Show THUS HIGHWAY TO EXCEL LENCK genius and its more humble relation talent are not like titles la in a monarchy or estates la in most countries transmissible wis sible hence the term hereditary greatness re atness or inherited nobility tyll is a misnomer the men in this world whose names blaze upon the roll of fame have nearly all air been of humble bumble birth and obscure origin from the beginning gi aning when the greatest of all first beheld the light of day from his bed of straw in a manger down to the present day along the avenue of intervening time we find a gem surrounded by commonplace or even mean conditions here and there but in nearly every instance nose none of the men born to or who have acquired cre are atness have been pensioners on the dead or weaklings wea klings whose hands bands were strengthened and whose teet feet were guided by woman the liv living g no man incarnate nor woman either breathed into the soul of the plowboy plow boy of ayr the noble faculty which enabled him to see the world as others flee see it not to behold a poem a source of inspiration a t thing hing of beauty living livine or a cause of sacred acred recollection dead in all the handiwork ol of nature he 6 inherited nothing from his family but the name and it may he some of their personal traits and poverty his genius w was aa his birthright and the breaton creator ot of it sought out the lowly to be so endowed that the proud and opulent might comprehend how feeble after all was their pride and as tp to lowly birth the same can be said of byron and and hun coeds of others whose inspired words have lent a charm to our language that makes it more expressive more potent patent and more ore complete I 1 it is Is the same in every walk and every department of life those who are at the bottom of the hill at the beginning if they progress at all will go 0 higher ber they will proceed as far as their strength will take them if have in addition the energy and ana determination to keep on climbing despite the obstacles and the toll toil they may not be strong enough to reach the summit but bat can do CIO more than some who were taken and held there by artificial methods they can caa deserve it they can earn and be entitled to all they acquire and if it should prove that within them is the endurance and the power and the will to scale the loftiest loft iest heights what must be the gratification of knowing that the position gained was through no kindly act of man no freak of fortune but the reward of sterling merit tor for duty well performed under the blessing blessin 9 of god I 1 to him who has capacity add but integrity and determination with a trust in no titled anier or royal household save the king of kings and the household of heaven poverty is the best capital the youth on own footing ever had bad it mures him to the attrition 8 of life enables him to understand der stand where the rocks abd shoals are and thus to steer clear of them to look to to no mortal for deliverance to be completely and entirely manly to such as these a misfortune or an accident to is simply falling down in the r road 0 d there may be some bruises inflict inflicted c te d 1 they will heal beat and he ha 8 but to get tip dp and go 90 along looking ahead not behind it would be different differ eDt if he began by being pampered ered all his wants anticipated and all eis his petty sorrows drowned in a flood of sympathy Ym Pathy with such training he begins the struggle of life on crutches and when they are gone he is done tie be is enervated and discouraged with circumstances he would otherwise laugh at never having created anything he be is at a loss when placed in a position where the faculty of constructing ting and devising is demanded one of the humorists has said 1 I believe god sometimes shows his 0 opinion ip ion of wealth by the men he gives I 1 it tp to it there is more of spiteful sarcasm than justice in this because many men have wealth which they have honorably gained and in the acquisition of which they never wronged a fellow being in word or deed and many of them use their wealth wisely and beneficently in the hands of such aach man apul opulence lenci only increases hid hia power for accomplishing good works and thesel whose hearts are re I 1 apt and whose minds haye been properly cultivated will flod no tinge of anvy avy in their hearts whet they contemplate his bis possessions but bat there Is another elass class whose wealth makes bumble life a priceless treasure and bove poverty arty a badge of respectability let not those who are tolling toiling either covet emulate or pander to any such the present to is not all of time and but a molecule of eternity CUSTER |