The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-01
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upon US anu Tue ota "h' ~ oeaui 'NoH ~
We write, 10 gone broeaded with delights
aud Joys, or furnished with disappolnt.
ments, disasters and defeats. What is in
store for us 10 the assignment OF the coming
days is hidden irlm human ken, and yet
the HERALD hopes and wishes for all It's
patrons aud readers u happy, happy New
Year. That similar wishes made twelve
month ago have no, been realized Is no reason
why We should not "pick the illnt aud Try
again To many the year went wrong,
and the tsrss grew str NIX, and hope starved
without crumb, but that Is no reason why
the disappointed should not again buck
on the armor OF effort and r,-enter the lists
whore maay a now successful knight went
down before. From oui the gloom q the
past auspiolous stars may yet shine Ike
Jewels from shroud, tho troubles being
but the ruder pioneers in the brighter be-
yond o. the ereat unmapped country.
To-day We can take fresh start, make
new resolves, aud striving for the best
4 searching tor what 4 true, admlring what
! li hoauiiul, and SLOWING what is good,
/ L. wail Hilh ItsFpatioa the results. one
ihiug We can ala especially do, and q at 10
/ 20 couaGci ouraslyes ga the dealings with
ur fellows in such u manner tnat the
world shall he made the brighter aud the
happier for our living Ia II. We are oil IN
sarrch Of that thing labelled "happintss,n
g.gA having his respective idea Of the best
means for ils attainment, and nearly all
assuming that IL lies beyond to-day, oh.
tanod euly after the possession
OF some sort OF intermediate fulcrum or Sc.
same arrangement. And II is jsst here
that so many thousands err. They toll on
from day to day unapprecialiye Of the sun
shine, regardless OF the storm, In search OF
summer season when they may wake in
Tue morning with smile and lie down with
laugh at night. The misfortune 10 that
that season never arrives. They fail TO
perceive that on the course OF human life
fragments OF happiness and discomfort lie
side by side or commingled most
intimately together; that moments
OF bliss and minutes Of misery,
the echoes of Joy and the means of woe, are
all essential TO the mysterious mosaic. A
monarchy implies slavery the regeners-
ton OF tissues means decay, and throughout
the whole psgeantry OF lie each day and
each hour is laden with its honey and with
its wormwood alike. The true philosophy
lies in the calm extraction of the former.
Those who propose to mount the car OF life
only when its axle is ablazs with unal-
loyed pleasure will be Invariably left
in the rear. Those who think to
wiring from existence its deepest
and dearest treasures without the clod or
the alloy, or to drain with continuous de
light the cup Of pleasure with all its purple
luxuries of passion, It's dreams OF power,
It's visions o! love, will rink, alas, like By.
RON maddened with disappointment. dis.
gust aud resentment; OF withdraw like
SOLOMON overwhelmed with exhaustion as
he exclaimed vanity OF vanities" Ma.
turer life never realizes the gilded victory
that pr1digal bright-eyed youth or fair
fronted young manhood and maid.
enhood depicted. In consequence, in
the realities that follow, whether
these be bushes failures, household
Affections, politica! Illustrations, social
grievances, We are apt to become soursd
against the world, with the moisture OF hu-
man sympathy evaporated, and in that
stress of soul spin out the thread OF ever
lasting sadness as We travel the drear aud
desolate road. But this is all wrong, and
from this very "nettle danger" q clear
mind and resolute will may pluck tho
flower safety" For let II be remembered
that stars shine brightest in the darkest
night; grapes are at their best only after
being passed through the wine press;
spices smell sweetest when pounded; vines
are the better alter bleeding, and violets the
sweeter for the crushing. 1t is
against the wind that the kite rises and in |
the deepest water we learn how best to
swim.
These are OF the reflections that cheer /
and comfort. So let this new years day lay |
It's hand upon your hearts gently, even as
harper's upon his harp to soften its vita
tons, so that your breasts may be tenanted
by taste, and love, and justice, and fratH'
nifty, and philanthropy. To this end let
the remembrance Of past offences, SEEM
ing sights, even positive un-
kindness, be dismissed. Let
as be wise with the history OF our own frai
hearts, a severe determination OF which
to-day we commend you to. Reckon up
YOUR own defects, and you will be more
to your brothers. in whose closet
here may be = skeleton you little dream
Dr. and would bring your tributary tears OF
pity did you know nit. Correct your own
and pay less attention to your
leighbor's.
In this wise when We come to die we will
that is a more important matter
20 reflect not how much property we have
to leave behind, but how
many good deeds We have done and sent
before. And in this wise too, we may
entirely float down the current, smiling
when we can, silent when We m ust lulling
,ares to sleep by music of pure enjoyment
and passing dream.like through land OF
ireams."
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