The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-16
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IFoR THE PRESS.
Value Of knowledge.
BY GLAUcUs.

| knowledge is valuable not only for the plea
sure it imparts, but for the permanent wealth ii
secures. 1t is gold that perisheth not, earth's
only lasting treasure, and the source from which
is obtained durable happiness. The advantages
to be obtained from the acquisition Of knowledge
are many and of very great Importance 1t
softens and refnes the grosser passions of nature
and makes man the pure being he was before he
learned tosin, orfelt its painful penalty Without
learning, man would be an ignorant and debased
being destitute of all those noble and refined
feelings which enable him to appreciate the pure
pleasures Of earth, and fit him for the enjoyment
of eternal blessedness Which he whose mind
is stored with useful knowledge, possesses an
imparting source of happiness, and has the pow
er of making all around him blest. A well cul.
tivated and refined mind is not the work of a
year, or few years but years of ceaseless toll
and untiring perseverance must accomplish such
work.
But, alas how few of us improve the few
precious moments allotted to us for its acquisi-
ton. If it were possible for us to realize the
worth of time, as it is presented to US in after
years, how differently would we act from what
we now do Instead of numbering our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, and
sowing seed that will ripen into maturity we
busy ourselves in the pursuit of the feeting
pleasures of life which are as evanescent as the
bubble that bursts ere it is properly rounded
How many young persons, of both sexes, waste
the bloom of youth, the golden period of life, in
pursuing the bewildering phantoms of fashion
and pleasure, which vanish into airy nothing be-
fore they realized, they think there is no ne
ceSsity for their spending the spring time of life
in the school room for the pursuit of knowledge,
that wealth and personal charms can carry them
through every adversely. Deluded mortals !
wealth, how uncertain, transient as the morning
dew, the sunshine of prosperity may shed a
bright halo about their pathway to-day they
may be moving in splendor and riches, surrounded
by pomp and honor; but the morrow may find
them grooming beneath the iron rule of dark adj
yersity; beauty must fade. When these feeting
resources of happiness are gone, there is nothing
left to insue contentment; sober reality has
tinged the bright creations of fancy with SOM
bre hue the soul possessing no energy of its own,
is mantled in darkness and sinks into despair;
the mind is an untamed wilderness and can offer
no bright flowers of hope to cheer the wounded
spirit Then the recolections of misspent time
are mingled with remorse but it is too late for
repentance; the days allotted for improvement
are passed, it is not in their power to erase from
heavens record the fearful blot of wasted time
How highly important to those who are obtain
ing an education that they should mark the fight
and progress Of time we should not let mo-
ment passby without improvement. knowledge
is an inexhaustible treasure to those who possess
it, it is worth far more.than the Jewels of the
finest gold, all the diadems of earth cannot pro-
duce such gem, it is the brightest gem of
earth, the mind is the casket, and memory is the
clear armament where it shines with""such I'M
clouded splendor, that the soul of man is ravish-
ed with its beauty.