Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-17

expression at StambonI as Allah Kerin r
Alas ! that this were not the sentiment
among the Orientals alone But, the
whole world over, the feryent ejaculation
Is too often the same. "It Is throogh oar
best affections that we suffer most" No
neglect is so wounding. no sarcasm so cut.
ting, no injustice SO cruel, as that we re-
ceiye from those We love. Il is not to our
enemies we unbar the gates Of our sanctua.
ries, but to the friends we trust; and once
admitted there, VIC place within their hands
the dagger which can reach our hearts and
point them where to strike. Affection dis
arms Us for acting on the defensive. and,
when at last we know them unworthy, we
tremble with sorrow over the fallen beaati;
fui IDEAL An attachment which had
seemed part of our existence, has been
cruelty torn away--our faith in the sweet
est attribute Of humanity, has received a
paralyzing shock, and we chide ourselves for
our easy credulity, for our defective judg-
ment. And yet il is better to have loved,
and to have been deceived, than never to
have loved. We have cherished lcyely
germ. which has ruthlessly been crushed,
but we know our heart has expanded for a
richer bloom IN Paradise. That frail affec-
ton has but shared the common doom Of
earthly things. Its mission is done, and it
has perished. Peace to its names
"Loug live our friends, the enemies" ("
said the celebrated Talleyrand. Aye, for
them we arm ourselves in shield and bnck-
Ter. For them we nerve ourselves to en-
dnrance, for them we cultivate our mag
nanimity, aud strong in the justice of our
cause, rush on to battle for the right. 1T
is conclusion brings tue fire from flint and
Steel /" and thus is truth evolved. We taunt
them not for honest. differences of opinion,
but We reverence the nobility Of soul which
'dares assert its own conyietions, and battle
for them too. We leave no avenue IN
guarded now; but firm, entreRched, with
in our massive walls, we can even siumbeI
when we weary of the strife. A confessed
and noble enemy commands respect ant
freely does the world accord it 20 him.
| Wo be to our cause, il, when attacked
oar allied friends seem uncertain in our be
half, as though already half convinced We
all were IN the wrong. The very hesitation
ruins all; and they who "damn US will
faint praise" are rore TO be dreaded thar
a Thousand foes Truth Is bold, and fear
less. aud her spirit should betray itself ia
all our mien. Let caution guide US as we
ill our ranks, or success may never be
achieved; and better are a trusty few, than
wayering multitude.
Que Of life's greatest Eexations springs
from enlisting those as allies. who. pTesum-
ing on their privilege. deal out their little
stabs, letting out our life blood so gradual
ly, that, though wounded, aud weakened,
we scarcely can distinguish between the
murderer aud the kindly Ieech "And 50
he left his friend, leaving his sting in him.
like friend" says sarcastic writer, yes,
and perhaps in his stupidity, believing that
he gave proof of kindness. eff / were
nos friend / would not tell you this" says
such an one, when retailing some. remarks
Of petty malice; 80 petty. that You can nsv
er stoop to rccapt it, or when adding pogn
ancy TO grief which had before SCENE,
unbearabIe. instead of pouring in the win
aud oilp Oh, rely upon it, there Is hatres
in that heart, unknown to itself, it may be
but ready at any moment 10 spring int
hostile life.
But Of all who desecrate the sacred nam
of friendship. none are to be dreaded hk
those who come TO you with smiles, an
honiea words, and stab you when your bael
is turned. Earth knows no darker stall
than the presence Of such individuals. tn
murderer is mercifal in comparison. for hi
) victim ceases to suffer; but who wonld car
to live after reputation has perished b
meath the tongue Of the slAndereF Go
! protect US from such treachery The
1 are the only enemies from whom we cann'
D protect ourselves.
0 And yet it is life's trial hours which gi'
E it all its dignity. and subiiaity. Wea
!. inaue, and undeveloped is the soul thl
\ knows no conflict from within. or from wit
0 out, and as in picture. shadows, dark 81
; dense, give character TO all, even so upt
the human face does sorrow set the seal
! Us nobility. The soul waek has learned
suffer aud % bless its suferipg. has exal
}, ed itself beyond expression. 1t breath
d no bitter fame Of the vie. aud the sinl
: : who are causing its anguish II cherish
= no nissnthFopic gloom, 1t feels no cyl
pride. Pity there is. and must be, for b
at poverty stricken souls. who are eontent vi
q grorelling. and who hail with Joy any a
y every evidence, that those whom they en-
5. bat cannot emulate, are but human beia
D. with human Weaknesses.
o. From a scene so sickening. with VII
o. Joy the noble soul win tara unto It's O.