The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-03
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PERSEVERANCE
BY MIR. c. r. S.
Continued from last week.

PERSEV ERANCE
Continued from last week.
First, be sure that your trade, your profession,
your calling in life is good one; then be true as
steel to it, Think for it, plan for it, live for it,
Throw your mind might, strength, heart and soul
into your actions for it, and Success will crown you
her favored child No matter whether your object
be great small, whether it be the planting of
nation, or patch of potatoes. the same persever-
ance is necessary Everybody admres an iron de-
termination, and comes to the aid of him who d.
reefs it to good.
But perseverance will not only make friends
1t will make favorable circumstances. It will
change the face of all things around u.s. 1t is silly
and cowardly to complain of the circumstances that
are against Clouds of darkness, evil forebod-
ings, opposition, enemies, barriers of every kind
will vanish before stout heart and resoute energy
of soul. The Alps stood between Napoleon and
Italy, which he desired TO conquer. He scaled the
mountain and descended upon his prey His start
ling descent more than half conquered the country
He forced every circumstance into his favor. His
greatest barrier proved means of victory. A
conquered enemy is often the readiest slave So
barrier scaled affords vantage ground for our
future efforts. Opposing circumstances often create
strength, both mental and physical. Labor makes
us strong. Opposition gives greater power of
resistance. To barrier gives us great
ability to the next. 1t is cowardice to
grumbe about circumstances. Some men always
talk as tho Fate had woven web of circumstances
against them and 1t is useless for them to try to
break thru it, Out upon such dastardly whining!
Then circumstances will gradually turn in their ia
vor, and they will deem themselves the favored
children of Destiny.
Do you want change? Then change. What
prevents you! If you are as high your faculties
will permit you to rise in the scale of society," why
should you complain of men? If you have capacity
for higher station take it. What binders you?
How many men would love to go to sleep beggars
and wake up Rothschilds and Astors'? You reap
what you have sown. Those who have sown Ounce
seed, vice seed, laziness seed, usually get CROP
They that SOW the wind, reap whirlwind man
of mere capacity undeveloped' is only an organ
lied degradation with shine on it. We have Scrip
ture for it, that A living dog is better than dead
lion" If you would 90 up, go-if you would be
seen, shine.
Work is the order of this day. The slow pen
ny is surer than the quick dollar. Genius darts,
futers and tires; but perseverance and WINS
Men must learn to labor and TO wait if they
would succeed Brains grow by use as well as
hands. The greatest is the one that uses his
brains the most, who has added most TO his natural
stock of power. Would you have feeter feet? Try
them in the Would you have stronger minds?
Put. them at rational thinking They will grow
strong by action. Would you have greater success?
Use greater and rational and constant efforts
Does competition trouble you? Work away; what
is your competitor but man? Are you a coward.
that you shrink from the contest? Then you ought
to be beaten. Is the end of your labors long way
off? Every step takes you to it, Is it a
weary distance to look at? All; you are faint heart
ed! That is the trouble with the multitude You
are not lazy you cowardly. You may
buster at first, but you won't stick it out" man
get what he wants if he is not fant-hearted
Toll is the price of Learn it! Learn it,
you formers of character; you would-b men. You
must have something to do, and do it with all your
might You must harden your hands and sweat
your brains You must work your nerves and strain
your sinews. You must be at it, and always at it,
No trembling, doubling, hesitatlng Like the boy
on the rock you not go back. Onward you
must go. There is good work for you all to do. a
deep and earnest work, solemn real and useful
Life is no idle game, no farce to amuse and to be
forgotten. II is fixed and reality, fuller of
duties than the sky is of stars.