The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-09

What would We know Of history, Of
warfare and strategy and of things
seemingly, had it not been for Napo-
leon.
DO you know that trials that some
times come upon Is are but bless.
ings in disguise. brought TO US that
we may be made to see that we are
powerful in our right. and need only
to take up the cause and fight for
its accomplishment.
DO you remember the story OF Gle
on. the slave. born into slavery
when in his days slave could
carry out no ideas of his own and
the law saying that II he did so his
head would pay the penalty. Cleon
was devoted TO art, but the law for.
bade him TO take It up. he was a
slave His sister told him that she
would fix q place for him in the
cellar and would furnish him with
supplies for his work and to eat
and right here. young men, want
90 tell you TO follow the advice Of
your sisters, they will give you none
but the best, you may be sure OF
that When the art exhibitions were
given in Rome. there was an eX.
hibit. one OF the most bcautifui OF
all the sculpture there. No one
would claim II and no name was
on It. Finally girl was dragged
in. who was claimed TO know to
whom It belonged, but not gettinS
her to tell. she was ordered thrown
into a dungeon. Clcon not wishing
to see his sister treated so, threw
himself at the feet of Pericles and
said It was he who did the work.
Although 1t was the law, but an
unjust one, Pericles did not cause
the slave to be killed or imprisoned,
but called him 70 his side and mad"
him one of the biggest men in the
kingdom.
See what Cleon was able to do,
although being born into slavery.
You remember the bible story
OF Joseph and his brethren" and
here Mr. Hefner told enough of
the familiar tale to make his argu.
mont clear than any young mau
with ordinary health, with true
mind is able 10 accomplish some.
thing. even in the face of adycrsity
and danger. Nothing can hold HIM
back, if he Wills to go forward and
make name for himself and some
times what We call burdens AMI trr
ais are only blessings in disguise.
Said the speaker, 81 could nam'
you others by the score who have
been handicapped in various WAYS
John Bunyan, what would we have
known of him had it not been fol
that jail" but | need not go bacl
to ancient history; look at our owr
Senator Gore, who Is now, although
young man, a member of thi
highest legislative body in the worlC
and still winning new honors, whom
the eastern papers have almost made
an idol of and whose work has beer
marvellous. Have not every one o
us had ten times better cnance,
and opportunities than this man
Look at Helen Keller ] need no
/ tell you the history of her life. !
there person here but who ha
not had ten thousand times the OF
portunities than this deaf and dunn
and blind girl, and have we mad
the most of them, and have "
overcome the obstacles as she has
Look at Governor Johnson of Min
nesota. who while A boy hal to ali
his mother in taking in washinl
In the national election Mr.. RoosC
welt, a republican, carried the stat
by 100000, and Mr.. Johnson. a den
ocrat, carried It by 10000.
Our lines are in our own hand
and It is with us what We make c
opportunities, they are thick aroun
us and are We taking advantage {
them? It is an old saying that oppo
tunity knocks once at everyone
door. Opportunity is continual
knocking at our doors, and with tn
little quotation, | will close:
They do me wrong who say CON
no more,
When once | knock and find yo
not in,
, For every day | stand outside yol
door and bid you wake
And rise, to fight and win.
Wait not for opportunities past anC
. gone,
: Weep nodt for golden ages on Il
wane.
! For every day the records of Il
. night ! burn.
-f~ L., ho,