The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-03-17

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Committee to publish the following lecture.
1t was hastily composed, and we publish II,
not for any merit of its own, but with the
hope that it may lead others to seek a knowl-
edge of the life and writings of this wonder
full woman.] es1h .
4, When we examine the surface Of the
me- terial world, we perceive that it is di-
vided into low and far-extending valleys,
broad and magnificent table-lands, and glo-
rious mountain peaks, whose SUBMITS al
most pierce the blue heaven that. bends
over us. G.a YtalE gJo8 a 5E3M
So when we look at the world of ra-
tional and intelligent life, we see the same
low-lying valleys Of ignorance, poverty,
& crime, the same magnificent table-lands
of wealth, intelligence, and virtue, and the
| glorious mountain peaks of genius, where
souls highly gifted by God, sit thronped
in lofty grandeur and age after age pays
them willing homage. So sits Shak-
speare on the heighth of Song. So sits
the glorious company of Mozart, of Han
del and Haydn, of Bach and Beethoven, ON
the heighth of Music. So sit the God
like forms of Socrates, of Plato and Ba-
con on the serene SUBMITS of Philosophy.
So sits mighty group, all star-crowned
and radiant, on the mount of Eloquence,
and SO sits MARGARET FULLER, on the
heighth of blended Genius, Culture and
Virtue. --..s... a.,....,,... .....af
Its of her that Ipropose to speak, and
as one of Engand's greatest Poets has
assured us that -,..s c.s..--s ....5...,. .
/ The proper study of mankind is Man.
it cannot be very improper to study Wo-
man, she being sort of appendix or adj
dcnda to mana something following
from and dependent upon him, as cor
olarv follows and depends upon somepre-
Z cedine mathematical demonstration. Lei
none of my fair readers accuse me of un
derrating their value. The fact that
have mentioned.is their highest praise
Compare this wondrous thing which W.
call Human Life, to some brave old frui
tree, which Spring is filling with life ant
gladncss, and Man will be the trunk witt
:, its rough and shaggy covering, its gnarlo'
r fantastic boughs-W oman, the openin:
Q bud, the beautiful blossom, the rich ant
0 mellow fruit Thus it is her glory to b
secondary in creation, but first in beaut
+ and grace. .s'.''
: Every human being, from the natur
IL of the soul itself is possessed of deep an
. abiding interest, but in some, the intercS
!, rises to the heighth of tragedy, and tn
narrative of their lives thrills and fascini
tes like golden tale of romance. Th
interest in the lives of others is universe
I'd We instinctively revere the intellect tn;
is erapder-the life that is sweeter tina
our own. 1t is this reverence for, and u
piraton after, what is above and beyon
us that gives all his dignity to man. r.
ligion is but full developement of til
principle in an enlightened mind, and
mong heather nations it takes the for
of exaggerated Hero Worship or idol
try. .s $3.50. .......... ....... +..... .
4. Familiarity with the lives of those wi
have lived worthily, is one of the gres
., est incentives to our own advancement
mental and moral culture. .... .
1t is said that in the olden time wh'
the Moors were battling fiercely for t
r. Mastery of Spain, that the Cid, the Spa
0, ish leader, whose genius and skill had lol
u successfully opposed the Moors, died.
h. His death filled the Spanish camp wi
:, distrust, and sent joy to the heart of eve
ne Moor. On the morrow q grand bat
de was to be fought The Moor was con
p dent of victory, but when the line OF b
as as tie was formed, the spanish leader eaus
. the Cid to be arrayed in his royal bait
garb and, mounted on his accustom
~ steed, once more he rode along the Lin
|. 1t was as if God had spoken. The sig
- of their dead warrior King once more
the the battle field gave to his followers a fir
did zied courage, his lion spirit infused its
ce, into them, and the Moorish legions W
OF scattered before them like the leaves
a.. Autumn at the whirlwind's breath.
is so in the battle of life. If we wo
conquer temptations from without, {
a evil inchnations from within, we n
,sb- evoke to our aid presences from the $
mo-: it land. We must call up memories
the those by whose bedsides we have pray
in and at whose graves we have wept I
ati- we must acquaint ourselves with the
n nus tory of noble and true-hearted ones, vi
Lives were radiant with honor whose .