The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-26


When Clarence Fitz Noodle under
takes to shine in fashionable society,
lesser lights are sure to lose some OF
their brilliancy; just as when the sun is
shining the glittering stars OF night are
unseen, though the sky may be clear
and cloudless. There are futtering
heart and wishful hopes in more bosoms
than that of the charming Flora Nc
Flymsy as the curled darling of fashion
enters the divine presence of the ladies,
and witching, melting glances, are cast
upon him in abundance, and the trouble
with him is where to choose, lest he
choose not wisely. But Clarence Fitz
Noodle is too utterly too too, to conde-
scend to notice the common events OF
life, or to spend much time in thinking
seriously upon any subject other than
his own projections, and he most likely
would have to undergo surgical oper-
alton before he could recognize virtue
or beauty in life of labor or duty. Yet
his vacuous look and preoccupied air
are the height of aesthetic grace and
manhood in the eyes of simpering,
signing maidens of the Flora Nc
Flymsy style, to whom the cheap veneer
of oiled looks, gloved hands and draw
ling tones are the acme of genteel polish
and manhood.
But most of us have been there at
some period of our lives. We have
sampled the consequential age when we
thought we knew more than our fathers
knew. They were happy days, too, for
we knew not then the infinitesimal part
OF existence we really formed, and
everything was looked at through our
rose tinted glasses and appeared sweet,
and pleasant and enjoyable. There is
vast difference between youth and age,
more in the way things are looked at
and appear to us, however, than in
personal appearance, or healthful yigor,
or the flight of years. Youth looks
ever forward, ever hopeful of fair winds
and absence of storm, and its gaze is
seldom backward, for triumphs and
victories are yet able to come. Defeat
has not yet dulled the edge of keen
anticipation, nor failure gloomed the
sun of promise, but all is fair in the
fore it. The look of age is mostly ON
the way it has Travelled, is mostly retro
spectlve, with no enhancing views of
imaginary triumphs, but clad in the
sober garments of stern reality; if the
look is forward il is more upon life here
after than on earthly life, and hopes
eternal, rather than on the last new
waltze, or sweetest rartureS at Miss
Angelina'S angelic Smile.
Don't you remember? Years agone
how flying feet kept measured time to
the tlnkling music, as the figures of the
May dance were threaded? ALL
quickened pulse and glowing heart i'll
rhythmic cadence sent the tell-tale
bushes to sweet Annie's cheeks, as
We're De We're iii whispered confidence
confessed her charms. All me all were
chivalrous and valorouS then-'twas all
glow and sunshine andorange blossoms
dreams, dreams, and chivalric achieve
ments in rescuing beauty from the
power of ruthless oppressors. No vale
our world for beauty and brightness,
and zephyfed breezes laden with the
fragrance of louisiana, seemed to lull
us to rest and romantic meditation. All
scenes we anticipated were beautiful
and sweet as those of far-famed Vallom-
brosa; and our future would ever be
crowned with victory and glory in the
dreamy vistas of our journey through
life
But, are youthful dreams all foolish
ness? Is anything that is innocent and
gay, but leads not in the ways of sin,
to be religiously avoided and looked
upon as deadly heresy? All generous
and manly hearts rejoice in happiness
in others happiness as well as their
own, and think the Deity is not OPP
posed to the peace and happiness of
poor finite creatures like man, so long
as no infringement is made upon a
proper observance of His worship. But
in seeking happiness how often is man
deceived : how often he grasps the
Dead Sea fruit-how fallible is his judg-
ment when self-interest steps in. Excess
in pleasure pals upon the appetite and
the most precious treasures, the most
invigorative and spicy viands, arouse
nausea rather than satisfy appetite or
add to enjoyment.
But what has that to do with youth
full thoughtlessness-youthful folly that
manifests itself in thousand different
ways-blushing signing, grimacing and
attltudlnlzlng to win applause from
simpering beauty of the gushing kind.
But it is far better than to see grey hairs
attempt the juvenility of harlequin
and with the smack of gorilla lay
seige to sweet sixteen. To what lengths
will not vanity lead? and, who is there
that is entirely without vanity entirely
without egotism to adorn and primp
and play the agreeable to blooming
womanhood, or chivalric manhood?
Do we confess, Or do we deny, the
amiable weakness of self Qualification
1t is there, nevertheless and when Ange-
lima rewards our gushing tenderness,
our burning signs to beauty's worship,
by flattering smiles of responsive inter
est, it would take more than the dry
tones of ascetic celibacy to satisfy our
| magnanimOus souls.
Dreams! Dreams Who dreamt in
warmth of youthful fancy of Doubling
Castle. or of Giant Despair? There
might be danger and toll, but chiv alric
courage and steady perseverance would
overcome them. There might be peril
GUS adventures by food and field. vet
beauty's smile and loving words from
rosy lips would ever reward successful
vanquishment of toll and danger. The
mountain pillows of the raging main of
onward life would but lift us to fairer
winds and more fragrant breezes and
jocund mirth made light the perils of