Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-07

contempt, is equivalent to feeling that she Is
doomed to life of misery, neglect, indifler-
epce; this will kill moro surely than the
dagger. Then confde in your wife; talk
over your business with her; make her feel
that you trust her. Gods best gin to man is
the wealth of true woman's love.
Some men think themselves brave because
they can boldly face on enemy. To be bold
against an enemy belongs TO brutos. Man is
brave when he is bold against himself, when
he conquers wrong impulses, passions and
emotions. He is truly great who works for
others.
Fast young men are one class of peculiar
people. There are very few meaner things
than n fast young man. A city fast young
man is contemplate, but country fast
young man--Oh. murderl The most idiotic
inmate of any asylum is just the material OF
which the fast young men can be most sue
ccssfully made.
believe in the intellectual equality of the
sexes. The cause of the intellectual infcri-
ority of woman is the false system of educa-
ton to which they are subject. The life Of
thp AhohOhhbip lOuhB iANJ 10 u NOhbthhOh
round Of balls, operas. parties, &c. Thus
they are preparing themselves for useless
lives.
A word in closing 10 young men. knew
young man of much promise who fell into
dissipation. lie went TO California and was
q stage driver. But as his drinking habits
grew upon him they would not trust him to
Z 1snoo aNn do, 4
he only occasionally had odd jobs. He was
laid low at last at the door of death, and rs
his wife was taking care of him she observ-
ed that he raised his knees aud seemed to
feel about the bed with his feet. She asked
him what was tho matter and he replied, q"
am going down a terrible grade. and can't
find the brake" Young men, your foot is
on the brake; keep it there. was sitting
with several gentlemen around table. One
young man laid his hand for moment on
the table, but very suddenly Withdrew it
as glanced that way; seeing that /
observed the movement, he said, do
you know what made me withdraw my
hand so suddenlyP' lie held up his hand
on which was tattooed large star and other
CuhiNClcIss Ddlu Hc, WIEN WIS Out
boy / was fool enough to let sailor prick
that into the flesh of my hand, and there il
ever has been since, and will he till die. 1
would give thousands of dollars to have il
erased" There are men in this hall, men
fifty years old, who would give thousands OF
dollars to have their record erased. Men
think they can waste few years of their
lives and then retrieve the loss, but it is a
mistake. The stains on our life-record like
the figure tatooed in the flesh, are immov-
able. Keep your lives pure There is moth
ing wrong in having strong passions. There
are some boys who are always good boys !;
they go to Sunday school and to church, and
grow up smoothly. and seem to be going to
heaven on fowery beds Of ease. Such men
never accomplish much. But look at this
other man. He has passed through various
trials and carried burdens. EIe is SCARED
and scanned over. the result Of fighting the
hard battle of life. lie was not to blame 70 I
having powerful passions and propensities
He is to blame if he fails to properly control
them. but he who rises above and conquers
these propensities is the true hero.