Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-27
RANDOM rllOlGEETS-NO. ).
BY JETIIRO JETHEINGTON.


BY JETIIIO JETIIEINGroN.
When II person, under the glare of
the MONDAY sun. is climbing one of our
brown, rugged mountains, he is nat
urally inclined TO sit down at intervals
aud rest. At the height of eight or
nine thousand feet above sea level,
quick walking, without resting, re-
quircs the possession of sound, capa-
cious lungs. II. while seated for rest.
he discovered at his feet a flower of
such lovliness and fragrance rs We're
new TO him, outside of the con>crva-
tories of the rich, he would naturally
DO surprised; or, if Il bird, uttering
mclodious notes equal To those of u
dozen skylarks, ,lar,cd into the blue
air over his head and. filling the whole
vault of heaven with liquid pearls of
song, vent upward and upward until
1t ceased to bc more than a dim ethereal
speck. he would think that Il singular
thing; or if. while he WAS thirsty and
lOnged to he beside a cooling brook, Il
rift were suddenly made in the solid
rock. aud IL stream of cold, cry stall VII
ter gushed forth i'll his sight, he would
probably he startled ut the WondrouS
phenomenon. These great changes i'll
nature. however. would not be more
remarkable than are the mighty ievo-
lutionS which in thousands of eases
have been effected in the moral
being OF man. The sordid worShipcr
Of Maininon has become benevolent; !;
l,n hlS Ia IA tsly yl,A.
the gambler has He'd from his tacnat
ing lure: the druniarl has left his
cups; the atheist given upthc Worship
OF his own sightle>s reason; and the
man of vice and violence has bceGmc
ashamed of his revealed drpraNity.
These mighty changes cannot he cf-
tectel WiihOut the exercise of Il nNs
teriou> power acting on mans higher
ma: ure. which, while leaving him free
t. act, Will Vet 80 cause the scales 10 fall
from his eyes that henreforward 'e
shall have no excuse for drlil era.cly
preierring darkness to light. and Il
downward To an upward grade.
Mam's Capabilities.
Every man is in himself an or-an-
lied world of vast immortal possihil-
tiles. No matter how rugged or sterile
his nature and daily life may appear
to be, careful examination will dis
close the fac. that. hid away in some
sheltered nook of his existence are ,he
germs of lovely flowers. which only
need Nivitying influences to make
them come To- tie light of day. The
earihqHake may shake Il mountain.
and he ccloing artillery of heaven
NAV rc1Prh@rl,c among il c'itlo; AMI
yet. though these are, perhaps. ncce>-
Sary preplratlNe forces III Nature :
laboratory, no nee.arcd flower VIII ai
one respond to their Voices by lifting
its sweet pc,alS to a,iorn the arid >rr-
face: but lei tine suttcuin- rains and
dew> descend from a hcnciiccnt iirma-
men let thc >un. in his wao;nE. gentle
siren lth. kiss the pchhlN slope; let he
evening and the morning, with their
resi- and work. come and go in their
diurnAl mission. and then. a. il hv the
tOuch OF some miraculous power. the
hitherto latent germs viii fling their
leaflets Ia the sky. and bring odnrou>
flow sr> and useful fruits in their cheer
ing train. The master key, caIahlc of
opening rchrlllouS mans inner lie
and bringing the buried treasures of
his sou in;o the noondlv sun, i more
Frequently Of glowing love than of III
caul!r>cout >;ccl.
4 Squire! Lesson.
| lifted Il ground squirrel out Of Il
bucket OF cold water. When the li;lic.
hall-drowncl thing had been warmed
ana dried before the fire. i; sought 10
get away from me. and even seem Il
inclined to bite the hand which had
brou-h; i back 10 life. Whcn restored
to i,> usual vIVacity it made a rush tor
libcr;v through the open door. and lctl
M without Il look of thanks. .th.
said to myself, that l. Just what man
Will do in MANY eases LIT him out of
the mirc and cNpoSc him 10 the Warn
rays ot pro>p"rilN; give him some O.!
thcMarm h.cVtn ot Nuur Own blood and
pc, aud c,Irv~> him with a love he dp
not understand, and a long Is il suits
Il selfish nature 10 receive these a,tCn-
tons they Will be accepted a. Il matter
OF course; but les the opened door ut'
opportunity he seen, and forth goes the
Un--!a:e,al recipient OF all Your lavish
kmdHc>>.
w hile there are withered. .iuice.es'
blades of grass i'll every pasture lot, l.
i Il Source of thlnktuluc~> tn some
thai hx their sd. HAY bc found the a
irlctiVe clover bloom. the cia a,~ic but
trrcGp and the i'rarrant honeNcd flow
or. Human nature has lis grateful
features. if they are sought for in a
proper spirit. AMI as it p.cl>e~ and
sWct tens our oWn minds To l,ok on
the cnnoblui- side of life, let lis store
away in our inner hearts The choice
things we ought to remember OF our
fellow men, AMI forget the others n 4
lurtl dream that on!N ira\p lis "A mo-