The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-27

ENEE-OS.-In a plain. siahbily furnished brick
house, set in a grove % pines just out OF Con-
cord. lives the greatest American thinker. lie j.
a tall, lauk man, thc very conventional Of type Ut
the Yankee, Will. q largely moulded, reflective,
attentive face lie has q family Of two daughters
and one -on. all grown. His income Is small and
hi~ habits o: tie most severe simplicity With
his insight into the hidden mysteries Of nature
AMI thought, BE- adds sharp, practical ku'wl-
edge and . great deal ct what Yankees call
capacity in dIily affairs, and J., therefore, q
llyOritc with his plain nciEibJrs.
LrcK.-..I don't have any gpud luck Fudge
What Do You expect. You mere Gruuh.eTt i
the world o. turn from it, way and business to
swcctcu you up, pat yDu ON your pms, aud then
return % IT, own affairs! \Di 1t It knows itself,
and the popular prejudice T. that IL has some ac-
quaintancc in that line. II YOU expect - luck,
- It is termed. without working like good lc!-
low for it, YOU VIII De disappointed. And you
ought % bc. IL would Lc nothing else but a
swindIc. Luck j. q product, and not 4 chance.
IL J. born Ol tJil-dJcs not fall ready mt hand.
II comes % those who work and win, and not to
those who lazily wait. There i nothing more
foolish than for young men to believe IN luck.
Ii i 4 faith without foundation. and sadly ruin
in its consequences.
HONE CHEERFULxES Many n child goes astray,
mot because these i wan: Of prayer or virtue
at home, but simply because home lacks sun
shine. \ child needs smiles as much as flowers
need -uubeams. Children look little beyond the
present moment. II u thing plcascs them they
apt To seek IL; II it diVleIses they apt 10
avoid It. II home i the place where faces
sour. and words harsh. and iault-inding Is ever
in tile ascendant, they will spend as many hours
n possible elsewhere Let every fItIcr and
mother, then. try u be happy. Let them look
happy. Let them talk to their children, e.
pccally the little ones, III such way a 70 make
them haIpy-
-ssThc Rev. Mr.. Spurgcou, of London. said, re-
II. l. l.
has been sometimes debated whether practical.
experimental, OF doctriual preaching was the best
kind. and the most useful lie should not enter
into the discussion Of the question, but lac might
say that in exclusively I5ctriual preachers he had
observed n tendency 20 dispute and quarrel; IN
experimental preachers tendency To diSIarage
and Judge Othcrs: while those who had been
practical had dczcucr1Jci into legality, and the
grace Of God hai evapuratcd. The very best
preaching was that which had most OF Jesus
Christ in il, for II gathered up the ezceieucigs Of
the three classes ie had mentioned into one per-
son: since, for practice Christ was the way. for
doctrine Christ was the truth, and for experience
Christ was the life.
URGENT PRIVATE ATFNIEs.--At a Flr-W Westcrn
Court the case Of Smith rS Jones was called up.
=. Who's for the plaintiff inquired the judge.
irnuaticntlv. - Nav il please the Court. said
rising member or the legal fraternity, =. Piikins
Is for the plaintiff, but ! left him just now over
IN the tavern playing game Of poker. Hes got
a sucker there and hc j. sure tJ skin hIl, right
smart, If he has only time. Hes got everything
all set to ring cold deck in. in which case
he'll deal for himself four aces and his opponent
four queens, that yogr honor will perceive that
he must rake the Versimm1ns.'" Dear mci'
-Iid the judge, with sigh, - that too bad 1t
happens at very unfortunate time, am very
anxious % get on with this Glsc.' \ brown
study followed, and at length a happy idea struck
tine iud.e: e sBul.'- said he. addressing the
friend Of the ab-cn; PiISiu- who had Just spoken,
YOU understand poker about well a. PIlkin-.
SlIQo<e you q over and lay his haEd," And
Bill did It.