THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



football, and he came to the practise day 

 after day. His abilities, however, were ap- 

 parently not on the same plane with his 

 ambitions, and his work was so ridiculously 

 poor that he became the laughing stock of 

 the whole school. That, however, troubled 

 him not at all. What held his mind was 

 football. Undiscouraged and undismayed, 

 he kept on playing football until in his last 

 year he became captain of the Exeter foot- 

 ball team. 



Every man of experience has known many 

 similar cases. It is clear, I think, that the 

 master qualities in achievement are neither 

 luck nor mere ability, but rather enthusiasm 

 and persistence, or vision and will. 



In a peculiar sense the Forester depends 

 upon public opinion and public support for 

 the means of carrying on his work, and for 

 its final success. But the attention which 

 the public gives or can give to any particu- 



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