The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-04
T#E RICH AND THE POOR.

L think / hear you eXcfalill, mat Is easily
answered Come with me and [ viii show
/ you Riches and Poverty. Behold yor
mansion, that massive structure of ma
Sonry towering aloft in the glowing sun
light. or sporting with the moi>tened
clouds that hang Overwhelmingly above. How
bod and self reliant it stands among til.
neighboring cottages, rejoicing in its owl.
grandeur and Importance. There i
something majestic about it as we catch
glimpse of it through the stately elms.
and lofty pines, which have thrown their
protecting shade and walled and moaned
with the storms ofs.eenturies. As we
pass along winding walks bordered with,
rare and beautiful flowers, unfolding
their dewey petals to our admiring gaze,
| with here and there an arbor overhune
with clinging vines, and behold our coun-
tenances mirrored in miniature lake with
| iimpid waters. and golden fish; you ex
claim triumphantly these are the posses
sions that constitute riches. We lead t.
the marble steps and the blow of the
| heavy knocker resounds through the att
cient hall. 4 servant IN livery ushers
us in. and learning the object Of cur
visit. informs his master, who qreets u
with the ease and elegance of manner
well be6tting to one long accustomed t,
the faltering influences of wealth. Ii,
4 :
bids US look aud be convinced Of the
riches which he so securely holds within
his Tightening grasp. We tread upon the
soft carpets, which give us impressions
hat we are crushing thornless roses. we
behold costly furniture richly carved, IL
braries that would not disgrace en- Alex
andrian Court, and paintings executed by
the brush OF the never dying Raphael:
ascending winding stairs, we so through
long corridors and at last in the observa-
tory behold broad lands and winding
rivers, and still are suncoavinced. At
dinner. the table grqans with tempting
mea, sand sviands, but withJthe converse.
ton of our host and his frequent drain
ing of the golden cup, we discover Pou.
erty.-Poverty of mind and ul,-and
though the world may call him rich, yet
all his gold will be found but dross in the
great fires of puriiaction.
Again 1 am lead to an humble cot
tage. There we find no elegant surround
ings, only a few flowers springing up by
the path leading to the door, which is
opened by the plain housewife who in
forms us that. her. husband is away at
work. But whiteWashed walls and sand
ed floors meet our view; yet an air of
neatDess prevades the whole. The chill
| dren are tidily but poorly clad and the
| well patched garments bespeak the love
and care of their mother The husband
tolls early and late, he earns the bread
for himself and family. Yet he seems
content. We wonder at the calm light
in his dark eye, the joyful smile upon
his lip and are determined to learn its
cause. We accept the extended invita-
tion to .partake of their humble meal.
No tempting viands, or costly wines, but
the simplest food is set before US. Soon
our host pours forth his soul In gratitude
to God for the many blessings of life. and
| hulnbly requests that this plain food may
| be I,roinotise Of their geo.: Al eve ".
| behold an altar erec't within this hun
| BE dwelling, upon which the fires of 10,
and praise to God continually burn
Thi, is poverty? yes. this is what tie
world calls poor All | exclaim, would
| that there were many more in such nov
| erty's realm
Another persons tells me that the rich
| are those whose mind are stored with the
|! treasure Of study and thought, those who
! look deeply into the nature of things, and
are never satisfied, until they arrive at
| the hrst great cause; or the orator who
| sways his audience by. his elnquence, aud
holds ulnltitiIdes inbreathfess suspense
such, together with all theglearned of the
world, are. termed rich Judge Tot
~holly4rem outward appearances, All
isnot gold that plitters.' a good name
IisIa'her TO be chosen than great riches,
aud loving favor than silver ard gold
| The rich and poor meet togo Their. tie
Lord is the maker of them all. With
many men do riches earn themselves a
double curse they are illsot BY tight
dealings. they illyspent by loose 'sqander-
ing. In Proverbs it says He that o.
presse.h the poor to increase his riches,
| and he that giveth to the rich shall sure
ly come to want. RIB not the POO, be-
cause he is poor. neither Cypress the af-
flicted in the gate
Riches profit nothing in the day of
wrath, but righteousness delivcreth from
| death.
+ The man whom God calls rich acknowl-
edges Him in everything IF he cuns-
bines gold. learning and picty, be is cap
able of doing a vast amount of good for
this and another world On the other
hand, he who possesses not piety. whose
soul is barren of love for God, whose
heart is pool filled with stagnant
waters, which, have flowed from the
fount of seli>hness, hatred and vice, is
poor. Although he may hold in his
hands great wealth in gold he is in reali-
~ poor or than the veriest beggar, who
craws through our streets. How much
better If Is tn get wisdom IN n n GOLD ,n1
TO get understanding rather than silver,
and TO adorn the character with those