The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-20

being disastrous and turning out badly,
/ if out little is given than if given in and
out of season. But then those who
} fondly imagine they have missions to
reform others cannot consistently keep
silent; and the grand music of the
spheres" the poets talk so beautifully
, of they are apt to think ecIipsed by
their penny whistle of gratuitous mel
ody-or rather discord. However
many persons enjoy giving advice-that
Is, like some do giving medicine-for
other folks to take. but take It them
selVesf U yes; when it suits them, not
otherwise. But as few ike TO confess,
we cannot tell how many and grieYous
errors have occurred. 1.-THE sun shines
brightly to-day let us enjoy it and re-
loice IN the generous warmth of his
beams, without being to3 curious about
the number aud the composition Of the
dlnerent stratas OF atmosphere through
mhlcn tney penetrate to our earth; so
II people are industrious, prosperous
and happy. why seek to change this,
unless 1t fortunately comes in Way we
pound7
1t IS tendency of human nature to
worship self-and in some cases make
that capital big enough to reach
from earth to heaven and filling all
creation with its bulk. No other COM
pares with it the sun rises and sets for
me-for me alone-folly to say it shines
on the just and unjust alike and brings
SEED time and haYest to all indifferent
~. Time was when Mahomet COM
manded the mountain to come to him,
put even he grew wiser at length and
vent TO the mountain. So people are
ever learning by the things they suffer,
mo I-ae- H., r !
plenty OF summer and autumn harvests,
supplies the depletion and deficiencies of
winters sterility.
There are those who eniov being
talked about, even in a discreditable
way rather than not to be noticed at all. |
Alel6lades cut Oft the tail of valuable !
ana tavorltef dog to set the tongues of
the Armenian citizens agoing about him:
and 1t was a good thing for him that
there were nc Professor Berghs in those |
days or his love of noteriety might have !
cost him more thanqa little Scandal |
We lind it often with politicians and
religious b1gots the same now a days:
VINO ever strive to keep their names be-
fore the people. They would rather be
called scoundrels and blacklegs than not /
10 De mentioned at all, though these
may De exceptions to the general rule.
ouI as aHalrs are now conducted, mol
one that is thin skinned, or lives in
glass houses, should ever 90 into poli-
tics or a religious crusade; for mud
and missiles fly around "promiscuous.
and with RECKLESS sprofusion when
omceS are sought, or religious change is
oesiredi yet we never see such posi-
sonS go q begging as would crafty a
Zee tends itch for lucre. res 80. =
once upon a time therellived'a king
who amused himself during his off
hours from weighty business, in watch
% very digni6ed occupa-
tlon, by the by, for king to follow
put lar better one for the comfort and
welfare OF his subjects than the costly
Merry Andrew like Charles II of
England-though he was a father in
deed, to many of his subjects-but the
king could see as far into
cheese as most other kings could and
ne wanted to play the part of reform
Or he was not saDguinary king, like :
Periander OF old, who chopped off every
head that showed prominence and al
ltude above the rest of his subjects. for
ne was q mild man and believed more
n moral suasion and example, than in
numb screws and, bayonets. In his
YORK shop he had dozen or more
Watches hung up, and do what he would
ie could not make them run and keep
me together. They would vary in P
Plte Oh all he could do and he at last S
ave up the hopeless task though not
elore the failure had taught him one \
ore. "How useless" said he, inv F
rylng to make all :men see. and tbink ],
nd do alike, when cannot make these v
Tatches keep time together--things l.
nat have no feeling, no thoughts. no -
interests, such as men have.n So
theirs have found out before nov. &
remember hearing of a man, MANY
ears ago. and not a thousand miles D
Way--he was not fee f end either. for =
was before the days of fee tends and
e was. satisfied with his salarv-of
nom the following narrowing tale Of =,
lsaster and misfortune was reporfed ~
lie was no believer in Mormonism Thai =
It's truthtulness. though he had de-
aed views OF his own. He came to IT
IAN with mission not Mormon
ger mission among strangers with 1
~ purse or scrip, but with good u
ny lSa t al tederal Judges mission. to en-
rce the law and draw his salarv-
1oye all to draw his salary. He ga
2rdly got acclimated before he wasin
eat travail, as his magnanimors ana n.
l1o9s soul came in contact with Nor I'd
on tduplicity and Wickedness, His
,ry bowels yearned with the pure and
rong desire to purge iniquity from ~
elr midst, and his patriotic ferVo-
qgAt anew to burnish bright the tsr- on =
sned escuteheon of his country:I and mil
It would not cost too much and G
oglq not prove unpopular with The the
q christian folks Of the east he
Is willing and eager to make great efo M,
IT'S and sacrifice any number Of NO. W.
pns, In his compa ssionate regard for A
elr eternal welfareg , PolyRamv ns;ot :
nli.mr-pained him, o so muchio HE a'
sslon must be put it down-2to8be toe SAT-
icn, married was abusing hyrneno
q he old not believe in abusing hv- 3,
N nor in abusing anybody but MO- ana
o oi But they must be made 10 i've
tnln the law and not cohabit win
IRE than one woman in the marr;soo -
ation-though where else they mio5t
lapit With them, was not specifsd I. ]
was fowl fancier, too-rlot 4 Ton foSi -,
ing one would think, for:the dornast;t5 n;
q Is an inotfensive and usefnT b;rJ0
I even Nasby's Bird o. Ereed6r ;; =
d ways his missionary zeal could No.
lntenanee, at least in polvpamons
id. eAlack and alasI tbereb,y 6a-ouS