Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-02-01
VOLUME III. NUMBER II.

/ nat Inc iight-iiaShlng Its flame on the hiuh
heart--light that is portion of the One Eter-
nal-light that God has set star on cath
light that angels wings are ever tanning to
| holy glow-ho, it cannot be il is fo- ever hid
den in the depths of eaIth.''
land yet often think, lady-oh, how of
ten-that this painting passion is but a mockery,
and a fool to foilow-to gaze upon ito
worship it."
''Rather say" was the qniet reloinder, ''ihat
you have Obeyed the bidding of pride and
scorn too long as il has kept you from the path
of duty-from doidg good.''
'Good - repeated the recluse. sand vet
my very acts OF kindness would have been
hurled to the dust. No; existence is to me a
curse-a blank filed up with the blackness Of
darkness for evert''
Lillias shuddered. She almost thought him
insane. And yet not Nigh: be that reason
shrank from its weight of warning woes. 1t
might totter, but it was not dethfoned.
"Y on are severe" she said, at length, ga
zing sweetly upon that stern, pale face. $50
long have you brooded over Hfe's many mise.
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than they really are. Memory is the shadow
of suffering, and when it lays long upon the
heart it engraves its own dark image there
and nothing bat faith, hope in the future can
obliterate it. And yet il does not erase tit
only pictures it over with its own fair foliage.
But if we would succeed in life, we must with
iron energy, overcome obstacles, leap barriers,
and dare impossiblliiies. Perseverance, must
be our motto. Have we not living examples
of this ali around US? Then why sit YOU here
all the day idle! Humanity, as well as soci-
ETY., has claims upon you-dare you gainsay
them Thy work cannot be completed here.
What if the Saviour, in his holy mission, had
faltered and failed 2 Where would have been
the promises-saivation- gosple of glad
tidingsi Where would have been the life we
| feel strongly and sweetly spring up within US
Where would have been the happiness, hope,
and heaven And in what darkness would
wrangling, wre;ched, ruined world have been
left But it was not thus. Christ had not
where to lay his head; yet he went onward,
onward ever; and gave his lessons, rich with
righteousness, rife with wisdom, back to the
earth that scoffed and scorned, and Knocked
him. Co. then, and do likewise. Love your
enemies-hless, pray for, forgive them. Go
forward. Bear and forbear. Rather suffer
wrong than do wrong. Go forward !--press
onward Bear ye another's burthen. Live
fer others. Go forward!-following themighty
light thatlinks thee to Immortality. Go oforward
press onward Have charity, be kind, be
merciful be indulgent to the frailtes and
weaknesses of each and every one. Onward
onward And believe in the prophecy that
tells thee every effort will al last be crowned.
Onward-upward !-and on the openaTchieyes
of fame thy name will be told Ger. Onward
look I-Anangeli is reading oTe1 the records
of Heaven. List ii hear thy name like a
rushing music sound, and the lis, is but just
begun. Onward ever, and for ever. Go not
back God will bless thee if ye ask-pray, if
We resoIve-and DO il faith believing. God
,ciH bless thee
The anxious lip Of the ascelic quivered with
agitation, and tears darkened his proud and
fearless eyes.
''God has already blessed me- he said much
softened. Il have not wept before for years.
could not. Oh, if could have had tears in
my solitude, it would have been luxury
But even that has been denied me. Why was
created, to be an object of hatred to God and
man ~
"Oh, say not so--think not so, Ientreat.-
a Fathers eye is ever OH you-is on YOU now
believe it."
The lone hermit was thoughtful. The hec-
tic Of hope lay lightly on his pallid check
LillIas saw it.
"Will you nct--will you not try 10 be use
fnl--in the strength of heaven try No lon
ger fetter mind, and heart, and genius here.
You owe them to the world. Light has been
lent thee to illumine darkness; and if men
will not see, flash it upon the heart till they
will. | see thee now, painter, poet, all that
God would have Understanding the smi.ten
spirits unhealed wounds by doing good
crushing thy pride and scorn with mercy's
magic ministries. And oh, have charity
for cH Could we see each heart as the AL
mighty views it. we should find there is the
home of every passion, May be they slumber
now. Trial and temptation have not called
them forth. And why, then, does one con.
demn another, when, in the same circumstan.
ces, he would do the like, if possessed of the
same disposition! We are all Of US, at best,
sinful, selfish, and ungrateful. And much
does our Father have to bear with cur way
wardness. Ought we not, then, to try, hum
bly,, to bear with one another; to give, for
give, and forget1 Oh, say-say, sir, that
you will try and succeed. Say that you will, -
and she rose to go.
81 do not know the other answered, ir-
fesolutely. IL have vowed neyerto have aught
to dc with the world
Sand that was wrong. But see-Ik know
that you will. Farewell, | shall yet look on
that one stray star of genius leading the many