Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-08-05
SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS.
BY "NEMo".


TCopyrighted by Dave Tabor.l
To RISING ONES: 1t is a delightful sem
sation to rise In the world; to have the
few who thrust out the tongue at you,
humbled to the dust; to have the many
dazzled at your accomplishments. But,
il dazzling or despite Turk in your heart
as the great gain OF rising, you have
missed the grandest pleasure OF power.
He who actually hampers himself in
order that others may be uplifted, Is
greater than he who moves upward alone.
The hampered one sets other forces at
work, the credit of which is really his.
The imperious, cold hearted one stands
alone. When he ends, his power ends,
and he leaves no beneficiaries behind him
to carry ON their work along lines to
which he first gave the impulse in their
hearts.
To THE AMBITIOUS: Viewed from a
selfish standpoint, there is nothing so
helpful as struggle in attaining an am
bition. Just think what crowd there
would be at the top, il the mountain OF
purpose were bored for n safety elevator
like some OF the Alpine submits. But
Just because there is no beaten track, but
only hardships and chilling reverses
there is and always will be room for those
who are successful. The strenuous effort
that writer has to put forth, for in
stance; the delays in recognition; the
pittance OF pay. All these continue year
after year, wear out the feeble-hearted
and give larger field for the lion hearted
who, even IL unsuccessful at first, out Of
their failures get strength for later sue
cesses.
Seek yc the power to rule your fellow men
BY right OF silver speech or golden pen?
Seek yc above the common herd to rise
Learn first thy self to rule, the wise man cries
Seek We the power to myself from fall
And so obtain the mastery over ALL
Learn" says wiser still, ITO conquer fate,
aye needs must be In all things temperate"
To CRoAKERs: II the balloonist now
drifting across the frigid north asserted
that his beloved homeland did not exist
for the reason that it was out OF sight, he
would not be more unreasona bic than we
who decide the world to lie retrograding
ourselves are retrograding or our outlook
is Cheerle.s. The world is wide and the
view OF any one person narrow.
Because, perhaps, for US there is no
good thing Mt this moment We may even
deny bias phemeusly that there is sun
shine for any body, for We try to believe
only in those things we SEE. We see sell
tishness, but we do not see far enough,
for there is much else III the world that is
better; We see immortality near US bat we
must be blind II we conclude, therefore,
that all women or all men or both are
plunged in a sect hing cadron OF vice.
Take a broad view OF life, and despite
murders, rapne, cruelty, you will be con-
WINGED he hands OF time move forward.
Bear in mind to your comfort that the
things of good are ever quieter than the
things OF evil, and yet the quiet river
erodes the land more nightly and more
effectually than volcanic outbreaks, so
these quiet elements OF humanity are
working our whole selves ever upward,
despite the crashing noises OF downward
tendencies.
How sweet 1t l. when soft spring shoots appear,
To mark their dainty dress their color clear