, 1881-01-23
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The excesses Of cur youthare drafts upon our
old age, payable with interest about thirty years
after date.
Hurry and Cunning are the two appren tfces
of Dispatch and uf Skill; but neltner'o1 1uem
eYer learns Ills masters trnde.
None are 50 seldom found alone, and arc 50
SOON tired of their olon company, rs those cox
combs who nre on the best terms with then-
selves.
Fortune has boen considered the guardian
divinity of fools, and on this score she hns been
oct.uscd IF blindness: but it should rnther bo
1id,,cei as q prouf Of her sa9ucfty WHEN sne
helps those who certainly cannot help tnem-
selves.
Some frauds succeed from the apparent
condor, tho open confidence, and the fnil 0laze
OF ingenuousness that are thrown around lneu.
The slightest mystery would excite susplc1o1
to T the stars: they are discoyerable by darkness,
and hidden only BY light
Success seems to be that which forms the dis
tinction between confidence and conce1t. Net
s1n heu yeun9 ms Of The
which detailed an action Where1n &c ha1 @ asastsu, e
But never mind" said he' II WILL one aaS
hnyc'a Razet Of my own"
SO very naughty wlthai and insuEeraole thae
their 1cquuintancc discover their greatness
only by tile tax Of humility which they afe
obliged to pay as the price of their friendsnlp.
Such characters nre as ttresome and discussing
in the Journey OF life rs rugged roads are 10 tno
weary traveller, which he discovers TO ne 11117s-
1,|<c5 only w TIC toa
. In pulpit ooqucnce the grand difficulty Hes
here: to give tho subject ai1 the dignity 1t SO
fully deserves, without attaching any oo,. impoer
tance to ourselves. The Christian messenger ger
Af.-1-ft of hi
6nnor Sn6ay of himself ~. This IS TINT art
which captiYates and improves an audience: ana
which nll.who SEQ will duncy they could 1m1tote'
while most who try will fa1.
It is not so difficult to fill a comedy with good
repartec rs might be ut first imagined, ne
consider how completely DoA parties are in the
power OF the author. The blaze Of wit In the the
we remember that tho author had It in his power
to frame both tho question. and the answer; tne
reply and the rejoper the time ena Inc plaee pea1
up tho game when both ti,e bull, the wal, and
the racket arc ut bis sole command
Tho most disintcrcsted Of nil gifts arc those
which Kings bestow on undeservtnE fnvoflts,-e
the donors character; and, secondly, because
rhcy nre sure to be repaid with tngrat1tude. IN
fact, honors aud titles SO conferred, or rather
out "esaiia' exaltins the receiver: they arc .
s%aassa fr0ntisgsss oxsSsssas ses5s%Rt
into Inc n gutter. Court-lnlnions lifted up from
obscuriIy by their vices, and splendid only ne
cencc, uliiy be compurpd to those fogs which the
sun raises up from q swamp, merely TO obscure
tho beams which were the cause OF their eleea-
ton.
some one. in casting up his accounts, put down
very large sum per anaum for his id!eness.
But there Is another account more awful tha9 par
our cxpenses In wh.en maby M't
balance uGninSt them. Frntn HcrJ 1nacLlon,
iilcncss ultimately becomes the most active
afedaeS prerorl tnan which aes1 says that ahe Devil
tempts ~ other mea but 1.-The that raHna other men in
formed Il confidential friend that tn the course
OF his life he had been exposed to many foe1-
1,lars, to ail of whom hohad proyed = & Joseph, F
merely .becursc hp had SO .mnny other things 10
attend to.
The clashing interests Of society, and the
double yet equal ant: contrary demands arls-
| ing out Of them, where duty nnd Justice
| are constantly opposed to gratitude and In
clination,- things must nuke tho profess
l. sion OF d statesman an Office neither >ehsy nor
enyable T. t5af tst s4cn a men oni nave
either. th9 ui5cortentwll be certain, tho ocuens
! prccarous. Its seldom TINT statesmen have
evil, md Still more seldom TINT they boast of
| that fortunate situation where, like the great
Duke Of Marlborough, they arc permitted 1o to
+ choose between t,co things thnr are good; HIS
| Grucc was hcsitatpg whether he should taao
a prescription recommended by the Duchess:
- / will be hanged said ahe. "if it does not no
| cure you" Ur. Garth. who was prescur, fn-
stantly exclaimef1: "Takeit. then, your Grnce,
by Mi manner Of menns; II Is sufr to 90 0ooa'
| onc 1rdy or the ot'lcT!"
The road to glory would ceasc to be ardtlous Il
it were tritc and trodden; and great minds must
be reaaly not ouly to takc opportunities. but to
make tbe1n.' alexander drngged the 'Pythinn
he temple oa fhnn fosDdden E ae
| which was oracle enough for him. On n sec
ond occnsion, he cut the Goriian knot
wnfeh uuta ether? rhoee esd wno af
man glory, like the mettlcd hounds of ;ActsEon
must pursue the game not only where Pee there y q
able to SIMULATE and disstmulate; TO leap and t6
creep; to conquer tho curth like Caesar orto fAl
and biss It Ake rntus; t. earow thoi. ell
doubtful @ ' hand OF Victory, while she IS hesitat:
ing where to bestow theui. That policy chat car
strike only wfilc tho iron il bot will be: over
| come BY that perseverance which. like crom'
wells, can make tho iron hot bv striking; and he
that can only rule tho storm must yield TO hin
who cuu both raise and rlac 1t.
Some historians, like Tacitus. Durnet, .and
adding to their detail Of events the secre
springs and causes that have produced theIn
but both heroes and statesmen, amid ;hat tht
I din of arms and the hurry Of business, arr
often neccssitated to iuvert the natural orde
Of things: to fight before they deliberate. ane
to decide before they consult 4 Statesman
mny regulate himself BY events, but tits seldom
that he can cause events to regulate thnn1seiTe:
by him. 1t often happens, too, both In court
ana Cabinets, that there arc two things going OF
together.-A main plot and an uuderplot: end b
I that understands only one OF. them will, in III
| probability. be the dupe of both. 4 mIstres
lnny rule monnrch but some obscure faSorl
may rule the mistress. DR.. Busby WINS .asket
how he contriyed to keep all bis prcrerment
| and the Head -Mastcrship Of Westminster schog
Charles +, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Il, an
| Jumes; he replied:" Tho fathers govern the na
ton, the mothers govern tho fathers: but III
boys govern the mothers, and gorera the bt1s.
Men spend their lives in anticipations.-in de
teru1tning to be vastly happy :nt some period q
other, 1ohen heu 7s1ne tir,e< But the present Tim
t has ona. advantage over every otherr-it is ou
own. Past opportunities are gone, future nre
come. We may-lay in il stock Of pleasure,
fer the tnstiue Of them too ions, We shnti IN
that both are soured by age. Let our hapPines!
therefore. be q modest mansion, which we CO
inhabit while we have QUIZ heaith and vigor t
enjoy it; not-a fabric SO vu6t .aud expensive thu