The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-09

INDrarYaAbut somehow ne 10emetp 10 reS
lject ali Of politic& prefer
jment. When the boiiticians made him
offers there must have heen conditions
thatwent aEainsSthe grain, for he shook
his head and turned away. With rep
utation ever rising for legal Knowledge
aud ability, with a fame OF sterling In
tegrity and untainted honor he prog
tressed onward in life, but the Senate
Land it's honorsr never came to lrins,
fthough still, he desired, them keenly !
The angels face was radiant. "He has
1.-THE better part of his wish, for it was the
part he desired most" ..., t.,si,
| Then we came to another tent where
sat young man buried in melancholy
| thought. The youth had gone out OF q
/ face blfghted with sorrow and scanned
with many cares. His brows were knit,
his hands cfasped loosely upon his
knees, and his nouth alone, by its COIL
yulsfve twftchfngs, testified that he was
awake and not senseless N heavy, sleep.
The Influence OF the Wish-angel was on
him, and he rose slowly to his feet, "
would like to triumph In the hearts OF
my countfyinen above all things save
tofie-fny couhtry's unity and prosperity.
That is,. that shall ever be my great, my
first WISH" A look of inefable sweet
| ness stole over the radiant face OF the
| gentle angel. "Deaf child Of clay" ne
said ih accetits most SOFT and mustcal,
l"thy wish shall be indeed. granted"
\ Aud saw the interior fade away, and
the youth was in a low room, dark and
forbiuding, and surrounded by men 10
WHOM he spoke with resolute gestures
ana soul-kindifng looks.
Next he was feei1g for lite through
wild mountains,, and along the SANDS OF
lonely coasts. And then an exile WRIT
ing for his bread; and stiil WORKING reso.
lutely for his country: And the hgures
upon the background showed that ne
was being denied and reyiled, spit upon,
hated, mistrusted py ms own country
men, for whom his heaft was being daily
crucihed, ana who yet ascrlbea te him
the Vllest inoOiVes. bdt She ena thao ne
had wishea LOT came, ahaLnaruest sung
ot aii-he was denied entrance 10 ms
own lana, whose saiYation naa peeh tne
WORK OF ms Wnoie me. Uhiteu anu pros
porous, ~ denied ahd oenouneea hiiil,
and ne remained an eXtie anu Stranger
from MS own country: lhen ne aied,
ana tnen they remembered ali anu ,,s.. .ooa
cenoGaphs over ms pones. lhe isn. ISM
anger turned 10 me; "Ihere are Dut rev
VINO wish so great thing as ana Ihls
man, Dut ne had MS Wish. NeverGheless
ne nad 10 fenounce all othef "lshes, ana
MS lie was long mlsefy supported
only Dy tne afaent love tnat INSPIRED
Ih9 WISH. =,
Ihen we came TO another tent ana
iookeu IN ana saw JoHy parior Wnere a
iamliy were sltting arouho eueerIui =,
neartn. oahta Ciaus VIII soon oe mere,
saio tne iatner, .ana 10 tell you tne
truen, l peHeVe ne ls hiaihg III tne clinl- M
hey now! 90 you haa De6ter snout UP
| gne cnlihhey WnaI you Want. gu, no,
latner, said tne Wlle' 'uont get Tue
cniioreh TO iean over the grate, as tney
VIII surely tumple into the nre' I'm
sure santa eiaus VIII neal tpe pour
gnings LneS speak out from their
! seaes" Wy eii, fepiiea ehe iatner, Hpoi.
ogetlcally, "Wiiey, 1 beileVe you may De
| right, only they must speak out qulIe
loudly" so the children commenced
shouting out their desires. some want
ed one tning and some another. put one
poy wanted nve-dollar Dill. "What
| ior, Josepn! What uo you want 10 puy
| WIN IL! Nny uon'l you ask ior tnaC III
1 stead OF the money! "Why, mother,
1 dear, don't want anything only want
4 the nioney-Lo naVe-to Keep, you
know" Inc Wlsh'angei SAID VITA q
sign: Ihas poor cnlia mas ALREADY
lormeo ms wish, ana 10 III ne WIZ sacri-
nee Al other Wlshes. lou WIZ see.w Inen
tne INFERIOR vanisleos anu On .ne clou9y
playground rose tne lo,ps u MIinic iiie'
saw the Doy at schooi WIN MS iiueie
hoard, iendlng out AZ lnteresC, selling
the toys ne received as presents, anu
keeping STOCK OF sllVef-pencll cases 70
be traded away. saw MN as man Id
\ little once Where ostenslDiy ne per-
formed ths duties OF rcal estate agent,
put Where ne olscountea hotes. 1 saw
him III ms cneeriess Little room, OF even
ings, sitting STUDYING ths laws tnat reg
ulate The rise ana lan OF securlties anu
of the great staples OIL tne Worlu. saw
him rising higher ana higner IN the
4 worlds esteem, becoming rcner and
richer, but with all ms soul iacultles
dWIndling ana awindllng, untli an the
promise and potentiality OF ME immortal
had faded out OF his poor frame, and
nothing was ieIt save an lhleilectuai
calculating machine. "He, too," SAID
the Mish-angel wished 10 me, ahd,
'I was compelled to grant ms request. he
u would have been lnhnitely wiser II he
| had asked TO be transported 10 tne arc
q tic glaciers, and frozen,, Tor ms BODY
, alone would have suffered, put MS cruel
, wish has iroz.l MS very soul"
And again we visited otner tents ana
saw all varieties Oh nnman lile, ana SIN
the lesson was toe same Mexoraple law
Ill that we CAL nave Wnat we WISH III W e