National Republican., 1878-05-03
For the Corner.
For the Corner.
Carpe Diem.


"Let US cat and drink, for tomorrow We
die cries the dainty epicurcan, rose-crowned,
flushed with wine, his ears ravished by song,
his eyes delighted by the graceful, glancing
forms of the dancers, his palate titillated by
rare and costly dishes. "For tomorrow we
die" and from every passing moment he ex-
tracts all the sweetness and pleasure. The
future! Who can be sure Of the future This
ShUal Of time to-day is all that Is his.
In human hearts what boldcr thoughts can rise,
Than mans presumption OIL tomorrows skicsf
Why sacrifice present enjoyment for fti-
turc that may never come Aud so he lives
his careless, joyous life-and 80 he dies!
Is he 30 unwise rs at first sppearsf Tho
carpe disa IL held by nine out Of ten persons
US unsounj, but is It not founded In wisdom
Is 1t not with certain limitations aud applied
TO higher things than eating and drinking
good doctrine-the true doctriue of right
living?
What" some one will cry, "think only of
the day, have no thought Of the possible years
ahead p Take no heed Of character to be
formed, of name and reputation to be gained
Live as does the brute that pcrishethS Live
as docs the butterfly, needless Of any future
content In the days of sunshiner Live Ms
does the blossom that opens at dawn and dies
with the dying dayr
To certain extent, yes, IL, like these, you
live out your day to tho full extent OF you
abilities rs they do theirs. The beast that
dieth does he not make use Of all the instincts
the Creator has given himS The butterfly,
that wind sweeps away Il summer rain do
stroys, does II not get all the brightness aud
glory of the sunshine, the sweetness and beauty
OF the hOwcrsy The humble blossom, does Il
not display its beauty, shed its perfume, drink
in the dew of the morning, the sun OF tho
MONDAY, gladdening the senses by its delicate
tints and subtle iragranccY Shall we be loss
wise than theyr
One Of the seventy resolutions Of Jonathan
Edwards was "to live each day MS IL II were
his last" What better rule of life coul1,any-
pne adoptp Each day to make use of every
talent given us each day to live purely and
honestly and earnestly; each day TO strive to
benefit our fellow creatures; each day to do
our duty faithfully, in whatever station of life
we may be placed. The years are but day
added to day. character-a name-is but
the suln OF each days loss or gain. From woll-
spent days what can result but u well-spent
litey From daily purity daily industry.
daily helpfulness, what can accrue but pure,
industrious. helpful livcsT From days III
spent, idly spent, come wasted years, unim-
proved intellects deteriorated morals useless
lives.
do not go so far as TO say that We should
take absolutely no thought for the morrow,
but that this care should be secondary, not
primary. We must not sacrifice present good,
present enjoyment for an uncertain future;
must not make our lives u mcrc looking fol-
ward to something that may never come
spin out eternal schemes
And, big with liic's iuturitrs expire"
We must not fail to get all tho good, the
profit the happiness from things within our
daily reach.
Let us live as those who are sometime to
grow old, and to whom II will be the most
dreadful Of evils to count their past years by
follics." MUSCA LIVINGSTON.