The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-25
Written for THE RECORD.
THE EAGLES3 NEST.

cleaned brightly as they studded the
etherea canopy of the heavens and the
keen wintry breeze had driven many a
poor mortal to his tireside, that our noble
bird, gathering his wings together, glided
swiftly down from his lofty fight, on his
return to the security of his mountain
home. Having arrived at his nest, and
greeting his family in his usual manner,
be could not suppress feeling of sadness
that weighed heavily upon him as he
oeheld clustered around him, the little
offspring, so dear to fathers heart.
lie had returned from an expedition in
quest of food, but no success having attend
ed his efforts, he was met by eager in
quiries on all sides of him, as to his unfor-
tunate journey. After pausing at length,
he thus addressed his family: 'ATy dears,
never give way to disappointments. 1t
is fatality with some of us, that we are
so often led to feel that we will not real
ize our wishes, that each successive failure
seems to confirm our doubts in regard to
the future Never place implicit faith in
anything in which man is concerned, or
in which he holds controlling power in
this world-upon this mortal sphere.
Learn TO think we'll before you act, and
then make the attempt to the best of
your abilities. You may fail, but so have
countless others before you; let not want
of success deter you from undergoing
trials. One Of the most difficult things
for mortals to do, is to undertake and try
to accomplish anything for which we are
not by nature adapted. The. desire to do
certain thing, to follow a certain occu-
patton in life, is not sufficient to ensure
success. There are spheres of duty,
special businesses trades and professions,
which require that the individual should
be by his or her temperament or natural
inclinations, adapted to what he under
takes Were it possible to give an analysis
of the causes privately working and exist
ing, producing the failures we see in life,
ture possessed by every one, which was
10 that person, governing principle or
power, over-ruling and guiding his move
ments, his successes and failures. Many
brilliant mind has been embarrassed and
made miserable, by being compelled to
work in channel, rcpulsive to it, and its
best efforts have often been crippled by
the false and selfish decision Of others,
who look not beneath the surface, but
only to appearances, and to what they
would like one to do.
80 You may take the horse 10 the water.
but you cannot make him drink. So it
is with our natures and temperaments.
We may try from sense of duty, and
even an ambitious desire aud love for n
certain sphere OF life, to follow it with
advantage, but we cannot control the hu-
man mind, as it is governed by that all
powerful inner nature
"Yes my children, you must get used
to disappoiutmenls in this life In fact
life is but IA series of trials and troubles,
and the strata upon which it is based is
deceit Yes; | repeat, decet-in the
family circle, ON the street, in the shop,
the factory, the store and in the halls of
government, all is deceit. Although this
passion for deceiying our fellow. creatures
varies considerably in degree, yet it is
essentially the same IN its nature. In the
fashionable world it is gilded with the
golden tongue Of fiattery and false ex-
pressions of friendship, protestations of
love and affection. Nearly all the calami-
ties. national and individual. can be
traced to this universal passion in the
bear. 10 men, competition in business
often leads 10 deception, in order to gain
the mastery over others the wles of the
crafty politician are but the tools with
which deceit is carried on. In fact my
dears, all occupations are III some respect
tainted with the operations of the passion
of deceit, People deceive themselves
they know not their own minds. Let Il
public question arise leading unfortunate
ly to bloody strife, and in moment, as
it were, those who before were earnest in
their assertions of love, affection and
friendship, become the most deadly enc
mics, and shed the very life blood they SO
eagerly before had seemed to love. The
problem of life, my children, is curious
one, as we see in mortals around us.
Mankind, as We look down upon them in
our journeys throughout the sky, seem
to us far less sensible in many ways than
their interiors, the brute creation The
in comparison with the corresponding i'm.
pulses af The latter.
Another of the traits peculiar to man
kind is seliishuess. This passion is in.
deed one fraught with both good and evil
results, az we see them portrayed in
every day life. As with deceit there are
various grades Of it, known under the
name of Looking out for ones self, ,
Shrewd in business, Good on bar
gain, Very economical, &c, &c, and
it often assumes proportions that, at the
hands of the rich miser, is oft disastrous
TO the poor dependent. Under cover of
the name Business meaning strict ad.
herencet TO the laws of so-called business,
men often do acts that must make the
Angels of heaven weep! The poor widow
and her orphans are turned out of doors
in the wintry storm, it may be, because
forsooth they could not pay the pittance
to the boarded wealth of rich landlord
destitute ones are sent to prison for the
theft of loaf of bread to feed famish.
ing child exorbitant charges are made
to the poor for worldly necessities of life.
No trust, no food is the motto so Otter
carried out, and tho rich merchant at hi.
glowing fireside chuckles TO himself and
says, 'They can't get ahead OF me
Thou fool, this night thy soul may b,
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