Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-30
The Human Face Divine.

The eye is the window Of the soul the in
dex of the heart. Looks denote the move
inent OF mind. Words deceive; looks do
not Lips may declare, " love you" Looks
contradict IL, and say, " | hate you 20 Lips
assert, 81 am glad 10 see you" Looks, Z" |
wish you hadn't come" Words say, Wei
GOMEZ Looks, " Begone; | don't want
you :" Words condole a man because Of the
loss OF the illgotten gains. Looks say,
" Glad Of it serves him right" Lips pity
a man because of misfortune in marriage
Looks say, " Good enough for him he should
not have married for money" Words speak
sympathiziugly TO an unfaithful wife. Looks
say. b" It's no more than she deserves; she
might have behaved herself" Thus lips
may be hypocritcal, but looks speak the
language of the heart.
Life or death may sometimes depend upon
a look. Instance Benhaded, King Of Syria,
coming before Ahab King Of Israel, with
ropes upon his neck, who "did diligently
observe whether anything would come from
him, and did hastily catch it." For in the
kings look was life or DEATH
Looks flash expression. Chances telegraph
| thought-such is the colloquy of angels
| Syllables make words, words are laggard
sentences creep slowly; but whole volumes
may be conveyed in single look. Thus
many prisoner under trial for his life, his
senses rendered doubly acute by the agony
Of suspense, may read his doom ere the
/ fatal cap is assumed, in the glance of his
| judges eye.
Variety of looks Fra-There is the
| bright quick, intelligent, radiant look seen
| in the countenance Of child, that spcaks
of hope joy and love, and seems to say
Life is a merry spring morning. Up
with the birds aud sing Up, boys, for the
race l'
Socoad-In contrast to this, there is the
| blank vacant, idiotic look, that speaks OF
an aimless life--that gazes and sees nothing
/ Thrd-There is the bold fearless, in
/ trepid dauutless look, found in the battle
field, which seems TO say, =" Forward, boys
Victory is before us. Now for the charge =
Fowih-There is the modest, reserved
diiident look seen among the meek ones Of
the earth, which seem TO say, Please don't
thrust me forward indeed am not worthy
They shrink from touch like the sensitive
plant, and are ahashed and confounded 10y
public gaze.
FJM-Then there is the staring, rud'
and mpertinent look, which causes mod
esty to blush, and shrink with averted eyes
Sirh-There is the vicious, guilty an'
sneakiug look, that tells OF hidden crime
which will not bear the light of day.
Serenh-There is the frank, open, in
genuous look that speaks of honest purpose
noble thoughts aud high resolves, Tha
look tells me that | can trust in tiny con
iidence, my gold, my lifa-without fear o
betrayal.
EigiM--There is the hard, cruel remorst
less look, suggestive of grinding oppression
insensbility to distress, and inordinate SCI
fishness. Selfshness is acrid, sour, satirical
it is the embodiment of all that is offensive
Lastly comes the sorrowful look, a lool
full OF shadows, clouds and tears. 1t tell
of disappointments, misfortunes, bereave
ments, OF sleepless nights and weary days
Of vain longings and hopes deferred.