Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-05-11
Mental pleasures unlike those of
the body, never cloy, aud are incrcas.
ed by repetition.

heart ~ sad--the ralpboW IL brauti-
tt,'l in the air, while beneath is the
moaning of the sea-"
The dnllest street Of the mos,
prosai' towa has matter in it for
more s,Gii;.s, more tears, more intense
excitement, than ever were written in
story, or sung in poem. Mrs Stoice.
--"Ev"ry man rherishes in his heart
some ohj"et-- some shrine at which
his alteration is paid, unknown tu all
his fellow mortals--- unknown to all,
save his Cod
No finer compliment has ever been
paid I" - man than ,ha, - Jean panl
to his friend Weisse, when he said
that, ''his face was n thank sgiving
for all his former life, and lov, letter
I, all mankind,
--Beauty After all, the mos, nat.
ural- beauty in the world is honesty
and moral trn,h. For all beauty is
truth. True features make the beau,
ty of the tace; and true proportion the
beauty of architecture as true meas.
: nre that Of harmony aud music. H.
poetry, which is all feeble, truth il
s,ill the perfection.
There is nothing beautiful ard
good that dies and IL forgotten. An
infant, a praIlling child, dying IN its
| l., u,tI
thought ofth.se who loved il, play its
part, though its body be burned Ia
ashes or drowned in the deepest sea.
There is not an angel added to the
hosts Of Heaven, bat does its work
on earth in those that love it here
Dead Oh, if tie good deeds Of I'M.
man creatures could be traced To- their
source, how beautiful would even
death appear; for how much charity,
mercy, purified affection, would he
seen to have their growth in dusty
graves. 1880 Charles Dickens.
49," So you are going to college,
boy. We'll away with you there's no
ase advising you you'll do n MI thr
rest 10 In one year yum know more
than ~yonr father and IN ,hcr, or !. or
all your college officers in fact, than
the Lord himself You'll have doubts
about the Bible and think YOU could
have made better ore. You'll think
it the Lord had consulted yon he
could bavc laid the foundations Of the
earth better, and arranged the course
OF nature To more purpose. In Short,
You'll he god, knowing good and
evil, and running over all creation
measuring everything and every body
10 your pint cup. There'll be no liv.
ing with You. But you'll get ov er it
it's only the febrile state OF knowledge.
But il you have good constitution
iyon'll come through with ;t.-Mrs
Sto,ce.
II, is cheap and easy to destroy
There is not a joyful boy or innocent
girl buoyant with ono purpose of
duty in all the streets full Of eager
aud rosy faces, but cynic can chill
aud dlshearten with sin.,le word ---
Dependency comes readily enough
To the most sangulue people. The
cynic has onI y Ia follow the hint with
his bitter conformation, ana they gu
home with heavier step and preula
tnre age. They will themselves
quickly enough give the hint he wants
to the cold wretch. Which of them
has not failed 10 please where they
most wished TO please or blunIer
where they was most ambitious of
success? ? or tound* themselves awk.
wa'd or tedious or incapable of study,
thought or herossm. aud only hoped
by good sense and fidelity 10 10 what
they could and pass nnhalu,cd? And
this wicked malrtac,0r makes their
! lttie hope less with satire and ekepli.
c'-in, aud sla"kcns the springs Of en-
deator. Yes, this is rnsv lul To
help The young sonl, add energy IN
splre hopes, aud blow the GOALS into a
useful fame 10 redeem Diet. al by
new thought. by iilm ertiou, tha, Is
not easy, tina, is the work Of divine
mcn.-R. " Emerson.
! An Angel in the Stone. 1t is rcla
ted Of Michael Angcln, that, while
walking with some friends ihronnh an
obscure street ~ tn" city uf Floreucc.
ie discovered fine block of marble
lyiu. neglected in yard, and halt
buried in dirt and rubbish. Regard
less Of his holiday attire, he at nnc.
fell to work upon il, CLEARING away
It's filth, aud striving io lift it { ON the
slime aud mi,e ia which il lay. ills
companions asked hIm, in as,oni,h.
tnrrt, what be was doing. aud what.
he wanted with that worthless piece Of
rock.
"Oh there's an angel IN the stepr,"
was the answer, land ! must get j:
out"
He had it removed 10 his studio,
ani with patient tnil, with mnll-t and
chisrl, he lei the angel ont. Wiat 10
others was but q rude, unsightly stone,
tn bin edncaicd eye was the buried
glory uf art. A masop would have
I put IT into a stone wall \ cart man
ss"nld have used it fu filing in, or 10
grade the street but Angplo trans
formed II into gem of art, aud gave