Show for the deseret news STRAY STRAT THOUGHTS ON OUR CAREER THROUGH LIFE aa As our frail feeble life is drifting out upon the mighty sta sea ee of time and ware upon wave rushes against th the vessel reesel that holds encompassed in its ite tender folds fold the immortal isan iaan ortal spirit we but t to often discover di cyr cTr the tb glittering phantom or of our ambition t to i so a mirage which ia is bloating away through the dim mazes of th the past fast in our youth the golden sunshine bunstine Bun shine of happiness ic it penetrating the chambers chanbers cham chan bers beri of the heart filling fil 11 ng them with wini inexpressible delight v while it by a lovely play of fancy fair flowered flo flow ilow werd werl erod vistas are con conjured jurel up from out of the rony rosy huta baled future the ile curtain of lifes lefea great preat drama ia is still down but a vague dreamy yearning to behold the mysterious scenery reentry yet hi hidden aden iden in th the ast vast abt reser reger reservoir voir of time seizes us early wo join in the throng sw ellin tj through the crowded avenues lead ing inc to tb s arena of life and before we are aware ware of i it we witness the remarkable exhibition hibi hibl tion of the human character ia in all its iti chameleon hues thu thun thus we frequently freau antly find virtue ir dressed essed la it a apie mple simple aple quaint half ludicrous kind of manner old fashioned without paint and hoops demure and forbidding ahil levice ia is equipped with such glossy tinsel trappings so no irresistible when sweeping peacock like 0 tat yat you as a bele belie with a r skirt kirt and tbt stateliness of a would be matie marit de medice or when stalking as an exquisite of 0 the masculine gender with well trimmed mout m ou fache tache ana brij henri and the majestic air of be he commander in Moz Mez arts don juan in tact fact BO so genteel and accomplished that with many it is both a pleasure and a honor to be courted feasted imposed upon and ruined by such wort y individuals in fine so honorable and well bred that the blandishment bandish ment ensnares the inex inexperienced erlen erien ced and they become proselytes prose lytes to what is wrong with whatever barrier fashionable tash fash lonabe society may surround itself against lowborn low born intruders nature still holds its office and endows frequently those with the nobility of reason intellect genius and the innate attributes of rank who by the wealthy and aristocratic classes are looked upon as inferior beings it is well however to remember that those with whom fortune play plays ethe the cbs luious servant beryant of ther the r ca prices are often only the footstool on w bich aich the man of rare gifts and ac quire ments stands towering amongst men as an intellectual luminary of mere more than common cornmon order hence the aristocrat will receive more lustre from assisting talent and genius to climb up the he steep and rugged path of fame came than uhe the escutcheon and abd nodding runt rune punt ot at cili clil chivalry valry could ever impart to him A person of true genius ot of uncommon talent is genera ly ay unassuming childlike imaging ing in every action of his the innate refinement of his big mind and never trying to persuade people that he is destined according to bis big own estimation to play p layt a solo part in the consideration and res reb respect pec a of the community and that the world b bag baa as n nothing to do but to bestow plaudits pl audies audits on bia hia verdict on everything and receive it as correct there is something pleasant something peculiarly attractive in the golden atmosphere mo sphere of a truly great person in whom a kind amiable and peaceful disposition is basking itself in the sunshine of a brilliant intellect in whom mind and heart are equally being with the sparkling 0 waters of or eternal knowledge and who with an almost sensitive spirit of friendliness loves lovea to revisit old scenes to tread again in the paths of youth to renew the memories of the past and its ita event events with what af affection does he speak of the dead and how bow cons constant hant tant is he to bis bin eid eld friendships ile he appreciates the slightest token of goodwill good will and lays it up in his amory as a treasure more costly than gold because emanating from beings who do not always realize that a mans life ought to be sweet fruitful and cam finding in natures great visible and palpable operations a ceasere ce aselee 9 silent monitor showing hlin blin that the azure canopy ot of heaven bangs se serenely rnell over the good and the bad like a vis visible iby luy benediction that the great creator Is always pr tum tul tuse IUM in its expenditures and that by hig bia will the world is 13 gradually forming a cheerful and sublime scene of brightness intelligence beauty and abundance but alaa there are instances on record in which men of great mental endow endowments ments mints and acquirements acquire ments of a high order have allowed the hot tide of passion to sweep over them their life became a shipwreck they ibey indulged in wild bacchanalian orgies downward down ward they went tid til as poor shivering mendicants mendi cants asking alms in the street death relieved them of their miserable existence while it I 1 in grievous to think that others who stand pilloried by the will of honest virtue is maytor a time escape the odium that should keep pace with them and freshen each day the brand or of their ignominy how true ia is the saying ot of the great napoleon eon da 2 j du ridicule it 1 ny uy a gulun pas from the jerr juer re ridiculous redi redl culous to the sublime is but one step significant words bich were frequent y ro mighty chieftain previous ps pevious and during the conflagration el of moscow in 1812 men alen who have for years been treading in the prosperous paths of life are suddenly visited with the most overA overwhelming helming reverses of fortune and as is generally the case they are smitten with