Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-04-07

as chief executive. Every time a man
lets his anger get the better Of him he
does not injure his enemies nearly as
much as he damages himself If you
would be great in your influence over
others. you must be great in your pow
or over Yourself. This means that, no
matter how great the prOvocation, you
must learn to suffer injustice in ST.
lence You must learn to bare your
back for a castigatiOn if you deserve
If and grimly hold your tongue even
when the lash is fetching the hearts
blood.
An UngovernabIe Temper.
The ungovernabe temper IS to be |
dreaded and feared for a second rea-
son. No sooner does man lose his |
temper than he drives from his side
those who would naturally come for
ward as his defenders. lie spikes the
guns of those who would be ms pro-
tectors All through the world there
IS q desire to see fair play. II when
going down the street you see a Dig
boy whipping a small boy you natural
IL take the small boys part And SO
in this great wide world if the masses
Of people see that you are being abused
they will take your side if you your
self are willing and ready to suffer IN
silence.
If YOU govern your tongue amid at
tacks Of slander and injustice your re-
endorsements will come from friends
in ,,.. most unexpected places. When
Young Sir John Fox Burgoyne was
lieutenant colonel Of the Royal en-
gineers fighting General Jackson be-
fore the cotton bales Of New Orleans
the English forces became demoraliZed.
"Kybat were the English troops to dor
was the question. The commanding
general called together a council Oh
war to decide whether to renew the at
tack or TO retreat to the British gun
I boots Lieutenant Colonel Burgoyne
was one of the few officers who ear
nestly pleaded for the renewal Oh INC
ottacl, The council Of war met III
room where the supposed corpse OF
staff officer, Major Stoyin by name
was lying upon the table covered over
with n sheet. The vast majority Oh
officers voted for retreat. Retreat II
was But. strange to say, no sooner
did tbe fleet sail back to England than
the English papers began to attack
Lieutenant Colonel Burgoyne. 1hey
said me was the cause Of the New Or
looms disaster and that he was the
coward who got his fellow officers 10
reheat i'm disgrace. Sir John Fox Bur
gOvne said nothing. He was TOO mucn
Of man to try to clear his own rec
ord bv besmirching the characters OF his
brother officers. In all probability hao
no fried to defend himself by denounc
ing his companions in arms his las'
condition would have been worse thai
fine first But there at last came Tor
ward an unexpected defender, VINO
completely vindicated Burgoyne.
This was Major Stoyin, whose sup
posed dead body was lying under TIT
sheet upon the table of the councl
room. Major stovin had been very seri
ously wounded, but he. was still aliy'
and heard all that had been said III lh
, council Of war. He took up his pen ah'
, vigorously championed the cause OF ID
dofamed officer. He wrote: Il was lynn
tbere in the room during the council o
war and I heard all the officers speaH
want to testify that Colonel Bul
. goyne pleaded for a renewal OF IN
conflict and not for retreat" And 81
: NV friends. even when injustice is o'
. ing practiced against you, do not vast
> vour time by going forth to attac
. some one else and trying to besmlrc
. other peoples characters. BE ike D
= John Fox Burgoyne-hold your peac
DO your work; do it faithfully, an
-, God will raise up your DEFENDER
Have no fear Of the results. The strll
y ling David going out to meet the I'M
>, istine giant had good cause TO resei
u the taunts of his brothers, who mocke
him and bade him go home and tel
tbe sheep. but it was a good thing Il
u his neople that he controlled his tel
~ ner and went out to slay Goliath
- Work of the Bitter Tongue
- The ungovernable temper is to
foorod and dreaded for still anotn
- rooson-the bitter tongue never MAJ
~ an enemy less bitter; the angry reto
~ never blunted an enemy's sword
~ tbrov him off his guard or made III
~ loss energetic for your destruction. '
y, have read about a great ambassad
80 who was a man Of such violent temp
~ fiat even the grand viZier of the IuT
ieb sultan would tremble before III
y. T1a would rush into the Turkish o.
- ciors nresence when anything we
- wrong CRYING. "It must be done, I
10 YOU: it must be done, or else our WI
N0 ebins will soon be bombarding 20
"' conitalr But that is not the way J
in 80 and are going to make our enem
~ how before us. We will not suOd
Nv Nv them bv torrents of invectiye, but OF
NC Inv kind words. "It is the angry tong
that brealleth the bone" says
III III Rible? Oh. no! "By long forbearl
'1 'a1 Is a prince persuaded, and a S
~ n tongue breaketh the bone" All,
'rn m friends, you want to overcome V
~ enemies, do you? Then do it not W
lho M = sledge hammer, but with the poY
M ho Of kindness. When a person hates
~ ~ or i'll treats you, then systematlca
IN 90 forth to win him over by love
mr. forgiveness.
'"l was never more impressed W
nas rs what love and kindness can do Il
mo when studying the life of Lincoln
oar rentleness did more to save the co
20 frv and give us a reunited north
ID south than all the bullets ever tired
,na ,,' all the swords ever drawn. His POI
bo Of conduering by genteness was De
.;b tifully illustrated by an incident
~ 80 in reference to General Rosecra
an Missouri was at that time under
oos command. Guerrilla bands, for WI
80 the Confederacy was in nowise resi-
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