Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-15
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
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II sees the only hope for life
In Him.
The world 10 Wild with hate,
And mocks at friendship, pure and warm,
Till hearts grow sad and lonely in their low
estate,
And often Nil with sorrows to the brim.
INT then how blest 10 20 in storm
To Him.
The wesld IL harvest white
For . ckiss keen to gather spoil
Bat weak the hsods hat esfsss f6s The world
And s..: :, s' =. II: s'.... ....:s I'd gin
For Him
Bat though . world Of eere,
OF tell and sunult, hsse and strife,
II III With glowing love, and chained with fer
vent prayer.
II Offers hope syond its circlng rim,
OF heaven an . everlasting life
With Him.
TIE poor p~ittance Of seventy years is not
worth being Z villain for. What matters IL
If your nslghbor lies in . splendid tomb!
Sleep YOU in innocence.
WaAr Coop PasAcHiSa MAY Do. A
gentleman was once riding in Scotland by
Z bleaching ground whore . woman was at
work watering her webs Of linen cloth. He
asked her where she went TO church, what
she heard on the preceding day, and how
much she remembered. She could not even
| tell the text of the lass sermon.
"And what good can the preaching do
YOU said he, iii you forget it all"
"Ah. sir." replied the poor woman, 'if
Won look At this web on the grass, you will
A.. that as fast IS ever | put the water on
Il the sun dries it oil up and yet, sir, | see
i, grows whittier and whiter."
Nop.,TY.-There was once to be . meet
;.e Of the flowers, and tho judge Vas 70
card q prize to the one pronounced the
most beautiful. "who shall have the prizs?''
AID the rose. stalking forth in al the con
.c;ousne.s Of beauty. "Who shall have
,he prize Z" said the other flowers, sdvanc-
;nv each with conscious pride, and each i'm
.r,n;ne Il would be herself. III will take .
ns.p At those beauties" thought the violet,
not presuming 70 attend the meesing. ~
viii see them ~ they pass" But 40
she raised her lowly head to peep
out Of her hiding place, she
WAS observed by the Judge, who imasdiats-
" pronounced her the NEST beautiful, be-
cause the most modest.
MrsxRr AND MERcY.-It was old LEAK
| Walton who said, Every misery that miss
is q new mercy" . saying worthy OF the
profoundest philosopher. 1t 10 only too
true that misfortunee rome to u on wings,
but retire with . limpisg pace and Jet one
half the world are ready to meet cslsmitiss
half way, and indirectly to Welcome them.
There is scarcely On evil in life that We
cannot double by pondsrins upon 1t: .
scratch will thus become . serious wound,
and q slight illness even BE- made - end in
death, BY the brooding apprehension q the
sick while, on the other hand, . mind &C.
customsd to look on the bright side Of all
things will repel the mildew and danpnsss
OF care BY its genial sunshine. A cheer
ful heart paints the world - Il sees 1t, like
. sterile wilderness.
The TKuR LrFs Final success, the JOY
Of life's harvest, is the goal Of our human
hopes. No xise or thoughtful man will
live merely for to-day. The pilgrim who
seeks . home is not content TO linger and
loiter for the mere flowers besides tbs way.
The sower looks onward to fields white and
ready for the sickle. Wisdom has the re-
gard Tor the grand issue. The triumph or
The pleasure OF today is transitory. We
want hope that does not sink with the
setting sun.
The true success in life is that which
does not fail in the evening Of our days, or
leave them to barrenness. We want that
shout Of "hsrveet home" that will not die
into silence with the failing breath, but
maks the passage Of the grave . whisper
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together. We want something that will
reach beyond time, beyond the things Of
the present. something that will take hold
on eternity Flavel.
BK HAfPY.-A cheerful temper, . kindly
heart, and . courteous tongle, can not be
too carefully or too scdniouslv cultivated.
On the other hand, . disposition to BE-
gloomy and captious, to be bitter and lima
tured, to be cynical and elanderous habit,
too, is - apt to grow and become powerful
- the other. If we permi. ourselves to look
constantly on the dark side, and to view
everything with distrust and jealousy. We
shall seldom be able to realize and enjoy
any thing that is bright. beautiful, kindly or
generous There is, moreover, nothing so
calculated e. impair health, defsce beauty.
oi1i hNAt fH11 ltV'I itAf ut4liat -HliilLtllICo
all those rosy. shining lights which are al
mirab.y suited By brighten and adorn, as .
disposition OF fret, veN, aud be miserable.
he soul is thus reflected through the hu-
man countenance, just as il is often mir
rored in the eye.
BEEcaER's ESTIMATE OF rHE N,LuR OF
RsLIGioN.-Men write over their store door.
Business is business" and they say to re-
ligion, "Never come in here" Let US
have no secular things in the pulpit" they
say I'VE get enough Of them through the
week IN Few York.
Here We want repose AMI sedatives, and
he.lipg balm. We want to sing HYMNS
and hear about Heaven and Calvary in
short We want . pure Gospel, without any
worldly intermixture."
And so they desire to spend . pious. oui-
ct Sabbath, full Of pleasant imaeinines and
peaceful tefsetions but whom the day 10
gone all is laid aside. They will take BY
the throat the first debtor whom they
meet, and exclaiu, PAY me what thou ow.
est, il is Monday" Gods law 10 not a.
lowed to 20 into the week.
II . merchant spies it in his store. he
throws IL over the counter. II the clerk
sees it in the bank, he kicks it out OF the
door. II j. is found in the street the null
titude pursue it, peltins il with stonet. a. If
it were wolf escaped from = menaeerie.
and shouting Back with you. You have
got ont If Sunday.'-tBeechsr
A MODEL PRAYsR.-A correspondent
has Furnished the following prayer. which
has been copied from IN old EneIish nev.-
paper: 70 Lord, Thou knowest that | have
nine houses in the city Of London. Ana
likewise that I have latsly purchased IN
estate in Jss simph in the county Of Esser-
Lord, l besesch Thee to preserve the tvn
~osuntiss Of ESSEX and Middlesex from a,..
and earthquakes; and. 20 ] have = mort.
gage in Hartfofdshirs, | beg Thee also Ia
have IN eye Of compassion on that countv
And, Lord, for the rest Of the countie.
Thou mayest deal With them a Thou AZ
pleased. o Lord, enable the bank to An.
swer oil their bills, and make oil nv debt.
ers coed men. Give . prosperous vov.es
aud return TO the Mermaid sloop. which I
have insured and Lord, Thou hast said
that the days Of the wicked are short ana
trust that Thou will not forget Thv prom.
isss-having purchased an sstat, in rever.
sion Of Sir 8. P, . proHigate youps man.
Lord, keep our funds from falling. and ~
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