, 1874-08-13
Thero IL a sorious question whether You could
atanh this trial Of 5our bodily strength.


uro thta wintor. And tho Only probable failure
will be failure of health. II this disaster
should ariso. 1t Will arise ootly through tho un-
eoot1,od and uncontrolled reaction which follow
sl,cnkiug. and which sometimes follow It no ~ TO
prevent aleop.
havo mado ona asrong determination, and
That ia that / will not forco Nature by any
etimulants nor aodntives,--r "sther wino to ex-
oto. nor alo to alay, my blood. am taking
conscientious cure OF my body md aoul. And,
succ hnvo beeu on this tour, I inyo had sono
Of tho swootost moments Of my life. But tboy
need Bharer. Lot us both think Of It first. aud
decide attorwanls. Good night. THEODORE.
nEEouER "Nor As monA11x CHEAT As lie ONCE
WAH.'
SUNDAY NIGHT. AKnoN, o. pcc. =.
MY DAR1INa: 1hnvo just boon moved to write
= long lottor to Mrs. DIV about May. It Is
chiefly about having purpoAo Ia lifo and how
to carry it out. or late I have boon thinking
much Of my own life.
You know TINT don't attach a. much inpor-
anco as many do to oertain churchly ideaa Of tho
Christian life. II aeo1nH to mo that the trunBt
method, and tho suross, OF developing Christian
character, In nevor to sworyn from ono's own i'll
ward idea Of right, whether or not this ideat be
In conformity with tho prevailing conventional
notionB Of good mon, or Of tho bent of men.
I have bcon looking back upon my ton yenra Of
public iife, aud indpino Of ta motiycs. T.ooIsiuc
bnok tl,na ran eoa that T bovo ot,v.ra hoc,,
earnest and stroirhtforward. b,,t always too
mich In Inc intoroet of mvso,f. an, inn I,tt,o
wil];no tn ho conrte, ma notb,ro In conrnor;aon
with tho work to which l,aye hoon sot M mn in
strnnnent
Tmtolv hava hmm cnf,cavoriro h n,corta;n
what ore nv earthly a,nltionE. to atrn1olo with
thon, md conoror ,l,on; rovo ~ a1,1,tion
!, ba ich -I novor boa nono IN ho In rot,t;cn1
oa{cc. nono for aoc;,l or fao1;orah1o rro.
ominenco. nonc Tint can dotoct for orotorIca1
d;at;nct;nn aud mi a ,root ,,ool for l;tororv
roputation. Nv nubiio notoriotv occasionn,lv
nnaboa ,no will, plcaeuro. nut on thu w,,o1o. +
he,ioye can trnthfu,,y sny TINT hnve, In prcat
mnasure nut aaido tho idols which 1 nsel to
worehip.
once believed, Judging bv nv nersonal OK
pcriouce, TINT 1,ublio life-particular1y such a
Ito as that Of q younu man preznaturely famora
ia bad for the character and cripnjuc to tho
soul. used TO feel this at times Ia many koou
aslf-roproaobos.
But. whom ono has nt flrut tasted tho sweotB
Of rcnutation, aud at Inst Of thoir iusip,dity, I
think he rets o more sober. phjlosopAio, aud
lust view Of what IL valuable, and what is value
iess In life than in a},noBt any othcr way.
As q consequence, muny of tho men Of great
fame whom I Intimately know runkp no surh
ruling in,pression on nv mind es many Of nv
| nr;vato frjouds do.
But. II lad no ronuta&ion mysolc, should
ati,, Ia ao,z1ed hv t,,a;ra AT wa. onca tazzlod
! yeara ago. For instance, lho Mr.. Doeot,or in
| manv roso.cts "a we'll aa eyer did, But l,o has
mo to nv best lifo. bolieyo 1o is not aa NOR
ally great as 10 onco was. do not now refor ut
all to Lin political yiovg. Ills political yioys
haye ma]a no change in nv feelings toward
| him "a friend, Butt thoro was a,, older virtue
which Inns sinco gono out of h1m,.-..n Influence
| which uaod to brichton nv lilo whou camo Ill.,
dor its rny; m Influence However, which be-
camo GRADUALLY o1onchcd like n yauis1,inr sun-
| nsaa,.
1Jcncoforth T toko m nstto,na oftcr nub1,c
mon.-rrcnt men.-famoun men. rhoy are not
m cood M nv wife and chi,1ron. un,, nm ,,opr.a
talk with Mrs. - makes mo a bettcr man tha,.
n ha1f-dozen sormopB could do, 1 hayo had q
sweet Sabbath day.-onc tint Inns baptizcd nv
aoul.
! anoko to mn chil1ron this attornoon, nnd
r bnye hoen in a clow ever ainco. Tls viii ac-
count for kl,o fact TINT 1,ayo written two suc1,
| gor1uons in lcttore, but now end. Good night.
Forever yours. TuEoponE.
! nAsy MAN IL 4 roo1, RI mr. ,r.,ous.n
1Aronrr, 1nl,, Dec. Q, 1866,
Mr. DAnL,sa: hayo ridden MI day long, and
nm 111ss arrived, at dark, about an hour before
my lecture. nm 10 excited il. mind by \ sonBe
OF nv being imprisoned away from homo, and
barroa Ont by impagsable yal}g, hiudero1 from
soepg you BY cruel obstacles, that can do
nothing at tbia momops but mike an outburst Of
nv foelipgs.
| I oueht now to bo compopine nysolr for nv
tas,, hrt feel mora like talnr llent Eastward
| i, tho next trsfn.
An dav ,on,, have l,oon roaa,nr nr61th
Gaunt, Go to the bookstore, buy . COPY, ana
read IT. th,t ia n vo,, wf,u1i 1ike tn ho ffoint,
tho same thing with mysolf. I nm moi yot far
enough in tho etorv to know tho moral meaning.
hut Ii las excited mo considerably. It turua on
ica1ousv. nm not Jealous. uor do know thu
foo,inr' r think anv man ia n fooI to bo 1ealoua.
| If bo ia io,,o,a ,,;to,1 cuuse In ia fonlish. II