The Hickman courier., 1873-06-28

and asking what is the spring, by whicl
all these are put in motion madea of,
am told it is made of steel. Is WIKI ha
is steel? The replyss, it is iron which
has undergone certain process. So
then, find the mainspring-without
which the watch would be almost mo
tionless, and its hands, figures and EN-
tbelishments but toys-is not of gold
chat is not sufficiently good nor oi
brass, (that would not do but of iron.
Iron, therefore, is the only precious
metal, and this watch but an emblem OF
society. It's hands and figures, which
tell the hour, resembles the marter-
spirits of the age, to whose movements
every eye is directed. Its useless but
sparkling seals, sapphires, rubies, to-
PAGES, embellishments, are the aristoc-
racy. Its works of brass are the middle
class, by the increasing intelligence and
power of which the master-spirits of the
age are moved and its iron handspring
never Shesaohs OF saaSS1s when Il is iziss
orderly, broken, or wants winding mp
symbolizes the laboring class, which,
like handspring, we wind up by the
payment of wages, and which class are
shut up in obscurity, and though con
stantly at woik, and absolutely necessary
to the movement of society, as the iron
handspring is to the gold watch, are
never though of, except when they re
quire their wages, or in the same want or
disorder of some kind or other. Everett.
Dismal Women.
There are women who take a strange
delight in being dismal. Some of them
are so selfish that nothing is ever right,
because they imagine they ought to
have something extraordinary in the
way of luck. a few are ilI-tempered
and adopt the dismal line on purpose
to spite those who live with them, be-
ing assured that this is the most effect
ual way of so doing. But the majority
Of the dismals are good women, or, at
least, want to be good, and they APP
pear to be dismal strictly on conscien-
tious grounds. If they put their feel
ings into words, they would probably
say something of this sort " This |
world is made up of sin and sorrow and |
1t is a probation, and we
leed not look for anything pleasant un-
Ill we pass into the next. We must not |
give away to happiness or encourage |
oy. 1t is true that God gives the sun
shine and flowers, but He intends that |
while looking at them we shall constant
y remind ourselves that the rain viii |
,ome, and that the flowers will die" 1t /
seems impossible that such hearts can
owe, but perhaps they do after their
,wn dismal fashion. Everything is
lone for duty, and if by chance in per-
orning this duty they stumble upon /
he doing of anything pleasant, they are
ure to spoil the taste of it. As rule,
hey are women of narrow culture.
Jean Paul, having married hero of
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describes her thus:
eff ever heavy hanging cloud of
hunder bearing waterspout passed over
us or her days, she knew how to put
Ter husband and his courage, like
Dutch fortress, quite under water, and
rave free vent to all her tears. If, on
he contrary, the sun or fortune cast
,leam of December sunshine, not broad
II than window, into their room, then
Lenette was sure to have a hundred
,ther things TO do and to see, sooner
han remark the more lovely one. Her
husband said beseechingly more than
,nce Dear one, do but wait until we /
re again as poor as rats, and once
more lead the life of dog, and then L
viii sigh and groan with you with pleas
lre. 1t was of little avail only once /
Inc returned him a decent answer:
How long will it be before we are
igaiu without penny in the house?'
''But to this he knew how to return |
till more reasonable answer: 1T seems, /
hen, You are determined not to enjoy a |
quiet day until one can swear
o you on the Gospel that no misera-
de, dark, cloudy day will follow it. |
u that case you can never enjoy one.