Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-06

DEMOCRA1
standards will make his enemies
sraven hearted and run Cor their lives.
When Edward Braddock, the com
mansler % the British aud colonial
forcss. bed bis troops against Fort Du-
quesnc In i1as. the young colonel.
tserge Washington. warned him
against the dangers Into which be was
running lie said. My general. yOu
are dealing with one ~ the bravest
and mOst treacherOns foes" Pooh,
poohr' answered General Braddock.
I'VE are merely fighting a lot % red
skinned savages You may be afraid
u tleui. hut am not You have never
been trained Ia one % the great Brit
lsh military schools. have some of
the best soldiers Of bis malesiy's army.
They can defeat any body % soldiers
ever gathered together IN these west.
cru wllds." NJ be- went ahead Ia his
blind folly. On be marched with his
banners dying and his drums beating.
And what was the resultf At Great
Meadows. the present site % the city
% IattsburE. suddenly the woods be.
came n perfect haiistorm Of bullets.
"fall Ia. fail In" cried Braddock.
"Aim, Fire. Charge" were his orders.
Hut where were bis troops 10 aimf AZ
what bo'iy Of men were they 10 charged
The eneIny's fire seemed 90 come from
everywhere aud yet not an enemy
was Ia sight Edward Bradd0ck. with
scores and hundreds % his bravest %.
ficers and men. fell mortally wounded
or were instantly killed. They were
ruthlessly slain because their com.
mander. with egotistic folly. deliberate
~ shut his eyes TO the strength Of bis
foes.
Chtef Caase OF the War.
"what was the chief cause OF the
civil war; | asked an aged southern
gentleman some time ago Without
any doubt" said he. 1T was due 20 the
ignorance OF the two sections In re-
spect 10 the strength of each other.
This fact was never better deInonstrat.
ed than In the life OF Senator William
Yancey. He used TO be a neighbor OF
mine. aud 1 knew him well lie was
born and brought up In the south. lie
knew practically no other region than
the south lie was one OF the most
bitter partisan and went up and
down the southern states delivering his
infiammatory speeches until the whole
south was In turmoil. But after he
had ignlted the fires OF rebellion and
famed those living embers into a con-
fiagration. about year before the war
broke out. he took "A journey north. lie
travelled through New York and the
middle states and on toward the west
He saw then with his own eyes the I'M
limited resources OF the northern peo-
pie, and he knew that the effort TO gain
southern independence was doomed to
failure. lie came back home from that
trip disillusioned and chagrined and
never opened his mouth AS II public
speaker again. Like an incendiary who
had ignited the fuse OF powder mag
azine and could not put II out. all that
he could do was 10 SIT and watch the
awful carnage approach as the civil
war came nearer and nearer. conscious
that the appalling sacrifices Of human
life and property that the south was
making would be useless" This court
~ southern gentleman said 20 me with
n quaint smile, NO matter how strong
a man may be, II Is always well for
him TO find out beforehand II his enc
my Is not as strong or even little
stronger before he takes on his coat
and begins to fight" There Is infinite
wisdom In that remark. II Is always
well for every man to realize the diff
culties which are ahead OF him before
he enters the struggle OF life.
DOME Re EEotistic.
"Oh." says the egotlstic lawyer. there
is no need of my making much prcpara-
ton for my case. am one OF the most
brilliant and ready speakers ut the
bar" All that he says may be true. but
a Goliath may be slain by little David
II he leaves even the fraction OF an
inch exposed between the Joints OF his
armor. Many an ordinary lawyer has
won his case from Il brilliant attorney
because he had carefully and thorough
" prepared his case and the other had
not. oh" says the brilliant preacher.
what is the use of my working 80
hard upon my sermon? have the gift
Of speech, and can always talk" Yes.
some ministers can always talk. but II
Is only the minister who realizes tie
enormous difficulties which confront
the pulpit In the preparation OF his ser
mons who Is the man able 10 deliver
each Lords day u true message Tor
God. Young man. you may be smart,
people may say you are very brilliant.
but want TO tell you there are hosts
of people just as smart as you. Fur
thermore, care not how smart you
may he, remember thls-lt Is only the
plodder. the hard worker, the man who.
day by day and week by week. realizes
the difficulties which are ahead and the
struggles which must be made. who in
the end will triumph. Natural ability
will never accomplish much In this