Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 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 wobble is the onq. that cuts the ice. 'The saw that close applies itself, within its narrow groove, Will soon or late fulfill its work by keeping on the move. When halfway through, temptation may beset it, like as not, To leave the place that seemeth 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 way’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 honest toil. A safe cross-cut to Fame or Wealth has never yet been found. Ths men upon the heights to-day are those who’ve gone around lite longest way, inspired by the sayin’, somewhat trite: There's many a way o’ doin’ things, but only one way’s right!” I knew my Uncle Hiram had achievement’s summit reached; I l-jiew 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; Ton'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!” —Hoy Farrell Green; in Success.