The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-10-23
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

old.-Chesterfeld.
The king, in reality, is well served: nei-
ther life nor fortune is considered when his
pleasure is the question. If we were as well
disposed toward God, we should be saints
indeed.-Madan, de Seuigme.
All our sufferings are ordered by Father;
'tis the portion our Father gives US to drink;
and whatever bitter ingredient there is in it,
still it is ofa Fathers procuring, and why
suspect it to be poison, and be afraid Of itI
My child woke crying from her sleep:
bended DER her bed,
And soothed her, till in slumber deep
She from the darkness fed.
And as beside my child / stood,
A still voice said to me,
"Even thus thy Father, strong and good,
Is bending over thee"
George Macdonald.
The less we expect from this1 world, the
better for us;athe less we expect from our
fellowmen, whether of spiritual help or Of
inspiring example, the smaller will be our
disappointment. He that leans on his own
strength leans on broken reed.
If mankind were all intellect they would
be continually changing, so that one age
would be entirely unlike another. The great
conservative is the heart, which remains the
same in all ages, so that commonplaces of a
thousand years standing are: as effective as
eyer.-HaUthorne
Oh, blessed miracle, indeed
Ia nuioEapipr ;pfod
The stubborn growth Of thorn and weed
Uprooted by little seed
Fostered in sun and shower!
Oh. miracle still wrought anew,
While hearts one germ of Heaven retain !!
Where barren briers and nettles grew
Let fall the kindly sun and dew,
And Eden blooms again!
The religious fermentation of the present
day is nothing else than the struggle of rea-
son and thought to penetrate to God
When they have arrived there, they shall
worship and sing praises to the Lord, and
then tho first commandment shall be fulfilled,
that tells man "Thou shalt love the Lord,
thy God with all heart and with all thy soul
and with all thy mind, that is, with all thy
power.-Bremer.
An inclination for any study is the cheap
est and best pleasure man can have. Pur-
suing it, he gains insight into other things,
and is thrown in the way of congenial COM
pany But do not let your taste run away
with you; do not let it intrude on business,
or sleep, or exercise. Do not allow yourself,
to be an Indifferent clerk for the sake Of be-
ing an Indifferent artist. Be thorough in
your duties, and you will elevate the stand
ard of your taste.-Edscard Garrett.
Blessed are these who die for God,
And earn the martyrs crown of light:
Yet he who lives for God may be
A greater conqueror in His sight.
4. Proctor.
Moderation is the slken string running
through the pearl chain Of all virtues.
Fuller.
A friend will be sure to act the part Of an
advocate before he will assume that of a
judge.-South.
Only weak women wish to be placed in
rivalry with men; and when men accordingly
treat them as they would other rivals, they
cry. "Shams shame !" and wonder what has
become of the ancient chivalry.
Ed,card Garrett.
Do not think thou didst contract alliance
with an angel, when thou didst take thy
friend to thy bosom, he may be weak as we'll
as thou art, and thou mayst need pardon as
we'll as he Bacon.
Who made the heart, It's he alone,
Decidedly can try us;
He knows each chord, its various tone;
Each spring, its various bias
Then ut the III. balance let's be mute,
We never can adjust it;
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
The truth ought to be deeply printed in
minds studous of wisdom and their own con-
tent that they bear their happiness or un-
happiness in their own breast, and that all
outward things have right and a wrong
handle he that takes them by the right
handle finds them good, he that takes them
by the wrong indiscreetly, finds them evil.
Du Moulin.
Your MoTHER-Your mother is your
best earthly friend The world may wilfully
do you many wrongs, your mother never; the
world may persecute you while living; and
when dead plant the ivy and nightshade of
slander upon your grasslses grave-but your
mother will love and cherish you while liv.
ing and if she survive you will weep for you
when dead, such tears as none but q mother
can weep. Love your mother