Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-06

some IS that handsome does" There is
no greater mistake than this. vet In those
early days, ov often it greeted our cars :
Every time we veniured 70 expressa wish
tor new dress. hat, cloak, or any article
OF personal adOrnment, how nicely il came
| in. The keynote Of the refrain was always
the same. Sometimes the head of the
family would be Joined by his worthy
companion, and they would make duet
OF 1T. We were usually silenced, but we
dld not believe wonl of It then, and do
not believe it now We all know many
people who are living contradictions to
this saying. They never were known to
do handsome thing, though We must adj
nit they are handsome. Many good peo-
| pie, by unwearied persistence in good Of
hces, put cheat on our eyes, until behind
the homeliness of their faces, there shines
out the beauty of q kind and noble heart.
But, there are Others who might multiply
their good deeds beyond all computation,
yet would never beguile us into believing
them even good looking. Like Charles
Lambs Mrs. Comedy" when they have
done us a service their faces remain the
same, and when they have done us a thou.
sand and are willing to double the number
they have the same Individual faces We
would never think of asking for their pic
ture, for having once seen them we will
never forget them. There are those who,
as Bulwer says, are uglier than they have
any business to be, and it is hard for good
deeds to so eradicate such faces that their
ugliness shall be hidden from our eyes.
Another favorite maxim, and one often
quoted for childish ears, is "Be good and
you will be happy" We will not stop to
consider how selfish is the motive contain
ed in this adage, whether we should be
good TO attain our own happiness, and not
because it is duty, but will notice its ef-
fects. To MAINTAIN this position, many
pleasant little stories are told, favoriie
among Them being the story Of Cinderella
and her selfish sisters. In most Sunday
School books the good little boys and
girls are the only ones that reach the pleas
ant places on the road of life. The chill
dren that are bad enough to be like real
children surely come to bad end" The
Cinderellas in real life are scarce, very
scarce. The desire to be happy has been
the principle wish humankind since Adam
and Eve wandered from Paradise, and it is
to aid us in our search. But the problem
has never been solved no one has ever
had perfect happiness. 1t is natural to
think that if We were someone else we
should be perfectly happy and contented
II would be well to remember the words
of DR.. Johnson
"ActIve in idleness, abroad we roam,
In search of happiness which dwels at home"
because 1t is is probable we are as near
happiness as our neighbour. i.--.r.
Another mistaken notion that people
have is that it is not good taste for man
to laugh at his own jokes. His laughing
does not signify that he applauds his
own action. but that he appreciates what
he is telling. IL We relate pathetic story
we must shed tears to move our audience,
yet if we relate anything amusing we
must not smile. This reminds me Of the
gentleman who entertained his friends with
a display of his wealth and curiosities, yet
he could see nothing considerable In them.
We.might,in this connection, note the fact that
II we do not appreciate ourselves. no one
will: certain amount OF self-confldence is
necessary in any undertaking.
We noticed recently in a newspaper that
'Mackey. the California millionaire and
Stewart the millionaire OF New York each
came to this country. poor Irish boys. We
regret that our struggling American boys
People. in general,haye an idea that AL great
men have been poor. and conclude this TO be
the cause OF their prospe rity. They take q
coincidence for cause. 1t has happened
that many men have reached eminence and
wealth from condition of poverty. yet 1t is
quite probable they would have been greater
had they enjoyed the ADVANTAGES wealth and
education bring men, They forget that many
who begin on the lower round of the ladder
end life there. Like the man who began life
with basket and twenty cents worth of pea
r1t1fe md An1 hn hnc
have good cause in love, war; or law be
persevering and earnest and you are sure of
winning: Is loving ever a bad cause Are
selves? Many a youth has been misled by
this fallacy. He loved, was earnest. perse-
yering. but she would not return sigh for
SIGH. Her affection were given to the man
ly youth who could smoke cigar, and loaf
gracefully about his fathers store. The
cause of the first was surely good for to see
her was to love her, yet that would not win
the prize. Did ever nation engaged in war
believe its cause UNJUST? Would ever war
be waged but to maintain what a nation con-
ssidered its rights5 Does anyone suppose
Russia considers herself selfish In trying To
gain control OF all Europe? Does not Turkey
think IL her bounden duty TO defend herself
as long as possible? She knows il is almost
useless for a Turkey TO fight Bea-, yet be-
lieving her cause Just she believes she may
win. Although we do not believe lawyers the
depraved class they so often are represented
to be. and do believe they often work under
yet the lawyer for the complainant aud the
one for the defendant cannot both be right
We may thus strive. feeling that the right Is
on our side and yet fail.
As the end of life approaches the maximS
OF childhood and middle age are lost sight of
and others. not less pernicious In their eff
fects are seized upon and cherished i'm the
vain hope that, perhaps. they will be . guide.
fallacy most old people believe. Judging
from their actions. and one quite agreeable
to some persons. Is '.All men are to die but
me-" Their thoughts are like this, such a
thing has never happened, but who knows, /
may never die" Most people are like Pom
die; and believed the end drawing near. One
night he bade his friends goodbye; he ex-
pected to soon leave them: his friends re-
membered what he had said one night about
midnight he heard a loud knock at the door;
Who's darp asked Pompey; 1t is to take
you home. as you are ready to goF "Oh,
saking Of Pompey, he's gone up norf three
that the road of life becomes darker. harder.
and rougher at every step. yet there must be
much that Is pleasant on the way or people
would not so wish to continue the journey
How people deceive us as to their age! How
much would be given to recall even ten years
oflifel Perhaps life Is not so much loved as
death Is feared. The road OF life has perhaps
thorns. or ignoble deeds. have been gather
ed instead into a garland. instead OF sweet
roses, the fruits OF noble and well-spent
life. How we should watch that our final
moan may not be IF ii were only SOL How
pleasant IL our garlands contain few thorns
OF sin and many. many roses ofeverlasting
life.
THE LOST ARTS OF OUR GRAND