meekly Zbemawa Jflmerican
VOL. 12 DECEMBER 17, 1909. NO. 23.
Make Good.
Have an aim in life. Have a vision;
be a dreamer; cultivate a noble fancy, but
do not waver regarding your mission in
life You never know what you can do
until you try. Should you fail at the
first trial be not discouraged, but accept
the lesson taught by failure and try
again. Your mission being a worthy one,
stay with it and "make good."
If we look into the past the book of
the past is more easily read than the book
of the future we" discover that those
patient, plodding mortals have been the
ones who achieved the great successes
which revolutionized the world in former
years. Take two people of equal attain
ments and it is but logical to believe that
the one who works the hardest at a given
thing must be the one who will reap the
greatest reward, all things being tqutl
excepting the efforts put forth by the
two individuals concerned.
Genius without a spirit of energy be
hind it will accomplish very little in this
world. It is he who uses his brains for
the gui-lance of his efforts that "makes
good" in this world. No one class of
people have a mortgage on genius, and
God in His wisdom has- often planted the
seed of genius in every lowly soil. It is
not the heritance of kings or queens, but
the plebeian in thfs respect can stand as
high or higher than the patrician.
No matter what your talents -may be,
no matter what are your surroundings,
your environment, if you fail to go into
what is up to you with energy and de
termination you will not "make good,"
you will be a failure. To succeed in life
one need not have his name upon every
body's lips nor be pointed out on every
side as a "success." It is possible to
"make good" in a quiet way without the
acclaim of the multitude. Let all en
deavor, regardless of their apparent lack
of opportunities, to succeed and with
energy and patience the ' reward must
come. Bear in mind that history teaches
that in things dearest and most sacred
to the human heart the humblest mor
tals have left mankind the richest
legacies.
l'he little ones believe in taking time
by the forelock, as is evidenced by the
fact that numerous letters have already
found their way to the letter-box in Miss
Troutman's building, addressed to Santa
Olaus. They are quaint little appeals
to "good old Santa" and fully set forth
the desire of the childish heart.