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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 21, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 47.

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Keep Pegging Away

By Nixon Waterman

NIXON WATERMAN
Men seldom mount at a single bound To the ladder’s very top; They must slowly climb it, round by round, With many a start and stop. And the winner is sure to be the man Who labors day by day; For the world has learned that the safest plan Is to keep on pegging away.
You have read, of course, about the hare And the tortoise,—the tale is old,— How they ran a race, it counts not where, And the tortoise won, we’re told. The hare was sure he had time to pause And to browse about and play, So the tortoise won the race because He just kept pegging away.
A little toil and a little rest And a little more earned than spent Are sure to bring to an honest breast A blessing of glad content. And so, though skies may frown or smile, Be diligent day by day; Reward shall greet you after a while If you just keep pegging away. —Selected.