Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-02-01
Success or Failure

of achieving success, OF making tn,
most Of life. At times, it J., true
! they act as if they little cared what
the outcome Of their exertions was
even IN the lives Of the most aband
oncd and reckless there are moments
when their good angel points out the
height, to which they might ascend
aud that a wish rises for sometime
better than they have known. But
alas they have not the nerve to max .
the necessary eXertion TO win suc-
ces, requires Of Us labor and perse-
verance We must remember that
those who start for glory must imi.
tate the mettled hound, of Acton
andImu,t pursue the game not only
whcrc,there Is a path but where there
is none. They must be able tn sim.
ulatc.and to dissimulate, to leap and
to creep. to conquer the earth. like
Caesar, to tall down and ks, it. liko
Brutus: throw their word. like Bren-
NM, into the trembling balance or
ikc.NelsOn. to snatch the laurel from
the doubtful hand of victory while il
!. hesitating. where 70 bestow them
He who would win success in life
mus, make perseverance rs bosom
friend experience his wise counselor
caution his elder brother, and hope
his guardian genius. he must not re-
pine because the fates are sometimes
against him, but when he trips and
falls let him, like Caesar when he
stumbled on shore. stumble forward.
and 10y escaping the omen change its
meaning. remembering that those We
rs circumstances which are apt to be
abused a. the pallIatives of failure
are the true tests of merit; let him
grid up his loins for whatever in the
mysterious economy of the future
may await him. Thu, and thus only
will he rise superior to i'll fortune and
become daily more and more impas-
siyc to it, attacks, aud will learn to
force his way in spite of it, TILL at
last, he will be able to fashion his
luck to his will.
Life l. too short, SAYS a shrewd
thinker. for Us to waste one mo
msnt in deploriug our lot; we must
20 after success. since it will not
come to ~. and We have no time te
spare. If you would succeed you
must do a. you would To get through
a crowd to gate all are anxious to
reach hold your ground hard to
stand still Is to give up the battle.
Give your energies to the highest
employment of which your nature is
capable. BE alive, be patient, work
hard, watch opportunities. be rigidly
honest, hope for the best, aud if you
are not able to reach the goal of your
ambition, which is possible in spite
Of your utmost efforts, you will die
with the consciousness of having done
your best, which is after all the tru.
est success to which man can aspire.
4, manhood dawns and the young
man catchc, its first light, the pin
nacles of realized dreams, the golden
domes of high possibilities, and the
purplicd hills of great delight, and
and then looks down upon the mar
row. sinuouS, long and dusty paths
by which others have reached them
he is apt to be disguised with the
passage and to seek for success thro'
broader channels. and by quicker
means. To begin at the foot of the
hill and work slowly to the top
seems a very discouraging process
and here it is that thousands of young
men have made shipwreck of their
lives. There is no royal road to sue
cess; the path lies through trouble,
and encouragement. Ii lies through
fields of earnest, patient labor. 1t
calls on the young man to put forth
energy aud determination it bids |
him build well his foundation. but it
promises in reward for this a crown
ing triumph. There never was a
time in the world history when high |
success in any profession or calling
demanded harder or more earnest la.