The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-06-04
THE KALIbA VENTURE.
LETTERS or AN EI-sCHooIMASTER.
FRiENDsHIP.

In the world and without friend, how
desolaie must be the heart. Il is not in
location, in wealth, in climate, nor in ad-
vantages Of position that true happiness
consists. Il is in the consciousness Of
rectitude, and the appreciation and love
Of our fellow beings. With how little
energy can person act, who feels that
there is no trie friend who will be sfec--
ted by all tina, is done or neglected; that
sympathy is denied 10 exer,ion and love
TO life. We do no. live for odrselvea--
The few coldly ambitious may do SO, the
(rigrlly selfish may exist in such dreary
being, Uut when the affections are dead,
though the intellect may live and scs
and plan, the man is dead, the machine
Of humanity oc,s, but the soul has vita
cred away, and such a liz, might make
US think Of such one that lie had
"ln some old world and this ID hell"
Well has it been said thai zone touch Of
nature makes the whole world Rim" And
better Tie humblest, most unpropitious
existence in mere matters Of worldly in
tefes, or account, with sympathy, appre.
citation, friendship and love, than the
empire Of the world and be denied these
heavenly blessings to man. Ii Is notl
good Cor man TO be alone in any SENSE - >
it is not merely the union of sexes that
makes life lovely and love desirable,
there is marriage Of mind, thought and
sentiment; and conimon sympathy Le.
tween persons, not depending upon sex,
which is as essential to happiness as is
the conidgal relation, and The endear-
mentS Of family aud children. To find
friend, however, who, u such Id reality,
who is superior TO the Considerations Of
interest, who cad sacrifice something fof
the sake offriepdsbip,is seldom possible in
later life. Id tie Hiornihg Of youth; when
the Better affections have 10, become
warped BY the sordid contact with the,
worlds idols; friendships plre and disin-
teresled are doubtless formed. but when
youth hardens into manhood such are.
far too rare, and much of the evil in the,
world would be prevented were, il not
for separation from early associations
affections and influences, fur there is.
little doub, tha, seldom or never has man
or woman becoihe ouicast and abandoned
who had one true and trusted friend.-
A friend unapprecia,ed; md without ihe
confidence which belongs to that nobless
Of human relations; can do but little 10
aid or elevate; to preserve, or to sustain.
Friendship cannot always make man
successful in life, but few are ever sue
cessful without il.
The price Of friendship, the secret Of
having and protesting friends, is to be
friendly. True friendship is .wiihou,
envy. jealousy, suspicion or doubt. Itis
born Of trust. confidence, and faith. II
seeks 10 elevate, TO magnify and ennoble
its object. Though not blind 10 faults i,
yet aims to transform them, into virtues
Though not over estimating the fitness
or faculties Of the fiiend, il neye. de.
preciates bis good qualities, or listens in
his absence to unjust detiacilon of his
character. OF the venal and mercenary
considerations which too oi'en move men
II is scarcely cognizant--yet il 10 never
exacling, i, is never burdensome, il 10
never mean, but like the holy worship Of
religion, it is long suffering, kind, gen,le,
syrpathisins, and full Of charity, while i,
lacks no stefner quality to- protect, sus.
tain, uphold or redeem the mind that lis
kindred with its own, and by the token Of
that kindred is loved almost as self. Such
is true friendship Such we believe Ca
lpable Of exissence in ,he world, bu. like
some precious jewel in i,s scarcity, tits
seldom found, and only BY a happily
constituted fow, ye, all may in ssms de-
, gree attain toit. 2 at2 esa M
i The man who cimed freshly peeled.
I forty feet high popular pole, and then
drew the pole up after him, has been
$ engaged by the Schenectady circus COM
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