Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
Misesllanu.
Trouble Kills.

The secret sorrow Of the mind, a sor
row which must be kept; how it willis
away the whole man, himself all un-
conscious meanwhile of its murderous
effect! He cannot feel that he is ap-
preaching death, because he is sensible
of no pain; in fact he has no feeling
but an indescribable sensation percciv-
ed about the physical heart.
Lord Raglan, comander-in-chief of
the British army before Sebastopol, the
bosom friend Of the Duke of Yelling
ton for forty years, Of whom partial
friends have often said, "his character
seemed without ilaw,n such man
died, figuatively, of n broken heart.
In moment almost, trouble came like
a whirlwind, avalanche followed ava
lauchc. in such quick succession, that
no time was left for the torn spirit to
rise above its wounds. The British
government, quailing before popular
clalnor, left the brave old man to bear
the brunt alone, because it coufd not
afford to recall him, and yet, had not
the courage to sustain him. While the
tone of official communications dcpriv-
ed him of his sleep, weighed heavily
upon him, and broke his gallant spirit,
the failure on the Redan closely follow
ed. On reaching head quarters, a letter
was waiting, which announced the
death of the last surviving member Of
o large family of brothers and sisters !;
the next day, that of general, his old
companion in arms. Next came the
news, that the gallant son of Lord Ly-
ons was sinking under his wounds.
These things, coming so rapidly one af-
ter another, i'm the course of a few hours
ms 1t were. caused such Il change in his
appearance, all unknown to hinlself,
however, that his physician had Ito re-
quest him to take his bed, and i'm for.
ty-eight hours he died, without suppos-
ing himself to be in any danger what
ever.
Within a year, worthy lady in Ohio
sickened, in consequence of some Who'll
iy grOundless rumors affecting her
character, in the community in which
she had recently moved. She knew
they were groundless, and knew
the motives of the miserable
wretches who originated them, but
her delicate and sensitive spirit shrunk
before the shock, retreated withinitseIf,
and all torn and bleeding she died!
Within few months, most excel
lent clergyman found the feelings of
his people so generally against him that
he resigned his office. The resignation
was accepted; but under such circum-
stances, that it was really dismissal,
and that, too, for causes which ought
to have made every memberof the COM
munity stand upt him like man.
of his integrity, and feeling
that he had been badly dealt with-his
sensibilities received a shock, which
carried him to premature grave In u
few days.
Z 'sYou are worse than you should be
from the fever you have. Is your mind
at case?" said a quick-sighted physi-
clan, to a sleepless, wasting patient.
and the last recorded words of Oliver
whose Vicar of Wakefield |
and The Deserted Tiliage will only die
with the English language. Died ut
the age offorty-six, from mallady Of the |
mind. from blasted hopes, and unkind
speeches OF the world around him! He
was man whose heart was large
enough to have made a whole world i
happy, whose troubles arose from his /
humanity; yet the base things said Of /
him, so iindeserved, SO malignant, and /
untrue, t.broke his heart"
In view of these facts, let parents ear
ly impress on the minds of children,
that il is not what they are charged |
with, but what they are guilty of, that |
should occasion trouble or renlorse; /
that carping world should not blanch
the cheek or break the spirit, so long rs
there is conscious rectitude within.
And let all learn, what the common
est humanity dictates, to speak no word,
write no line, do no deed, which would |
wound the feelings Of any human crea-
ture unless under a sense Of duty. and /
even then, let it be wisely and long !.
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