The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-05

the un1athomaDle love OF those 4
eyes; the kind anxiety of that tone
and look. however slight may be |
your pain. In after years you may |
have friends. fond, dear friends, but |
never will you have again the in
expressible love and gentleness Law
ished upon you, which nothing but |
mother can bestow." Boys. |
would have you be clean all your /
life for that will mean much to your !
success and in your success; in seek
ing the company of young woman,
would have you be as pure as that
purity which you demand of her.
Young ladies and gentlemen, |
would have you be strong in char
acter, for that will stand the test
when all others fail 1t will stand
when men speak evil of You and
accuse you of wrong doing. 1t stood
the test when Paul was prosecuted;
/ ii stood the test when that Great
One died upon the cross; it will
stand the test for you. Live such
lives as will need but few explana
tions for what you do. The char
acter that can not defend itself is
not worth indicating. Whatever
your position in life may be, let
duty be your watchword and right
your goal BE as faithful in the
little things as YOU would in larger
things. DO not think because your
position is insignificant that it is I'M
necessary to be faithful and loyal.
The person who is careless in little
things will never have an opportun-
ity to find out what he can do with
big THINGS knew two brick car
to the other: II do not understand
why you load Your wheelbarrow so
full of brick ] carry about one-half
load each time and | get along just
as well as you do. The other said:
That is not the question with me
whether You get along as well as
by carrying half load but, while
my position is one that does not at
tract attention and fvorable criti-
5 csm, you must remember agreed to
! give faithful service, though a brick
: carrier, for the sum paid. This
man will give good service in the
2 highest position you can give him.
l The position seeks the man and not
: the man the position
Whatever you are from nature,
$ keep to it; never desert your own
/. line of talent. BE what nature in
s tended you for and You will sue
. coed; be anything else. and you will
be failure. Talent is the capacity
of doing anything that depends on
: application and industry When OPP
s portunity comes make use of it, The
: fish when near the Mammoth cave
: were given eyes, but they failed to
make use of that which had been
> given them, and they finally driftd
into the cave. They have no eyes
now because they have no need fol
them.
Whatever your position In life
. may be whether il be low Of
1t whether it be high be steadfast
d.. earnest. patient and sincere. George
|, Eliot says II am proof against tina
n word failure"
Though deep in mire, wiring no
, your hands and weep;
If lend my arm to all who say can =
|: No shame-faced ontcast ever sanl
1t so deep
y But yet might rise and be again
!. man.
= When opportunity comes be read.
- to accept it. believe there is
= little poem entitled Opportunity
= which think is very appropriate
- here:
!, Master of human destinies am ]:
n Fame, love and fortune on doorstep
20 wait.
- Cities and fields ! walk; pene
o. trate
Of Deserts and seas remote, and, pass
err ing by
I" HoveI and mart and palace, soon Q
lr late
an knock unbdden, once, at ever
,u gate:
re If feasting, arise; if sleeping, wax
an before
tb | turn away. 1t is the hour of fat
If And they who follow me reach ever
state
d. Mortas desire. and conquer ever
en- Zoe
a. Save death But those who doui
is or hesitate,
lie Condemned to failure, penury IAN
on woe,
al Seek me in vain and cleasely in
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