The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Crying for Split Milk.

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| By Henry Ward Beecber.
There is deal Of such sort of sorrow
in life. Where the proverb came from
don't know. Presumably it is derived
from the experience of herdsmen and
dsirymen. Or, still more likely it orig
mates with q people who have a single
COW, and depend upon her largely for
daily food.
The COW, feeding all day long in pas
lures green and fresh, comes, at night,
home to the cottage, with big bag and
teats dropping milk. The careful maid
brings her stool and the big pail. With
soothing words she pats the COW, and
begins to fill her pail with foaning milk.
1t is already nearly full The bag is
growing shrunk and lax The last
strippings, best of all the milk, are ear
ly finished. A pertinacious fly that has
teased the COW gives just thea an un-
lucky bite. Forgetful OF prudence. the
mother of milk lifts her foot suddenly
and over goes the pail Now for q
scolding The housewife will visit such
needless milking with sharp rebukes.
Betsy begins to cry already Next
comes the children. They were waiting
for their bowl of milk for sapper. Moth
ing but a slice OF bread to-night-no
milk The youngsters lry too It's
sad time all around. But can it be help
ed !? Will it bring another pailtul out Of
spent uiiers? Will it gather up from
the ground the precious milk Next
time have a care of yonr pail. There
will be flies in the morning, as we'll as
flies at night. Bill, as like as not. will
come along with some mi ,chievious nip
or cnper. and scare the Gov !! TIE split
milk will be lesson for months. tn take
care, There is no use in cr.iag tor 1t
But good deal OF use in spill,ng it. il
the mi-hap shall make YOU car fui ever
after! When YOU make mistake, don
look ba X at it long Ike the reason
Of the thin into your mind. and then
look forward Mistakes are lessons of
wisdom Wise men are always the wiser
tor heir errors.
Fools and wenk-minded people are
weavisomely looking back on their err
rors. They bewail them. They return
again and again TO them only to aff1ict
themselves, Their faces are set the
wrong way They are looking back at
the irrs mediable past. whereas they
should look forward The past can not
power See to that. AForgetting the
forth unto things which are h tore"
is the Apostles wisdom. Would it not
be wise for all?
"Brt Is it not hard to do p Every
thing is hard to those VIII make it hard,
and everything easy t" those who ma Ike
it easy. The power of the spirit to
throw off care and ,rouhle is recognized
by the Master, when he .orbih men to
be anxious for to morrow (and just as
much for yesterday saying. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof
These cOunsels have reference, OF
course to the common frets and ailments
of life. There are G eat griefs hat AN
only be outgrown, not put away by
voiition. But great troubles are rare.
Men lose a thousand-fcld more happi,
ness by worrying over needless care and
frets than by enduring great griets By
great sorrows come great hearts. Great
trials either destroy men. or build them
up. 1t is the crying for split milk that
the time Of most men, and takes
out of tneir lite eladness, cheeriuiness,
the patience Of hope and good cour-
age.-New York Ledger.