The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS.


None 80 little enjoy life and are
such burdens to themselves as those
who have nothing to do. The active
have only the true relish of life. He
who knows not what il is to labor
knows not what it is to enjoy. Rec
reation is only valuable as 1t untends
Us. The Idle know nothing of 1t. It
is exertion that renders rest delight
ful and sleep sweet and undisturbed.
That the happiness of life depends
on the regular prosecution of some
lsudable calling which engages, helps
and enlivens all our powers, let
those bear witness who after spend
ing years in active usefulness, retire
to enjoy themselves. They are a
burden to themselves.
The great doctrine to teach child
is that he must labor for what he
wants. Is it riches? Let him stop
envying those who have made money
and go to work and make it himself.
IL II the position which character
gives? Let him build upa good
reputation for himself. Is it talent !?
Let him study to improve his mind.
Possibly he may come honestly by
somebody else's money without
working for it, but he cannot inherit
an education. KnSwledge requires
brain work, and there is no getting
over IL. A man may die and leave
his money, but he cannot leave his
education.
The SIN OF borrowing Trouble
Such q habit of mind and heart is
wrong, because it puts one into q
dependency that i'll fits him for duty.
planted two rose-bushes in my gar
den; the one thriVed beautifully, the
other persisted. / founy the dead
one on the shady side of the house.
Our dispositions, like our plants,
need sunshine. Expectancy of re-
pulse is the cause of many secular
and religious failures. Fear of bank
ruptcy has uptorn many a fine bust
ness, and sent the men lodging
among the note-shavers. Fear of
Islander and abuse has often invited
all the long-beaked Vultures Of back
biting. Many of the misfortunes of
life, like hyenas, flee if you courage
ousiy meet them.
INTEaRITY.-Integrity is a. virtue
which costs much. In the period of
passion, il takes selt-denial to keep
down the appetites of the flesh in
the time Of ambition, with us far
more dangerous, it requires very
much earnestness of character to keep
consciousness within its bounds, not
to be sWcrved by love of the praise
of men, Of official power over them.
But what a magnificent recompensc
does it bring to every man! Any
pleasure which costs conscience SIN
gle pang is really a pain, and not .
pleasure. All gain which robs you
or your integrity is a gain which
profits not it is loss. Honor is in
fanny if won by the sale of your soul.
But what Womanly ard manly de-
light does this costly virtue bring
into our consciousness, here and else
Wherel
In ascending stairs we rest but one
foot on each step, and while it restq
thSre the ascent proceeds; nay, ii
rests only that the ascent may pro-
coed. There is distinction between
going up stairs, and settling down on
stair to make ones self comforta-
bic. There is also distinction be-
tween refining your stairs, making
your stairs, making them easy, fFic-
tionless, elegant if you viii, and
making lounges of them. Such 8
care may be excessive, but it is not
necessarily a perversion of purpose.
TO fit up a step, or certain series OF
stops for dwelling place, and there
abide, would be perversion; illus
tratitng the position of most men as
we fiHd them strung along the scale
ofafTections, ut various heights, some
engaged in fitting up for thei: repOsc
the step next above, most gravitating
toward steps below, each cleaving
foadly to his chosen habit rarely one
using the stairs with his might as
mere mems or road May for insatia-