Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-08
SUNDAY 4 EADlNGa.

The trials Of life are the tests which
ascertain how much gold is in us.
The feIic,ties Of mankind are strengthen.
cd by the counsels Of the good.
No snow falls lighter than the snow OF
age none heavier, for it never melts.
When thou praysst, rather let thy heart
be without words, than thy words without
heart.
good conscience, like . contented mind
is continual, ofeast--the fountain Of true
joy.
To achievs success IN life the mind must
be firm; not constantly on the change like
. rolling stone-svsr shifting, sick and dis
satified.
ga lady who had refused TO give, after
hearing . charity sermon, had her pocket
picked ~ she was leaving the church. On
making the discovery, she said: God
could not find the way to my pocket, but
the devil did "
Manners arc what vex or seothe, eXalt
or dsbase, barbarise or refine u by . con-
slant, steady, uniform, insensible operation,
like that OF the air We breathe. They give
their whole form and color to our lives
According to their quality they aid morals,
they supply them, or they totally destroy
them.
There is nothing that 10 properly evil
that can bsfall good man; for reason has
armed him against ambitious prospects. in.
satiabls avarice, and low and sordij &C
lions. Prudencs and integrity are above
accidents, and draw coed out Of everything;
and constancy aud resolution Of the good
man are the grac. and dignity Of the pic
ture.
Not tho rich, but the wise, avoid misery
and become happy.
NIng Away Your Grief.
Henry Ward Bsecher gives the following
exec lent advice:
We can sing away our cares easier than
We can reason them away. The birds are
the earliest to sing in the morning the
birds are more without care than anything
else know Of. Sing in the evening
Singing is the last thing that robins do
When they have done their daily work
when they have ilown their last flight, and
picked up their last mors-l Of food, and
cleansed their ills on napkin Of bough
then on top twig. they sing one song o.
praise. | know they sleep swee ter for it
They dream music; for somstmes in the
night they break or,h In singing, aud STOP
suddenly after the trst note, ct rtled by
their own voice. U, that We might sins
evening and morning, and let song touch
so,g ali the way through. AZ ! was re-
turning from the country the other even
ing, between six and seven O'Clock, bearina
| ~. lx~A - \
apparently the tender Of q mason II,
looked brick and mort'c all over He had
worked the entire day, and he had the ap
pcarance OF man that would not be afraid
OF work lie was walking on with light
atep, and singing to himself as he passed
down the street, though he had been work
ing the whole dav, and nearly the whole
week. Were il not that nv good thought,
always come too late, should have gwen
him large allotment Of my flowers II he
had not been out Of sight when the ide
occurred to me, should have hailed him
and said: Have you worked all day -
"Of course have" be would have said
"Are:you singing" "Of course am. '
Then take these flowers home and give
them to your vile, and tell her what a
blessing she has in YOU
U, that We could put songs under our
burdens! ., that We could extract the
sense Of sorrow by song! Then these
things would not poison SO much. Sing in
the house. Teach your children to sing.
When troubles come. 60 ct them with
songs. When griefs arise, sing them down
Lift tho voice Of praise against cares
Praise God ny singing; that will lift you
above trials Of every sort Attempt it,
They sing in hssvsn and among Gods
people upon earth, song 10 the appropriate
language Of Christian telling.