Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-18


To vex another is to teach him to vex
us again; injuries awaken revenge, and
even an ant can sting and fly trouble
our patience.
"Then deem it not an idle thing
pleasant word to speak:
The face you wear, the thoughts you bring.
heart may heal or break"
Value the friendship of him who
stands by you in the storm; swarms of
insects willsurround you in the sun
shine.
Men may loiter, but time flies on the
wings of the wind, and all the great in
terests of life are speeding on with the
sure and silent tread of destiny.
1t has been said that the darkest day
in any mans career is that wherein he
fancies there is some easier way of get
ting dollar than by squarely earning it.
As the tiger preys upon every other
aai i, both wild and domestic, so does
ness eXterminate. every other
%, that it may reign undisturbed
eoul.
Ley who doubt the truth of religion
because they can find no Christians who
are perfect, might as well deny the ex-
istence of the sun, because it is not
always MONDAY.
Success in life is very apt to make US
forget the time when we weren't
much. 1t is just so with frog on
jump-he can't remember when he was
a tadpole-but other folks can.
Habits influence the character pretty
much as under currents influence ves-
sci, and whether they speed Us on the
way OF our wishes or retard our progress,
their power is not the less important be-
cause imperceptible.
A well-known physician who had an
extensive practice in Gloucester, (Mass.,)
some forty years since, used to say that
roast beef, serenity of mind, cold water
bath, and an amiable and pretty wife
would make almost any man healthy,
wealthy and wise.
"When I reflect upon what / have
seen, what have heard, what have
done, can hardly persuade myself that
all that frivolous hurry and bustle and
pleasure of the world had any reality;
and look on what has passed as one OF
those wild dreams which opium occa-
sions, and by no means desire to repeat
the nauseous dose for the sake OF the
fugitive eillusion."-Lord Chesterfield
Let man have cheerful and con-
fiding wife, full of the love of Christ,
and one that will help and encourage
him when trials and adversely come,
one that will not complain and frown
because she cannot have all her wishes
pratified-let man have such wife,
and he will be strong. Though clouds
may hang over his life for time, ne Will
yet see them dispersed, and success VIII
crown his labors. Such couple Will De
happy, Notwithstanding their discoUr-
agements and trials.
OuR PECULIAR" SUFFERING.-And
no deception is more frequent than thaS
by which we persuade ourselves that on
the whole our lot is one OF the hardest
that ever was. Everybody wants people
to think that his troubles are worse tnan
ANYBODY else's. Mems troubles-oh, tney
are peculiari I never had anyDody
come to me with his troubles thaI ne
did not think that they were pecun&T.
You know that peculiar means personal.
The old saying in respect TO Doll rs
strikingly tue in this respect to all
mental troubles. There is but one place
here man can bear boil, and that's
WI :~hbor! The only place where
a man can bear sL-
else.-[ Beecher.
MEMoRY.-Memory, what is it? A
cave, where ruined hopes
and broken dreams lie buried. The
ma usoleum ofthe hearts withered treas
ure the sepulchre of many bright and
haantiful vision faded from the heart
forever. Fling wide thy gloomy portals,
o. memory, and let the glad, bright;sun-
light reach each moldering cell; Skele,
=, e of the past. shrines e 10 ener,Sneu aStnrl
dolls, sch the hearts best offerings
lpon VIII. -rificed. Altars where mel
lave been saH hand has hung up the
!ncholy's paid emory! 'Tis tenn
Se'p lie Of decay, &C. where c. uiti% tSo the hearts
ad emotions, and the soul N
he open coffin.