Show THE LOCAL FIELD UP to date this community babe have not net attained attai aed to any marked distinction in the field of letters there is developing however among the more youthful portion of the community a decided taste and aspiration in that direction this is a healthful indication and ought to be encouraged the moral intellectual and religious status of a people can be very correctly estimated by their literature As a rule its tone will preponderate in favor avor of the popular condition hence bence although the contributors in the neld field of letters are necessarily limited in number their productions production are likely to be a fair index ot the situation of the whole community it is cheref therefore ore supreme supremely ly essential that the latter day saints should be 1 largely arge and ably represented in a field so lar far reaching and efficacious for the young who have ability and aspirations in a literak literary y direction we have nothing but words of encouragement cultivate your gift with that pertinacity which knows of no obstacle too formidable to be removed or surmounted and success awaits you son in the lap of the pregnant future do not let us hear you exclaim that there are no openings as if you foolishly imagined you ought to aage au an immediate outlet for your thoughts hough ts your business in the beginning ginning bi is to prepare yourself that you may be ready to seize an opportunity i when it presents itself by taking that course you may even citrate citate the very opportunity for which you pant the more you struggle and the greater the difficulties you face and overcome whether they be in the shape of your own defects or the course of circumstances the greater will be your vigor in your selected field the same directness and push you have disi played in coping with adverse condi eions will oe exhibited in the products of your pen your hard experience I 1 i will help to brush away the cobwebs of insipidity an unpardonable defect in literary productions how shall I 1 prepare exclaims the young aspirant aspi raDt for a place in the literary circle educate yourself i read observe think and teel feel with all the intensity your nature will permit you to exercise he who does not think with vigor and clearness cannot inject chose elements into his writings no matter as to the purity of his hia diction one ot the best nooks we know of for young people who have ability and desires in the direction of literature litera tare to peruse is entitled the rhe highways of literature it is included in the series entitled the standard library and can be had from any local bookseller lor the modest sum of ef alf been cents tie he who mentally morally and religiously appropriates its contents and acts upon its suggestions suggestions will come into possession of 0 a wealth of soul ahat cannot be estimated in the comparatively vulgar consideration of gold goods and chattels the author js Is david pryde an educator of the city of edinburgh his english is pure because remarkably ala aple his style direct and comprehensive hen sive entirely devoid of estenta lion he exalts greatness explains its ite constituent elements olds holds up aass of soul to contempt and gives valuable hints in relation to what to read how bow to observe and in tact fact how to be successful in literature it matters not whether the branch chosen be iii history story bio biography raphy the drama or elevates efe poetry he elevates vates intelligence above wealth or station in showing how the poet finds mere words inadequate ito co express ilia his thoughts he holds that he must present which form pictures area in illustration he quotes the following princes and lords are but the breath of rings kings an honest mans the noblest work of god but why should we give more m thab a a passing I 1 le efe ference rence to most excil lent book if you wish the merji heagie e I 1 investment n of fifteen cents to multiply itself by a million in real value get 9 t it read it and work out its noble ions Jons A by way ot of contrast we may appropriately pria tely mention the fact that aday a day or two iwo we were overcome by bv the persuasions of a silver agent and purchased Led d a L toimi dable volume entitled hai mouy of the bible with I 1 by samuel kinns ph 1 P F it A S that appears to ba very long tail to to be apo appended ended to so small a kite we were filled with disgust wh nigh iti in expressible to discover fl a tendency on the part of this arthr to exalt wealth over aves worth he attempts to prove evidently to tickle the ears of the itch tai that christ was not of lowly birth after all and cues ciles the tact of the family while oe he was yet un an infant taking of considerable length that hat mut have incurred no small expense he also makes the absurd plea in behalf ot of the lne saviors respectability that hit relations were evidently ratier raider well off he asserts that although it is written that joseph josep was a carpenter there is no evidence that he be worked in that humble bumble sphere sahei as it was customary for all jews at that time to learn a trade we presume it would b dreadful to suppose that the reputed fattier father of our lord had cvek soiled his hands bands by bv honest toil this literary snob goes still further and pu puaina plea for the worldly respectability e of the apostles chosen by jesus jess actually stating ir ia that connection that those humble fishermen protia probably bly owned their own boats it is to be presumed from the premises of samuel kinns with the long tail to his name thattie truth of the gospel of the redeemer depends upon the worldly respectability oi or social status of the masters relatives and the high toned character of III his 1 birth all who aim to ta enter the rhe tiel dof letters should start out with a full deter initiation nation mi to oe be honest to be guided hy fy truth and influenced by sympathy sym thep athy cat catering ering i t to 0 c lases clashes las es for the sake isake ot popularity is a degrading prostitution of the highest faculties with man nas has been endowed oy by it is inexcusable and reprehensible the sword of truth should be largely used to comfort comfoct aud aad elevate the poor and the weak and never no ne verto insult nor degrade them the ille strong need no support yeto itis it is ito to them the burden of sympathy is ex tended how often are the th following words of goldsmith verified in the every day affairs of this cold blooded sycophantic world of bourst the slightest misfortunes of the great the most imaginary imae inary uneasiness of the rich are aggravated with all toe tae power of elo fluence and held up to engage our atte atteson iWon and sympathetic sorrow tile the poor weep beep unheeded persecuted by every species of subordinate tyranny and every law which gives others security is an enemy to them in conclusion we say tp to the young who may aspite to I 1 the profession ot 01 letters do not be discouraged because the scope appears at present jo to ov be narrow it is a field that is bound to broaden as time rolls onward and with greater width comes more numerous opportunities B by thorough prep you will be close to tile the door do or when it opens and r ready to step 1 into to the inte interior bior le let t your aims be ja lafty y and your sympathies comprehensive |