The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-29

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Rhine every lake Killarney; every
tree blooming magnolia and every flow
er quecnly rose, tho world would be far.
less beautiful than il is 1t is not to one
ora single class that this beautiful world
Towess It's chains, but to the joint effects
of all
The taste and appreciation of different
persons is as varied as the objects of
beauty themselves. The Laplander sees
more to admire in the snow clad plains
of his native land than he could ever find
amid the orange groves of a tropical isle;
the Swiss mountaneer, if placed amid
the sunny vineyards of Italy, would sigh
for the rugged Businesses of his native
Alps; We have seen one maiden turn
from the rose and pluck the meek-eyed
violet, while her companion passed both
to gather her fayoritc lily. Not only do
we differ in our estimate of the lowell
ness of different objects, but the charac-
teristics of different parts of the same
objects often determine the tribute which
We hasten TO pay to Beauty. ...
One ardent youth goes into extacies
over curl another is caught by an eye
brow, rosy check wins that fellow, while
this one is crazy because of dimpled
chin. 10 this one, the eye has no beau
ty unless of heavenly blue; for that one,
the black eye alone has charms. One is
wea by face, another by form, still
another by a graceful carriage. and SO
on, ad mfxHsw how wise the different
estimate we place on beauty. Had we
all the same tasteit might be that dim
ple-cbined girls would be the only ones
who would ever find husbands and no
man could hope to be a favorite with the
ladies, unless be sported a love of mous-
tache.
Our appreciation of Beauty is greatly
modified by subsequent observation and
acquaintance. We once met lady
whom we thought transceadently beauti-
: i-e, : ~ ): o. scqnaintance, we found her to
be vain, heartess and unfeeling, and we
positively were astonished that we had
ever thought her handsome. How often
is it that We meet lady, whom at first
we think homely; and on becoming ac-
quainted, her sweet disposition, her kind
heart, her tender sensibility and her thou
sand gentle virtues, gradually win on us,
until we think her positively beautiful
Let our lady readers ponder on this. All
the laceS of Brussels, the shawls OF Cash.
mere, the silks of Lyons and cosmetics
of Paris-all the skill of mantua makers
and milliners, all the advantages OF ia
ture and art are lost if not occupied with
those virtues and qualities OF the heart
which make a beautiful woman the para
eon of the world. That eye is most beau
tiful which beams with kindness; thai
cheek is prettiest which is flushed Will
affection that lip is loveliest that quiv
ers with sensibility that hand is faires'
which is employed in good deeds; it Is
moral and intellectual beauty that con
stitutes the highest and most lasting type
of loveliness.
Beggipy Pardon-Rowland Hill was
always annoyed when there happened tt
be any noise in the chapel, or when any
! thing happened to divert the attention o.
4 his hearers from what he was saying
On one occasion, few days before hi
death, he was treated to one of the mos
crowded congregations that ever assem-
bled to hear him. In the middle Of nj
discourse he observed a commoiion in The
gallery. For some time he took no no
tice Of it, but finding it increasing, hi
paused in his sermon, and looking in tht
direction in which the confusion prevail
ed, he exclaimed:
"What the matter there? The devi
seems to have got among You"
A plain, country looking man immedl
! atelv started TO his feet and addressing
Hill in reply, said;
"No, sir, it aren't the devil as is 90
ing it it's fat lady wot's tainted, AM
: she is very fat 'un, and don't seem like
" to come out again in hurry"
"Oh, that's it, is ~ observed MI
Hill, drawing bis hand across his chin
..then l beg the lady's pardon-and th
devils, too" 81
j WAat Wa 7zat Boy Do I--Wh'
j will tell; The boy that reads this
} what will he do2 When he becomes
man, will he do manly things { Will h
] read, and so be intelligent, be useful
. healthy and of o strong bodya Will b
: prav, and SO be pious, good, and of
/; strong soal? Will he write and so b
{ graceful in speech, ready in communica
: ton and Of strong influence ( Say, m,
) bow I What are you going to dol Wha
t YOU like to do now you will be very like
; iy to do by and by. DO you swear now
Q Do YOU cheat. deceive, lie, steal p
!. YOU do dishoporable things Remember
0 the boy makes the man. II the boy
/ bad the man will be, if tho boy is goo
the man will be. Fix it in your min
I which you will be