Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-05-13

that 1t may bark at evening time to its
furry fellow-citizens. God has made
us for greater and better things than
these. He never gave us his glorious
image that we might thus dcbase it
He never gave lis talents TO be thus
buried in the ground. He has sent us
into the world on mission of labor,
but we do not accomplish that mission
by laboring for the qualification of our
own selfish desires by dressing and
pampering our ladies and starving our
souls. The idea that mans life con-
sists in the abundance of his possess
sions, has already taken too strong
hold upon us. He who will stop and
watch the busy, thronging masses of
humanity of every trade and profess
sion as they hurry and crowd through
each days toll will not fail to sec that
self interest is the handspring of all
their actions the master-wheel that
moves all lifu's machiner,
Men OF science labor to investigate
the mysteries of nature to lay Atlantic
cables, to join oceans by Pacific Rail-
road and seas by Suez Canal, and all
for money and reputation. Men of
commerce hold meetings 10 rejoice that
India my how pour he. opic wealth
at their feet, that China's teemifig mil.
lions are coming are ready to be chem
and obedient servants. Men of polf-
tics commit perjury, lie, deceive the
people, receive brides, and all to pro-
mote their own interest and satiate a
thirst for gold Men of literature drive
their pens for dollars and blight or
bless as interest dictates. Men Of agri-
culture rejoice over plows, reapers
and threshers and all because there
with they may mitigate the primeval
curse and smooth the road to wealth.
Thus self-interest Is the engine that
moves the worlds machinery. ..
To the student, not mixing i'm this.
hurrying multitude. and who from his
task may riise his head an see how
every man Is seeking his own way, and
cares for naught but gold, who may
see young and old join in this race for
siches with varying success, who may
see Wall Street plots and gold panics
rend ruin into thousand homes and
score of men TO the lunatic asylum /;
who may see the higher claims of duty
ignored and man living, as If it were
all of life to live-to him how forcibly,
how urgently, comes that call to no.
bier labor-'Son go work to-day in my
vineyard" o let us heed il. Let us
go into the worlds busy multitudes
with the idea that to labor for the per-
fiction OF our moral and intellectual
natures Is the ultimate end of existence
and the highest privilege of a rational
creature. Let us labor for the good of
ourselves and our race. Let us spend
our toll and sweat 10 till ImanuePs
lands. Let us leave the world better
than we found it. Let us of good
deeds and words well spoken build
bowers wherein memory shall delight
to sit down and muse as she travels
back across life's journey. Let us plant
flowers along the way whose fragrance
shall cheer those who come after us.
Let us not live objectless and aimless--
Lives Of gr-at all remind us
We can make our lives tnbliuo
Add departing leave bshind US
fnotprnts on tho sands Of time,
Let Us, then, bs up and doing
With hfart for any fate,
SIN achieving, still pursuing
Learn to labor and TO wait.