Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-16
AoDRss OF WIN. N. MCCULLOUGH, ESQ.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 1t is u
veiy common prartlcc among lawyers
to amend their ndrr, or declaration, at-
ter suit bas been brought, N order to
make IL cUuiorm to the nature aud char.
acler of their case, aud 1t very ire
quently happens that alter the suit has
been tried, the ndrr is all they have
leit. VIII have to ask your pcrmis-
sIUn to correct mistake oi my own IN
the publication OF my sui,ject. ltshUuld
be What We do not uo," instead OF
"What ! uld not do, aud alter have
made the change, u occurs 10 me, IL
bears about the same relation to my
speech that a plume docs to ladies
hat--it is more ior ornament than use.
Although my time Tor preparation has
been short aud frequently interrupted
by business engagements, propose
10 risk failure BY attempting to dclIv.
er my brici address without the and oi
my manuscript, and II stick, why you,
laoles and gentlemen, just smile sweetly
or whistle, or sing, or encore, or do
any thing, but Tor heavenssake don't feel
badly about ii aud hang down your
heads, Tor ! will just blush aud then 20
on like little man, IT can, and il |
can't why then that will be one OF the
things 81 did not do
In our childhood days, when our
hearts beat high with hope, and our
cheeks were flushed with the bloom
which youth alone can bring, how we
made plans Tor the future What
magnificent calculations we made OF
accumulating wealth What dreams
we had OF future greatness, and future
happiness How our minds were en-
gagged in
Building castles in the air."
with their mighty domes and gilded
halls; surrounded with the most beau.
iiulgrovcs Of greenest ioliage,in which
birds OF brightest plumage forever
----hl-..I- i..-'isi...i.. -.....-..-.--t -vtOs +,
aud gardens, filled with the most irag.
rant flowers; and aisles wherein our
feet should walk aud never weary and
fountains, like that magical one Of
which Ponce dc Leon dreamed, wherein
we might bathe and bc forever young.
But those days have passed aud gone
Time has gently laid his hand on
many OF US and snatched the bloom OF
youth from our checks, and touched
our hair with bis silver pencil. Our
speculative fortunes have kept just II
little ~ advance Of US, and We are still
lured on III the hope that some time or
other we may overtake them. Our
dreams oi future greatness have proven
"a hlIeous nightmare to disturb our
happiness. Our castle built IN air has
tollered INTO ruin. Its mighty domcs
have crumbled into dust. Is yilded
halls have become chilled and dark and
damp. Its magnificent groves have
been uprOOtcd by the blasts OF adver.
sIly. lts birds have taken their flight
to a SUMMER cline, aud their notes have
died out on our ears. It's gardens have
grown up with the weeds OF neglect,
aud their flowers have wilhcred and
died. The aisles, wherein our feet
were wont to travel, have become the
highway vi earnest manhood, aud It's
magical fountains have turned to bitter
waters or dead seas Of disappointment.
The negative side of human history
has never been written. Men form
their character US much IRON what
they do not do as from what they do.
People like to parade their virtues be.
fore the public gazo--nOt their faults.
ln Tact some people appear TO exIst on
their virtues alone, aud while am Tree
to admit that IN many cases IL is rather
u light diet, yet, "whcre ignorance is
bliss, ii is folly TO be wise" | hgve
heard il told that on one occasion when
Mark TWAIN visited Western Pennsyl.
yania, he addressed meeting where
thousands OF people were assembled.
While seated on the platform the prcsi-
dent Vi the meeting sad to him, boast.
ingly; "Mr. TWAIN, that man yondcr
made ten millions in ol-that one made
five millions" and 50 on down. "Well
sir" replied the humorous Twain,
"what did all the rest Of this vast mul.
litudc maker mot single cent"
was the answer. Now, tho TACT was
many of them had lost aii they had,
but that side OF the story was never
told. We never hear Of the negative
side Of lie or Of individual character.
We oltcr hear Of seli.made mon, be-
cause IL is u credit TO thcm, while the
truth is, self unmade men arc more ire.
quently TO be met than any other class.
Ii men would use the gifts that their
creator has given them, even in mod.
urate degree, instead ol spending u life
time trying to destroy those giils, the
world would be better of. The high.
way ofliie, from the cradle TO the grave,