The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-14

and Lord Give. who saved India to
England, shipped by his father to
Madras as useless boy whom he want
ed 10 get rid of, and Prid.aux. the
world-renowned scholar and the)lo
2ian. securing pots and pans 10 work his
way through college, and the mother of
the late William +. Dodge. the phian-
,hropist and magnificent man. keeping
thread and needle store. and Peter
| Cooper who worked on small wages
in glue factory. living to give $500, 900
for the founding Of an institute that
has already educated thousands of the
poor sons and daughters of America
and Bowditch, the scientist, beginning
his useful learning and affiuent career
by reading the books that had been
driven ashore from shipwreck at
Salem. There is, young man, great
financial or literary or moral or re-
| ligious success awaiting you if you only
know how to go up and take it. Then
take il or get ready to take it. The
mightier the opposition the grander
the triumph when you have conquered.
There is flower in Siberia that blooms
only in January, the severest month
of that cold climate. 1t is astar-shape d
Hover 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-
airy they pushed back the snow and ice
and burst into full bloom. They called
it the "snow flower" and il 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 bloom in the hard
est weather of the worlds cold treat
ment. starred and radiant with beau
ty given only to those who find life a
struggle and turn it into victory.
Again, if you would master the sit
mtion, when angry do not utter a
word or write a letter. but before you
speak word or write word sing a
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 o get mad 1t jangles
the nerves. enlarges the spleen AMI
sets the heart into wild humping
Many a man and many woman has
in time of such mental and physical
agitation dropped dead. Not only that,
but it makes enemies out OF friends,
and makes enemies more virulent. and
anger Is partial or consummate SUI
eide. Great attorneys. understanding
his. have often won their cause by
willfully throwing the opposing coun-
sci into rage. There is one mar you
must manage or one woman you must
control in order to please God and
make life a success. and that is your
self There are drawbridges to every
castle by which you may keep out o!
your nature foreign foes, but no me- n
has defense against himself unless
it be a Divine defense. Out of the mil
lions of abe human race there is only
one person who can do you permanent
and everlasting harm. and that is the
being that walks under your own ha
and in your own shoes. The hardest
realm that you will ever have 10 gov
ern is the realm between your scalp
and heel. The most dangerous cargo
ship can carry is dynamite. and tie
most perilous thing in ones nature is
an explosive temper. If your nature
is hopelesisly irascible and tempestu-
ous. then dramatize placidity. If the
ship is on fire and you cannot eXtin-
guish the flames. at any rate keep down
the matches. When at some injustice
inflicted upon you or some insult Of
fered. or some wrong done. the best
thing for you to say is to say moth
ing. and the best thing for you to write
is to write nothing. If the meannes~
done you is unbearable. or you must ex-
press yourself or die then commend
a plan that 7 have once or twice sue
cessfully adopted. Take a sheet OF
paper. Date II at your home or office
then put the wrongdoer's mar at the
head OF the letter page. without any
prefix Of "cnlonel" or suffix of I'D. D..
and begin with no term Of cour-
tesy, but bold and abrupt "sir.
Then follow II with a statement Of
the wrong he has done you and of thu
indignation you have felt. Put II into
the strongest terms of execration yor
can employ without being profane
Sign your name to the red-hot epistle
Fold IT, Envelope It. Direct it plainly
TO the man who has done you wrong
Garry the letter week or two weeks
If need be. and then destroy 1t. In Gods
name, destroy it!
to one of his cabinet officers. That cab
met officer had been belied and mis-
represented until in fury he wrote
a letter of arraignment to his enemy
and in teusest possible phraseology
told him what he thought of him. The
cabinet officer read it to Mr.. Lincoln
and asked him how he liked it, Mr.
Lincoln replied: ut is splendid fol
sa rcasm and Scorn. never heard any.
thing more complete in that direction
But do you think you can afford to
send it?" That calm and wise and
Christian interrogation of the presi
dent stopped the letter, and it wa;
never sent.