Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

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--0od prsys II tho end.
---I'stter bog than steal.
--Patsnos SURPRISES learning
--Orsst tslksrs are little doors.
Tho bost goods sro tho obespsst.
Money h power money rules Tho
world.
When the stomach Is full the heart is
glad.
When tho shepherd strsys. the sheep
stray.
God gives birds their food bat hey
must fly Tor II.
That isa bad religion which makes
us hate tho religion of other people
Teyuinn Ir0ycyJs
DolilAh can find q way 70 bind him.
Keep out Of tho fire, my friend. aud
you will need no one 10 drcdyo -four over
blisLers.
--Trmvel faithfully. live prsy.rf.lly.
boar your crosses mnnfully. aud you will
close this journey blissfnlIy.
The frosts of Ago may cLill md
harden tho surface, but Death only has
tho power 10 CONCEAL The depths u the
stream beneath.
We suffer moro from anger and grief.
than for tho very things for which we
anger and grieye.
That IL tho sweetest life In tho world.
for the soul ~ DO dressing itsclf for the
espousals Of tho great king. putting on
more Of tho ornaments and beauties Of
holiness.
Such as have learned this way Of lay
ing their panied head and heart in Gods
bosom, they are truly happy, though In
tho worlds language they be never 40
miserable.
The good man lays himself down
to sleep with sweet composure in the
midst Of waves and storms, when be has
lulled all the cares and sorrows Of his
heart to sleep, by pouring out his prayer
to God.
"A pious cottager residing in the
midst of long and dreary heath. being
asked by visitor, "Are You not some
times afraid in your lonely situation, es-
pecially in the winter 2" he replied "Oh
no, for Faith shuts the door at night, and
Mercy opens it in the morning"
If the whole world should agree TO
speak nothing but truth, what an abridge-
ment it would make of speech And
what an invisible web which men. like 80
many spiders, now weave about each
other.
The great principles by which alone
can be worked out the science of lite, are
desire for the good, passion for the
honest and a yearning after the true.
There is no fortune so good but tina:
it may be reversed, and none 50 bad but
that it may be bettered. The sun tina,
rises in clouds may set in splendor, and
that which rises in splendor may set in
gloom.
Before saying in even our hearts thai
God has favorites among His children. il
would be we'll TO remember this fact : he
has two worlds for every man, woman
and child, and the longest life il only
Graded here.
If the Lord should appear in judg.
Ynent to-day, Icar sual.e, 80 -..o,f- on,
Tent on q fashionable criticism of the
quality and style of his clothes, than on
the final doom He had come to pronounce
Moral suasion is good in its place, but
not good in all places. If you should set
a savage dog attacking q child, instead OF
taking a copy of the catechism you would
think it much safer for your children il
you went after that dog with trusiy
rifle or double barreled shot gun in your
hands.
The affected gaiety of q wicked man
is like the fiowery surface of Mount Etna,
beneath which, materials are gathering
for an eruption that will one day reduce
all its beauties to ruin and desolation.
How can discreet and humane man
allow himself to be led into harsh and
rash Judgment Of wise and good men
What are wisdom and goodness worth,
were they not employed to defend wisdom
and goodness, when such defense becomes
necessary?
1t 10 Gods goodness to men to blast
all things in the world TO them. aud u
break their fsirest hopes, that they may
be constrained To look above Ia himself
he beats them from all shores that he may
bring them 10 the rock that Is his her than
they.
Patience is always crowned with
success. This rul. u without an excep-
ton. Il may not be splendid success.
but patience never takes anything in hand
that IL does not succeed with in some
form.
Gratitude for mcrcies. patience under
trialr, congenial society snd the hope OF
heaven, will bring us sli the happiness
this life can bear. Absolutely, there il
nothing beyond these but the lite eternal
Accept this view and waste no more time
and labor III seeking for happiness where
it il not.
GooD-By.-It il n bard word To speak
Some may laugh that 1t should bs, but
let them. Icy heats are more kind. Ii
Ii = word that he choked many an utter
ance, aud started many a tear. The hand
is clasped, the word spoken, we part, and
are out upon the ocean Of time-we 70
To meet again. where, God only knows
1t may be- som; it may he never. Take
care that your .'Good by" be not cold
one-it may be the last that you can give.
Ere you may meet sgsin, deaths cold
hand may have closed the eyes of your
friend aud chained his lips forever. All,
be may have died in thinking you loved
him not. Again it may be- - long -epara-
ton. Friends crowd onward and give
you their hand. How do you detect ia
each ''good-by" the love that fingers
there; and how you bear away with you
tho memory of those parting words, many,
many days. We must often separate.
Tear not yourself away with q careless
boldness that dsfiss all love, but make
your last words linRer-givs the heart
full uttsrance-snd IL tears fall what Of
III Tears arc not unmAnly.