The Newtown bee., 1899-02-03

renee Of the pain and each Light the re- gret. AffectiOnaGe though he was, in the hour of fret and irritation he needed srIoDg purpose which would give self control ana make him kind.
 Is there neL urgent need, especially for Us of the younger generation, to look eagerly to Lne future, tOr detiaite plan of life,
 AN NALL-ABsORBING PURPOSE,
 to which we can adapt both ciIcum- stances ana ourselves? For myself, while noluiug my mlnd open to all Headings of 9vd's sprH, 1 deshe to have, and dO nave, nfe purpose that cUmprenelds &Il Of me--nOpes, powers, experieLce- aud toward which my own nature must De conformed and in which every new Cnlpg must ind IEs place. Thus each day ana and every week sees something ua- | 0ertAken, something on lCs Way to conl- pIeClon. All friends ana dear ones, all money and readings, even pleasures and recreaUions cOmb,ne to give me strength rO achieve this purpose of life.
 What power held Mozart at the piano keys practising tedious scales, only as evening app Oacned to allow himeelt the luxury Of the great Cathedral organ, where he sopDed out through lts tones the sublime solemniEy Uf his souls music? A mighty purpose. What drew Abraham Lincoln after 6 IOng, nara day's labur to crouch before the tiGfui glare of blazing pine knot, reading hls Shakespeare and Bible hours after the others were asLeep2 That pur. pose which raised him above common men.
 When young mechanic asked eel ebraLed artist for his daughters hand, Ghis disdainful reply was given: "lt you ever become painter you may aspire to her, but uo wed s mecaanic, never p Knowing nothing Of art, despair filled nim for time, but the thought seized him as by inspiration, Il shall learn." For months. he Eoised to master the rudi- menEs and then cast about for a subject. What shall De placed upon the canVas Why her own face, for nothing else could 90 draw out his artistic soul into bloom. When all was done, he brought the DOT trait 10 the asEonished father, exclalm- Ing: ''sir, am now painLer!" What power was that which ln winning her hand had also achieved high place in art? A worthy purpose!
 Perhaps large proportion of our peo- pie are ruled by impulse. Some may ps pUrn into success UT stumble Into fortune. But with rare exceptions, We shall tiAd It rule, that he who achieves success III Ilfe ls 8 man of pu4 pose. The eyes U1 the nation irrespective of parry oI creea nave for the past year been cenLcIs0 oA Theodore Roosevelt. Yet, as buy he was puny, Gnin--a Weakiluk; but he ds- Cermlned Go De strong. Iu that enu ne Eramped the hills, EOWed, swain. sRateu :; became 8 cowboy, nsiding Cattle aud hunting grlzz.ies. lie Wno had Won health iu battle with nature, came soon to be leader among men. When elected to Ehs New York Legislature as its youngest member, oiaer men turned up their noses as aE a feat O. popular notlon; l; yet understanding nen as ne did, noL many weeks passed by before tle was the acgnowieageo leader of his parry in the House. Into that cesspool of political corruption, the New York police, he was plunged .as commissioner; and men expected connivance wItn dark deeds ae before. Bat he determined U enforce the laws, siiencing politicians wltn the words:
 HAM RERE TO ENFORCE LAWS and shall do 80; if you do not like them, repeal shens'' compelling policemen to be faithful by himself inspecting them f.v. an1 ssss1sars Q4 IT tkasa rnfgfnfQfaE hour