The New York herald., 1876-07-16
CHAT BY THE WAY.

II is not the great burdens or sorrows of life that
KILL It is this constant fret and worry nothing that
us out
According Zeno, 1t is a very suggestive fact that
have and only tongue. 1t is better to
listen talk, and always safe TO tell than
bali we hear
Mr. Moody's plans for the next winter seem to be
definitely settled. He TO spend the autumn in
vcrng Chicago; but his real solid winters work he
10 DO In Boston. He proposes begin at tho latter
place In January and TO tight until the last sim
gives in and 1t becomes impossible for Sankcy to
sing the ninety and nne because the whole hundred
will be safely folded.
Death is like an auctionecr who begins by saying,
s'Going going" with Kind OF CHEEKY upward niec-
iion ends by ut,ering the solemn monosy la
Die, 'Gonc.m
1t is suggested that before long Mr. Vanderbilt will be
the best man New York. Almost every morning the
bulletin says he is sbcter" At this he Will soon
Dulrun ordinary human nature and the brother.
hood OF the saints.
II is said that during the recent thunderstorm bolt
OF lightning hit 'hard SHELF Baptist church. but It
was so very hard shell that n shing gave
way The lightning leapcd from the roof TO the
ground, where It dug a hole big enough to bury the
whole congregation. This story evidently came from
the brain of uuimmcrscd observer, and
rsnted criticism class of Christians whose only
fault over confidence in the efficacy of cold wator,
harmless fanatcism which spends itself regret
the subsdcnce OF the food
That Indian trouble is terribly vcxcd question. 1t
easy tho exact right of the matter Poor
Custer noble and self orgctul courage intended
to cxtermnatc the Sioux. II he had been successful
ne would havc lcft goo but probably 900. dead
men the field They would have been Indians, how.
ever. and to the North American consciousness that
would have been all right As It turned out 200 white
stretched tho field. We should bavo
killed them II they hadn't killed II would have
been glorious II had exicrmnatcd the Indians but
10 suner any loss of life in ranks calamity.
It's curious problem, and justice gets little muddlcd
over IT,
Mr NJ. n. Conway says, in tones OF exultation that
"if we seek the nearest parallel to the
enthusiasm and the unwearied labors of the wescys
md whten>ds of past era should find IL among
ne vehement asssiiapts of Christianity We have
card a great deal OF late about ougrowpg the New
testament but 1t has not been good fortune
across many men who might not be benefited by an
occasional pcrusa OF that ancient volume 1t is easy
enough to talk against IT, but the trouble you cannot
live against IT. great many people would like do
without II. but somehow they cannot It's pretty
good book, after all, and tho danger of getting so
honest that you won't need IL is not imme date or
hazardous
but II was Father Taylor, OF Boston, who said, when
get to heaven shall be surprised at three things;
6rsi, to dpd certain people there whom never eS-
pccted to see scconi, not to find people whom
I fully expected to see; aud, third, TO ind myself
here lie was a wonderful preacher put his life has
,ever been adequately written. lie was himself
,aior for many years, and when he described storm
he od ,ars fairly interrupted hm with CALCULATIONS
u,s genius was born his love OF souls. and those
=, once heard him will never forget his wonderful
stteranccs.
II is curiols to rotc how the hearts OF the whole
,eoplc 20 out to General Custer. That he may have
made mistake is forgotten In the proud remembrance
of his undaunicd courage. He seems bocn be-
loved by all--by officers and alike Never reckon.
inr the odds against him, he conscious only OF the
victory he expected to win. Custer with single CON-
rspy was equal 10 an ordinary regiment lie projected
his own courage into his men He never SAID go; II
x,s always come; and they were brave soldiers who
could keep up with their leader But now he Is dead
butcherci by cruel and cxasperacd foe The least We
can saw of Il all Is Indian policy IS costing us
more than IL Is worth
Dom Pedro is certainly the busiest man OF the CEN
lury He can do more and say less in given time
Than any other living oflcal The North Americans
,rc restless eager nervous, and always on the move
,ut this wonderful South American can sec more be-
ore breakfast than mos, of us can discover all cay.
Hc has looked over our cathcdras churches schools,
machiuc shops depo.s aud everything else, and is now