, 1880-10-09
MIR. DALEY.

MIR. DALEY.
A PECULIAR LETTER. -.
To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune.
Got1Ap, Tex, Sept. s5.-Everywhero somo
vision haunt. ile. Only now was reading
this foolish warning: "Presumo not to bn
the architect Of thy own happiness" And
II not who will? Presume not rather to
)lopo for happiness ut NIL. Have NO not
bnilt for ourselves castles Of beauty and
strength? They wara but tho unsubstantial
creations Of n soul that 1nMst ever seek be-
yontl Itself for strength, freedom, Ilope,
beauty. rs God created thom, without bleul.
isl. And ever. arises tho nEockery OF n hope
defeated, temple cnst down to tho yury
dust, soul wcartcd with hopeless struggle
md almost given over to despair. t. lifo,
we Should care 10 pass tjIronsi, theniS Wo
see only one thing certain n-dcat'l-whicli
fSis p jst a s wo ri tRSssfIrg tSfmIgSes or Il; Tas pos
aiplo conjecture by annliliiating nil cotl-
patti wo ail tread ieais Is tiiere, md straE-
S9 rs r. ii ;s thnk xannc ant rs
carry us olIo step beyond; ITO subtle nlclIcmy
l,as eyar discovered md recorded one scrip
or line OF history to guide ,ts for one second
e te po,ss9S ,xd ,l Journey bsy9nd tho ton9
fercd because we could not avert 1t; nnd 10
WsSs sS; Viii sheie Is So q final ia Period to
"Why llave, I llvel?', Is still tho una,,-
swored cry. "Sure|y did not demand lt,-
dd not desire ft,-but I'LL u,,souglt this nlys-
torl0ils Unknown. ntlknowable author Ut bt-
70 pl.ss out with Ills multitude (aud yet
alone) without i glide Or purpose, nilli with
t!!ose feeble hands yalnly sought the solution
ct ct, ,u,!s,, tl,ls impossible p,rablcm,-as he
I5ts tsr''is ali aii '!sknoW": os is rewafsis; Sti;
meas which, crystallized by continued les
sSo.ls IN obs;ersatlon a',d experiment int 2
happiness Ii said to reacll lis .tl,rona III tho
Knltl ,--he IL Expected to attain lie cid OF
iifs. Was It M Wise 70 give 50 little-for Of
ht fshe Ss0 rs osr Il s i fS Ss ky used o, 81 i s% If
nla,.d 50 1lch9 Ayel tho lntchl For no
failure Gnu npproacIi In magnitude tho hopp-
Iess wreck q human souls happiness on
r Y s5@Ee at we ots %Hfr "
leads to tile lifc-aowing fountain, called in
the pictorial langnnEe Of Egypt tho oasis ?
..,' VA wander eternul!y. for W. know not
yearn|ng 81 toE T. Is "a rossIIole, I :joy,s not NUDE
w%'!9se % wortlless nently ltas fled forever, antl
IN te Long, i1no xEtls there rises tS tle tps
CONS s'sea at pSsSss ffsS fae for aud f'o ss s':
oblivion. And tho yolcrs viii not como
back--tho silence gives no Rigll-we cannnt
fun ashes lllt0 iMnle-llever again cnn their
worti-waYes reach our souls st.ye. III tho wall.
inE accents Of .nn unnppeasnble eternal
yeaTning-eternAiiy ',nregittgtl. Ever look.
ward worn, pail,-tlistortetl, Wenry fuccs mid
Empty, helpless hands, living prFpetually III
the present alMl yet never Ii, sympathy With
1t. Eterl,!ty With It'll foarln mystery before,
md .myrrl behind, how can tho unsai!siletl
soul ba l,appy? Ona only way-grnnt. ohl
n,nnIlMtent Joye! absolute forgetfUinesy,
lut!tl for the soul In l.ar desert iloinn tower
Of oblivion. Duty Is noble, but It Is not
onl!pDteMt- will not suffice. Tho day Will
hns tlsI, Will como, mid duty Is not ai,ear 10
| point to artton-turtura silc1 ;s never martyr
suffered viii cnsuc. until wnnri,rss stc,ils
tho cruci weapons OF Unrest anI
slays tic murderer or sleep,'
I41s I1;i. ,,visa T. l1toi MI rhs wIat iljasy
ilura1,ce. The conflict u9yur ccascs. Yo c,,ii-
hot SAY it IL tiutshuI hero. Or IoI there II Is
endeu, while Death nssauts tho storullolso
l3ankrl.rt I'll, In happiness, the ' yury beRsmr at
our gatns wollid not change pIaces wItl lis,
n "ini,l .iIsnnsttl. rjieru il no ,M,,s;ui.roll
III thta grand rlr,l,y yet they urt NUMBERED in
jo9itnA: iilsrn IRA M nr,;sjnna IN lii,
| wollnilcd mid noiMetl IN tio reckless str,g-
g,o, onI tjluse win egcapo ara tf,e cnyartis
win never enterod tho iialtl of battle. ''''>''
| WEnt Wctinis, iuuura, t,r rewards I'M, c],ar.
tered forever by moments Of anguish wiici,
nt,S5 uown lllNhl H'a snAt bllshtctt ~ tlio
| VSn