The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-19
TRUE MANHOOD.

Els-n" Hale "a Chicago Tri.uEe-
Drops of water form the rivule,s
the rivulsts unite to make the noun
tain streams, the mountain stream
combine To create the broad rivers
and the broad rivers are blended in ih
grea; ocean that surrounds the world
aud whose wide waters typify eternity
a worm and grasshopper are insis
nifican: and inc,nsequentiai organ
,sms. but when in myriad armies an
countless swarms. they cover the wo,,
lands and fields, devouriDg ever
green leaf and bad, Of grass. ihei
presence h-cin,es 4 public calamity
Small sparks Of fire have kindled con
fagraiions that have swept beautiful
cities from the world. The grea
universe itself is but an aggregate q
molecules. invisible to the eye, hu
each one performs particular cffic
and contributes to carry on; the divin,
purpose for which il was intended.
. Human character is created in ,
similar manner. Worthless lives ar,
made up of little acts of evil. Mind,
gifted viii! genius are marred arc
weakened by works of wicsedness un
I'll no trace Of their former beauty and
strength remains. while on the Other
hand deeds "a! kindness and love
h"urs Of patient perseverance and
pioddiDg industry. principles of hon
esiy. integrity and morality blend and
fashion themselves into an exalted and
noble rianhooi-a creation comprised
IF little things. but an a.gr. CATION
that wi,iS :he respect q! he world an.!
the appreciation -! God.
Tsne mSnhood j. nu, always irdi
cate, by ian,is,m, features. nr fault
lessi; fitting weiring apparel; i; is
not displayed in assuming amiahiiiiy
ar affected refinement or culture. II
is not education without understand.
ing: i; j. quality Ina, corncs from
an ,"nest heart and a reliable s"ul.
When We encounter an individual
whose los'Iest ambition is in make a
brilliant appearance in society by n
poinpous display OF bis person, whose
GREATEST qualification is to exact adj
miration by the eiegan; aud OVERFLOW
ering presence he exhibits To the
wcrid.-when we are brought into
c,ntact with writer who has read
more extensively than comprehen-
siveiy, and who is apparently so apx-
ious for public appreciation that he
continually belii;les his own troduc
;ions and c,ni-sc.njingiy bsstoxs
grstuitous grains Of insiDcere praise
upon other writers whose ability il at
least quite equal Ia his own. that they
may feel under obligations to tell him
in return how deep and profound his
knowledge il of all the perplexinR
problems Of life and humanity. and
may inwsr,iiy put him down as .
creature OF unsettled habits. unstable
character. Of a wavering and oscilIat-
ing dispo.Ition,-one who will accom-
plish hut little good in the world, Who
will till out his allotted time in . very
small and useless way, who will be
but little missed or mourne for when
his immortal part drifts from the
world into the unknown hereafter.
1t is no mark of meanness 10 be
poor. II a man has q true and kindly
heart and great and good soul, he
will, if the Lord lengthens out his
lays, trium ph over every obstacle
iha. oppose him and achieve grand
,nd gracious 81 ccess in the same field
hat MANY enter with encouragement
and strong backing "uiy to make stu
pendous and melancholy failures.
The man VINO goes about his daily
'u,ies with q cheerful spirit and who
works with willing hands, who is
rank aud generous with all whom he
in MS business transactions
viii live Ia be honorei and respected
when many who affect to ds,pise him
Ire forever forgotten.
A true man is an earnest man, an
INDUSTRIOUS man. u siucere man. aud
I5ove all. man who never stoops to
perform a mean Or vulgar action. His
oui. his mind, and his body grow in
'rencth and beauty year by year. !
lis true worth and greatness are to be !
Justly es:imsied by taking in:o con- |
liberation his usefulness to the world |
md the happiness he confers On
theirs.
Only q true man can become q !
reat reformer or successful moral
MUSICIAN. A man must practice |
that he breaches in order to carry
with his theories Of theol.
gy or philosophy; he must live up
0 his creed by acts as we'll as BY
lords eloqusntly uttered. A man
houid never put himself forward for
pilot and live the life Of . castaway.
,irnestness and hon esty are great
clips in the highway to success. A
Ian may have the genius of q Gray,
he briliisncy OF a Byron, the elo-
uencs of an Everett. aud the power
a Pitt. and if he does not carry into
ne hearts of his readers or hearers Q
,nviction that he is truthful he
light as veil talk to bare walls. i
The soul of . true man 10 without
eformity. No soul that is misshapen
10 long remain concealed from the
Of the world. 1t cannot
> hidden by sanctimoniOus face,
ausible words, Ostentatious benevo-
nee, aud pretentious p;ety. A bad
laracter Is ~ hard 70 conceal % the