Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-01-04
THE FRUIT OF PLUCK
REV. MADISON c. PETERS HAsATAL<
WITH YOUNG MEN.

The FastidiOuS TastS-1dleness and Ac.
tivjty-Ths Seed Bssket.
The proverb ssMake hay while the
sun Shines" in its meaning is similar
to Strike when tho iron is hot; Gather
roses while they bloom;" "What may
be done at any time will be done at nc
time;" "Take time while time Is, for time
will away" s'When the fool han made
up his mind, tho market has gone by;;'
"a little too late, much too late;" s'Some
refuse roast meat and afterward long
for the smoke Of It," all implying that
there are certain seasons or times il
which certain things must be done, and
II done to good purpose must be done al
the proper time.
i has been truly said that s.Many dc
with opportunities as children do ct thu
shore-they FIJI their little hands with
sand. then let the grains fall through one
by one till they are all gone"
-Four things come not back-the spo.
ken word, the sped arrow, the past life
and the neglected opportunity" Oppor.
stunities are Gods offers. Great oppor.
tunities grow out of the wise improve.
ment Of small ones. Instead Of com.
planning that your opportunities are not
good enough, you had better improve
such as you have. Bold ventures may
sometimes make . shappy hit but the
old highway Of plodding perseverance Il
the safest road to travel.
No man can get along without an CD.
portuntty, but the opportunity is useless
unless one can avail himself Of 1t.
Don't thy to begin, at the top. The men
who hold the summit OF success have
fought their way up from the bottom.
Take hold Of the hHmblest piece Of work
that comes along; push it to success as Il
it were the grandest thing you; ever ex.
pscted to do. Toll on, shine on.
Don't be too particular where and what
You take hold of. Don't seek easy berths.
Pat said to his friend, ''What would you
like to be7" 'Well, for . nice, clane,
aisy job, ! should loike to be q bishop
Don't be too fastidious In taste. Lool
at our successful men how they worked
A. T. Stewart swept ont his own store.
Cornelius Vanderbilt blistered lis hands
ferrying his boat. John jacob Aston
sold apples on the streets OF New
York. Stephen Girsrd at IL was q
cabin boy on vessel. Greeley rosa
from printers devil" to be the found.
or and editor of the New York Trib-
une. From the rail splitting. the tan.
merry and the towpsth, Lincoln, Grant
and Garfield came to the presidency Of
the United States. Surely this land has
no use for those dandies whose hands an
as soft az their heads, and who live "a
their fathers until they can find girl
who is fool enough to marry. them, and
then they i've of her father.
Young man, do not. Micawberlike,
wait for something to turn up GO
and turn up something yourself. It Il
not luck. but pluck, which turns the
wheel Of life. Good luck is Good Pluck
with his sleeves rolled up, hard at work
making things come out all right. Bad
Luck Is man with his hands in hia
pocket. q pipe in his mouth, wanting
only room to spit and waiting to zee how
things will come out. y 80:
q. Ah! little they know Of true happiness,
They whom safety dils.
Who. flung on the rich breast OF luxury,
Eat Of the ranknsss that kills. =.
But blessed that child Of humanity.
HApp1eSt man among men,
Who. with hammer or chisel OF pencil
With rudder or plowshare or pen.
Laboreth ever and ever.
He the true rulsy and conqueror, -.
He the true king OF his race.
Who nerveth his arm for life's combat
Andlooks the strong world in the face.
Idleness IS DEATH: activity is life.
Luck is fool. Pluck is hero. Luck
blossoms On the tree Of pluck. The man
Of pluck will find no time to wait for O,
complain Of luck.
Lose this day lettering. twill be :th. sam.
story
Tomorrow and the next more dilatory.
The indecision brings Its own delays,
And days are lost lamenting over days.
Are youth earnest7 Seize this very minute.
Whatysu can do, or dream, you can, begin it
Bolduess has genius and magic aud power IN it
Only engage, and the mind grows heated.
Begin, and then the work will be completed.