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ten 10 say, in which, taking telescope view
we see not the homely things around us, the
Lilies that spin not, the sParrows which are sold
three for Z farthing-uct only co not see them
but are also not cdpu5ts of seeing them. But
above these, reigns Supreme One, Who caus
ing the worlds 20 roll in their spaces has eaual,
made the epizoon to swim in the dew-spray. the
entozoon 10 dance In the eye of mite The
wide heavens are not too broad for His inf
Ritely searching eye, nor the life of the monad
too minute for His concern. Go to Him, thou
widow, thou orphan, thou that art crippled, thou
who knowest shame, go to Him, for He is the
Cause and He is the Remedy, forever. And
most pleasant indeed Is il for us, In the pres
enee Of these calamities, to feel assured that
the widows and orphaned, the crippled and the
saek-clad, do 90 to Him, bow trustfully before
Him, and lay their troubles confidently at His
feet, saying, with one who knew, The Lord
gave, and the Lord taketh away: Blessed be
the name Of the Lordl"
AS a fruit of this imperfect "human econo-
N.Y. then, we have a result which should make
us extremely careful in judging Beale Lloyd and
his crime, as we should be in judging any man,
or any mans deed. Dat oIoluas BelisariO, but
this beggar without name is passed by unen-
dowed, though his wants may be far moro ur-
gent. And So, per contra, our COMBINATIONS
are apt to be proportionately severe-not gov
erning them by the quality Of the crime, but by
the quality OF the criminal. You or l may
commit some pleasant vice" and the world
viii shrug its shoulders, smile, murmur "wild
oats" and invite Us to dinner; but, put those
three little letters, R-e-r before our names, en-
title rs TO wear white cravat and administer
baptism, and tell me how the world will treat
our venial lapses? So let US give the man the
benefit of our own doubts, at least. 1t will not
be more than be needs.
cannot help it; my thoughts recur again to
the figure of Sejanus. Ny purpose is not satire,
or il would not need Juyenafs sieelly verse
70 depict the fallen mighty, about which the
buzzards gather circling already. Which is
worthier, after all-tRe carcase there, or the
vulture gorging upon IL? say it is puzzling
affair, this Ii with which began this chapter,
and one which awakens many thoughts. Let US
escape them.
The World of New York had fever for a day
or two, but all settled quietly down again into
its own routine, and it only needed a murder,
a seduction, or divorce case, TO Danish Beale
Lloyd's name from the papers, and thoughts of
him from the minds of men. This was reason
able enough.
In one direction, however, the occasion was
Improved" Dr. Ktemaphus Busk and sew
eftA OtheIs preacneu very eIoqdeht ulscouTSes
pertinent to this "sad affair" Br. Busk espe-
cially, notwithstanding Mr.. Lloyd had been one
of the most liberal contributors to the charities
he set afeat, dwelt very touchingly upon the
theme Of making haste to get rich, aud, after
expadsting most fearfully upon the difficulties
which beset rich mans way to heaven, pro-
claimed aloud, Cassandralike, with streaming
eyes, that, in regard to late developments and
the awful termination of a reckless but brilliant
and promising career, he had always feared so,
always feared so, my beloved brethren
Taking none of the ruin to himself, of course