The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-06-06
SUBJECTS FOR THOUGHT.

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a hurry. Locomotives havo been
reported to have been moved a mile
in minute for. u short distance.
But locomotives havc OftOn come to
grief by such great rapidity. Mul-
titudcs, in their haste to get rich,
arc ruined every year. The men
who do things maturcly, slowly, de-
libcrately, are tho men who oftonest
succeed in life. People who are
habitually in hurry generally have
ito do things twice over. The tor
toisc beats the hare at last. Slow
men seldom knock their brains out
against n post.
"All the ways Of man are clear
in his own eyes" He looks with af
eccd, it may be with honest, sur
prise at the sins, folies, and crimes
of others, which he may already
have committed in the samc or i'll
different forms
Il have found n good In every
thing have learned. By degrees
your destiny will open before you.
You will learn what you arc good
for what you arc made for. | can
say nothing more definite, and this
is definite enough, and full Of anima-
tion. Do your duty, and yon can
not fail to fit yourself for an honor
able work."
Ladies' some times do not value
their husbands as thoy ought. They
not unfroquontly learn the value of
a good husband for the first time by
the loss of him. Yet the husband
is the very rooftrce of the cdiIicc-
the keystone called home. He is
the bread winner Of the tamily-it'
defense and its gIory-tho begin
ming and ending of the golden chain
of life which surrounds tits coun-
scllor, lawgiver, and its king.
Air castles arc old as Adam, AS we
believe there is not man, woman
or child but what has built or is
building them. And they will con-
tinue to build as long rs there is a
living person on the earth. The
child looks forward to the time
whom it will have grown up to man
hood or womanhood, and tells what
if will do or he when il reaches that |
passage in life.
wct them learn first" said Paul,
go show piety at home" Religion
begins in the family. One OF the
hottest sanctuaries on earth is home.
The family altar is moro venerable
than any altar in the cathedral. The
education of the soul for eternity
begins by the fircsidc. The prncl,
pic of love, which is to be carried
through the universe, lN first unfold
ed in the family.
I'm every person, whatever gives
strength and energy to the mlnd "l
man, cxlc. icnco teaches to be favor
able TO the cn'crcsts OF plcty, know
LEDGE and virtue; in every pursuit
ON the contrary, whatever cn'ccblPa
or limits the powers Of the mind,
the same experiences ever shows TO
he hostile to the best interests OF hui
man life.
As sometimes small evils, like in
visible insects, intlict pam, and
single hair may stop a vast machine,
tbc chief secret of comfort lies in not
suffering trihcs to vcX one, but IN
prudenly cultivatng an under
nrowtI ofsmall pleasures, since very
few e,eat sHcs arc let ON long leases
Fi.e of the sweetest words in the
Enoisn language begin with II,
whth is only breath; Heart, Hope,
Hcnc, Happiness and Heaven
Hart is a hope-placo, and that man
SILLY mistaketh who would eX-
cange the happiness of home for
nything less than heaven.
Wealth is desirable for what it en-
ables us to do or enjoy, but it is not
desirable at the cost of honesty and
honor and true manhood. 1t is not
desirable when truth and virtue and
rcligion--whcn honorable usefulness
and happiness here, and eternal
happiness hercaftcr--must be sacri-
feed for it.
Dress has moral effect upon the
conduct of mankind. let any gen
tIcman find himsclfwith dirty boots,
old surtout, soiIcd ncckcloth, and
general negligence of dress, and he
will, in all probability, find a cores
ponding disposition by negligence OF
address.
It is not so hard as people sup
nose to be faithful TO ones engage
mcnts. The engagement which is to
be kept keeps you in its turn. 1t
cuts hesitation to the quick, and
protects the will with all the power
of Il promulgated decree.