The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-18

ltoTeFeF re nrsaF u eaI Wefen are & little breed
--8fcSSyeeS
@gaw august, bow coin4li5a;e, low wonderful is man
-TForSa.
Here seems to be a slight discrepancy.
Which is right, Young OF Tenpyson? or
are both right? Let. Us decide from facts.
We shall begin with Adam, skulking away
FROM his Maker, croaoi1ng with Eve in
Eden's most shaded nook, probably nest
ling close to her, that he might, when sum
moned by the dread Voice, drag her with
him. Lie could hot stand alune in the
Presence. Hear him, in whining tone
fThe Woman whom ttioa glvest to be with
m, she gave me of the tree, ana did
est.' What repetition IN speaking Of her
fault, crowding his own weak com pliance
into as small a compass as possible; crouch.
leg behind woman, in the vein hope that
she will shield him from the full force Of
Divine wrath. eve men are a little
breed.'
The fox ne'er so tame, SO cherished. and
locked up,
Will have a wild trick of his ancestor
Towards woman mans FIRST li.t!eness
was shown. aud conspicuous on Lis list al
Httiencss for al! past time, stands his treat.
ment Of her, 50 often hurdeued with his
crimeF, the shafer of his punishment; the
paflicipstor of his sorrows, even his at
tendaat to those shades darker than E9en's
lnmost reeesses sometimes, too, the fear
to meet the consequences of his crimes
has driven him there, dragging her witll
him. Often has SIZE been compelled 20
follow bin into the Beyond, n sacrifice on
bis funeral pyle. Why Beesuse he
was afraid 10 20 alone into tie dark
But what have wo to do with heather
customs III free, frightened America
doesn't the law secure to tho widow cher
ilifd,' aud doesn't sic often flourish
like the green BAY rec and, instead of
sacgatieing herself On he hte-lamented's
tlaeg4l-pyre, 'sn's So at liberty. to "a
crlice herself on The bymeaeal alts4y
That L, sacrifice halseR-she uast stilI
b. lookod upon Is q sacrifice. Ia fen.
rative seuse, this is too often true: il has
s9Meilmes been true in literal sense: for
instance, N the time OF the Eighth Henry.
the head Of The Anglican Church. WHO
uailae he Jewish priest, wrung off the
heads OF the tnftle-aoyes after thew had
baen laid 90 the altar, instead of before.
Il oW often does 3 man sacrifice even a
hair 1t his own, unless 10, save the whole
precious head. Heis, IN clustering words
ready, Ike Mutus, TO sacrifice his Ti,sbt
band 70 Prove his loyalty probably he
would sacrifice il to escape the draft
= man 50 great ia promise. so little in
rerlaTiaance so great, in swelling words
Ct vanity, as patriot, soldier, philanthro-
Pc hoT tie word once conjured m
bcife the mind the poble form OF a Wash /
lnr.on, ocsome grand old historic shade
looming up, through the mists of time. in
g'saaile proportions! What contr,st /
10 tae present 'little breed" thst
claim the nanle. Il is no wonder thatthav
are o9hged constantly To assert their nat. !
riotlsu1. Hear one Of the sli.tle breed ri !
patfiois with his band on his heart. or |
over waefe His heart ought to be, swear !
ing that he y apetriot. BY the wav. ae.
cofolng TO Tho guage Of the dark u-as.
the cfnminality Of this Lad OF psriury Is |
not very great, for not even the relics of
heart are his; bis breast is but an e,nnfv.f
ieoqaafy. ny why Of explanation, allow
he to quote OF passage of iIailafn:
Robert, King OF France, perceiyinc
NJ" often men foresvore themselves an
,he hoi} felies, aud less shocked apparent
y by ne crime than Il 10 saorilege, esused
an empty reliquary to be made. tbat tbosal
Whe used y misht incur less guilt, !. |
tact, theuph not In Intention,
One cBuld almost tbiob IL
~ -aserean doctrine true, only it would
require great many sous Of Other am
mels to compound one mans sonl -
whole feias OF PeFsiaa coses % - ,b -
eoncoetlon Of an ounce Of the precions
altar P'se'oas
Tins doctrine would account for m,o,s
macy Inconsistencies. You can oTtaa
detect in him trace Of almost orasa
knowa animal, and those unrefer,gls
traits may have belonged 10 the inaaano. i
aon. tss mastodsn; the dinthefiula. eto +,
hns | wrqag man. May [ be FORGIVEN /,
Tor thas lowering him, even in lest % F.
Wtatever Hay be his elements. .ibag 90
all iused and trausfusef by the celsst;al =
hre And when we LOCK alta Dante : i
Shakespeare, Milton, we can bnt viii f,
! oo'S, exelaim' How august, how I
,ofa piieate' how wonderful is msnl' And !,
oet admiration rises to alteration. as waf ],
'ei,9" mat sublime ORC into whasa sn,,l J.
~ '''''e!sss ever entered. in tAas arss,,ee, J,
- sscSHsff baptizsng with Ills Mod !
I'm + array, ooiseotatiug il forever h
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