The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-01-31

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once . drunkard.and out Of his own
bitter experience drew material for
the conversion ofihousands, Beuja-
min franklin, who could write 50
1brayelylnponslhe elhicsaof economy
and bequeathsd 70 poslerity 50 many
ugil:maxims, was soundly berated
by his mother.in-law fori his prodi.
gal habits, and men who lived CON
yiyially:andsh dino respect ior any
one, have written lhelimost sanity
eyer.soited inlpublic worship.
These men all protited BY their mis-
takes. They gave 70 That work
which survived them lkeir idesls
andnot themselves, and the very
fact that they preached one thing
and practiced anoIher shove that
they we're anxious .o:dOIgOoa by pre-
cept even II they made a lamentable
iailure.i e.iniexample. Whocouldgiss
the best description o.. the Christmas
tree, with its glowing lights and
glittering toys, the warm, happy
child within, receiving of it's opu.
lsncs, Or the shiyering ragged one
without, watching II through the
darkness.of night aud poverty, who
sees it through the window as Rs
look at some beautiful object through
a magnifying glassY To sucha one
it is a yeritable faity.land-a glow
ing picture thrown on the walls Of
memory with a calcium; light that
fastensis there forever. 1t is tic
good thing. we have missed which
we fbhebber With the most ardent
longing, and the virtues that have
escaped US are the highest to odt
moral vision.
The people who embCdy in lilera-
ture the beautiful lives they have
never lived, are worthy Of emulation,
since they have created a standard
for others to look up to. Our Best
cook books are written by women
who never cooked a meal ip their
lives, but they are gifted with math.
ehatical precision and know that
certain proportions.and ingredients
produce certain results. A good cook
would be incapable Of compiling a
receipt book that ydildbe satisf6tG.
ory to the public. The man who,
nacadamiles, a roadcould not writea
paragraph ass5fibidg the process,
but the man who hardly knows the
difference between a brick.batand q
pavingstopg gigst a1holsrlF ~ n
Ofrthe work; every VOID Of
which will be correct. Children
learn enough from their mistakes,
and we are only children grown tall.
Give your twelve.year.old girl a sew.
ing machine and a bolt Of cotton
clothj she will get the one out Of
gear. and sacrifice d good share Of the
other before she learns to make a
but she will acquire one
important branch of woman't educa.
tion. And your boy will use up q
kit of tools and spoil the Sood.shed
floor and the kitchen chairs before
be demonstrates to bis and your sat;
isfaction whether he has mechanical
genius or not. Don't chide him, un-
less you are certain that yod never
in your whole life made a mistake
yourself.
1t Is a common thing to hear ons.
who is done with the world say: III
| could only live my life over again,
| should never do thus and soi" That
is, be would avoid certain mistakes
he knows Of, but how many new ones
would he accomplish When we've
tumbled into a pit and crawled OUT
again it is very tasy to osay that ven
goround it the next time. Mistakes, !.
are almost as necessary to the full
completion 81 our lives here as suo.
cesses. They are like the crosses
which mark the fall Of soldiers
Paul had made some serions mis-.
takes before he wrote to the CORN.
thianG Wherefore let him that
thinketh be standeth, take heed lest.
he fall"
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A wag, speaking of a friend whom
he suspected of living altogether 10!
yond bis means, observed that he be-.
lieved he "would owe several thous!
and dollars after all his debts were
paid"
The largest bar Of gold ever cast ID