Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1902 — ONLY ONE WAY IS RIGHT. [ARTICLE]

ONLY ONE WAY IS RIGHT.

“My boy,” said Uncle Hiram, once, while giving me advice, “The saw that doesn't wabble is the oue that cuts the ice. The saw that close applies itself within its narrowgroove, * Will soon or late fulfill its work by keeping on the move. When half way through, temptation may beset it, like as not. To leave* the place that Beemeth hard and seek a thinner spot; But shifting saws will learn, at length, when failure they invite: There's many a way o’ doin’ things< but only one wav’s right! “And bear in mind, my boy, through life, if tempted tasks to shirk, Success is but a second crop, the aftermath of Work, A lubricator tried and true is Perseverance Oil. And Fortune’s Smile is rarely won except by hqnest toil. A safe cross-cut to Fame or Wealth has never yet been found. The men upon the heights to day are those who’ve gone around The longest way, inspired by the sayin,’ somewhat trite, T.iere's many a way o’ doin’ things, but only one way's right.” I knew my Uncle Hiram bad achievement's summit reachedr I knew him as an honest man who practiced what he preached— And so I paid the lesson heed, and rapt attention gave, When, in an added afterthought, he said: "My boy. be brave! Act well your part; tenaciously to one straight course adhere; Though men declare you’re in a rut—work on, and never fear; You’ll realize, when you, at length, have reached achievement's height. There's many a way o’ doin' things, but only one way’s right!” —Success,