Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-01
Human Models.


such an Que held up to our view as the
Dne to follow in our future hfe's career.
How often do we hear the expression,
even from people OF culture and educa-
ton, "he or she Is a model man or NO
man" as the case may be; that life Is al
most perfect." See that beacon light, not
warning from, but inviting to a higher
than the average life. Nearly every
young man as he starts out in his life's
course with high aspirations and de-
sire to add to the intellectual power of
the world, takes the life OF some promi-
nent man, and placing it up before him in
his pathway, he makes 1t his model and
strives to reach its level; and each nature
takes for its model one like to its own
ambition, one whose desires are like to
those which actuate his hopes of future
greatness. Many young man as he has
started out into the wide arena of public
life with all its tumult and discomfort,
has said to himself, now / must have a
model by which to form and shape my
public career and life, and then he goes
through the long catalogue of names
written on the pages of history, and in
delibly impress scd in the memory of mil
lions. At last he comes across name
which pictures upon the retina of his
minds imagination the very life which he
so much desires. Possibly, (and it is not
seldom in this day of the world) the
name and picture is that of Webster, q
Sumner or q Schurz. In the passing Of
a moment with the mind at work he sees
before him the whole career of the man.
even from his childhood upward through
middle life, to old age and the grave. He
sees him as q poor school boy toilina
amid difficulties, such as it seems mus
crush his young heart. The scene
changes, and he stands spell bound
chaimcd by the brilliancy of thought ant
the power of oratory. The curtain agair
rises and he sees him borne to his las
rest; a nation shedding tears above hi.
grave, and a world in mourning. Witt
such a model as this, the young MAJ
goes to work to reap similar fruits An
other with desire for wealth and name
even though it be at the expense of repu
tation, may hang up in the chamber o
his own mind the portrait of an Aston o.
Fisk. He who loves to study the star
ry heavens will take as his model Caper
nicus, Herschell or a Mitchell. He whC
loves to dwell upon the histories of tn,
past, and with admiration reads those O
the present, takes delight in speaking o
Hume, Gibbon or Prescott and determine
that of all the honorS of the people O
the earth to be conferred ucon her his
torians, he will receive his share. Ant
SO we see every man takes model of hi
own liking. And what may be said 0
young men, may fully as well be said O
young women in their spheres. One vii
read Of the noble exploits of Melvin
Stephens and will drink into her very
soul the spirit which actuatcd her mod
ell woman. Another will sit as silent a
death, completely mesmerized under tn
brilliant perfectnesS of such an one as tn
late lamented Charlotte Cushman, an
she will see, through the vividness of i'm
agination, not the actress upon the stage
but herself bearing of the honors of
jubilant and au apprcciative populace
Another sees in these no true woman
hood, but points to Mrs. Van Colt, an
says, "Bchold the true and noble woman
she who bears the impress of n God.
Another class and Ito the shame of VIC
mankind) it is the largest, will becom
enraptured over the outward beauties G
Queen Of Fashion. They would be gla
to bow before the past acknowledge
queen, Eugene; they would give more t.
see Madame Demorest than they would t
see the most grand and beautiful scene
of nature, or to read the most sublim
productions Of perfect intelligence
They express far more admiration as
woman walks up the aisle bearing On he
body, and also in her mind, that curse {
modern days, the contemplate "Pal
back" than they do as they stand an
gaze at that perfect statue of beauty
loneliness and purity Ruth cleaning in tn
field. Illustrations might be multiple
again and again; it is useless. Most Gel
tainly it can be productive of good for
young person to have such Il model, br
instead Of taking one of these all forme
and matured l say make model ft
yourself. Such an one has noble ira
Of character, some one else another, an
so on through the entire roll. Take IL
nobler traits in each mans charactc
those which are specimens of true cha
as manifested in true manhood and mob
womanhood, put them together, cary
them into the human form, and then yc
have o true model. Plan that befoI
you, ever keep it before you, and althoua
you may fail to reach the highest mar
youmay be assured if you rightly striv
that you will reap the respect and hon,
which is always due to true manhood al
, noble womanhood. FRANKENBURG.