The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-11-02

renders Wildness blessing lie will De Wild
Ia the pursuit of all that j. good, or, In other
words ho will seek what h good, and avoid
what 10 bad, with full, glowing, bounding
heart lis wiidnoss in this direction may
occasionally become cAcess but even this oS-
cesH Is bottor than cold pusclcss, porilous
nrgtlou, pstrlyinR everything Il touches, or
a steady, uuimpcdcd, absorbing pursuit, end
ing iu an excess over which a yrtuons ianat-
icism has reason 10 blush. The wildncss,
them which 10 years accumulate, may be- oi- .
thora CURSE or q blessing, II must and will /
exist ~ some form, lt r. the characteristic /
of tlIat period which begins the third decade /
Of life. II is wise 10 consider IL unavoidable,
Ia order that We be- awake bodmos Ia ra-
sponihilihcs. II parents eye, and pn-
rents voice, and . parents example, were
necessary 20 mould our infancy, and guide
our childhood, We have now rcnched n plat
-vhru- sctrdcPcndcncc hcgins 20 marx out ia
duties, aud WHEN IL We neglect ourselves, We
-hall soon bc neglected 10y others, and lc0
90 our own folly by the Being who made us,
~ ruHry s'rHoNG ~ rvER,
/ ~ this age man b. or ought 60 bc strong.
! Il ~ the commencement of manhood word
Of fearful aud prolific meaning, Without
'pll.ical strength, lie has failed Of one OF is
great end. #, between twenty aud forty
We do NOT secure the fruit. Of ygopu,
manhood, they will cca,c to be- within our
reach The wisdom that should come at =
later period will hardly be- ours. 1--we blum
der upon it ia after years, It will hc the
chance luck Of the ignorant miner in III,
.rargh for gold, Physical intellectual and
moral strength !, the mark of . proper man
hood At thirty, II should be- ours in much
usil, power and beauty. Perfect strength,
Ia cirhcr of 10. manifestations. - not Tor lu-
manty. especially under the heritage be-
qucathcd it 10y the Fall Yet, grncally, if
infancy childhood aud youth have boon wise
is cared for, mnnh05d can ~ HTJtU- ytrurrr,--
q II will be- strong enough to enable az Ia cnjoy
o. the beautiful world God he. placed MS in, auo
, to dcvclopc,sorir of-tLD,r mysterious hcul
r tic, lie has given ii, in preparation for tn,
d higher mysteries ot his own Kingdom, Ia hi
+, brst estate here, man ho, bat show of
10 strength lie cannot afford to have IL di
i min-hcd iu the least degree. III, bark Al
II most i.a trdl one; its ruddcr /. ont of order
B, it, sails arc torn, and It,, hull i- lcaky;yct b,
IS ha, ioryc enough at hi, command la max,
- il bear him safety Co hi, destination. II b,
y cut the ruddrr aduit.icarr the sail, toshryd
Il and places uc,, holes IA thc hall, ho vii
r. ucutralizc what little force he has, and cav,
~ himself a suicide upon the waters. the victim
u of his own folly, Fiat thirty one husband
: all the strength that naturally belong. ~ tLa
49, tr,'rir,ri ~ 'ii IIfJ hy Viii Lu very sure l.
Il reach the epoch of wisdom a wise uuu.
~ At FORTY wI-r.
c Wisdom, in our la, at least. is not an in
{, ,piration ltisa child OF cNpcricncc. Friv
70 olity and nrly conviction that all is yani
d ty as ia thc case OF solomon, or n,omtitods
Pc ness, and period of sin ending in submission
Vt as IN the ease of job, may lead 30 wisdom
s. but a wc-dirrctod infancy, discipline,
T. childhood, can alone make that result sure.
- We ought to be wise at forty; if We are not,i
c i, because we have passed fools lite up t
n that time, and VIC have little reason to thin
IN that oar future will be anything but fool
,r persistence in his bcscttng sins. II we AZ
s wise we shall see that strrnahet body an
al mind, even according to the flesh, is promo
it i've of intellectual growth, aud inductive, i
T. the light OF a proper religious spirit, toward
ct the highest of all human attaiumcnts-guo,
ness The wisdom, then which We shoul
have at this age,is not mere worldly wisdom
n but something that takcs fast hold qt what "
IT. arr tn encounter another wurid; yrt-it
RS our purpose here to deal only with carthl
OF wisdom. That il we have it now will go Fl
e- in teaching us to know ourselves. 1t will 10
it, tify the self respect which ought to have bee
a growing up, through the period OF uanhoo
Ms into that independence OF purpose and hr
tn ness ofachicy jment that can alone make Il
pc rest OF lite what it should be- II viii cnab
he us TO resist any temptation that may thus I;
is have followed us, ike bird of evil omen An
SO 10 say to it cmPtaIicatty- thrU bchir
Id. me, Satan :" 1t will give us our righttul p
lie sition in society 1t will aid us in hringir
it- the labors Of an honest industry and thrift
lie their proper realization in competence, AT
th thus render us capable of benefecnce, or {
lm doing good, as well as of benevolencc, or Il
he ,yishers of good. In truth, wisdom will pr
" pare us bountiihly for the last stages OF o
To lives.
al. AT FIFTY RICH.
is 1t never was designed that man should b
o. come rich at tslce. Inherited or sudden
tie acquired wealth, is unnatural, and less fave
his able to virtuofs and holy deeds, than Il
i'm wealth eked out by the sweat Of the brow
,se We feet, enjoy, and render useful whats
OF earn. a gift is tho occasion Of ma impulsi
ell gratitude but it comes too easy to be avail
he bic for much else We speak general
nat hearing ia. mind the eXeeptina@-tlsat
from every rule. Riches are desirable, n
on account OF themselves only, but FOR WI
pc they may be made to achieve. They ma
of we are told, and experience is wise scho'
~ III. IN nLlrl.r. LLImms Llk 10 LLn