St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-04-10
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap.

There ale IL great many persons VIII,
are endcaVoring to live all their lives
long 10y Secmiug>. by pIetcncc>: hl
appearing to hG what thci are not. ON
cities are full al such men who live H.
perpetual MASQUERADE Of folly. They
seek to gain advantage without giving
ali equivalent for il. They want wealth
without earning il. either by skill on
labor. They want place without de
serving it 10y reason either of service or
meritoliou>nrsS. They want reputation
without p"s>cssing the qualities from
which alone IL can spring. They want
all the fruit of good character without
the trouble of building up such charac-
ter by patient continuance III well-do-
ing. There are multitu,lcS of Young
men who iol>:lke honorable and remuu-
erative emplOymcnt> and come to New
York with the fatal notion that some
how or ether. with Smartue>S. with dcX-
teritN. with alcrtnc>>. with >hrcwdnc>S
with genius. with Impotence OF with
craft, they can reap success without
going through the regular course of
plodding industry without applying
honest means to ends. They are de
Sii''iS WI Nv lilS ~ iiltll NIl>- siS II -
said. But they will reap just what
they SOW. They are IL great class. and
they stand on different degrees of IL
long scale, aiming at different things.
A man who undertakes to gain illuSoIl
advantage will gain Just Iilu>ory all
Vantage. \ man Who thinks he can
contr;INcnc Il great natural law. and
reap another kind of fruit than that
which naturally hclong> To the seed
which he has Sown. will hc one of the
vast number who have been dashed /,
pieces on this rock of stumbling and
OtfeuSc. And yet how do You find them
degenerating into bitterness. and envy
ngs, and complaints. and iralousirS
and talking about ihiS poor. mi>crahl,
world, where merit j. not appreciated
Merit 1t is Il quality that they have
no acquaintance with. They are the
vermin of society. They are attempting
to reap where they have not Sown
The are attempting t0 carry off honor,
that do not belong To them. Honesty
does not mean simply not cheating Noul
heIghbor. You are not IN honest maj
if YOU want that which you do not earn
or that which You Ito not deserve. y,
man who asks or seeks more than h,
can render an equivalent for. either 10y
service or III amy other way. is honest 49,
III. ". Beecbey IN Hc,uId Of HedIH.
To PARENTS. The brightest ray o.
Gods sunshine i'll any house. is Il child
What a mine of gold. silver. diamonds
we possess i'll these little ones \ healthy
well-governed child is il perpetual tount
of joy. No care but is lightcncd hy it,
merry laugh. No gloom or gravity cal
resist its mischief. no seliiShncsS to,
dense to he pierced by tine beams from
its flashing eyes. Oh, wcHy man and
woman running about the world after
rest and finding none, corroding OIL
petritying in life of fierce toll. eager
ambition or heartleSs Journalism. turn t.
your child and be healed. Become it,
companion, share its little JOYS amG
comfort its SOrrowS: guide its tender
faculties; let i; teach YOU how beauti-
full it is only to live: hide no corner OF
your heart from it. and You shall find
it Il light bearer, tlinging the sunlight
of heaven along your path. daily lead
ing You to God, AZ Won near the grave
clinging closer to your hand and bind
ing earth and sky in il golden chain OF
radiant love.-Rer. .uayo's lecture a,
Springfeld.