Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16
''The Outer and Inner Life.p

How great the contrast, how very
great! We enter the social circle and
glance around on the scene before us
F-all is in "holiday garb.s One,
the star of all, particularly draws our.
attention, who is seemingly happy
and care-free of Gods creatures. We
note the beaming eye, the face
wreathed in smiles we hear the rip
ping laugh as it echoes through the
grand old arooms, and no shadow of
doubt crosses our minds concerning
the entire happiness of the beautiful
queen of society. We follow her to
her home even enter the privacy OF
her own apartments, and are surprised
at the look of WEAKNESS that takes
the place of the beaming expression
on the face of our study, and the voice
whose cadence charms our ears
comes to us with sudden sound of
misery in its modulated tones. sob,
what is life good for if we. have. none
of the good to do All is tinsei and
show; how tired and sick I am of it
anm We open our eyes in wonder
were the bright smile, the buoyant
step, the merry laugh, all acted, while
there was no heart in the gay. scenes
she had so lately been a participant
Of? M :.
We go out and down the street,
while asking ourselves these qaes-
tons. We meet youth at the gate
of poor and humble cot his step is.
slow and heavy; his face--one might.
fancy it the chosen throne of genius,
for surely the broad brow, the deter
mined mouth, the burning, soul-lit
eyes, all speak of power that might
stir millions of hearts into fire were it
only knownl We, are interested, and
follow the youth to his humble lodg-
ings. Our hearts burst with sympa- :
thy as we hear him murmur, "Oh, is
there nothing for me but disappoint-
ments Must I give up my most
cherished dreams of happiness2 Must
/ turn my eyes in another direction
when my whole soul longs to be at
the fount of knowledge, drinking
deeper and deeper, simply for the
want of so many cents? What is the
use of this constant worry and anxi-
ETY.? Why cannot | die and be at
rest p" We 90 out with saddened
hearts aud go through the busy
thoroughfares, watching with interest
the art and craft used to gain a part
of that god Cat once curse and a
blessing) gold Night comes on. and
we bend our steps in another direc-
ton, but are arrested in our walk by
the sound of revelry, and we enter the
gay saloon of pleasure. A sound of
blinking glasses and gay laughter
give us a new feeling of interest, re-
partee follows repartee, and one, the
gayest of them all, causes US to start
10 surprise as we recognize the youth
who, but few hours ago, caused our
hearts to beat quickly in sympathy.
There are no marks of grief or sorrow
upon that young face. We can
scarcely credit our senses, and were
it not for the previous testimony we
had received, we should pronounce
him of all the gay,the gayest Watch
ing him throughout the evening we
Hnger long enough after his depart
ure to hear q fellow.companion re-
mark 'sJolly good fellow! If any one
enjoys life. it is him !" Why is this
needless deception before the world
We soon learn. Tobe in trouble and
seek friend, to ask for help and
hear him say in the usual formal way,
every sorry" "Press of business"
etc, and to receive the same reply
from all, has at last the effect. We
soon learn to hide our misfortune
from those who have no sympathy
for us, and the world seldom if ever
catches glimpse of the inner life.--
Western Rural.