, 1874-08-13

tliat every WoBtorn ia,ni'y iuulstles children md
n dog. Tho family With whom l dinod to-day
included Ilso children and dog. Tho moshot
Of tho SIX aeon,cd equally proud of them oil.
Bio wne rather striking charao.or.-a woman
worthy of much respect eannot t.cip faoling
moro thnn m ordinary admiration fot a woman
WHO, living In narrow and moan circumstances,
in now md rude couhtg, orowting largo
family (dog and aI) within two small rooms,
aid wording liho tltudgo day by day, uoyortho-
loss, IN spite Of All tliHcouragoments aud hoatt-
Binkings, auccootls In bringing up hcr children
we'll, and 9lows With ,uatronly pride as sl,o
looks at her brood aud tolls stranger thoir
nnriltH. -r..
Tho oltlor grow, tho loss do regard public
reputation, md tho mora do royoro private
worth. man, like uysotf, who, fora 1itslo dcx.
toslty In spoaking OF writing, gots reputation
that outncasuros roal dcsort, Is not to bo com.
parod. In poius OF moral horoism, with hundreds
aud tliol,aan1s Of tho brave men aud women who
1.-Two in log-cabinB and Under tlntched roofs. Lot
us hohcoforta be noblo, nnBoltsh, courageous,
at1d humble. Evor yours, TuEoponh.
"TllE WORST SERMON EVER HEARD IN ALL ny
LIFE"
V1sros. 1a,. Dec. 80. 1906.
Mr. DAnI1Sa:' II hayo lad day fllod with
thoughts Of my loved oncs at homo. Tho weather
taB boon bleak and cold, with spasms of wind
and touchcs Of anow. After breakfast muf1led
my6elf iu my furp. md walkod awhile along tho
cdgo Of Cedar 1.iver.-a Winding picturesque
stream, covered With ice, aud fringcd with trocs.
company Of wllito pigeons wore dipping their
beaka iu tho only air-holo which could any.
whero discover In tho frozen riyor. Poor things;
thoy wero afraid Of mo, md lew away, perhaps
to thirst MI day lonc,-for The weather is SO cold
that drop of water cannot live ont Of doors.
Ipicked up n dcad buo-bird this morning,~-a
beautiful creature. which suppose waa eitlor
wounded by some hunter, or clao Ind frozon to
death. plucked Two feathers from his wings,
which I incloso for tho little girls. Returning
from my morning warmod mysolf, and
thon won't to clutch. What 4 sermon! It was
from the toxt, ''Tho end Of oil thugs is ut
hand;" but thought tito ond Of lilo sermon
wou1d never ho at haud. boltove, on tho
whole, it was tho worat Horlnon orer heard
IN all my life.
In tho afternoon, rs t,aua1, Ind my meeting
Of children MI tho suuday-sohools In town par
ticipatcd. from this 1noetins hnyo Just ro-
turned to my lonoly room. After speaking
most fcol my lono]iuess. Houscd and tired,
como back to house nysolf within con1panlonlcss
walls. It is then TINT orare your awcot conn.,
pany. You aro AZ l,ecdful to inc It'll my public
as In my private life. Whst delightful Sunday
evening wo might spend together. ii you wero
now horol aliall Stay at homo, lie on MY
lounge, rend, mediate, and lovo. liyo
strange life; bnt 1t has Its discipline, and ita
bonodiction, Eyor yours THEODORE.
REVIEWING IT'S LIFE.
ErSros, To-, Dcu. 81, 1860.
als DAh1.xos This Is tho list night, and tho
last hour; OF tho Old Year. 7 hnye roturned
from my lecture and it's crowd to nv cbambor
and itB Ho'itariness. 1t is quito probable that
you are sitting up at this lato hour, medltating,
md perhaps sorrowing. I have been al day
working for Tho Independent, all tho otoning III
making long Bpeocl,, al tho Inter hours boforo
midnight in seeing friends. md HOW am n1ono
With yourself. 30 l havn Aad no timo Tor
thoughts appropriate to the scaaon, unloss i'll
dufgo thcm now.
/ feel no disposition to mako resolves, seeing
how easily tho bcHt intonts to ltvs vol arc
thwartod by oMou own wcakncss against daily
temptations, In reviewing my life, md compar4
ing my present viewB, hing, aud tompor with
formor ycnra, beliove tho chief changes aro
t1eHo: haye now 1osy care for reputation nud
applauso ana moro admiration for sterling
character. But boliovo tint hare loes self.
respect tian III former days. I once thought
myself 8 good. truo, and upright mau.
Bat noH, When / judge myHo!f by Chrlstts rule !
Of tho thought ms woll as of tue deeds What
think rs nc1l as wliat oil lind myself a |
constant allnor.
Latoly hare many timeB bowed my head Like |
n bulrnsh. hnyc once or twioe done right
tndor stroJE proyocatiou to do wrong. and |
I,evs eoyoral timcn done WRONG under nero
goAsamcr OF temptation. The carriage Of my
mind III portect Justice toward my follow-men
ID q hard thing to accomplish every day. 1t ia u
white day when oven partly succeed. o New
Ycar bring mo tho gift OF higher idcal OF llfe,
aud stottor heart to achioyo it. Your pas-
sfonato lovet. THEononE.
A RESOLVE TO pErroRif nA1Lr ACT Or Kindness. |
WATERLOO, IT,, Now Yoar's Might, 1861.
Ny DARLING: wish you Happy Now Year.
wonder how uon 1Inyo spent tho dny. I apont |
It mainly i'll q wngon-rido Of so mi1os over tho
prairiea from Vinton 10 Waterloo, starting at +!
in the morning. and arriving at 8 in tho after
noon. Bitter cold the day has bocn, and yot / !
,nioyed my ride ~ almost Il luxury. There ii
something wonderfully inyigorating III this Iowa
atmosphere. Wrapped securely againHt tho cold,
one makes his journey with perpetual rerresh-
ncHL OF Hou1- uHr!ng I'LL my flue tfha thtuE- |
ng Of what good resolution would be most
profitable for mo to make, with tho least fatal-
ty of broalstng 1t aa soon as made. At last
determined that to resolve that I would |
10 better 1nnn would simply bo vague
Ind intangible; to resolve that would Ia mora
t1naclhsl, or moro eolf-denying, OF more PRYOR.
fu1, would bo eimply to repent old good-intenta |
which hid grown iuto habit, long ago, OF |
md accordingly resolved that,
nstoad OF attempting to attain sonao, improved |
nwnsd state, would Chain my mind to tho
1aily performance Of some outward not which |
would react upou my mind and hcart within.
Finally fixed my resolution at thia: 'tRo- |
solved, Tint will honcefortl, make It my
,ounden duty to perform each day acme act OF |
sinlncss, however slnall, to aomo fellow |
'rcature" I ehall tss this plan Of improving my |
and think it will work ont bottar |
'esult than much Of my religious. and Perhaps |
morbid. meditations, rosorics, aud |
onglaga. VIII you join na In the reso!utions |
Let liz carry It out llanl in hand. |