, 1879-04-19

a copy at Goathe'a "Eloetlyc A1lniticsn y III her
haul. ''Uuf1a'sn novels ought to l,a sup
pressed, but as long II they contaua to disgrace
tho ahclvcs 81 our public ana private libraries,
we may expect them to ba cynical arnl n,isan.
throplc, aild listen whila they talk knowingly
nbous tho "vices ot society" al,l tho deceit,
hypucrtay, mud general cstssetlnsa OF tic world
Wisdom, ainils pI.ylngly upon those .!lly people
some would !tke to mako It i, a,l exhibit theil
simplicity a9d tsn9fenee ot nc By sastnE so
a,pt no. Franco / am andtng fault with,
for l admire very iuueh this 3llwAusca
lassfc. a1"l, moro than TINT, am going TO do
TINT dangerous, almost unheard.of thInE-ael1
growing for her feeling Of trlendstIp or--or
love. don't know which Atcrcyl hope sha
isil't marrted wonlat. II sho IL, shall expect
in Tic nrxt Home 70 be confrontetf by man
with cooked pistol In his band and death In llis
eyo, mud oSlercd to furnish tl.at embarrassing;
article. satisfactory e3p!apatlo,!.
DECLARE, It VIVA qutt9 startling to sco old
Forty Years becoming 50 Byronic, now wasn't
~ Thero was 70 air Of authosisy, and Kind Of
whas-l'am.talkinY-ab tone to hts letter that
was quite convincing a,ld overwhelming Il
say "hss," 0ecausc know that no one b,it an
Dla bachelor, who Ind heo,, curly removed frnn
thy !etIn'nx and purifying influence aud society
Of his stktera. and hts cousins, anil his aunss,h
could have aiven reut 10 that ciIuslou.) Out Of
respect 70 Ills "fosty tat years, that are full of
lies, a. all years aratn, fcel TINT wo ought not
heavenly on earth. We should Look @ upon ihe ls
dark atdo Of things, md follow biz example, tho
Lesser ll1ht Of Byron, and hts fcmalu dscplc,
Ouila, NIL have no faith fn atyta!ng but the
rapturcd on the rosy clouds Of suusct, lnha1c
tic trnrrnncc Of lovely flower, Or glory III the
possession Of gauly Elhoon,, wu should
never forget that tile flower will wither, the rib
ouat D to dwei M upon as lie tras dsappons'nons' @ ]
SORROWS, antl agoptcs OF Ifo until cloud 81 DC
spafr oscrshaaows IT., aud then cry out:
What y youth, N,,l !ove. a'ld PRAYER; what 10
life; Whist is man! Aud u9cH & irom the sunk.
tic answer: Youth Is the little day In which
VIC scout the aarIce Of friends, tuko the rcius
Ia our own hat,lia nntl With daredevil laugh
Ter 10 deeds "etcrn!ty cannot anuul," md
unlcarn, strive, and curse MID pray ~ VIC may.
Love is pretty bubble That aoats gaily for
moment, Nu,l then Is gone; It IA as stable and
enduring as flying cloud; II is ns bright as
crs arp only constant cntreattcs md pitcols
appenls fur things that arc novcr granted. Ltte
Is Il song, a moan, deatll-g4itlc, unl man Is
but eradlcd infant Il, the rosy 1awn; hap
so1tdlor fighting III the gloom Of deadly con-
tIict, Il rigid, outstrctehcd form awful in its
nscn paltor; mass Of corruption, pull OF
dust And aiter death, ,That thena Acsvcn,
1Ioll, Or. obllYtonl And mon p1ace tile ribla
in or hands, nti answer will. thousand nr-
gunonts bascd upotl ''oPc, but no beacon Hight
beams on Eternlty's shore, and no answer
ITO is wsary Tat'SE tE sopI toq,x
Of tho Grand Rapids correspondent, can't talk
that way, because, though / admit there arc
many stragglcrs, dcscrtcrs,. ansl towards, l BE-
llovo tic rink a1id flo Of )!unan'ty,s army arc
thnt ssonc day Of absolute truth 'Eoulu dissolve
Jtue-tenths OF the marriages l,ow In legal exist
c,lce,n and do other dreadful things, lin fuct
We would oil he tumblcd touethar und turned
upside down. md tnstdr out, fl n way we would
Rult1to truth Wera tnorcly toll for onolay" WE'LL
! guess Bo1ne wives would Wish to sec homo and
ttDtller, and snln0 husbands would place their
othcr shirt under tho!r arm s's' .ake y bec-llnC
tudc reiEneth, aMtl tlle "woodbtne twlnotlA"
and souc piIlara Of the church would coma down
with crash; but ntsbclIeyc 1t would provo
so very disastrous after nil.
Inc the world for one day, that tho sG.sics would
inll from tire eyes Of nino-tonths Of the hus-
bands and wives who arc ostraugctl, unhappy,
or rrhe1ious, and underneath thu hard words OF
sirs, frivol!ty, mud seeming indifference,
Ssaut'al @ TIN. not "rtppIc Of ii..ensIon or Tho
eddy Of 4 dones' would ever trouble their
lives again. II tho truth were ltlsown, nlnc-
teuthH Vi tlIa broken Friendships, family quar-
rcls, atuI cnrnisscs would bo tibt,a away With.
anl tod fouds would bo foreutten uua old
wounds By healed foreTer," and nine-tenths Of
the scandals u,ld slantlcrs would be proven foul
lus. And On every side. In all conditions, nnd
uu,uug ull classes,-in the Washerwoman's lovet
und itt mlI,olarufs palacc,-wc would sec 10
much that was tr4o ulsl good such grand sacrl-
fees laid IN the altars Of love aild friendship,
such heavy burdens borne patiently, so many
SISTERS brothers, nttl parents putting their own
plunsuros nrd ambitious aside anu forgetting
sulf In working for the happiness and weltnro
titudo Of helping, liands cxteudcd to tho wcak
md foolish, hear so many kind, encouraging
words spoken, Hnu Razg upon 80 Innny who
wcro striving attor better, higher. llnlscE things,
~ much of li,lselasbness md seli-qenal, that
not only "Forty Ycars.h but you aud l, would
stand back abashed, uni sny ~ never dreamed
OF this" II NC could gazc Into the heart Of tho
onscast man Or woman, a,d know n truth what
been, instead Of passing coldly by son tlin other
a!lo" With words Of condemnation nlNl con-
tempt, VIC wol.ll 10 more charitablc ktadly, and
pty}t,s, md think God tiat WI wcru not placed
where they wcrc, And assaulted by the same
tG,n''tations, lest We, toe, had fallen.
And ! believe II 1he truth WAS revealed, VIC
would feel md know that life Is u divine gift
anI well worth the having; and that what men
call death IL only tue agony Of tho hIrth-hotr
lint ukhers us luto thu 'llfo Immortal" a,nl
TINT Bosnu time when re shall lave been
cleansel, here or hereafter, from our sIna nJll
Impurities, each nnu every ono Of US win sec,
"risiis mir through tlsc mist. thu hills which
tic sunshine eternal has k!ssed'' CHAT.
YOUTHFUL DRUN1KARDS.
MOnH vtHW5.
10 the Editor al The Tribune.
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