The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-13
HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY.
The Face is not Mask, but a
Mirror.


II has been said and with few excep-
kions NAV be received as general truth,
1That the Face Is not Mask Out
Mirror" col,
sDT 1non a handsome face; but when
Raontv is unassOciated with intelligence
SD5 graca. il loses all its charms. IL Is
inst as impossible to Judge the charac-
Ter of a pprsOn by his beauty, alone, as
II is 10 indge the contents OF a BOOK Oy
lie the mirror that Queen Elizabeth
had made for her own beneht wnlch,
when she stood before IL. renecteu oack
IN her the image of beautiful lady IN
road nf the real one. We sometimes
and deadly serpents cOiled under the
freshest leaves and sweetest blossoms
While we are ever ready win our
aensUrlS upon the human race, we
sbOuId not forget that the plalnest race
and the hOmeliest manner may cover
noble intellect, and a heart beating
with the tendeTest love and Warmest
sympathy for mankind. -,
The memoirs of the Mirror" tell us
tbat Notwithstanding the employment
of rrimps and cosmetics, to retain the
VonthfnI appearance RemOTseless
Time'' has furrOwpd the brow of care,
and OrrasiOned "Silver threads among
the gold"
Prominent among the features of the
bnman face. which serve as guide 10
the phvsiognOmist, is the nose, when Is
said to he a mark of destiny, ana Lhe
eyes. which are the index OF the soul
Ouite a consolation is afforded to
pwnprs of big noses, to know that they
are the indications of genius and a
great mind.
PIntarch tells us that Imperial Caesar
surveyed the fertile fields of all Gaul
over a peryerse wart which adorned ms
prObOscis. vet the precise part which
This wart played in histOry's drama, Is
A concealed fact on which the dust OF an
fiunp time remains unswept.
What a revelation of determination
are the ewes of Bessie, the heroine OF
1Curfew Shall not Ring Tonight" as
she holds the bell and continues to re-
rear "Curfew shall not ring tonight.
What a BETRAYAL of the inward feelings
= the human face.
On one occasion, when unexpected
and discOuraging news was received
from an army commanded Oy ueh' Sul
JSvan. WashingtOn'S face showed IIaI
All the anger within him was aTOuseu;
that every faculty was summoned from
IFS rapose. and his calmness was ike
fhat which approaches storm. COl.
smith in relating the account, says; i
Dsvsr saw face so awfully sublime"
From his delicate appearance, John
5iiton was called by the Cambridge
snIIppiates, "The Lady of the college:
Well might they have spared thelT
alockerv, for when the world received
me most exquisite and sublime Epic
Poem in the English language, Milton
OutshOne them all.
have often thought if the portraits
af ali the people who have ever existed
we're collected in one place, perhaps on
HoOre's Utopia, that the curiosity shOp'
vbich would be found, would far sur
mass that of Charles Dickens. What a
LalO of light would be produced by the
representatives of every nationality;
eyery illustriOus and renowned person,
10th handsome and hOmely, the latter
SIass cansing the remark, at must be
a cross grievOus to be borne by the
brethren of the chisel and brush, that
hOmely men so often insist upon being
heroes. The Severity Of Critics would
De displayed, brt mostly by those who
save themselves failed in literature
Regardless of the criticisms, we have
40 doubt, that every picture, as well as
syery woman, should have some ad-
The genial face of Nan PenrO re-
dects to us that kind and loving spirit
by which the Indians were treated, and
g6e fact that no blood was ever shed be-
tween them. Among the kings of Eng
land. that land that expects every man
70 DO his duty, the face of Charles H.,
Of the House Stuarts, presents itself.
One time when his life was in great
danger, he was obliged to desert the
chrome. He assumed the name of Will
liam Jackson, dOnned the PEASANTS
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iered over England fOrty-twO days.
With all this mark, his face proved a
mirror. for he was recognized by forty
i've different persons.
Thomas Carlyle, pOssessOr of one of
she most thoughtful faces of authors,
In his portrait of Frederick the Great,
says: His face bears evidence Of many
5orrows; of much hard labor done in this
world, and seems to anticipate more
still coming" Vieing with the thought
Eul face of Thomas Carlyle, Is that of
Washington Irving, whose name and
memory is inseparably associated with
ahe dawn of our literature. He lived
sne of the most pleasant and agreeable
lives which have been recorded in the
domestic circle.
One of the most renowned advocates
of Female Suffrage is Susan b. An
Ebony, whose face shows US that spirit
of YindicatiOn by which she Is cOntrOll-
I'd. She may be right, but for refined
and delicate woman to array herself in
all the glory of Solomon and appear
npon the stage to work herself into a
Bhite heat, all because women are not
permitted to vote, is perfectly ridicu-
ious. For an American woman to dis
curb herself about her rights, is like an
aid lady searching for her spectacles
when they are on her nose all the time.
In the words of another, "The life one
lives is always reflected in the works"
Accepting this truth, may we so live
hat what men find in us will not a
mask be but a mirror that reflects some
ching more, in society, than mere form
and gaiety. Then we may be worthy
Of that diploma "Well Done" which
will be given at the Final Commence
ment. NJ. NJ. CAMP.
Richyille. O.. June %. 1881.