all went well with Rome.
But there came a time when these
were neglected, when Romans,
gave up to righteousness, when
her men became corrupt and
sought to live in ease and luxury,
hoping to maintain her position
before the world by the deeds she
had done. But at that very time
the sun looked DER her seven hills
and kissed the parting glory of
that once proud and .nighty city.
The decline had commenced and
the city fell. The history of Rome
great as it was, may be written
with three words: rise, greatness
and decline. Reader do you see
any connection between this bit of
history and life. When man be-
gins life the first thing he must DO
is to surround himself with acts of
the nobler kind, build for himself
a character upon which he may
stand, clothe himself in the garb
of morality, prepare himself Tor
the warfare, when he captures an
enemy makes a friend of him,
leaves all meaner things to others.
and while the idlers may scotf at
his efforts yet will greatness crown
him. When hardships and dis
couragements come upon him, he
must remember "Rome was not
built in day" But when he has
attained eminence, be must not
hope to live in ease and luxury
lest he fall as did great Rome.
Education affords beautiful ex-
ample. There are those Who
would like to be educated if they
could Just drink it down il great
gulps. or if they could 60 to sleep
some night and wake up educated,
but however anxious they are they
are not willing to work out an CO..
ucqtion on the principle tina.
Rome was not built in day"
Let me assure the young L, pefuIs
that there is no royal road to
learning. The minds of to-day
must become educated aud devel-
oped much after the fashion of
those older minds whose names
now hold sacred places on histo-
ry's pages. In order that a man
may justly merit the title of
greatness" his,life must be based
upon these four corner stones,
honesty with your fellow man,
morality of deeds, frmuess of pur-
pose, stability of character, with
these as the basis of life's struot-
ure, and will to do, as the mate
rial, life at the end will be closed
in with the browning piece "5uc-
cess"