. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . ords, and then being let alone. Iremember once, in Boston, seeing a man witli a horse andcart. The horse had a heavy load, and was going up a hill,and could not get along. The driver was very kind, and said,Get up! lint the horse did not get up. There was adude standing elose by, who looked as if he had justcome out of a bandbox. Said he: My man. you dontunderstand a horse. You dont manage right. You willnever get that load up the hill in that way. That horse hasgot set. Now you take hold of the horse and do just as Itell you. Dont stan
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . ords, and then being let alone. Iremember once, in Boston, seeing a man witli a horse andcart. The horse had a heavy load, and was going up a hill,and could not get along. The driver was very kind, and said,Get up! lint the horse did not get up. There was adude standing elose by, who looked as if he had justcome out of a bandbox. Said he: My man. you dontunderstand a horse. You dont manage right. You willnever get that load up the hill in that way. That horse hasgot set. Now you take hold of the horse and do just as Itell you. Dont stand just before him. stand back a little. POWER OF THE WILL. 333 Take hold of the horses head. Stand back now. Dontstand right in front. Now stand sideways. Oh dear, you willnever get your horse up the hill in that way: and so hewent on. A negro, standing on the other side of the road,came across, and, putting his shoulder to the wheel, said,Now, boss, give dat horse a little cut, and up the hill theywent. Which was the better man, the dandy or the negro?. THE NEGKO AND THE DUDE. Give me the man who will help ; who will say, I will helpyou: do your part, and I will do mine. A man can do what he will. That is doubtful only in caseswhere the will is weakened by constant indulgence. We ap-peal to you, then, to exercise your will in giving up thatwhich is to you but a gratification, for the sake of those whocannot use it, taste it, or smell it, without longing for it withall the power a man has, and this is not their fault. I knowa great many people say you are coddling the drunkard bythat sort of language, and you are endeavoring to excusedrunkenness. No, I do not. Drunkenness is a sin ; but it is21 334 MY HORRIBLE DREAMS. a sin that in this life brings ;i penalty with it, while there aresome sins that do not. I do not mean to say that gettingdrunk is the worst sin in the world, yet J have such a horrorof drunkenness that the worst dreams 1 have are when Idream I am drinking. I get
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