The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-08
FOOD FOR THOUGHT,

Love, faith, pationce--the three es-
sentials tOa happy life. ..H...ai
The truest end Of life is to know the
life that never ends, .,.,a...
Virtue IL the safest hclmet-the most
secure defense.
No rank can shield us from the i'm
partiality Of death. '.'H' ~ -
The power of elolucnce Is sometimes
superior to military force. m,.. ...Jy
1t ls IN the power of the meanest to
triumph over fallen greatness.
a strong will does a man more good
In this life than a lively Imagination.
Wisdom Is pedestal from which en-
Wy nor malice cannot hurl tho occupant.
AS too long retirement weakens the
mind, 10 toe much company dissipates
1t. , .r
1t Is sad 20 see so many walk in the
dark themselves who carry lanterns
tor others. .' s#.."' : ..,j
1Icwho refuses justice to the defence
less will make every concession to the
powerful.
Men usually follow their wishes till
suffering compels them to follow their
Judgment. a. J ....zr. .s.r 4He lp.
Some mourn more the shame which
Sin brings than tho sin which brings
the shame. ..." '.... - ...-'
| Truth aud virtue can do less In tho
world than their false, well-acted coun.
terfeit can do evil. nr f}. u.rG
Every saint Is Gods temple, nndfhe
who carries his temple about him may
60 to prayer when he pleascth.
| Most of their faults women owe to us,
while we arc indebted to them for most
OF our better qualities. .... Ir.r
There Is only one thing that Is more
terrible than To say a mean thing, and
that Is to do one. ... ~
1t Is all very well to be II promising
youth, but the hard part Is to keep your
promise IN after life. .,..t ... ,I
Preserve the privacy OF your house,
MARI age state. and heart, from reIa-
ttvcs mud all the world.
Don't contldc your secrets to Il per-
| son OF noble lineage, because the old
adage says that "Blooi will tell ."lH
AS sins proceed they ever multiply;
like figures In arithmetic, l,e'last stands
for more than all that went beforeu II.
Ii Is fact Of history that the ,,urcst
and noblcst life on Gods green earth
has been born Of the Christian faith.
Pleasure is sometimes only n change
OF pain. = man who has got the gout
feels first rate when he gots down to
rheumatism. u.,
My advice Is to consult the lives Of
other menas we would looking-glnss,
and from thence fetch examples for
orr imitation,
DO not go to your hands to work, or
to your feet to walk, or to your head to
think, before you have gone to your
knees to pray. ..,.s.
! Wo'take lessons IN art, literature-u
t9o"san! !npys; H4t !5M!; tnea high ',s sens"
Forgotten. .,i2 '..i. -, '.,t, y
:, poor relation Is like Il fit Of the
gout, for tho oitener he comes the long
or lie stays, and by ami by lie will come
TO stay all The time. '-.t M, T't
| When you can say or II man that hi.
religion has got hold OF his poeketbpok,
you, may bs reasonably sure that hii
religion Is the right KIND.
A bad habit is like a cat III TINT It has
nine lives. And Ike cnt also you
must Kill iC nine times before you can
be sure. that 1T istlcad. r1y ga,,a,s
| ,Patrimony may be defined, as some
thing which everybody Il glad to get.
There Is only one thing which has
greater Charms, and that Is matriniony.
A great many story writer's who flood
the market with theil trash could get
large gum for their last novel, It. they
would only promise TINT It. should be
the last. NJ '"' -.' ."'. ''H@L@lHt
Rich people can better afford to l,o
religious than 9th rs-iOr rhcy can
co.npel their servants, to keep tho fasts
OF the church while t ey themselves
keep Tho feas,s, 'i''''|
| 1t Is a somewhat sad fact that some
people haven higher polish on their
bouts than Oh their manners. 5Ifrtheir
heads were only where their, feet are
how they would shine. '
If we would haye powerful minds,
we must think If we would have faith
| ful hearts, we must love; ii we would
have strong muscles, we must labor.
Thcsc Include nearly all that Is, ,valua-
bic lii this life. 5'','''' '.'@''. .'h''
The man who processes to believe
that evil Is only theiundcr side OF good,
the datk side Of the moon, and properly
4 comp0nent part of human life, will
never have the satisfaction Of dying
from inflammation Of the brain. 70
| All things must change. Friends
must be torn asunder and swept along
In the current of events, to- see each
other seldom and, percllance, no more.
Forever ana ever In the etldles OF tlmo
and accidentwe whirl away. }sIf&
We ali love pleasure and abhor sor-
row. Il NJ one will'choose a cloudy sky
i and a rough path; but these evils have
their good parte, and those who really
long for peace and happiness Will try
to find out and cx2ract them, instead Of
hurrying along resentfullysl or with
/ forced lgayety,rp fCoo4 !iaifsqSig.t
The old theory, about getting up, ear
| ly Is, at last, happily exploded, One
can now 60 to bed and geeGp1Wlieh he