Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
:LAvE TO CARE.
..,,e.s which is Part OF . FeEe
ie iiaPp and Homes. Life.

rHnNn1DGeS
he 'i"f and Honest Life'
.orsons think that, in order to
Many ]nprfect liberty, it is only neces-
10Y be free from the control OF other
~ " If no n exacts obedience,
Fop'e. their lives, or interferes with
=. will, they triumphantly call them
sl free. Yet there is a bondage
i 'sh is not the less slavish because
sy forge the chains themselves. mere
s,.nts that hold men in untlinch-
I "w;tude, and burdens under which
:: hend without thinking it possible
;sbel against the one or 20 cast OH
e ONE e. the most common forms of
Cas acknowledged slavery is that
+ " =" we are under. to care. Now care
Fitn ,thinc that rightly falls to the lot
childhood alone may claim ex-
al. H., from it. AS the life advances
lP'!v with every new responsibility,
coll rarr honest man and woman ac-
u.s. il & heerfully as his or her share
~, worlds burdens. So far, how
' ~ o,re is no grinding taskmaster.
a,,slops power, it encourages en-
de ~ Il promotes happiness. No one
a, w. seItish idler would wish to be
. snn free from care, but we justly
S " n;m in honor who faithfully takes
~ ~, 49, which falls to his lot and fulfls
uun. While, however, in many cases,
: fine arrives when the man is no
sosr master of the situation. Care
Avail tightcns its grasp and ex.
aa y. * domain until by and by he
y had once governed and regulated
',a " q its victim. He has perhaps
Dems involved in business venture.
y I ty all his powers of body and
"d Not only his own money, but
y Of others is implicated; not only
own welfare, but that of a depend
family hangs upon the issues. The
and downs that once were borne
! o%erfullv now wear upon his nerves
/ %;rr;tatc his temper. His brow is
,tracted. wrinkles betoken an anx-
: shirt. the smile fades from his
Absorbing care has fastened upon
and though he imagines he is
. bp is in fact and for the time q
I Dr. he has entered political life, with
. h hopes and bright prospects. He
nts much upon his friends, he un-
: fakes large enterprises, and binds
, bself BY many promises. Presently
nn%lications arise: obstacles impede
t path: friends grow cool and enc
3 Is spring up; his aims seem to re-
Y g from him. even his motives be-
D he cloudcd; care overshadows him,
: he can no longer control it; his
: kdom is cone. One is extravaganza,
: Welding to his inclination or vani-
he spends first up to his income, then
title beyond it, then incurs liabilities
, ich he can not meet; and then care
Z gained supremacy over him that
can in no way throw off. Another
rs way to some temptation an
cks his own life and the happiness
hl that are dear to him, and the
that guilt brings sits forever at his
!" d. One is immersed in details and
IS the cares that properly belong to
y Y others upon his own shoulders
l. they weigh him to the earth; an
Is + by neglecting to hold the threads
IS fe in an orderly way becomes en-
- ed i'll a web Of care from which he
fgles In vain to eXtricate himself.
IN numerous ways do men give
u e liberty they profess to prize, and
ut toa tyranny that letters the soul,
palsles the energies, that weakens
I'LL. Who that has writhed under
>, a despotism would not escape
1t with gladness, even at the loss
uch that he holds dear? Yet, like
y rann.y. it must cost a revolution
eak the yoke.
S true that excessive care is some
. we result OF circumstances that
j, o' De controlled, but usually it is
|" plten 1t is only a question of
= now much to undertake and to
; ! "; How far to accept response
what style of living to adopt?
J., lag'1cal answersto such questions
7n'lE decide whether care is to
i honorable and useful servant or
~ ana tyrannical master. Our
- ARE all limited. and their best
" IVY IS never secured by straining
~ % inc utmost. Always to leave
- sm' a reserved force of strength
'ns' Is = valuable rule of life. To
~ excellence in M thing, rather
y ie%alocf!ty in many. to undertake
= ~ and those few with a whole
T. III greatly help to ward off the
- VI care: SO above all, will
10 i "G 9 that place truth, hon
70 . y nasll'y SO high hat no temp
= I 1;ti asset them, and a pure and
=. ~ 'Aat prizes righteousness
h o II,. ana draws its happiness
= y ph1 sources than luxury or dis.
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