The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-25
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A crowding OK makes it hard for himself, hard
for his mate and hard for his master.
In The olden times of this country. when few
farmers had horses and the work mostly done
with oxen, sometimes you would a team which
had a way of pushing hard in the yoke toward the
middle; each seemed to try to see how hard he
could lean in and crowd toward his yokefellow.
1t was difficult to break of this habit when
once It was fairly established and they both went
home a geat deal more tired at night than they
would otherwise have been, and they had not
done as much work, either. They tired each other
all out crowding
Why 90 some farmer folks win where others
make a miserable failure of it? Just because the
and woman in the first instance always pull
together. while the others are forever crowding in
the yoke.
You have been In homes where things always
went right, haven't you? Never a clash from morn
ing till night Just smiles and kind words and
helpful deeds clear through the day. It was like
baked apples and cream to your tired heart just
to be in those homes for little while You went
away rested and blessed and ready to be a better
man yourself.
And things went we'll in those homes out on
the farm.
The other day heard an old man. well past
the eighty mark, say There is something in luck
Two young men may start out in life together,
they may have about the same advantages; one
will win, the other will fail. 1t is the luck they
have"
Now. maybe do not know what luck u.s. as
the world talks about it. Sometimes think do
not What is luck, anyhow?
Luck is always pulling true.
II you could be somewhere so that you could
always watch those two young men who are begin
ming life together, you would find that one of them
keeps his shoulders squarey against the bows of
his yoke and leans straight ahead to the very end
of the furrow
He is the man who wins. That is his luck! .
The ether crowds every step of the way, and
he fails Of reaching the best there is in life.
Life-real lfe-is good straight away honest
game We must, all do our best at it, and our sue
cess or failure will be in exact proportion to the
integrity we put into 1t.
That is all there is to luck.
The OK that makes a business Of crowding hard
against hi, mate all day long is apt to come in at
night with big gals his shoulders and lame from
head to foot. 1t is not the blowing which does 1t
he could lean hard against the yoke from sunrise
to shutdown and out of the field ready for his
supper ana glad another day is coming.
1t is the crowding and the worrying and the
trying to get the advantage that take the strength
and make life burden
Do you and your mate 2u together! Do you
go out every morning with brave heart to your
work, knowing that you leaving behind you for
little while heart which is beating true to your
own, helping just the best she to further every
right effort you making? And is that the way
you feel toward her-that you have worthy help
mate. and that to be true to yourself you must be
as true steel to her?
Then your luck will be to win
Do you pull straight with every man in the
world, big and little? Are you true to your obliga-
tons as a member of society and citizen of the
republic?
Do men love you, and love you because you
are worthy to be loved? Your yoke never will gall
you; you will do your days work with Joy in your
heart and win because you will deserve to win.
Blessed is the man who does not crowd in the
yoke!
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