, 1877-11-05

Ia ira'' nry"ni these pleafurcs We all necl n
I'r,rttlal something, long r.,,o, ns tue ,a,, ,iay'
iuus as tt nEt' ,!n ,t1n". enlS maio'nes anH &C.
i",yr the tmarl stt'l empty i.cinE |
81 .1mf II II. happiness seekers. AMI t1ss !,atf's hcing
r,,ny, Ipyntul tlpnbt MUIR n'fsut4H llnvr drawn
',,, ha,,;,,uc.s INT Ut Llrskcd tnEfsnry uf an
nI'mrniic nI life than FROM aIl other fountains Of
p'Tih, r. ntobalil,ty-almnst tho ccrtninty-is that
thvsc who are callcd r!en,urc,seekefs , 1sy TarLy
!4,uqst,,cncs.. !4us, solomon had tried ali The shapes
" iny. int i1'cv were "ail vanfty,n. because
:. .scTc V was NJ, rnc ri them That coud serve a.
.. 'fm,uainn uf that honorable memory which
e.,r;cs t1,c heart along through tic yeats II ts
.fr,,rSc teri1ous icasnning wien We attempt
To lm' The eccret, ea''scs OF iiulyhlu1l loy or
Env. We tnay Mt trnat almost a31t,otlste that .
rolIc consciousness Is tile best known source of
spfrf,ual pGnce.
1,alamc Recnlnicr, tins wrntc To her tfccc: ~
az, here In tic centre of fctcs, Trnccssee, r.
Limitations, I'm spcciacles. Two II my windows
faec ihe fafl.rot,un. lie ot!,cr two The thcntrc.
tit n,ui muse Oh Il 2 shurc oi tho ocean. gn
trcr ait tho tati AMI joyous circumstances of
my NE. lnpe You Will be happier than have
tccn"
ronscolsncsk, that great mirror ut self, pictures
enn,,rh Of tho useful to bracc ", her htnrt II
Il hardly possible that into the spirit OF a
woman whose i,fc haI been tilted up With long
y,ets, nnif such magnificent surroundings.
Eycn Cnlcridgc. though dreamer anil builder
II i,ctit. castles, ma,lc II better uttcrancc, f0r
ie s,t that, after all elsc Ind been thought of.
tnnst bapttuess hatt come to him from being
Christian. And even II this kcnse of n useful
md lawful Iifc were nut 'flsclf b1cstetlnees, II
would be OF Infinite wnrtt, by It's power to keep
the heart fron tllc misery Of utter emptiness.
When thc soul cannot be kept happy, i must at
last 6c kept full. A atury Ia told by Isaac
Walton Of a grand artetocrat who Kept many
furnftl,rd ho,cs that lle might move from une
10 auothcr tn hours If discomfort. Could I'LL:
nar have filled Nv his heart onco With fure and
Tic tervice III liberty. or of science, or Of states
,nanshir, or " art. TT Of humanity. he would
i II ll,cm lie couid have founl repose. To all OF
~ c,ui,ty tiGys Will come. daya whch no bird Is
singing wItllout md It, that hour We shall be
1sprnblu enough unless there nrc III tho mind
shcn soino birds of utility anL beauty did
hjccd pour forth their song, That ducs
man MI lmmGnse serslce which kceps 'its
heart so full TINT IL is not open to
t,c,I ollly four weeks Of pleasure. He would
Lave fund nnrc lal be not kept Ills heart too
s @ tS Il. 'as nor s1T es,. ncysl ysa " s aFy T
eonrrtrnblu that any patriot, or anv statesman,
rollEl eny thnt lie lind fOlNu only q lew days 0l
pleasure in seventy years. Man must hive
iinaIe tuur search who fuunu ~ little on thfs
kIyrc,
LII US ask Whence old agc Is to dc,l,1ec most
Of It's consolation. There should be some I'LL.
falling supply of mental pcncu for old age.
Tint is d mighty cla,lgn Iii nature wien tho
white hair comes. 1t would sccin Lllat unc'8
heart ought to brcak When oe finds tat le 1las
tsusscd the, linz, and will nsYer return
thc grcnt sui, is ilreiEnEng, alh will
room ect; that hta friends will be fewer III
number, an tllrso less tlrlnunstratlve In their
acvoto' IVY 1! ~ H.; t,e eass u9s, , @ G.sah IT, M
ihe strange power Tic Mind posscsscs tn caeher
UpM lutig tIlst md hold 1t Us part of tis cart-
" day. Into this Hobtc co1lsciousrcss the. lust
years can withdraw, nit1 caN there find bless
clncss wllfcl, yuttth and beauty might envy but
could nut surpass. The orchards which tho old
1nan planted the shalc-trccs by path md tlousc,
1T tlcro ycars ngo, the home itself. the part he
took In defending thu State agatnst Iocs from
without ur within, thu city or village le hclped
to greatness {rum the condition Vi q tra.l!tig.
post or IA few wiCwu,nt,-nll these array thcui-
selves around old aEu Us so many angels Of eor-
Tie service ot God Is manifold. It Is not
composed wholly Of prayer and hymn. What
aunagc man rcnlers In church Is humble
wLci, all his hours nrc given 10 soulc shape OF
duty. a mi, w!io las looked well tu tllu pub
lEc welfare, WHO Iul. urged TN Its ctafiots 0t
cduratto,l, nnu n1vraIs, and liberty, putting lila
uwn shoulder to allo wheel Wien tho roa.ls wert
lrayy, iua thus always stooA ut tho affairs mud
las taken the Holy Sacrament at cac!, sunrise
Arra,gncd at last by thu civil officers of old agc
iii NJ to It's bar where tho eyes arc to bt
n,aIc ,lIm and the lair white md the face
wrinklc he cau tay to this l11lnl cuurt, =" | have
lived In all goud toilyricnce hc9ore tiol," an.
10! u1.lcr tlle magic ot those words tho wrinktet
{urc Oero,ncs ratllnut mud tho gray hairs turn
Into croHn.,
Hut III tlI4 uG0Ll1A OF HIS 1Qk1Ip CQN&GiQU$HG4{
there are otlicr 1nrrrtcs to ba rccttl'ntes'. By
law Of nature, whcn thu heart turns frotn wi
lablts and t!ccls al'1 cntcrs upon eonseicn'
tlous lltc, tliu gaol eoon sprnEs up ~ conscious
,css and excludes the unhappy. This ycrY Paul
WHO now stood ~ such morn! power aud pcnrGee
!la! hlhlscll tnndc sumo painful initiates. III
lad dragged 1len mud women to prison witliou
tausc. llu hal consented ~ tho martyrsions u
Stephen, md was perhaps, delighted to sec ht1s
sink under tho rnin Of stOles. But pcuitcnc
aud yirtliu had erased this llsGraecful recnrsl
mid hat covered thc souls toblcts With NOR
i.rrat.,r tnnitC ntnn M nrtfuf.k n brttltler mn,