San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-30

Piles OF arrested development in
existence. They were not born men,
they were not bred men,they do not
fill the functions OF men, they are
dispised OF men, they are dis
grace to the name of men, lived
they as long as Methuselah they
would never become men, and
there should be some way OF let
ting them drop out OF time easily
and imperceptibly. Adversely
only SHOWS the character OF these
carricatures of men and orders
them to the rear, squeezing them
out of the front ranks of life.
Turning the reverse OF the medal,
adversely does try men and shows
their better qualities, but II men
have no qualities that will survive
the test, adversely is not to be
blamed. About the verv first quail
ity that is brought to view in the
school OF adversely is "grit." There
are several kinds of this thing run
ming around the forms Of this
school, but the best brand OF it is
that usually labeled "clear grit and
sandy bottom" This is the kind
Of grit that the ant had which
climbed up the wall ninety and
nine times with its grain Of wheat
and only succeeded in dragging it
into its hole on the hundredth
trial. Grant had 1t when he pro-
posed to "fght it out on this line
IL it takes all summer."Luther had
it when he defied Rome, saying
"here / stand, God help me, can
do no otherwise" The Spartan boy
had it when he let the fox that he
had stolen eat his heart out while
he stood and denied the theft, the
fox being concealed under his shirt.
John Sullivan had it when, after
squandering 100000 in ton years,
no said he had no kick to make,
but was willing to take cheerfully
anything that he could do and
commence at the bottom OF the
ladder.
This is pre-emlnently the office
OF adversely: 1t develops the in
born and native grit that is the in
heritance of the real man and
which so distinguishes him frorn
his counterfeit. 1t is not always q
pleasant development, this one Of
grit, and it often has associated
with it a substratum of pure cheek.
1t is tough, like whalebone knot; it
is hard, like well tempered steel
1t is pugnacious, like well bred
bull pup; it stands for its own
every time and cares not a pin in
its sound old head for either the
under or the upper dog in the fight,
but it is not coward. II adversely
did no more than this it would be
entitled to our thanks as a vslu-
able master.
Adversely teaches self relience.
Deprived of the advantages of aid
from outside, deserted by fortune
the individual turns to himself and
seeks within himself, and in that
which he can command of himself,
that assistance that he has failed
to find on the outside. This neces-
sarily leads to a study of himself
interiorily, and the student in this
school, il he be man, seldom puts
false valuation on his own pow
ers. He sees his failures, and this
shows him where he has missed it
and why. He sees his own sue
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can confidently rely on himself.
Society cannot put such a man
down for it never put him up. He
stands independently upon his own
estimate of himself, deeming that
OF more real value to him than the
estimate OF others.
Being thus taught self relience,a
promptness of conclusion and &C.
ton is engendered that is most re-
freshing in this world of slack &C.
ton and slow motions. At the
same time depending on his own
observations and judgments the
scholar in this school never moves
until he gets good ready. He
does not move because others are
moving, neither does he sit idle
waiting for others to move. No