Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-21


Hess. II we make DO attempt to imag-
inc any other joys, sorrows, passions,
temptations, or C,rcun stances than our |
own of course we shall not imagine, |
much less realize them. Bnt this eff |
fort of the will can be largely added to |
and strengthened by education. The
Imagination has been called a link be-
tween our intellectual and our moral |
natures. Every mental exercise that !
cats /. into play increases our power Of
realization.
Two things in life are absolutely GER
tHin-drlth and sorrow and these two,
about which there is nothing COniin
gent, alone possess the power 10 sur
prise lls. All that is problelnatical We
are ready for, and r+pt without lift
iug orr eyebrows but to the figure Of
sorrow, whose sha low fails arhwart our
path a few days journey ahead, and
death, who watts at Its end, without
ciamor, sine" he Is sure Of u+--;o these
We say " II cannot hr! 1t Is ilnpos-
sihle - We count upon the uncertain,
the inevitable surprises MS.
There is in all kindly intercours" an'
Exchange that is beneficial on both
sides. Youth and age, riches and pow
erty, learning and Ignorance, sickness
and health, elCh has its separate dis
ripline and its special lesson and,
though that which comes to us direct
will he tho most vivid and strong, we
may partake Of all the rest through
| that wonderful power Of sympathy by
which We reach out into the hearts
Of iAr bal, tn mi IA p
them.
The man absorbed in making money,
| who Subordiuares everything in life to
this one end, condemns many OF his
| faculties to utter inanitiun. He gives
| himself no time for sclI-imprOvmtnt, no
time to be a father to his family, a
friend to his neishb,rs, an influence in
the community. The taculties that
would thus have been called forth and
| strnn'h"ntd wither up and Of course
| he happ ness they would have yielded
| are lost 10 him.
A man who knows the world will not
orly make the most of everything he
does know, but of many things ne dna-
not know and will gain more credit
| by his adroit mode Of hiding his igno
rance than the pehant by his awkward
attempt to exhibit hi. erudition.
| The best thing to give to your enemy
is forgiveness; to an opponent, to!er-
ancr; to a friend, your heart to your
child, good example, to a father,
difference to your II other, conduct
| that will make her proud of you; to
yourself, respect; to all m"n, charity.
The neglect Of habit Of accuracy
-eriou-ly limits mans personal iniu
cree, and also hiS personal enjoy tneht.
| Every community contains members
" hose statements mnSL be discounted
IT half their value, and then taken at n
| risk.
Az knowledge without justice ought
o he called cunning rather than wis
dom, 50 mind prepared to meet dan
ger, ii excited by its own tagernrSa and
not the public good, deserve, the name
of alhac,ty rather than courage.
| Nothing is ever lost by being pleasant
aud agreeable, which accounts for tn"
relnarkab,e sale Of the great national
remedy. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, n
a,tr, pleasant and successful cure for
cnughS and colds Price on y % cent,
! bottle.
| II T. of the essence Of resource that II
usually lies dormant. and often unsns.
.pectrd until necessity a~akenI IT. II
- draft payable on demand, the very
| demand being essential to create the
assets. In a word, it needs the "power
Of the man.
There is an in"xpressible charm to
care worn age in the hopes which can
never more b" IT'S own, and the lilu-
81 1ns viii n can never again l"nd IA
grace to existence. 1t is memory that
makes the Old indulgent TO the young
| If a man does not make new ac
IuuHintanCr4 az no advances through
life, be will soon find himself alone. A
man, says Doctor johnson, should keeI
mis- ir.t nhship in constant repair.
| Re " ho il conscious of his ignorance,
viewing il in the light Of misfortune, l.
more wise than on" who mistakes super'
hlrial polish for real o"rlgr.
BLESSINGS may appear undrr the SHAPE
of pans, losses and di-appOintm.nts,
but let man have ratl~ncr, and h
wi zee them in their proper figure.
We count 900 often only on the rosary
Of cur outward prosprrit'r", and meas
IRE our grarirldc too much by the shin
ling pearls of our successors.
Th"rr are IL good many real ml-eri"'
in life. that We cannot hel p smiling 1T
hu' t!"v are the smiles that MAXI
wrinkles and hot dimpes.
Restraint aNh liberty 60 hand in hanf
III he development Of character-l nhrr"
without the former the latter is I'M
possible.
When the sun of virtue is set, the
blush of shame = the twilight. Whtr
that dies all is darkness.
Better submit in silence toa wrong.
hta ed fellow than try to set INN right