Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-27

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Yes, every man builds his own
house builds 1t sany-chambered,
frcsh-ventilated, picture.hung, vine-
wrcathed, guestful; or low-pent,
barc-waIied, fiowerlcss, inhospitablc
Just In srcprdance with his inner
nature. Precisely as the internal
force Of affinity In the mollusk lays
hold Of and aggregates around itself
the fine lime Particles in the sea-
water, 50 does the internal force in
the human soul lay hold OF and as-
cregate ronnd itself what IL wants.
The surrounding ocean hollis in So
ias:iaa knowledge, pleasure, meat.
drink. Wit, wssiosa. frienels. beauty.
ngwe-s. Cod; SzsS oas ct this wealth
x,s sas-sse cur SasgzES-ys1r.a-ssacsss CT
zsa1-iss as-Ssasl2s, 50 VIC are easrsas CT
nnerazawse~- We Sr6 what ww crave
Ssas.- ag ara Assxa q ass- S.ar lie saa2y:
a-sssasHs~ u ws soHw sss srsszsas- asesr-
r., EE w AfTe sssarsys saaoga-as- il we
herd 10 ttsEaseal-- Slow r. we hssiAl
rEpwsrr aagn# SrazA 90 large, If we
ara. r.t.fsras1. ia D. re.stseti: II we are
r'sErcF,. III IL rsaEay-
Rssnrya gastre Is one honse, at
1nast asgw Ginar il Is ia the recollcc-,
tim Qa nIlans1-whsch. moderate in
dimensions, fnaa, apparently, with
fir tilsrTilg s-sfsS. the means Of its
aw'nels very moderate, gasping for
fresh cmi Of paint, Is yet the centre
ada rnana cordial, beaming hospitali-
Is 1.asaa a=sy ether in Massachusetts.
Nflfe miracle OF the widows cruise Is
an everyday commonplace there,
and extends its marvel not merely
10 the oil and meal, but to the butter,
ira carpets and beds. Ii the chairs
give out something turnsinto a chair.
" the table II too short, an ironing
board transforms itself into another
leaf. If the rooms are all occupied, a
rew one builds itself out--laths,
s,sas.tYs and dries itself on the spur
sss the moment, and no cold taken
The generous, hospitabIe hearts OF
srsDate@ effect aII. Everything Is
gsaaEn-food, furniture, service; but
fiae large, Sunny natures of the family
crave being happy, and making
others happy; and so. ON an income
~fpEetI Like number Of others would |
think dGornei them to shut up the |
front and live in the back part Of the /
sss'sHs~r those people conirive to keep
eg@n all round to sun and air their |
friends and books and flowers.
But one may say, My heart is not !
large enough for that sort Of thing.
I am anxious and troubled about |
many things fastidious, dust-haunt-
cd, as sensitive to criticism as raw |
wound to acid. Very likely. Then
you will not build that kind of a
house. You will fashion something
in which, If there Is less hilarity, |
there will at least be less dust; if
less conversation, variety Of persons
and ideas, huddle Of books, prints,
flowers, at least fewer cracked tea
cups, more kinds Of cake, bettcr-pre-
served carpets. You will get what |
you want, not what some other per-
son wants. You are magnet of n |
specific kind. Things which you are
fitted to draw will fly toward you,
and stick to you. Glue, pitch, warm
ish---none Of these things lay hold on
to, and keep fast, their dust, straws,
gnats, flies, so tenaciously, as does
each man or woman tho objects for
which aflinities fit him.