Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-01-13

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ance-balance-w hecl-and his de- /
scendants have inherited his iffir4si- :
", so that with many eXcellences
rs e hay e our inrperfections 6 say !,
Of this man, he Is Z good and gener-
Gus fellow, but nes.dFihhS-;. =. 0f---Sk.a.r,
man, he is. a correct and honest man.
in trade, but he. Is penufious: of the
other. he is a man of talent andIcui-lt
.tares iut rs docs net pay AIS deatss
II Uiogenes could rise from his grave
and reiieht his lamp, be would not
be able 10 find 4 perfect man. As a
race, we are better, wiser, stronger
than we were centurias ago. We
are apt scholars, and we are approx
/ iInaung the good time We.stalld in
I front OF great events, and nations as
/ well as individuals are rising in the
scale OF higherantt purer -civffiZa-
! ton.
] Mr.. T.. Is u gifted man yascao.i w.ri-
/ terand pleasant speaker. -ffeswrites
model letters for the press, and i
exceedingly popular before an AUDI.
ence. In the pulpit, ON the platform,
at the pres, he has few equals, and
yet he fails TO win fame. and is so
poor he lives from hand 10 mouth
W hl :! TIE hdsno eXpensiye habits I;
his faini!A1isaiof extra vaesist "a h en-
why il he such Il brilliant failure.2
Because he * not we'll balancesi.ss FL
/. is not an old man, and w. he has
/ made the tour of theology. He has
been PLAYING Ire game of religions
/ leap-frog for at least a quarter of "A
century. Now he claims Ia ne The
/ champion of liberal Chris ianitY.an
his sermons grow III to- books in de-
/ fence OF his creed. Suddenly he
a ~ n,
his feet IN an orthodox pulpit, where
! he assails his former arguments with
I all the fervor of L pew convert. His
/ eloquence secures Il call from one of
I the richest churches in Il. But he
becomes weary in wcll-doing, and
seeks To CRAFTY his love of change
10y going over TO another denomina-
timf, anc Chen to another. t'Peao.
fclfange :tgahithe PreSby terrain be
comes an Episeopalian,y the Episeo-
/ palian a Methodist, the Methodist a
/ baptist, the Baptist Il LAWYER. the
/ lawyer a lecturer, the lecturer a Ro-
henIian correspondent and author
Now, this man, SO ready of speech
and eloquenee--sO industrious and
nterprising-is almost failure. be-
cause he lacks stability of mine. His
/ tine presence, his magnetic utter
ance would have raised him 10 the
'front.' rank in any profession il liz.
had been Well poised and ste.idfast in
his adherence to What he deelaea ia
lie Just and right. - zs3a,s-ss.s a.s,g.
When Sylvester Graham iilal.u-
. rated his dietetic systemz,Jf referinsi,t 4
the old Clinton Hall in this iit,.,
among other enthusiastic friends and
disciples of this ssfeformer was &
.jonng clergyMali, whose prospects
were fose-colored aad r;ttiient.s. He
Was hnent speak en-, wrote rhytlmic
lines which looked like poetry. and,
lac won the admiration of crowds of
| delighted auditors. hut he Mas a
human weather-vane, turning which
ever waythe wiads blew. and al.
/ though he never turned his back dp-
on his religious creed, he has been in
the pulpit and out of itsIayman and.
miHister. over, an.L ~ lg:lin. N 4
left the pulpit tese,Htai nesy Iea xr !;
he ieft Tie pulpit p W1ite sttsiy :
books; IL ieIt the pulpit 10 accent 4
political mission anf f4uN he's ~ #
the pulpit again ri The West, where
his SERVICES ASA preacher ;uti aii sd
/ Nocate OF temperance are very poi,If-
lar.
Now, if This uian,s head could
llaye been trcpaniicl lOrtr wears a..u
/ ami - bdlance-N heel nicely adjusted
10 his vast brain - aS to move. Ifrr-
ANONYMOUSLY with his ian pulsfvc heart
he would have been Il doctor OF di-
Nnnty II. theology, Ora sun-croW.ned.
statesman in politics, ot 4. star of tn.
first magnitude ia the armament of
literature. aE
/ know man whose influence
reaches across the continent. Hecan
rise before The MASSES and move them
/ To tears and smiles by the magic of his
/ speech. IN debate his argument is
/ logic ;ltiaine with feeling. and Woe
Z ociidc the unfortunate adventurer
! who crosses his path-he vii. be sure
+ To be hit with the lightning OF elo-
/ quence. He commands the pen of a
/ ready writer, and he commands a
( good price for his literary work His
/ name - a. familiar to the reader aS a
household word. lie has Avon a rep
/ utation Which l. national: and vet
/ Tins man IL mere child i'm the
/ world OF commerce and finance. He
has no knowledge of business. can
scarcely make out u dill or write i
/ rereipt, og keep his bank account cor
! rectly. lie hates Practical business.
/ His wife buys his clothes for him.
/ She goes with him To the tailor and
/ the shoemaker, and To the butcher
and grocer. Last year twenty per
/ cent was added Ia his taxes because
| he neglected 10 INpof his income al
/ the proper time. His dislike of bus
/ mess haas been a shadow lmon his
f path all his life, and has resulted in
/ duns, and lawsuits, aud miSrcpresen-
! tations. that would have oyrrsbad-
owed less brilliant man. If the
machinery of his brain had been
! started right in the nursery, or i'm the
! school, or in the public duties of life
I even, he would have been a mif1ion-
/ aire to-day, and he would have es-
/ capped the yeNations and cares which
cone, like singing flies, aboutama
1 Nvhenhe has ID, net nIste4. witch ffe'
i can hide from them.
Much OF the domestic, discomfort
/ which il such y source of pain and
quarrelsomc dispute In families arises
I from stAe want 81 se,f-poiSc. The
/ wife, perhaps, - practical. and can
not bear To have business matters
neglected. debts ignored. promises
lunkept: and the husband. hating
/ the commonplace duties of daily
7 lite. puts oil the unpleasant task un-
I til he Is spurred 10 it 10y the sharp
/ admuuiti0uS of a Curtain-lecturt or
the sharper ~emiuder of a summon :
from the jUd -'e-and, ~ y aSbygvould
i SAY. au "anpicaSautuCSs i sure To
I ers1w ont III such asstate Of things
. Men of genius. not uufreguentlv
show the need of u balance wheel 10
regulate their conduct. Lori Byron
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