Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-25


! OF the woe, and pain. and wretchedne
| there, and none are so poor, and vile, al
: miserable, that she does not claim them
her kin. and with tender hand feel O
their hurts ard wounds, and apply Il
sovereign balm. ss--s- zsa-'.al
With quick intuition she would divil
your trouble, and pressing close to ye
: with face aglow and hand sympathetical
; outstretched, it would seem as it from IN
softly-ratted lips crowd of wise aid 10
ing words like a flock Of White-wings
birds were just about to flutter gently on
but She is shy about intermeddling W.,
mental states, of obtrndng advice in spi
itual affairs, and Of urging her own col
victions upon Others. ami she would wa
for you to speak, which, warned by he
tender interest, you would not be slow t
do. telling her freely all yoiir tribulaton.
and longings, and anXieties. And out {
her great sympathy and desire to help yo
she might say, as once heard her, hum
bly, as little chilli, Perhaps, if you ar
not already confused by many guides, yo
would like to hear how l was directed t.
find the priceless pearl ytu are seeking.
Nothing could please you better.
Well, She would say, with her earnes
eyes looking clearly into yours, weepin.
and wai'iiig over my offenses did not max,
them lighter; wild, importunate entreat,
without effort did not make NE stronger
to resist evil; poring over creeds and doc
trines did not help me to better life nor .
| clearer und, rstanding Of the truth; bu
when | put away these and began earnest
ly to strive toward the fllfillment of the
Divine law. do unto others as you would
have others do unto you," then straight.
way my burdens grew light as air, the dis
cords of my life smoothed and rounded
themselves into harmonies, the way grew
plain and open to my feet, peace descended
like benediction on my soul; ard, dear
friend, found the pearl"
Would it not seem as if you were wax
ing suddenly out Of terrible nightmare
to the clear. smiling light of day? us if
you were passing from dark labyrinth,
in whose tortuous maZcs you lave been
long entangled, to a marked and easy road
cutting plain and direct to the end YOU are
seeking:
Do unto others rs We would that others
should do unto you. for this, says Christ,
is the Law and the Prophets.
o, Mounful Stralghtlace, gather in your
spectral guides your doctrines Of cleo
ton, atonement, justification, baptism,
and tie rest-their mission is
confusion, their end dlsunion. They pre-
sent the melancholy spectacle Of the blind
leading the blind, and We anticipate the
sa catastrophe that must ensue.
But here open and direct is the law of
lite, the law of Christian brother
hood; the sum of all PHILOSOPHERS that
,im to make men better; the lesson OF
Nature; the attraction that draws all men,
oers of the human family together and
holds them in unity and harmony; tht in
of charity and tolerance; the
power that breaks down the partitions be-
,ween earth and heaven, makes angels and
men one kindred. and turns the world over
o face the golden dawn of that glorious
lay of promise when ''there shall be one
old and one shepherd
You see, Mt least SO far as you can see,
hat the blessed Felicia. living in obedience
o this divine law; breathes the air of
heaven, and is girt about by sphere of
'urity and light into which nothing evil
lurst venture, and you remember the
'romise to the innocent, and think you
ee it fulfilled: "He shall give His angels
barge over thee to keep thee in all thy
Ways"
When the heavenly law does not gov
IN, You know how roughly and crafty
he machinery OF lie runs how it rasps,
nd groans. and sllritks, and tears, making
orrible discord; but in the circle of
1hich Felicia Greatheart is the center it
loves orderly and without friction; no
ust, no rattling bolts, no clashing wheels,
r, if these are there as elsewhere, the
oil Of love makes all glide
Where there are wrongs she quietly
trives to right them; unintentional mis-
lkes she magnanimously covers; rude
ess and impatience she meets with gentle
ess and calm serenity; injuries and neg
'cts she sweetly forgives and puts out of
lind; and those glaring faults Of temper,
npleasant peculiarities Of character, ard
ross derelictiOns OF duty that others take
ote OF, and repeat. and repeat, and harp
pom, and dcnounce until one wearies of,
nd hates the whole human family, she
,es as though she saw them not, flinging
le mantle of charity tender)y over them
!, her large. noble, generous nature, de-
ghting not in imperfections, but hnnge,-
y for, and seeking after, those lovely
races which may always be found linked
ith deformity as sunshine with shadow.
one respect it may be said there is a |
Multitude between her and Mistress Pick
NV. Both are fond OF setting their Ie-
w-creatures in the light, and bringing
1T the remarkable features of their char {
tiers; but there is this difference: Mrs. I
IS light is like that which issues from a I
t, wild, lurid, internal, giving to the OBJ ,
cts on which it glares a hideous, edistort- '
appearance, startling to the beholder. !
slicia Greatheart shines calmly down 4
ON above, and her mild, steady light !
umines and glorifies every hidden virtue, c
cry. kindly action, every good intent,
igering slovinSl on each as the sun ling
on the mountain-top leaving the great Q
ass OF evil bro oding like a black shadow !
low. Whose Low IS darkness may de- II
end into this shallow and trace out
horrible shapes; but Felicia loves the II
n.
She Is no belligercnt; she carries no =
eapons OF warfare, makes no attacks, ut F.
RS no warnings, uses no threats. but the "A
wills are afraid of her, tor she sows the t
heat SO thick they find no place for tares. 4
Ne is the tender nurse Of good. and over
,noes evil hv neglect OF it, She can not