The Grenada sentinel., 1898-12-24

Of charcoal burner. and Turner. th
painter. who was the son Of u barbeI
and Lord Give. who saved India I,
England. shipped by his father Il
Madras as useless boy whom he want
ed to get rid of. and Prideaux. th
world-renowned scholar and theolu
eian. securing pots and pans to work hi
way through college. and the mother o
The late William +. Dodge. the philan
thropist and magnificent man. keeping
a thread and needle store. aud petel
Cooper. who worked on small wage,
in glue factory. living to give $50O.c0t
for the founding OF an institute tia,
has already educated thousands OF the
poor sons and daughters OF America
and Bowditch. the scientist. beginning
his useful learning and afliuent careeI
by reading the books that had beer
driven ashore from shipwreck al
Salem. There is. young man. grea1
financial or literary or moral or re-
ligious success awaiting you II you only
know how to 60 UP and take it. Then
take It or get ready to take It. The
mightier the opposition the grander
the triumph when you have conquered
There is a flower in Siberia that blooms
only in January. the severest month b
OF that cold climate. 1t is a star-shaped
tlower and covered with glistening
specks like diamonds. A Russian took
some Of the seeds OF that flower to st.
Petersburg and planted them. and they
grew, and on the coolest day OF Janu-
cry they pushed back the snow and ice
and burst into full bloom. They called
it the "snow flower" and II makes me
think OF those whom the world tries
to freeze out and snow under. but who
in the strength Of God push through
and up and out and bloomin the hard
est weather of the worlds cold treat
ment. starred and radiant with beau
ty given only to those who End life a
struggle and turn it into victory.
Again. if you would master the sit
,mtion. when angry do not utter u
word or write letter, but before you
speak word or write word sing
verse of some hymn in tune arranged
in minor key and having no staccato
passages, If very angry, sing two
verses. If in positive rage. sing three
verses. First of all. the unhealthiest
thing on earth Is 70 get mad. 1t jangles
the nerves. enlarges the spleen AMI
sets the heart into wild humping.
Many man and many a woman has
in time of such mental and physica,
agitation dropped dead. Not onlythat.
but it makes enemies out of friends,
and makes enemies more virulent. and
anger is partial or consunanate SUI
eide. Great attorneys. understanding
his. have often won their cause by
throwing the opposing coun-
vel into rage. There is one man yo,
must manage or one woman you must
control in order to please God and
make life success. and that Is your
self. There are drawbridges to every
,astle by which you may keep out o:
-FOUR nature foreign foes. but no man
has defense against himself unless
t be Divine defense. Out of the mil.
ions Of the human race there is only
one person who Gun do you permanen.
md everlasting harm. and that Is the
'eing that walks under your own hat
Ind in your own shoes. The hardest
calm that you will ever have to gov.
I'm IS the realm between your scalp
md heel. The mcst dangerous cargo
ship can carry Is dynamite. and tie
most perilous thing in ones nature is
N explosive temper. If your nature
5 hopelessly irascible and tempestu-
'fs. then dramatize placidity. If the
hip Is on fire and you cannot extin.
't,ish the flames. mt any rate keep down
he matches. When at some injustice
Inflicted upon you or some insult Of.
nred. or some wrong done. the best
hing for you to say is to say moth.
ng. and the best thing for you to wrilc
to write nothing. II the meanness
one you is unbearable. or you must ex.
ress yourself or die. then commend
plan that have once or twice suc.
essfully adopted. Take sheet Of
aper. Date It at your home or Office.
hen put the wrongdoer's name at the
ead Of the letter page. without any
refix Of Colonel" or suffix of ID. D."
nd begin with no term Of cour.
'ey. but bold and abrupt ''sir."
hen follow It with statement Of
,e wrong he has done you and OF the
'ddgna tion you have felt. Put II into
'e strongest terms of ewecration you
IN employ without being pofane.
gn your name to the red-hot epistle.
old it. Envelope It. Direct II plainly
the man who has done you wrong
arry the letter week or two weeks.
need be. and then destroy 1t. In Gods
ame. destroy II! +
] like what Abraham Lincoln said
one Of his cabinet officers. That cab. .
ct officer had been belied cnd mis-
presented until in fury he wrote
letter OF arraignment to his enemy
I'd in teusest possible phraseology | /,
Id him what he thought Of him. The
binet officer read II 10 Mr. Lincoln |
I'd asked him how he liked it. MI.
ncoln replied: 1T Is splendid for
rcas1n and scorn. never heal rvl any
ing more complete IN thar direction. Fl
IL do Won think vnn m !, nfford