Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-02-27

those who are tired of calls and
worn out with company, and who
wonld prefer seeing your card rath-
er than Yourself any time? Or will
Won be Of those to whom Jesus will
say. 81 was sick, and We visited
mo in prison and We came unto
me" / do not mean by this that
Won should find place in your own
social circle for every forlornity
that Won wish to help. But / do
think there is some way to keep
briobt and strong the links between
YOU and those less favored, so that
YOU can help them up easily, grace
fully. a step higher,--possibly even
to YOUR own place.
aThe poor We have always with
Won, and whatsoever ye will We
NAV do them good" So, surely,
we need not waste our food, our
funds. or our time. on those who
do not need it. Work which needs
TO he done brings in return strength
to the worker, while those who
waste their energies have no such
source of healthful invigoration.-
Hence we note often and with won
der how much those endure who
have some GOOD purpose to accom-
nlisb while those GROW weak and
sickly who have no ennobling work
TO sustain and strengthen them.
MANY wears since we had among
our invalid band a lady who was
GREATLY admired for her native abil-
ity her many and varied accom-
niishments One dav she said:--
tDo Won think | shall ever get
we'll >, To which | replied: 81
think Won mioht oct well. but do
not tbinl, Won ever will" She look
cd surprised. and inquired =
@Wbv ?" "Because,' l said, ''you
have no object in .lifg commensur-
ota with vour abilities, and a woman
Of vour power of mind and body
suffers more from this lack than one
less richly endowed"
She looked very thoughtful for u
moment. and then said; "You are
rioht, I have no work which salts
fes me. and, what is worse, | don't
know where to find any which my
frinds would be willing for me to
engage in." Then followed frank
9r9Tssion On tbe ptter barrenness
of thn life Of this brilliant woman.
Some Years after I speDt a few DAYS
in her oitv hone,,.where paintings,
and stqtuary, carpets and upholste-
~ all united TO please the eve. She
had tbat native grace of manner
which enabled her to charm all
abont her. In her dining-room she
Took nrivate dancing lessons of a
nolite Frencbman. because some
voupq nieces wanted Auntie to
s.boln fiji ont tbc setn In the par
lor She nloved and sano the grave
or oav, iust as her visitors desired.
She beIned tbe poor in private, and
was seemingly an outside pillar to
oh tln~ ~hnnoyoient institutions in the
city, With all this wealth, these
accomplishments, this admiration
both in public and private life, was
she happy?
Hear her own confession: "My
life is entirely unsatisfactory. Sci.
dom have | an hour to give to pur-
suits congenial to nv taste or com
fortino to nv heart. | am weary
Of this world of fashion in which
live. | am slave to society,"
Once I fancied that some time
should GROW strong enough to eman-
cinata myself but now | am so deep
/ Iv onchained that death alone will
set me free,
/ said to her, "Cut loose from
this routine of calls and company
and carve out for yourself course
Of lite such as your own conscience
annroves +" 10 which she replied
81 81 have inst looked over The list OF
nv calling aequaintances, and hayc
dropped ffty-all | dared to--anC
retained two hundred whom | have
notcouraqe to cut loose from"
/ "Of the two hundred retained
how many have YOU any real inter
est IN p / inquired. @Not fifty o
tbem do / care that for.'' said she
with an emphatic snap of those jew
eIed fingers. Doubtless this indif
ference was to a great extent mutu
al, but neither party had suflieiep
decision of character to break awal
from custom. What a wearisome
worthless way to waste Heaven
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