The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-06-29

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ty is:unity, unity is God.like, only
the Devil is changeeble.Y
But do not Leave ont Of the chair
the admirable link OF economy
trait in human character thar is al
most invaluable economy, not in it:
restricted nieaning Of boarding dol
lars and cents, but economy ia say
ing the hours and minutes OF tint
that, How away in golden sands apt
empty into the deep and silent ocean
of eternity theretoiie buried benehtI
its darkwaters forever.
The gold Of 0phirScarfied away BY
the ships Of King Selou1on was val
cable; the brilliant diamonds taken
from the mines Of Golconda are both
precious.and valuable7 but the rosy
slloursof time as they come, one bJ
one In beauteous FRESHNESS, 10 the
spring and summer Of sopr Existence
jlre far more yaluable Md brecious K
as thai gold of lilefs sfcatest pufityoi
diamonds Of the hfst water or nlos|
blilg HAD b ne. ]. Al silore he Written
on the bright plnmageof every feet
winged moment some word titly spok.
en- or some deed nobly done, so thai
no ghosts of i'll spent or wasted hours
shall come to US in after years in
frightful mien speaking in low
sepulchral tones of lost possibilities,
concluding in the sad language of
SIT might have been."
And now not to dilate further up.
on the various qualities which go to
make well.rounded and perfect
character, we'll presume its complete
formation with which many may en-.
ter the stormy engagements Of life as
the warrior in arnor Of steel goes In.
to the furious battle, remembering
what the great Carlyle has said;
"that it is character which builds an
existence out Of circumstance. : Our
strength is measured by our plastic
power"
And now the hope the world has
in you lies in your character, and
with it you can sail out upon life's
wild wide sea, and discover new con-
tinents and bring to light that which
has long been buried beneath the
shadows of departed centuries. When
you look out upon the. prospect that
lies before you on the voyage,of life,
it must be with an eye Of. faith that
much can be accomplished, accom-
panied by the courage to dare, and
the energy to do, and this will bring
you TO the limits of all the possibili
ties that lie within your reach.
was this spirit that enabled Co.
lumbus to drag himself from Court to
Court, through povesty and prejud,
ice, explaininglo dull monarchs and
bigoted monks the theory that had
seized upon his soul, to surprise the
wisdom Of his day gathered in coun.
Gil at Salamanca, and at last to sail
out;upon tinkpawn seas, ndbring Is
light a new world, that lay buried in
darkness. II was this that enabled
the great Prussian astronomer to set.
tie the various contradictory notions
of the ancients and discover, after
twenty-seven years of labor and toll,
the true solar system Of the universe.
1t was this faith, courage and en-
ergy that empowered the hand Of
man to snatch the fierce lightning
from tho winged clouds, bring it un-
der his control apd make it become
the intelligent medium of rapid COM
between the peoples Of
far distant lands. 1t is this that has
borne the spirit Of Robert Fulton
over the waters Of the world which
has given to the ships Of commerce
and trade that motion and speed that
carries them across the bosom of the
mighty deep like a thing of life.
And it is this faith, courage and
energy, (which reach out beyond the
habitualities of common
life to realize better way in all
things; a better mode Of agriculture
to fill the land with plenty and with
beauty;a better style of government
for the happiness of the governed, a
better style Of machinery to tighten
human toll and promote human COM
fort, a better education and literature
to elevate the destiny of posterity; a
truer conception of man, heaven and
the universe to illuminate and guide
our destiny"
But do no imagine that the many
grand achievements of the past,
spread out and cover up the great
field of possible human invention and
discovery, lcavingfor the presentand
future generations no scope for the
play of that genius lying within hu-
man life. Be not discouraged in
scanning the long catalogue Of ac-
complishments Of the past. Look to
the future; be untrammeled by that
which has gone before, though il NAV