The Morning herald., 1877-05-04
HIRED TO LIVE.

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SS"auding enthusiasm D e.o,,,on p,r.
J. lDs and the person addressed was a maid
0T' l, l',o n near his own age, who was one
2 1Ls a'i, fading d members Of his church.
Will W. answered Miss st re'ter demurely
"t,' tnow that there is always an egoIlsm
Or pa'.an ,'s MI Barlow smiled and blushed and
ia imsrei somewhat deprecatingly.
I;lI'it InI i very fortunate that it should be So
Al'n : !. -, man has sufficient esotism to at
on sn't something, tits better than being toe
sna 'I. to-, to endeayor to accomplish anything
%savs .a's is !, 80 much to do that there seems
l'I'' l., a demand for all grades of intellect
W oolure, 1t seems to me that no man
aad 's, stand idle because he has not the
D'S's ys. said Miss Streiter, with sharp de-
;,;rsne,s , reculisr to her: suppose it is
l.tsr % to I'LL even a small niche perfectly
,h,n @ 70 float aimIessly in space and to fit in
D'N v;.. sreiter was thinking bitterly Of
nsr.rIf but it seemed to Mr.. Barlow as if
che alluded contemptuously to the very
small niche he supposed him to be filling
That is true, he answered with Il brave
chow if indiiitrence. 1t matters little
whether tie work be great or small, SO
,L,t !, h., we'll done, yet after all, we re-
)rl against the thought Of failing to do Il
great aud noble work. This may be because
o,y vanity Graves applause; or it may be
Lpcsu:e the infinite mind las no rom fol
,he puIse Of an infinite aspiration.
If there is any thought that utterly
oyerwhpms me with wealineess unspeak-
able, rolned Miss Streittr abruptly, it is
the thought suggested by that word asp!ra-
lion ! hate it.
Whv? a.koh Mr.. Barlow, in surprise.
Oh, it brl TO me The toiling and moiI.
ios and ,tru gle and WEAKNESS aud self
dv.vair that lie along the paths Of aspira-
liol or ambition, or whatever it may bI
called.
Nothing val abIe, you know, he answer
eJ.vt,Iy, l. ,o.ued without toll and en-
lsayOr
Nothing valuable is gained with it, she
replied, bitterly. Look at the people who
:vceed in one way-that they may fail in
Ill Others. Look at the men whose sue
e,s has been most marked. lflheir Ilu.
nan sympaJhies have survived the long
ace and they retain fellow feeling for
heir kind, consider how they are enyled
mlncvo, and even prosecuted by the very
'eople whom they have befriended. On
he other hand, if they have climbed the
teep and crassy paths Of the gods alone,
hey art butter as a gail, and cold as ice,
They have paid the terrible price Of un-
eEstandIng human nature-which is to
Isplse it. What is life worth to a man
Tho dare not have an intimate friend. lest
e should sacrifice some portion Of the dig
Ny whose foundations were LAID in blood
i'd tears? Yet there is no other condition
hey who mix with their fellows and love
'er kind must sometimes descend from
Aer lofty and eontemptuous pinnacle, and
Ike the terrible risk of being misunder-
ood and being imposed upon. | think il
IN and women could understand at the
"',el What price they must pay to obtain
and what Il heavier tax they
'a'I Pay to letan it, and after all how lit
t 0'9Fe Is III it to satisfy the sou's infinite
'0s'r and thirst, there would be les, of
ia: "a, is called a'pIra ion in the world.
D'SS>'d are the meek, quoted parson
3.!rIow, Tor they shall inherit the earth.
l1e Inheritance is too small t, be an in
leemen. rc,joned Miss Strciter.
thought your Argument being adverse
1'A0ll'on, favored mteknc>s, said Mr..
arrow, IN some surprise.
"'snot conscious Of trying to argue.
was merely expressing a conviction to
t t'l9cl That there is nothing in the world
M 'sIN having What there may be in the
'1l x, remains 10 be seen.
lsrson Barlow rose to take his leave,
~ .1i,s >Ireilcr bowed him cut almost
orIulIy.
"neS' he said TO himself on reaching
= size walk. What Il freezing scorn that
1'n has. Yet she is what is called an
"'''a0e woman, the sort of a person
'' al 'I'e deacvns and deaconesses recon-
VI" HE to marry. She is terrible
"'''"' She always brings out the bitter
- s'oe OF things. and overwhelms the soul
w. ~ V"e IosI: oian irreslibIe despair.
"C'e ministers are 50 ilat,ered and cod |
i" mat 1t Is an awful experience for them
"S'l !hey stand unprotected and face to |
~ ~ WIN such 4 woman as am.
.N'y We used to advising and patroniz-
ana looking down on weak woman.
y y; II irrIiaIes them to have bomsheIl OF
'' '''' truth hurled into their little camp of |
ny lretcrse.
,uSS ,'' S'rviter laughed softly after thus
t'V.S'l's herself to vacancy's innumera-
~ No''l'..any Of witnesses, ard for mo-
,,.; "' s''e looked strong and scorniul, with a |
'a''l ' l'ard and bitter self reliance. All
,,,, n"ve Sne threw up her hands with a
.I1' ,Iu'e ol lnellable despair, and said help
!, Vahl cear it. Life is 20 empty. Work |
" ", unsatisfactory. Nothing seems worth