Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15

possible II the men VINO accomplish
them were deferred and daunted by
the fear that some unexpected OBJ
structing thing would appear to de-
feat their plans. The fear of death
does not deter a sensible man from
entering upon his enterprise. Death
Is generally regarded as the superior
misfortune, so tenacious Of life are
We; yet men undertake great enter
prises knowing that they cannot pos
sibly witness their completion. Sam
uel Smiles says in his practical way
that while there has long been a pop
ular belief in good luck" like many
other popular notions it is gradually
disappearing and the conviction is
spreading that diligence is the moth
er of good luck. The negligent and
shiftless rarely stumble upon luck.
Golden was one Of the most practical
men that ever lived. He disposed of
the luck myth in this quaint fashion:
1T is not luck but labor that makes
men. Luck is ever waiting for some
thing to turn up; labor, with keen eye
and strong will, always turns up some
thing. Luck lies abed and wishes the
postman would bring him news of
legacy. Labor turns out at 6 and
with busy pen or ringing hammer lays
the foundation of a competence. Luck
whines; labor whistles. Luck relies
on chance; labor on character. Luck
steps downward to self-indulgence;
labor strides upward and aspires to
independence.
Our plans may be disturbed by the
''series of things that happen" Res
olute men are not entirely baked
and baffied by them. The ease with
which certain persons rebound from
difficulties and pass around trouble
which cannot be removed explains
their sure progress along the highway
of success. A bouyant spirit is a foe
to i'll luck and misadventure. One
who is seeking cause Of offence, bad
omens and confirmation of lugubri-
Gus proverbs can find them. The illu-
sion of Friday being an i'll luck day,
the whole catalogue of absurd say
ings that carry along the belief of
primitive man that the world is gov
erned by caprice and fate, persist to
this enlightened day. Nearly every
person furtively cherishes some pet
held high place in the Roman mythol-
ogy, and has not yet been dethron-
ed. She was supposed to control hu-
man destiny and was figured as hold
ing a double rudder in her hands
one to direct the career of the lucky,
tuna still has some devoted worship
pers, those who persuade themselves
that the affairs of mankind are deter
mined chiefly or largely, by mere
chance. Addison sensibly observes
that he never knew of an early rising,
hard working, prudent man, careful
Of his earnings and strictly honest,
who complained of bad luck. "A
good character, good habits and iron
industry are impregnable to the as
saultS of all the i'll luck that foolS
ever dreamed Of" Rochefoucald hits
the mark in his observation that there
are no chances from which clever |
people are not able to reap some ad-
and none so lucky that the
foolish are not able to turn to their
own advantage. \ keen philosopher
thus disposes of the case:
Shallow men believe in luck, be-
Iieve in circumstances. 1t was some
body's name, or he happened to be
there at the time, or it was 50 then,
and another day it would have been
otherwise. Strong men believe in
cause and effect-by looking narrowly /
you shall see there was no luck in the
matter" r."-Philadelp Ledger.