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THE SOUTHEKN PLANTER. 



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Perseverance. 



So various are the vicissitudes of life — so 

 many the disappointments that await alike 

 the sanguine and gloomy — so true is it that 

 " man is born unto trouble" — so easy is it for 

 riches to " make unto themselves wings and 

 fly away," that perseverance is not only a 

 quality to be admired in the character of a 

 man, but it is an essential prerequisite to suc- 

 cess in all our undertakings. What a life of 

 ennui and satiety we should lead, did we not 

 have occasion, more or less frequent, for arous- 

 ing all our faculties of both body and mind, 

 to overthrow some obstacle in our pathway, 

 and to cause us to hope. A life with nothing 

 left to hope for, would not be worth the having 

 — trackless as the sea, its voyager would have 

 no goal ahead — leave no mark behind. 



We should not be contented to fill up our 

 whole volume of life with the ever-present 

 now, but making sure of the right way, "go 



ahead," leaving behind us a record of indus- 

 try, probity, and charity — carrying with us a 

 heart full of " good will to men," — hoping for 

 the future to abound still more in every good 

 work. Alas! this is easier said than done. 

 We are surrounded by every sort of tempta- 

 tion to lead a life of selfishness, and ease, and 

 to forget our duty ; but so much the greater is 

 the necessity for effort, which, being made, 

 brings its reward of renewed vigour to mind 

 and body — the ability and strength for still 

 greater undertakings, and the enjoyment of 

 larger intellectual capacities. 



How often in our every-day experience do 

 we see what is and can be effected by perse- 

 verance. At school the dull boy who attends 

 to his books, and labours to discharge the du- 

 ties of his position, attains, and retains, a 

 much more respectable rank as a scholar, than 

 the " smart fellow" who lacks perseverance, 

 and easily succumbs to difficulty. So it is in 

 all classes — in every one of man's various pur- 

 suits, the steady, persevering, and industrious 

 win life's prizes. 



Try again ; if failure attends one effort in 

 a good cause, make another. A persevering, 

 determined " I will" has helped many a man 

 over difficulties which at first view seemed in- 

 surmountable, and can help many others over 

 as many more. 



It is as much a duty to work on, even amidst 

 great discouragements, as it is natural to hope 

 when the present is a disappointment of all our 

 brightest anticipations. There is a necessity 

 that we should accept the trials, discourage- 

 ments, discomforts and disappointments which 

 pertain ordinarily to our stations in life — many 

 of which seem to us to be the fruit of fortuit- 

 ous circumstances, since our places are mark- 

 ed out for us by the wisdom of Providence, 

 and there is no such thing as chance. 



Ic remains for us, then, if we would secure 

 as much happiness as is presented by the 

 things of the world, to keep in view an object 

 worthy of pursuit, and to persevere in our ef- 

 forts to win success. If it be the acquisition of 

 wealth, let it not be for the sake of wealth 

 alone : but let the longings of a tender heart, 

 keenly alive to human sympathies, and gener- 

 ous principles, (not impidses,) point out to us 

 the means of employing the wealth acquired 

 by the blessing of Providence on our own ef- 



