The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-25

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ofeaeh other but by proper distribution Of
gfts 90 ,bles tbs minds Of mon, not only OF
different dispositions but ln different moods
Of the sans disposition, 10 asslmllale eyery
object, 10 convert them into food and nulrl'
fundamentally apeahlng--and, In llne, To
mako all natures tbs elements Of themselves
our fancy and our feelings give thelr own
eoorlng 70, and indeed afe, tho mediums
through which wo regard most Of the seeoes
aud events OF life, Indeed II va except u
Tow Of tho leading events Of our lives, which
themselves have tho mystery Of our feelings
but which, In general, va originally have the
power 10 control, there aro mono which do
not owo something Of brlllaocy or gloom 10
tho light Of imagination md tho sunshine Of
happiness or the sombro oolorng Of IN
llgued mind and disappointed heart II
Ia not true that the pleasures of
tho imagination do not add
something 10, aud indeed often form n large
portion Of, the store Of our happlnessl but II
Ia true that they either check or supply the
place Of some other enjoyment The me0nS
of happiness dealt out with an average
equality II almost Nil ofuT and only becomes
unequal when disturbed by passion, regret,
or desires unsuitable ~ our capacities for en-
oymonl. Tho excess of the supellluous
happiness that il crowded into ono hour, Is
paid for by tho exhaustion or todlum Of an
other To everyone there Is dispensed suf-
lclcnt share Of intellect 10 enable him 10 hua'
band tho pleasures which aro spread before
him 10 defend them against tho com
mon oncroachmont' Of misfortune,
mud to occupy hi, place In the
grand caravan" which ia always on its
march In quest Of happiness, and who, II
they meyer arrive nj the gate Of tho fancIed
Paradise, gather many flowers by tho way.
sIdc md aro surprised to llnd at last that tho
happiness they pursue Is scattered along
their path, aud consists rs much In tho en-
ploymont Of tho search and tho pleasures
of anticipation as my specific condition Of
lifo, TO tho man of genius and imngina.
ton, who possesses creative lacully,
which enables him to strike out into
now and unGrequonted paths of
amusement, and who can pursue hpppincss
alone, no carries u fund Of enjoyment over
within himself, and Is ready at any moment
10 spin out web from hls own mind. Tho
general assent OF mankind seems to have as
signed tho retirement of solitude us tho littcst
theatre for tho exercise Of his speculative
propeneites, "whcro Wisdom" TO use tho. Ian
guage of Milton) herself "oft retiTes,' and
"Whrra with her hest nurse, Contemplation,
She piumos her feathers and lets grow her
wings
Which In IN various busie of resort,
Were all too ruilicd aud sometimes impaired.
But solitude ought rather TO be called the
Workshop, or the study, than tho proper
theatre for the life of the man of genius, For
although tho mind may net with more vigor
and may move with holder and more I'M
constrained fight in the liberty and leisure of
solitude, its best and more satisfactory en-
ployment is in tho direction or instruction Of
society. And according to our ideas of hap
pnoss, he is happicst who does the most
good. And there arc none of US, no matter
how lowly, but may benefit bis fellow beings
in some way. We can all bestow ray of
happiness here and there upon our fellow
travellers as we traverse the desert of life;
and tho purest happiness the heart can know
is bestowirg happiness upon some ono less
fortunate than ourselves in tightening their
burden.and making it easier to bear.