The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11

sustans its unconquerable resistance to Om-
Impotence itself There is in this something
fascinating to the human mind. Twas Fate,
not the Almighty, which caused the recent
overthrow. Defiance sits enthroned in aw'
full grandeur upon their blackcned bro"s
These are nobler Spenk than the malignant
degraded one which trsmbles at every
though that God exists The Satan of the
Bible, is pure malevolence. Like Milton
he is Characterized by none of those mitiga-
ting qualities, the manifestations of which,
even in the worst Of men discover . common
origin with ourselves, and causes Us to look
upon their very debasement with tenderness
and charity.
But the great German Poet creates this
tempting spirit as existing only for the pur'
pose of increasing the mass of moral evil ;
rousiny,-we had almost said creating those
slumbering passions which, but for him,
might have lain dormant, and his victim
passed the even tenor of his life in tranquil
IT, A true, cold hea rted, unsrring Firnd
who "feeds on mischief and feasts on ruin.
without one redeemng characteristic, excep,
an adaptation to his work; these we admire
in any being. Ever on the alert for mischief,
he finds one Faust, being bereft Of Hrav'
ems own gift TO struggling mor'als, Whose
head is crammed with human lore. and to
whom the world offers nothing to be learned
nothing new.yet, who is haunted, las with a
spectre, by an Unsuitable .h;rst fur knowl-
edge, morbid appetite for adventure. to
break the deathIlke monotny of life; who
has repeatedly essayed BY magic arts. to snap
asundrr the bands which bind him to earth,
and scars aloft with hi cher intellgences. In
such mood, Mephis,ophees pounces upon
him as prey. They strike hands, and the
victim finds himself literally "hand and
glove with the Devil" Yet there is no re-
lenting. lie does not hesitate to sign the
compact with his own blood.
! Unlike his illustrious prototype, who from
the temples dome and exceeding high noun
tain, essayed to barter for worship. the king
dom of the whole world, Mephistopheles Of
fers what he can give, and what bis victim
most desires. Hand in hand they stalk forth
to seek adventure. We need not follow
them. AS tn. one lures, the other is lured
on step by step, towards the elimination Of
the catastrophy. The carousal with the iol.
ly companions is but disgusting to Faust
lie does not enter into the spirit Of the rev.
eIry with ze>t to insure his destruction
nor is he finally bound, till the magic .las.
presents the heavenly face which doth en-
chant him." Now has he tasted of the - in
sane root which takes the reason prisoner.
Caught at last in the golden meShe. of
smile" M-phi>topheles knows mans salem
point and how quaint the response to hi:
victims inquiry if such being on earth wer,
ever seen.
WHY. when vou see q god six
bay. in hard WORK spcml.
And then cry Bravo. 1T the end.
OF course you look for something clever.
Then comes the wooing. Human and Dew
rll>h craft play upon the nnorrnt. unotIcnd
Iny onr.-as chaste As the bud ere the ali
has tasted its sweetness. The mystery Of tn
ra>krt adds ten fold power of fascination
How thoroughly the Devil comprehends wo
mans nature. And this is no isolated in
stance to verify the skepricism of cynics, IL
reference 10 woman's worth. Byron. next +,
the Devil IT indeed he were NO, the Dew
in di>Gnise-and the smi,itud.. Is more than
spiutual-.he hitting foot reads woman,
heart. The tl,rterv. too, which he incilrn
tally drops in M.rgery's ear. a, tn. casual in
terview at neishhor Martha's. confirms the
suspicion that wOman'S thoughts are SO much
in his dom Un that he is at least omnr-nt of
them How crafty he PLAYS upon the hope,
o: the embryo widow! Her lamcna,ion.
while she mourns the feigned death of he,
husband in a foreign cline. are rendered ten
fold more dolorou> BY the consciousness, that
she is without certificate of his demise Sin,
almost censures him that he left no quit clam
deed Of her heart. Why does she wish it
Would she gladly mourn the death OF a sec
ond spouse.
Then the scene in the summer house
though brief, is exqui>ite,-,h hns,rin.
kiss. Bncki' CHAINS theory, that kisses Ink,
grams of gold found upon the ground, of NJ
value in themselves, but onl V precious, a.
showing that mine is near. is hardly tena
bic here. IT'S no cold par,n: kiss-as Dick
ems says, "llke thaw drops from = ston,
porch" there is something genial in it
Each finds in each dainty partner at til,
game of lips" They'd pasture there. Xix.
the kissing wind upon the orange blossoms
To die on his kisses
i Would do me good
How life-like the gossip scene of Lizzie ant
Marsery. 1t shows the correctness of that
phiosophic definition Of man (generic), i. e.
An animal hoimakes $, lloslsms and Sian
ders his nelshbor; the former masculine, tn.
latter feminine, We suppose. Surely, it doe:
one good to err occasionally, that we ma,
look with charity on others errors. But no
The world puts relentless il-constructior
upon all crime. In its corporate capacity il
never commits crime. 1t has no apprehen-
sinn of anch q rose;b;I;,y since "a. 1 -