The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29

man soul striving toward perfection, |
daily, on lite journey, troubles and hard
ships arise but with the courage born of
hope, pressee IN, each day putting some
toll behind; fslteriDg, hoping. trusting. |
until at last II stands at the end Of its
mortal career. and her looking back |
DER the journey It comes, all the irregu.
~larities seemed to haye disappeared and
he. his end attained. wonders why he
ever faltered or became discouraged.
In starting out On life's weary journey |
we realize we will meet with our sue.
oesses and reverses but We should al.
ways fix u goal or sur that will loom be-
fore us, b~eaconing us on to climb higher,
for the heights now attained are small in
comparison to those we can reach IL we
presist In climbing steadily on. forget
ing Jul difficulties and remembering the
one essential thing, the utmost round to
which We aspire.
Difficulties innumerable will meet on
our journey; shipwrecks on life's tenn
pestuous pillows; storms and unfore.
seen accidents on our travels, but on.
ward without faltering is the watch
word which will pass US through the
clouds TO that sun Of our life, the goal
Of our lives, the goal Of our ambitions.
As we start IN life our desires to succeed
lead US devious ways. forgetting one, the
other, some Of us may unfortunately fall
by the way side. but the thought OF
what can be accomplished will urge us
on to renewed and moro earnest exer
tions. Again. or our way. il, perchsnce
we meet an unfortunate whose lot Il
hard, extend to him q helping hand, foI
you know not but that the most brilliant
diamond 10 still In the rough and thai
the object Of u courtesy may become
. Napoleon or Q Cromwell.
Assist tho unfortunate who tries e
succeed; you may not know the GAUSS
OF his adversely. When in such ysu
find your weary companion on tho down
ward road, cali him back. show him the
beacon light. that glorious sur Of life
Your path will be smoother; and by each
and such act Of kindness you will clint
higher In the estimation Of your sssoci
ates and become yourself a shining light
to brighton the path Of q weary traveller
IL genius that which enables US Il
reach the top and call success our own
To a certain extent. but by no mean
does 1t wholly rest on genius. There Ia
at the present Gay, too much said OF
this subject. Common sense is &C pro
, sale; yet. az appears from history, tn,
. great ones knew that item, genius, wa
not a supernatural thing, but simply
, faculties which the lowest type Of hu
mainly shared with them. They knew
, what they possessed would not enable
them to accomplish what they under
/, took, unless they steadily bent their en-
ergies to the task. ut is perseverance
and striving that gains honor"
Genius without difficulty is oftener
curse than a blessing; its possessor de
. pending on his natural gift fails because
h. OF Incidence. lie who has difficulties
F.. to overcome will, with his eyes directed
8 upward, unmoved by the many hinder
g ances, make n more determined effort
and, forgetting those things which arr
behind, strive to reach those thing
which are before.
Difficulties like a block Of granite Il
o the climber of mountains is either a he'll
o or a hlnderance, in proportion as we ar
strong and resolute or weak and falter
ing.
Would Michael Angelo have built 8,
Q Peters and beautifed tho walls Of tn
vatican had he awaited inspiratio
n while his work was in progressP Woul
Raphael have dazzled the eyes Of a
Europe had no allowed his brush to he,
70 itate! Would Gothic have written th
n sixty volumes OF his works or Milto
have completed his paradise Lost" ha
% they not often sat down to an unwilliu
70 task.
h Should misfortune drive US TO despair
10 Great things have been accomplished
70 spite Of misfortune. Bedford Jail ga,
n the world "Pilgrims Progress" A Ia
rs from a p%oor-house unlocked the doors
~ interior Africa. The failure OF a puI
fishing company gave us some Of Scott
I'd best works.
re- English history presents two strikir
IN and memorable events which have ne
rs or been paralleled in any other natio
Ga and these came from perseverance, al
n listening to that voice which has aid,
u. % many In leading Q brillisnt csres