The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-10-04
Communicated
EIHnl am Happiness.
BY SAMUEL EDDY.

Happiness is the fond pursuit and
chief object OF every human being from
the cradle to the grave. But the means
for obtaining this great good are varied
[ shall endeayor to point you to some
channels which lead to tr ne happiness
which are found in the Bible. AnC
whoever tries to get it any other way
is the same as thief and a robber.-
First, the Bible informs us that "
are social beings; and this being ou
nature, it was not good that man should
be alone. Hence he was put into 6
sleep, and woman, his helpmate, was
formed out Of RIB from his right side
Therefore woman cannot be happy
until she fills the place from whence she
was taken-namely, the right side, and
becomes his Bethlehem star Neither
can man, until this place is filled. Fol-
the twain are enc and one flesh He
cannot be whole man nor a happy
man until he chooses his helpmate and
answers the purpose for which he was
originally created. He might as vel
undertake, with his puny arm, to re-
verse the course of rivers and lakes OF
to remove mountains, as to seek fol
happiness otherwise. You may assist
him all you can, place him in the chan
OF state, which, to your sorrow, yon may
find he cannot fill, yet half the man is
minus He may have advisers and
hangers on who are selfish and look out
for the spoils and will not stand in his
way OF being a thief and arobber. But
/ fancy l hear an objector say they arc
not always happy who have fulfilled the
injunction. Too true-but a few OF
many exceptions do not disprove theil
having the'greater advantages for hap.
piness. There are many who mis-im.
prove their best privileges. Mankind
gifted with the faculty of volition, can
choose good or evil as the means OF
happiness. But how many from infrm-
ity Of judgment seek for it in course
of evil doing. But let us look for a few
moments to those who follow wisdom'e
ways. Man, being composed of the
coarser material, takes the lead, and
plows the rough soil. He sows and
Ireaps and gamers the richly laden har
vest. We compare him to the lofty
oak that stands in the heavy wintry
blasts. But woman, AN extract of man
refined by heavens architect, and with
soul full of sympathy, We will compare
to the grape vine. The vine twines
around the oak for support. So does
woman lean on her husband for protec
ton. And with her love and sympathy
she can, if she fills her sphere, lead him
to happiness; and more, to Heaven
Notwithstanding grapes are preferred tc
acorns, yet the vine is dependent on the
oak, and gracefully bows with it to the
winds of Heaven. So Goes the true
woman. She loves her protector and
bows with him to all the adverse winds
of life. Her pure sympathy is the bet
ter half OF himself. When he comes
home from hard toll or from abroad, she
meets him with a smile that partakes Of
Heaven and, that reaches his inmost
soul and causes him to forget all the
trials and privations oflife. Their uni
ted souls aspire for immortality beyond
'hlS vale Of tears They study eacl
others disposition and avoid crossing
each others paths, but rather impart
mutual counsel aud confidence. In
short, both pull on the same end of the
rope and both make home happv
Another injunction is to love God an5
our neighbor as ourselves.
Here Is the key that unlocks Heaven
door and lets pure light into the soul
The climber will surely miss that door
He will be looking to his ladder t
= gnide him up and loses the light of tn
open door and ee'r he is awarehe is le
to outer darkness where there is weer