The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-21
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Z ne WHO DOaSt5 DelHB pef1ecb lS per-
feet in his folly. have been-a great
deal up and down in the world, and T,
meyer yet saw perfect man or horse, and
never shall until see Sundays come
together. sr, "
! You cannot get white flour out of a
coal sack, nor perfection out of human
nature; he who looks for it had better
look for sugar in the sea. The old say
ing sissssEifeless, faultless. OF dead
men we should say nothing but good;
but as for the living, they are all tarred
more OF less withsa black brush, and
half an eye can seeH. Every heart has
2 sofsplace mi. andeEery hear hasits
black drop.
Every rose has its prickles, and every
day its night. Even the sunshows spots,
and the skies are darkened with. clouds.
Nobodyis SO wise but he has folly enough
I'd stock q stall at@Vanity 4Fair.@Where.
I could see, the, FOOLS cap, 7 haye, never
theless heard the bells jingle. AS there
islnosunshine without some shadows, So
all human good is mixed up with more
or less evil; ever poor law guardians
have their little failings, and parish
.beadles are not wholly of a heavenly
nature.
The best wine has its lees. All mems
faults are not written on their foreheads
and it is quite as well they are not, or
hats would need wide rims; yet as sure
as eggs are eggs fault OF some kind nes-
Ties in every mans bosom.
There's no telling when asmanss faults
will show themselves, for.hares pop out
of a ditch Just when you renot looking
for them. A horse that is weak In the
knees may not Stumble for asmiieor two,
but it is inhim, andthe rider had better
hold him up well.
The tabby cat is not tapping milk just
now, but leave the dairy door open, and
we will see if she is not as big a thief as
the kitten. There's fire in the flint, cool
as it locks; wait till the steel gets a knock
at it, and You viii see. Everybody can
readthat riddle, but it is not everybody
that will remember to keep his gunpow-
der out Of the way of the candle. y
Yes, and theyery ones who cry the
londest over ones faults have grosser
failings in themselves. 1t is a much cas-
Ter thing to point out and speak of q
mans faults than it is to say you are sorry
he has them. Together hand In hand
with faults and failings, should go Sym
pafhy Then We could say that we had
soberly reflected on these faults of
others, and then how much the sum of
human happipessscould be advanced By
sympathy.
u We get cheerfulness and vigor, we
scarcely know how or when, from mere
association with ourfellow men, andfrom
THE looks reflected on us of gladness and
enjoyment. We catch xinspiratien6 and
power to go on from human presence
and from cheerful looks. The woman
works with additional energy having
othersbys The full familys circle has q
strengths and life peculiarly its own. The
substantial good and effectual relief
which men extend to another is trifing.
It is not by these, but something far less
5costly that the work issdone. Our Maker
has insured it sby.a much more simple
machinery. He haskgiyen to the week
est and thepoorest, power to contribute
largelyfto the common stock of gladness.
The child's smile and laugh are mighty
powers in this worldly When bereaye-
ment has lett you desolate, rmisfortune
bowed you to theaearth,n what substan-
tial benefit is there which makes con-
dolence aeceptableP It can Bestow On
you nothing permanent. But a warm
hand has touched yours, and its thrill
told you that there Is indeed a living
response there to your every emotion.
On look, one human sigh, has done more
for you than the costliest present could
convey.
How much better then would it be for
us all to eschew altogether calling at
tention to each others faults, and prac-
'tice sympathy strictly and entirely
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