The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-05-28

miral, Of Spanish granaec, and Of
French general. Everybody at Baden
knows something about her nobody else
knows and what each knows is altogcth.
er different from the general knowledge
of this singular woman, who seems pleased
with the mystery surrounding her, and
nowlsc averse to deepening it by Il con-
tinuation of eccentric courses and in-
explicable vagaries -JUNIus HENRI
BROWNE, in Harper's Magazine for
June
For the Register
Failures.
Vicissitudes OF many complexities, trials
of many combinations, adversities and
sorrows are silent followers in the train
of failures. We are told There is no
such word as fall" But do we not have
failures of pecuniary nature, failures of
ambitious schemes, failures of purposes,
intent on gaining certain desire and
failures Of "a life time, making one sad
ruin of that gift from our Creator life ?
Why will humanity forget the nobler in-
stincts OF life? Why allow to creep into
the inner soul. the vile unworthy dictates
that so destroy the better life? Why
scatter the seed of evil thought and deed
combining in the character the fruit,
thereby making an impure unworthy i'm
age of wha. "might have been" noble
soul IT'S sad sad word, that "might
have been" Lifcs phases are strangely
colored with failures. They cast dim
cold light over all; the vital instincts Of
the mind are chilled Sy their icy and
perhaps premature storms; aud yet the
very lack Of energy of soul to crush the
effect of the blast, proves still another to
add to the list Of failed Life carefully
reviewed, shows us many defects it is
made up Of one thought, deed, prcccpt,
influence, and example after another, till
our past is SO much Of our lifetime gone.
What do we remember OF good or evil ?
In the dim vista Of the past, do we recall
much of goodness Of heart aud richness
of soul that has characterized our deeds
Or have we reared and fostered the sell
fish unprinciplcd vices of our evil nature
and bad defiance to the little voice of our
conscience, so silently, yet impressively
whispering to our impetuous wayward
heart "you are wrong?" Around the
life Of the past, turks perhaps many Il ST.
lent struggle with this aod that reverse.
Poverty, hungry, devouring, greedy has
brought Its pnched and narrow discom-
forts to haunt the mind, and pride, haugh.
ty, defiant has fought many battle with
its foe, We murmur all this, and more,
weary and panied by the sharp and sting.
ing thorns, over which we have trodden,
jostled and hurt from contact, with un-
sympathetic, harsh and rude associations,
till we are embttered against life, aud
; all the warmth Of our genial nature is
frozen. And life seems but Ian empty
DREAM" bringing and taking of joy and
sorrow, dispensations, Of which we can
onl y accept-ncver govern. What then
is true success? Why will worldly esti-
8 mates count success by the weight Of the
golden coin? But suppose it to be the
r boarding of wealth, and bartcring away
| the soul in the speculative process Of ac-
cumuaton, the complete and entire sur
rendering Of the better life-to this greed
, for gain all tho energies of mind ex-
, hausted to feed this avaricious desire
p nothing is left for the development Of the
q finer aud nobler traits of the character
The soul is content to take from the des.
, titute their last crumb or through some
: scheme to crowd their now wcll-stocked
! treasury with yet another income. |,
this true success? Can there not be seen
that sordid, unprincipled and untaling
nature that prompts the desire to grip
and fasten around self's best interests, and
motives regardless of the means employ
:, ed a.? Can this make an element of q
truly successful life? Our spiritual Ma
o ture iamished and thirsty has only beer
!. fed from bitter cup; impulsive anc
o hasty we dash the cup aside, embittereC
with stern reality and with daring in
;. difference, walk deliberately in deviou
II ways, prone to do wrong, human nature
n better genter traits are dwarted and sen
sitive hearts are chilled till stern, bite
;. and harsh precepts are planted springinl
G up with rapid growth, thus despoiling tn
v character of all that Is admirable anc
. grand.
n n Far more glorious the success OF lii'
that conquers self. Who stretches fortl
,s a light arm Of manly power, and has tn
, nerve of steele to defend its loved one
with Il daring will to do right, to liy
's down the trivial offence ofto-day, by dar
10 ing to do better work tomorrow
:. Opening the well-spring Of the heart, an
" cultivating the virtues thereof, crushiu
/ out the evil adversaries even as did tn
n Emperor Napoleon conclude war wit
8. the Austrian dynasty, hoiin, alott
20 costly vase presented him by the Sover
h eign Of that nation, he says, 81 vii
20 shiver their dynasty, as | now dash thi
q vase in pieces at my feet Would tha
70 the vices of our people might thus b
shattered by some noble power. Can hu
manity never awaken to sense Of its ow
IS wants? Must our soul of higher though
&c ever slumber iorgetiul of its own require
oi ment ?
G. Will day never come, when We ma
u suddenly awaken to the great want with
~ in ? and finally shall we bear the band c
w. failed" or the stamp Of noble man an
III womanhood? ?
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history. The first scion was sent fror
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