The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-08-12

How strange is the life of fountaio.,
born at every moment, yet of an, age
coeval with the rocks, and far SURPRISING
the venerable antiquity Of forest
Hawthorne.
''lt is perilous to make chasm in hui,
man affections not that the cape is 20
long and wide-but so quickly closed
again.
Queen Elizabeth once said to courtier,
''They pass best over the world who trip
over it quickly; for it is but bog: if
we stop, we sink"
The martyrs of voice far exceed the
martyrs to virue, both in indurance and
in number. So blinded are we by our
passions that we suffer more to be dam
ned than to be saved--Cohon.
There is no word or action but what
may be taken with two hands; either
with the RICH thand of charitable
construction. or the sinister interpreta-,
tion of malice and suspicion Bishop
Hall.
Generosity during life is very differ
ent thing from generosity in the hour, of,
death. One proceeds from genuine,
liberality and benevolenc, the other from
pride or fear.
Far from the crushed flower of glad
ness on the road of life, sweet perfume
is waited over to the present hours, as
marching armies often sent out from
hearts and fragrance of the tampled
plans-Richter
The grand essentials to happiness in
this life are something to do, something
to love, something to hope for.
There Is poor creature at Aosta who
does not know the value of money, and
only cares for eating, drinking and sleep
ing. He is undoubtedly an idiot but
what is he who does not know the value
of his soul?
l we are faultless, we should not be
"lGn "nonr "o--s sss,e-0.. --------4s..
to acknowledge honestly that we havo,
our neigbbors' weakness Weett tWieet'g gnySd5ih' nyd5th'
show our own imperfection, and this
alarms our vaity--Feuelon.
Not alone to know but to act accord
ing to thy own knowledge is thy des-
tination-proclaims the voice of my in
most soul; not for indolent contempla-
ton and study for thyself,n mot for brood
ing over emotions of piety-no, for ac-
tion was existence given thee; thy actions
aud thy actions alone, determined thy
worth. Fichte.
There is third silent party to all our
bargains. The nature and soul of things
takes on itself the guaranty and fulfill
ment of every contract, so that honest
service cannot come to loss. If you
serve an ungrateful master, serve him
the more. Put God in your debt.
Every stroke shall be repaid. The
longer the payment is witholden, the
better for you, for compound interest on
compound interest is the arte and usage
of this exchequer er-Emerson
Philip Hcnry's advice to his daugh-
ter: ''If you would keep warm in this
cold season January, 1862, take these
four directions: I. Get into the sun !;
under his blessed beams there are warmth
= and comfort. 2. Go near the fire. lis
not nv word like fire? How many
cheering passages are there! 3. Keep
in motion and actior-stirring up the
grace and gift Of God that is in you
. 4. Seek Christian communion. 'Ho"
can one be warm alone!' .
;. Many horses fall at the bottom OF
10 hill because the driver thinks the danger
past and the need to hold the reins Will
!. firm grip less pressing So it is oftel
IN with us when we are not special
a tempted to overt sin, we are the more
it, danger through slothful ease. | thin
it was Ralph Erskine who said, "Ther
IN is no devil so bad as no devil. Ih
as worst temptation that ever overtakes u
:" is, in some respects, preferable to ou
- becoming carnally secure and neglectin
to watch and pray.
On a tradesman' table Inotice box
int labelled WANT BOOK, What
us practical suggestion for man of praye
He should put down all his needs on t
nj, tablets of his heart, and then present
en- rant book to his God. If we knew
Tx our need. what large want book
The should require! How comforting to KIN
ase' that Jesus has supply book, which
the .ct,v meets our want book! Promis
o'.' :. nrovidences, and divine visitations, co