The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18

over Grit! Then you are ready for
any emergency. Like drunken
man staggering down the street home
out In Iowa. He saw a rattiesnake
coiled in the road and he looked at
1t and he said. Well. blaze away. old
man. never was better fixed for you
In my life!"
Grit! That means to say No so
loud that All bell Gan hear you, when
es>s&4 A>A sssssfsA1k.e Z .~e@.-.4 * ~ r.
That means to say Yes" so loud that
all heaven can hear you and they will
lean over the battlements and cheer
as you put up your dukes and say
to the devil, Come on. Come on"
and fight him and put him over the
ropes. That's the way to win--griti
grit! grit
Some people will never be leaders
at anything: they lack courage. They
will never take a step In advance Of
the crowd-they are afraid Of being
shot at They are afraid OF sneers OF
somebody. A lot OF people would
like to be a Christian but they are
afraid Of the sneers OF that damnabie
gang that they train with that don't
want TO be decent and they can't bear
to see anybody else decent, so they
are towards and I hate any kind of a
coward, but do deepise q religious
coward.
They may know what is right, Just
as well as Solomon and old Brigham
Young knew they were married.
can tell a mans size by what he has
overcome. It isn't necessary to be
in a great place to do a great thing
Gettysburg was q little blot ON the
map until they fought the battle
there. Bedfords Jail was q little un-
known spot until John Bunyan wrote
Pilgrims Progress" and the world
has gone to look through the bars
into tina. cell ever since.
know the man that built Brook
lyn Bridge was great. know the
man that built the pyramids was great
because the pyramids are. and the
bridge is. I know the size Of a man
who stole an overceat from me one
night just as well az IL had meas
ured him for the coat.
Don't Get Gold NeeE
Grit. That's the Sampson In you
that doesn't get cold feet when the
and you know the roar of the lion Is
the first call for dinner in the dining
car.
Grit. That's the George Washing
ton that can fight his way across the
Delaware amidst ice and snow.
Grit That's the Abraham Lincoln
in you that will save nations.
/ hope It may always be said OF me
that 7 plucked up thorn and planted
4 rose wherever a flower would grow.
That's what makes you win out In
life. Like Joaquin Miller's Columbus,
''Sau Ony'
Behind him Law the gray Azores.
Behind him the gates OF Hercules,
Behind him not he ghost Of shores
Before him ealy~shorelesx seas.
And the good mate said. Now must
We pray
For 10, the very stars are gone.
Brave Admiral. speak and say
And ne said, Sail on. Sail on Sal
on
My men grow mutinous day by day.
, My men grow ghastly wan and
weak
And the stout mate thought OF home
IA spray
OF salt wave washed his cheek
What shall say. brave Admiral,
II we sight naught but seas al
I, dawn
why, you shall say at break Of day.
sail on. and on. and onts
!
| They sailed ana sailed az wind. Nigh,
blow
Until a. last the blanched mate
said:
why not even God would know
should
And all nv men fan dead.
For God from these dread seas has
Now speak bravo Aanira, and sav
And he said Sail on and an ana or
Sail on. and on. and on
They sailed and sailed. Then snake
the mate
This mad sea. shows his teeth to.
night
He curls his lin. and lie. in wait
with lifted teeth as n 70 bite
Brave Admiral. saw one good word.
what shall we do when houe Is
eone?'
His words leaned ,fk~ nm angry sword
why YOU shall saw. sail ON. and
on. and on
And nat and wan he naced the deck
And neered through darkness-ave
that night
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