The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-19
Jewels Of Thought and Devotion.

Dear God am so weary of it all,
fam would rest me for Al little space,
Is there no great rocks where the shadows fall,
That may cast me down and hide my face?
| work and strive, sore burlpned and afrai,
The road is iinty and the way is long,
And the weak staff whereby my steps are -taid,
Bends ike Il reed when the bitter winds strong.
The lofty thought proves frntless in the deed,
The prize toll for seems glittering e1
There is no comfort fer present need,
No guerdOn promised for iuturity.
l shrink in terror from the endless task,
look with horror the barren land,
And ask, only hopeless hearts can ask.
he meaning OF my Gays to understand!
Neglected calunny soon expires.
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain
and "abstain.'
Death and lie are in the power of the tongue
and they that love it shall eat of the fruit Of it.
Death is more desirable than wicked life.
And not 10 be born is better than to lead a dis
graceful life.
There are two ways of going through this
world. one is to make the best Of it. and the
other to make the worst of it. Those who take
the latter course work hard for poor pay.
1t is more easy to write about money than TO
have it; and those who have it laugh at those
who can only write about it. Noltaire.
The teacher who succeeds best is he who
uuts his whole soul into his Sneerh and Tins
imparts his souI TO others in the very nrocess
of conyevjnr intervention ia tbair ,n1IarstsaI
ings.
In social intercourse. the vain man whose
vanity is but one form of his genaty. sees
others III the same deccntvc light he sees him
sell. lie becomes oppressive only when he dl-
minshcs other ndividualites in magnifying
his own.
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intellectual gifts are like gifts of STRENGTH or
wealth. or rank or worldly powcr-spendid in
struments if nob!y used, but recurring ,i,1itips
to use Them nobler and better tlinn tIe,in.nIvnS
ooseTEe iilelHon II! lhe distribution OF your
llhc. Every hour VIII then know It's proper
chpioymGh'' ana no lihe VIII be lost. Idle
ness VIII De smut out at every avenue, and with
iler llat numerous houy OF Wees that make up
hef tralh.
tThe poor We have with Won always.,, said
the Master ..Eot Il we can bain If for :, .,,
ont fhc worshinnnrs in - thonland e,nr,oon :,
TEMPLES. we intend to keen the 1nGr NV
themselves We Ior,t tbini. tho,l wdi,,II Coz ~
at home in our ON, ,ssemhIias ), "N'A - y
Not long ago an engineer brought his train
to Il stand at little Massachusetts village
where the passengers have five minutes for
lunch. \ lady came along the platform and
said:
The conductor tells me the train at the june
ton in F., leaves fifteen minutes before our ar
rival. 1t is Saturday night, that is the last
train. l have a very sick child in the car, and
no money for hotel, and none for a private
conveyance long, long way into the country.
What shall do:"
"Well," said the engineer, II wish I could
-
Would it be possible for you to hurry lit
tle?" said the anxious, fearful mother.
NO, madam, have the timetable, and the
rules. SO [ must run by it,"