a whole berles series of calam calamities ties as if to awake them out of their lethargy letha ietha and change their career entirely en irely bor sor AS to bring their latent faculties into full play to him who is thoughtful who desires to j desce d into the depths of his bis own L spirit in order to unlock the immeasurable riches I 1 thereof every circumstance appears as a connecting link in the great chain of ces cea because every tery action is atte attended with certain results either cither good or evil and this i mysterious process in the economy of human life is based on principles as correct and eternal as the mathematical ones how now Ho woften often however are the lessons taught by natured natures silent but unerring operations overlooked with the idea that the dear self is all ail alb alu right and we are je pei forming our role in th the e great I 1 drama ef of existence according to the fhe ahe best of our abilities while all the time we ire gre are making errors by mistaking shadows for substances by desiring to appear to be what in reality we are not we often overstep ever aver ev r tep step the bounds of economy which doea doeg no not noi t consist in driving the closest b bargains ar gains in demanding the highest 1 prica for everything but in a unica amnion of fore biebe imbt iett frugality industry and perseverance 1 ard and B especially by suffering gujt suiT ering none of our uma time I 1 to run to waste to learn to become econ c mists of time 01 of talent of wealth of pleasure cleasur e of health and sad of avery every noble ana exalting to be betti truly thuly tily hal bal I 1 appy an r d honest hones t tit that at is bolt boit doneit iest towards our god goj and our fellow beings ile he by abeal industry and perseverance fields fielda are yellow with the waving grain and crimson with the riches of the bending orchard chard en on whose premises prem isea the beat of the flail or the working of the thrashing thra phing machine is heard leard indicating that the golden colden treasures res reB of ceres will soon be properly housed and garnered garnered up be who in hine fine endeavors in very deed eed erd to surround his family with the comforts of life deserves assuredly more praise than be lie by whose carelessness and indifference e to true economy fi feilds ids and premises are becoming neglected while bis big houses are in a dilapidated lapi dated cond coed tion with by no means the interesting feature of romantic ruins in our career through life we often hear individuals compla compian com plan pian n of unfavorable circumstances they are placed in while at the bame sane time they are engaged en aged in more enterprises they can possibly attend to this reminds us of charles dickens pickwick papers where mr nir winkie in a very ula unlucky lucky skating expedition is condemning the skates as 28 very awkward whereupon samuel bellr his bis servant replied 1 I am afraid the gentleman is awkward and not the sk skates ates 21 As intelligent self agents and with the tile privilege of being guided by the holy spirit every one is more or less en endowed owed with strength of body and mind with very few exceptions we e find in ev ry individual some mental and moral stamina which it properly direct directed eds edy will materially assist in creati creating Rg a happy comfortable home bome with its singing biasing fir bir hird bird fireside table and atar making the neat little collage cottage resound with the laughing ef fusions ot at a happy and contented heart and what is more satisfactory to the husbard husband than to see hig his wife who comes to him like the he dove returning to its cot and waring herself there in the gentle sunbeams of affection enjoying those innumerable little c m forts of a happy and well weil managed household and how painful and cortil inu ing it if from want of proper economy and ind astry the domestic temperature of a home is chilled so 1 as to freeze the hearts of the two beings that ought to be one ider iller look at the oak it obeys every law regularly increases and develops stretches its shady irn am a of bi blessing essing easing proudly proud ly wears its leafy coronal and drops faithfully abunde abunda lat acorns for future oak oaks call then forth your energies year your mental resources and pioneer your path through life as be cometh a man it is related of rothchild the famous german banker that on belt beit bearg g asked one day the secret of his 11 richess in busi bubi rips tips he be replied a honesty perte per pei perseverance verance severance and the strictest attention to chati under undertake tak e are the movi moving n 9 rause of my fortune I 1 b wave have e always endeavored to carry out my plant plans to the very verj utmost many rail fail and turn bankrupts on account or of having too many irons in themire the fire which I 1 consider the hight ot at folly tolly in a financial point p i ut ol 01 view v w 1 2 similar remarks have been beta made by mr Solamon solomon ileyne the great banker of hamburgh father came thirty years ago apo to that city a poor peddling jew while the son by bis his wealth and connection connections having married the daughter of the minister mini mihi ster iter of finances if tf france is one of he first millionaire millionaires in the world baron siena of Vien vlen vienna ria baron von of st petersburg urk well weli ell eli known merchant princes have all proven to the world that strict honesty I 1 persey perseverance rance and good finan ciering leal irad to the temple of croesus ile he who rho who aho knows how bow to take car care of a cent will arill take care of a dollar ile he who poss possesses reses good sound sen len sewill siwill never reel feel to too 0 proud to lc c mience his bis career in no matter h hew how e humble bumble a sphere and oa on the smallest scale s on the principle that little things lead by good management to great ones and ana increase as th the value of 0 fi figures ures does doea in arit arithmetic bm betic |