Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06

the cynic's curl on his lip, with the
curdle Of satire in his speech and with
the look Of contempt on his face. But
with the heart right as well as the
brain clear and the hand steady and
strong grapple with the great issues
| of your generation. In word go
with personality that will make it.
sell felt everywhere for good.
Youth is the time to capture the
trophy Of great accomplishments.
When we have called the roll Of the
men who have directed the affairs of
the world we will find that the reins
have been caught and held by young
hands. While age and experience
have their estimable values yet
there is something that is inspiriting
in the hurtle Of young blood that the
conservatism of older years lacks.
Scan the scene of history including
the triumphs of literature. the glory
of arms. the wisdom of craftsmanship,
the victories of reform, the thrillings
of eloquence. the graces of art and
we find that much of it has been the
work of young men from fifteen to
much of merit from the callow years
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beginning with Victor Hugo who pre-
scented a poem to the Academy at
fifteen we see also Bossuet dazzling
France with his eloluence at sixteen;
Michael Angelo was painting
some of his masterpieces and Mo-
Fart embracing the courts Of Ger
many at seventeen At eighteen Alex.
ander Hamilton had arrested the eyes
of the nation Washington Irving was
writing his graceful essays and Charles
Sturgeon was the pastor Of a great
congregation in London. At nireteen
George Washington. was a major,
Bryant had writer 'Thanatopsis" and
George Stephenson was carrying a
steam engine in his brain. At twenty
Robert Hall was one of the great
orators of England, Alexander the
Great had assembled the throne, and
William Wallace had thrown down
the gauntlet to England. Between
twenty and twenty-five some of the
worlds best work had been done.
| Between those years Schiller wrote
| his Robbers; Browning his Paracelsus;
Ruskin his Modern Painters; Coleridge
his Ancient Mariner; Richard Wagner
had composed some of his most fam
Gus symphonies; Reubens had painted
many of his master pieces; Emmett
had thrilled Ireland with his patriotic
eloquence; Spinoza had won an ex-
communication, and Richelieu was a
bishop. Between twenty-five and thir-
ey we find the heavens brilliant with
the stars of the first magnitude whose
| Hastings of genius illuminated the
world. 1t was between these ages
that Franklin wrote the sage sayings
of poor Richard; Milton was the
author of 'Comos;' Bacon was counsel
extraordinary to Queen Elizabeth;
Reynolds was the greatest portrait
painter in England Hannibal was
holding the terrors of his Carthage
MAN army over Rome and Napoleon
had revolutiolized Europe. All these
with thousands of others have seized
the trophies of youthful accomplish
ment and added lustre to their name.
LET us become possessed with
holy enthusiasm for our fellow that
will permit us to leave the froth of
frivolities for others, while our souls
kindle with the great thought of lift
ing humanity up. May our hand be
strong, our hearts pure, our wills earn
est, our faith firm and then 60
Coward while wrong remains to
be conquered by the right.
While oppression lifts a finger to
affront US with his might.
while an error clouds the reason
or sorrow graws the heart,
Or a slave waits his freedom, &C.
ton is the wise mans part.
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