The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-20

sHou Lows NJ 20 DRARLY."-Thers are
ttneA when We learn ~ much from or child
rem a. they learn from us. There 10 some
thing in the artless simplicity Of childhood
that proves stronger than the oareworn Sc
verify Of mAture years.
was sitting on the piaxsa at evening
nuaing too doubtfully upon the future, and
letting the clouds of care darken the beauty
of brilliant sunset. will not say what
burden weighed upon the spirit, nor what
doubt had risen as TO the course of Divine
Providence.
just then little feet were heard and nv
child ran gayly to my extended arms. Catch.
ing the playful spirit Of my girl, seized her
IN my hands and held her over the ratings
as il to let her fall. Astonished ct her want
of fear, asked, "Whst, not afraid? Why
don't you cry? Won't let you fall ?"
"No, papa love me so dearlyw was the
instant reply.
canno. tell what instruction distilled
like cordial through my soul. The words
Of perfect confidence fingered in nv ears
and entered my heart. 1t is impossible that
fathers love should let fall the child who
lies smiling in his arms. How then .can the
Heavenly Father let fall the children who
trust in him. Every doubt is rebuked, and
every dark foreboding put to the blush, by
the lesson that child has uttered.
Arc we not the sons of God? And is our
future destiny too sumbime for comprehen-
sion, so it doth not yet appear what We shall
be; and still shall we fear to lie passive in
our Fathers arms? Does he not love us
too dearly to let US fall? II he did not re-
fuse the greatest boon, but "delivered Him
up for US oil, !" will he not also freely give US
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relations to God as his adopted ones, can we
justify one doubt, can we harbor one fear ~
to the futurep II God is our father does
he not love US too dearly to let any evil be-
fall uss Will he not make all things work
together for our good?
SLIP OF THE PEN.-In the early DAYS Of
the colony Of Massachusetts, an honest far
mer had occasion to address the Judges Of
the highest legal tribunal Of the PROVINCE
The letter was received, and the clerk Of the
court proceeding to read 1T, came to this
strange sentence:
81 address you not as judges, but as In
dian devils" He hesitated and looked at
the sentence again very carefully. "Yes,"
said he, she actually addresses your honors
as Indian devils!" The dignitaries Of the
bench were OF course indignant, and sent the
epistle back, with demand for an explana-
ton; when it appeared that the man intend
ed to address them, not us judges, but as in
dividuals.
This reminds Us Of lapsus pennG, which
occurred somewhere in Georgia, in more
modern times:
An ignorant fellow, in q petition to the
justices Of the inferior court OF a certain
county, addressed the honorable gentlemen
as ''Just assess" not more to their indigna-
ton than to the mrth Of the wRgs of the
country, who declared that the term was ex-
ceedingiy apt, particularly the last part Of it.
A VrRY FAIR IIir.-An exchange says -
The United States are overrun at this time
with professors, net professors of colleges,
but self appointed and self constituted pro-
fessors, who just help themselves to the title,
and parade it with great dignity before the
public. There is scarcely little academy
IN the country, whose teachers do not cali
themselves profess ors-music teachers, dan
cling masters. Even aronauts are professors.
The title, once signifying something, 10 now
synonymous with assurance, pretension and
brass. Ii has become almost as common as
colonel OF major. That's true. We have,
already, professors Of the banjo, professors
of rum toddies, and professors Of sschartcr
Amendments" and We may expect, ere long,
to hear announced professors of politics,
professors of bribery aud corruption, and
professors of the lobby. All these are rs
necessary as the others, and will speedily be
born 10 US. @