Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-01

- y -
soft and sensitive. If but one sin
force its way into that tender part OF
/ theSOul and dwell there, the road Is
paved for a thousand iniquitie7.
or all the duties, the love of truth,
with faith and eonssaney Ia it, ranks
first and highest. Truth is God. To
love God and to love the truth are one
and the same thing.-GSilviO Pellieo.
Give without grudging. It is not
enough that you simply give. You
must do IL beautifully Your generOs-
ity must not be crOwnish. 1t must be
hne. 1t must be noble. We are TO be
easy to be~'entreated.
Hodges sureties will claim exemp-
ton from their liabilities on his bond.
on the ground that the government
officials were criminally negligent in
not proceeding against Hodge when
his d~efalcatioa was first discovered.
IT'S wiser being good than bads
It's safer bsing mseE than hsrcer
It's litter being sane than msd.
NY own hope Is, a sun Eili pierce
The thiekest cloud sarth ezsr stretched.
That, after lat returns tns hrsf,
Though a wide compass rHund be fatehad.
what began uest bsn't e q W8rxt,
Nor Whist God blessed once, prove = garsf.
Poor men are perpetual sentlnels,
watching In the depth OF night
against the incesSant assaults OF want:
while the rich lie stored in secure re-
pose, and cOmpassed with large album
dance.
A husband should not chill an en-
thusiastie wife, and, above all, should
never separate himself from her fave
rite topic when she loves him well
enough to try and share il with him.
iIReade.
When I behold the passion for or
namentation, and the corresponding
power, l feel as if women had so far
shown what they are bad for, rather
than what they are good for.--Julia
Ward Howe.
Be not diverted from your duty BY
any idle reflection the silly world
may make upon you, for their censure5
are not in your power, and cOnse-
quently should not be any part Of
your concern.-E pictetus.
Be faithful. Learn that all your
wOsk is done for G0d. Slight nothing.
Have the anne evidence OF your SAL
walton that the little servant girl had,
who, when asked how she knew she
was converted, said: because I
sweep under the mals"
a transeendent faith, a cheerful
trust, turns the darkness Of plight into
a pillar Of fire, and the cloud by day
into a perpetual glory. They who
thus march on are refreshed even in
the wilderness, and hear streams Of
gladness triekling among the rocks.
o wives and mothers, be wise before
it is too latei Live so as to eDiqy eve
ry day Of your life. Ten years hence.
or even tomorrow, you NAV die,
Live so that your presence will
gladen the lives Of your dear ones.
more than anything Of your hands
can win for them.
The habit of dissipsiing every serf-
Gus thought by a series OF agree bic
sensations, ts as fatal to happiness as
virtue, for when amusement is unis
fOrmly substituted for objects moral
and mental interest, we lose all that
elevates our enjOyment5 above the
scale Of childish pleasures.
The noblest thing on earth q the
mar who rises to the dignity Of self
mastery. The man who can refuse
indulgence to a clamOring desire, can
hold the craving appetite unqualified,
and 3 say to the rising passion,
peace, be still, !" is hero above Alex
ander or Hercules.
A minister asked a little boy VIM
had been converted, ''dOes not tbs
devil tell you that you are not a Csriss
uan?" "Yes, sometimes" well
what do you say to himso ,sI tell
him." replied the bOy,1 with some-
thing Of Luther's SOirit. that.
whether l am a CHI; .stiau or not. h il
OF his busiDess."
The great difference between man
the feeble and the DogeFiuL
great and insignificant, Is energy.
nvlnelbie determination, q uurp1se
1nce liked upon, and then death or
HIctory. That quality will compas
1nytnlng that is possible in life, and
40 Gaients no circumstances, no OppGr-
unItles, viii make a man without il,
A well known poet sent two pOetf-
al letters to the "pOstOfieej of an
episcopal fair at Pittsfield. In one Of
hem the first stanza was:
Fair lady, whosce'er thou Ar.
rum This poor leaf with tender care.
and hushl on hush thy bssffuz hsgrt-
Ins one thou lowest wiz be thsreI
On turning the "poOr leaf'' there
found a dollar bill, with soma
erses beginning:
Fair lady, lft thine eyes ana ten
THIS Ia not = trEthful Letter:
This Is the one ~ tnOu lOvesf vfasf
Ana nsngnt % CA make thee IoFs u
l should rejoice to hear any one Of
" congregation saying: Z" forgot
preached, l felt so much the IN
uenee OF lhs truths he preached.
des5ed De Tod, was enabled to re-
snI, q the silent tears trickIed
oWn my cheeks. My heart was az
Sceu,lb began 70 relent, and now ft
lents again when I consider BY
n9ss mercy II was that l was blessed
lLn these feelings. "-lRowIand ain.
We ind men in every walk In IiFs
lstaklng a passion for prominenee
7 a desire for eminenee. No emf
Is possible except we Subject
lat passion for prominence which
uses as TO overlook the very steua
? which emlneIce Is gained. Tie
Isslon for pr0minence leaves Us omen
Inc Sung OF usstis2ed vanities; the
sire OF eminenee makes Us calm
seeming defeat, The passion foT
MAKES rs more anxious to
ano well IN the estimation of others.
. desire Tor eminence makes u
ieny anxious TO stand well in our
NJ Morning Star.
We 2 tear FOR the wrstohsd, 3 SMILE fer
TIE weary applause. ard excuse Tor -
ne help for the needy, and soms pity 70,
.t..y rom the path Zasrs true hagps.
We : laugh for the eand in her play =. sb~
We respect foE the aged, and pleasantly
stranger that seaksth shelter MN tb.s-
ss : covering tospsreif he naked should
Ve = hope in thy sorrow. . calm In tn
work that worthy thy LIFE to snpIov
Z sn! ABOVE Al things on this Size tks
psaes with thy cOnsclsnos. and psass
! person in high life once went N.
'Eardly WilmOt, at the time lord
ct justice OF the court OF
as, under the impression of great
It'll and indignation at q resl iSiurv
len he had received from a psfs0n
AIN the political world, and which
medltating how to resent II
most efeeiual manner. After -
1g the particulars, ne asked sir
diy II ne did not think Il womb "a
ny to resent 1t. Eyes" said fbsS
nent man, sit viii be mamie tn -
II; but IL viii be God-like to 49,
IT.. q gentleman deeia-ad
D nad such an instantaneous
: upon MIN, that he came avsav
q ulnerent man, and in a kotslIy
temDaF froFn fhof a