Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-13

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-"Ccnsurr is the tax a man paycth
10 the public for being eminent "-S,rin.
To perscvcre in ones duty, and To be
silent is the best answer ta ,alumuy.-
ErdaS,
Vice stings us even ia our pleasures
but virtue consoles Us even in our pains,
Cotton
Advice il like snow the softer il falls,
the longer il dwells upon, and the deeper
i, sinks into, the mind Coleritge
True goodness Is like the glow-worm
i shines most when ~ eyes, except those
Of heaven, are upon il.
Beauty, though ID is very pretty
yaniSh, Is Of a frail constitution, liable 10
abundance Of accident, and i hut a short
lived blessing,
Religion Is rs necessary a. reason ~
reason is TO religion; the enc cannot exis,
without the other 4 reasoning being
would lose his reason in attempting to ac.
count for the phenomena Of nature, had
he not supreme Being 10 refer To; il
there had been no God, mankind would
have been obliged to imagine one Hdsh.
iggi1H.
IA book is Of little value 10 any Of
us, unless it quickens what is already
within rs, \ book should b. a live crca.
ton, or it is valueless Ii the author has
not smiled nor wept, suffered the pangs
and the SORROWS Of his own creation,
bleeding at the heart, or rejoicing in
spirit, he may have produced most per-
feet piece Of statuary or of mosaic, but he
has breathcd no breath Of life into the
creation he has made"-NrS T. OlkS
Smith.
OF all the ruins on which the eye Of
man can gaze, or on which memory can
dwell, none are more painfully sublime
than the ruins OF humanity-and what
are they : Not the deep furruw which
time ploughS on the checks. or the silyery
whitenc>s with which years cover the
head-not the curved spine which bows
the face TO the earth "a if looking for a
grave to rest in. for wrinkled check and
the STOPPING frame are the appropriate
accompaniments of age, and as beautiful
IN the system of life as winter with it,
leatlcsS trees and frozen streams in the
system of seasons; but the ruins OF HUI
manity are in wrinkles which time has
not made. in frame trembling with anx-
iety, shaken by sorrow, humbled by sin,
withered by despair-when all the beauty
of youth is gone and the beauty of age
has not supplied its place, it is a. melan-
choly as snow in harvest.
-Neverrun from misfortune: il YOU do
il will surely pursne; and when once you
have turned your back in flight, you viii
hardly find time TO turn about again to
face 1t. When you see the demon OF mis-
fortune coming, strike out, right and left,
and il you must fall back little, do so
with your face to the enemy. Misfortune
will deal you a much harder blow in the
back than it possibly can in the face.
Nothing SO surely puts ill-luck to flight
as a smiling determination to conquer it.
If the victim of its attack shows fright
md looks about for way of escape, il
will double its persistency. and taking
vigor from your seeming unwil-
lingness to fight ii, will press the harder.
Don't think of flying before il, nor look
for refuge until YOU have conquered. and
then you will not need it, II is a terrible
mistake TO think Of escaping misfortune
Or i'll luck You can't DO it. There's but
one way to do, and that is Ia fight it -
fight it out as soon a. possible and have
it over. Few people will know it, and
yourself will feel deal smarter At all
events don't cry out, even if You get the
worst of the battle.
\ PLEASANT EXCURSION. BY invita-
ton of 4. v X. Wilson. Esq, Superin-
tendent Of the Rutland and Washington
Railroad, some 60 ladies and gentlemen
left Rutland on the 11:4O train in a
special ear over that road, on. Thurs
day morning last On their arrival
1t Poultney, they found in waiting
teams from the livery Of Benjamin Ward.
in which they were conveyed to the Lake
st. Austin House, located some six miles
from Poultney, at the southern extremity
If the lake of that name, in the town of
W tiiN' lIt rug NOTWITHSTANDING lIC
'alling snow, was pleasant, --enlivened by
merry conversation BY the companions of
The voyage The company were bid wei
'ome by mine host, Chas. w. Potter, who
had everything in readiness fer the rcccp-
ton Of his guests. This hotel was built
during the past year by Mr.. Potter, for
the purpose of accommodating summer
visitors and for the entertainment of
pleasure parties both winter and sum
mer. II is delightfully."- located in a grove
IN the banks of the lake, and in summer
Vermont affords no more delightful re-
sort The house is not as large as many
houses, but will undoubtedly be enlarged
as the proprietor shall meet with encour-
lgement inhis enterprise But it is suff-
,ient already for the accommodation of
yoodly number, with well furnished
rooms, and everything presents neat and
attractive appearance
The tables were well supplied with
choice viands prepared with neatness and
care, and gave great satisfaction to all.
The st. Austin Hotel with its attractive
under the management of
its quict and gentlemanly ''niine host"
will become popular summer resort with
its advantages for fishing and hunting,
and to this section of Vermont there is no
place, either in winter or summer, where
pleasure parties can go, more to their en-
tire satisfaction.
The hours passed speedily and happily
away amid various entertainments until
10 o'clock, p. m, when the party bidding
mine host adieu, commenced their
journey, under charge of the
careful drivers provided by Mr.. Ward,
Poultney on time, and arriving
IN Rutland on the night train.