Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-10-17
9aaits' department.
Mrs N. 3. eoRMAN. Editress.
Random Thonghts.

Random Thoughts.
SrcKNEss I'm the weary, suffering days
Of sickness, the mind intuitively turns to Sc
rious subjects, and especially to the wisdom,
mercy aud goodness Of God and happy in
deed is the suffering one, if she but happily
ses . light from the bright star of christian
> hope, and have the hand ofloye and kind
ness 10 scatter flowers Of faith and promise
around the couch Of affection. How thew
brighten the gloom and cause a returning
glow sfhsppiness in the heart of the stricken
s~A
neAm.-The young as well as the old
diet the rich as well as the poor. And the
sympnthies Of the heart how differently exer.
eissd on account ofsuch bereavements! When
ne mansion Of the wealthy is hushed into
tdsnee by the knowledge that a bcauteous
aild coldly lies in yon room in his last
slsep when tho hearts of the bercaved pa
h ,sn,s arc wrung almost to frenzy by the par
Dslia,ng ~stroke-friends sympathize, acquain-
t4ners condole, and all pronounce-"whAt
afiie'iSni Thfir, Is QWplXX fhidl How my
5ashotNsoTnrq alq1 IoId yet in yon
- oVl 20 poIpuuq xIther laws the
her only tie to
The poor thing
w its suffering, and its mother
IS maintenance II Strange
>get such is life.
%iilto do good by those who
n BoUNTv. Not that falsely
Ay" which stands on subscrir-
/Oi no. But that charity which
and sceketh not her own."-
Iarity which remembers that if God
given toll unto a portion of Adams
HTen, he has given to the other portion
ne Llessedness of disbursing labor and la
/bor's reward.
The worthy poor do not often beg. 1t
4 takes many a hard lesson in the downward
z and dark path of suffering, to overcome the
eommehdable pride of those who would live
~ their labor, Tthey could. 1t is a terrible
thought, thot suffering sometimes kill, and
somctimes hardens, till from stage to stage
the victim hurries into crime.
Let Woman look to it. To her care and
guidance is given the chief training of the in.
$1,000 DANh wy IihAN dlu lily CHI
dr'n's children dispense true charity with a
bountilul heart, from the instruction of thy
example, which so strongly confirms or Cum
tradicts precept; or shall they fold about
them a mantle of selfrighteousness, and say,
"Nm | my brothers keeper p Woman is
not omnipotent we know, to mould at will
the immortal mind, even when there are no
htnlrprrac - h.. = =.
wsy"ardness of childhood and youth; vet
she might in very many instances do far
more than she does.
Woman's influence for good degenerates in
proportion as she becomes welded TO luxu-
~ aud incidence. Not that we would neg
eetshe beautiful in life. Life itself is glorious;
FafTer Undoubtedly GnfendedE hi-
nan should love beautiful adjoining, 'else
Tnot given us the starry gems OF beau
Ahc azure vault, the lovely flowers, the
&~sErIy Of rills, the waving trees and mum
" Of insscts,-and harmony in all.
md the wisdom of God should be more
As,rly initiated by his creatures. Inc oeau-
~. of Nature in which man has, as yet
,,,od mo use. save in the qualification OF our
1--we OIL the DeduIlluli o.
O.. E.s while many worldlings seek OF eartnlI
,ti,.,x. the beautiful, t. the exclusion SO la
us possible Of the useful.
II both elements, beauty and utility, ar
mingled in Nature, so should they ming
IN the works of man,-for Nature is calico
oar "Mother," our Teacher"
There is not a desert so barren put M
one oasis. Nature showers blessings up'
al; in some measure; she ~scatters broad'ca'
l. could not have been intended TO separS
use and beauty so entirely, that one por,i
Of humankind should revel in sunshine VIII
a-hers are in polar desOlatiOn- ,
Shall mothers of clay be behind moVt
.tnrc in dispensing the beautifulSympat
the glorious influence for good anu I
rwbich seeketh not its own" in their hon
/, their dispensing of the toilcr's reward
t,.ir teachings and guidance of those
look up to them, which we, as a won
L,ow nre within woman's capacity