The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-04-16

I all the change II contained, which was a
bright fifty cent piece, and placed it in
I irr little palm 'Gusty Taggarj gave
me her heartfelt thanks, and was soon
out Of my sight.
An hour before. | had started from
my home an invalid. | had long delib
Grated whether AN exposure to Il chilly
east wind would not iniure rather than
improve me i WAS melancholy, too; my
only daughter waS about to he married
there was confusion all over the house
tIe event wa- io be celebrated ia fash
iuHs,hi- styl-. Ellrn's dress had cost
what would have been fortune to this
! poor -ramstrcss. aud IuoTalizrd. But
| I had forgotten ins s-sclr-the cOugh which
/ !i:,i troubled lnr was uo longer oppress-
| i've hreathr,! quite freely. and yet
h,I sgaIi,oa u,--r.. brishly than | had
/ ,insi,. for mDnil~. without 80 much ia
/ ;i-i!,. H. slow iuo; ion ,crasionrd SO that
| wien returned, my wife rallied me up
! oH l"nku" ten years younger than when
| irf, har ia the morning; and when
told her the specific lay in my walk with
a little prattler, and the satisfaction of
having left her happier than I found
her 81 took tIir occasion to press the
purchase for Ellen OF "a diamond brooch,
affirming if tie gift of half a dollar made
me 80 much happier, aud that, too, to
little errand street girl. what would fifty
times that amount confer upon ones
only daughter, upon the eve before her
marriage?
gave the diamond brooch paid the
most extravagant bills to upholsterers,
dry goods establishments, confeciioners.
and musicians, with which TO e;.livrn
the great occasion, and yet found more
satisfaction in providing for the real
wants Of little 'GuSta Taggard and her
mother than ia all the splendid outlay
at the wedding ceremony; and it was
not That it eos; less which made the sat
isfneliou, but 1t was that all eXtravaSant
oJt!ays, il tie very nature of things, are
unsatisfactory, while ministering to the
necessities of the truly needy and indus
trious conleTs its own reward.
l had seen the glittering spanglcd dress
but it was made ready by some poor,
cnaciated sufferer, who tOiled on in pa
tent trust, and the embroidered vest as
finished by the strained vision and aeh-
ing head of another, who was emphati
calIy one of Gods poor" upon whom
blight or disgrace had not fallen,
save 10y His appointment; and the dia-
mond brooch was borne off by admiring
throngs bat to he enyied and coveted,
while the simple coin bestowed upon my
little street acquaintance had introduced
me to new species of enjoyment, which
never cioys in the retrospect or causes
uneasiuess in the prospective. ! had
learned TO do coed in small ways-my
morning walks have now an object and
aim. pass my splendid palaces to hast
em TO Sullivan Court, and thence on to
yet other sources Of enjoyment, so that
iny Hvaliaism is fast leaving me by the
n..w direction which * given to my
thoughts,
a.Gi free in ;oimnwledssr that while
ciI,.sTfully pay lar Hinnel robes, and
a lnI-b"ne skirts, and opera hats, aud
Jewels, and silver ware, and servants,
and all the requirements which fashion
imposes, | derive far less pleasure from
surveying them, than in sitting beside
some worthy recipient of charity, who
tells me HAT the little sum ''you gave me
saved mr from despair and self-destruc-
tion, and enabled me to become useful,
~ that In other assistance is now neces-
sary SHoh II confession fills void
which administering to a luxury never
can; and all tins satisfaction originated
in first helping little child over the
cross;l.s
Success ~ LIFE -RrnjaInin Franklin
attributed his success iis 1t public man..
not 20 lis talents ar iiis power OF speak
ing these were moderate-but to his
known intr rgriry of character "Henee
il was. he says, that had so much
weight with my fellow citizens was
but bad speaker, Eeye; eloquent, sub
iect t. mnCh hesitation in the choice of
my words, hardly correct In my language
and yet / generally carried my point"
Character creates confidence in men in
high station as well a. in humble life. .-
1t was sail oi the iirSt Emperor Alexan-
der of Russia, hat his personal charac-
ter Wa Equivalent to a constitution. Du-
ring the war, ui ia" ironle, Montaigne
was tl:e only nan among the French
gentry who kept his castle gates unbarr
ed and it vas said of him, that his per-
sonal character was worth more to him
than a regiment of horse. That charac-
ter i power, Is true in IA much higher
sense than that knowledge is power
Mind without heart, intelligence without
conduct clevernesS without goodness,
are powers in ir way. but they may
b. powers only for mischief We may be
instructed or amused by them; but it is
sometimes - diflicult to admire them as
II NofilAi Al+- ~ "a tlitfA'' VI Il
kpocket, or the hors, ,mansliip of a
highwayman. Truthfulness, integrity
and goodness qualities that hang not
on any mans breath-form the essence
of manly character, or, as one of our
old writer's has it, that inbred loyalty
un.o virtue which can serve her without
a livery " When Stephen of Colonna
fell into the hands of his base assailants.
and they asked him in derision, ''Where
is now your fortressI' Here" was his
bold reply, placing his hand upon his
heart II i in misfortune that the char
aeter of Tie upright man shines forth
with the greatest Iuster; and when all
else fails, lac takes stand upon his integ-
rity and upon his courage.
Mrs RoUsBY travels with sixteen
huge, tin-cased, iron bound trunks, a
maid, a dog, bird in cage, travelling bag,
umbrella, shawl, ana IA paper covered
novel And yet she doesn't draw"
very welli
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