Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-09
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but he desires the credit of being good.
When you give to others give cheer
fully. There Is no blessing from an I'M
willing Offering.
The sweetest OF all pieasures, and one
that will never decay, is to cherish the
heart that loves you.
The eye of the master will do more
work than both of his hands. Not to
oversee workmen is to leave your purse
open.
We that are alive, may rise betlmes
tomorrow. As for him that has died
to-day, his morrow will be the resurreo- |
ton morn.
The natural effect OF fidelity, clemency,
kindness, In governors, is peace, good
will, order and esteem on the part of
the governed.
Take o walk to refresh yourself with
the opel air, which, inspired fresh doth
exceedingly recreate the lungs, heart
and vital spirits.
He that from childhood has made
rising betimes familiar to him, will not
waste the best part of his life in drowsi-
ness and lying in bed.
Never part without loving words for
your loved ones to think of during
your absence. In nay be that you will
OF meet again In this life,
The small accident intervening often
produces snoh changes that a wise man
is often as much in doubt OF events as
the most ignorant and inexperienced
God has divided the genius Of men
according to the different affairs OF the
world, and varied their I%nclinations &C.
cording to the variety of actions to be
performed.
Health and sickness, enjoyment and
suffering, knowledge and ignorance,
power and subsection, liberty and bond
age, civilization and barbarity, have
their offices and duties; all serve for the
formation of character.
Real merit of any kind cannot long be
concealed il vii! be discovered and
nothing can depreciate 1t but a mans
exhibiting it himself, 1t may net al
ways be rewarded as it ought; but it
wall always be known.
When you make q mistake don't look
back at it long. Take the reason of the
thing into your own mind, and then
look forward. Mistakes are lessons of
wisdom. The past cannot be changed.
The future is yet in your power.
always longed so to "begin again."
to rub out the old mistakes and misery,
to prevail on the hard eyes to shut
themselves against the past. and to
watch for and remember only the new
and better future that l mean should
be. Only One does that for us: He who
blots out our iniquities and covers our
sins.
I,nE no rQfhar Qrnn11ro oa IN &ha hanrk
of youth an utmost reverence for char
acter, the deepest love of truth. purity,
and Justice, and the firm conviction that
only as they cling to principles OF honor
and self command, and follow their
highest ideal of the good and the true,
can their lives become rich, valuable,
and happy.
Sometimes a hurry is the best thing.
l am glad there ere quiets and hurries.
There always are two things. The
world is all opposites; and one thing
could not be without the other. You
~cannot rest until you're tired; you can't
be glad il you've never been sorry. We
shall find it all out by and by; and how
He sees everything is good.
People are not aware of the very great
force which pleasantly in company has
l hRSA ~ d uhu VI IuHI
talent converses. His faults are general.
ly overlooked by all his acquaintance,
and q certain carelessness which con-
stantly attends all his actions carries
him On with greater success than dill
gence and assiduity does others who
have 40 share OF this endowment.
Health brings happiness. A man or
woman in high health, with good spirits
Il and frJl IF an rru 10 n - s~a ~ ol,ok . .o-..
of happiness to those with whom he or
she associates. They cannot resist the
infection; they are cheered, animated
and encouraged, their energies are call
ed forth, and o positive good is confer
red upon them without either effort or
self-denial upon the part of the giver.
Life consists not of a series of ~illustri-
GUS actions or elegant enjoyments; the
greater part OF our time passes in COM
pliance with necessities, in the perform
snce of daily duties. "a the removal of
small Inconvenience, in the prooure-
ment of petty pleasures, and we are
we'll or ill at ease as the main stream of
life glides on smoothly, or is ruiaed by
small obstacles and frequent observa-
ticn.
The sense of shame is q thing to be
ohcEirAeu. 1s any one conclOus OF nav
ing violated a right, or injured q friend,
or taken an unfair advantage, or palter-
ed with truth? Let him be thankful
that he is ashamed of it, and let him
hasten to express that shame by confess
sion and restitution. The one thing
that is we'll nigh hopeless is the wrong
doing that is followed by no shame. All
attemps to "bear up, and to appear
either innocent Of the fault or defiant of
the consequences lead directly to the
road Of moral ruin.
a great dee! OF time is spent ID mourn.
ing over the things which are gone. Do
we try as we ought to strengthen the
things that remain? Much in every
life, no matter what has faded and gone,
ID always left-much of blessing, of
sweetness, OF reason for t~hankfulness.
Much IN every home, however changed.
still continues true aud beautiful and
tender. If we have given up some dear
and precious thing, dropped some treas.
ure from our hands. let us not commit
the FOLLY of mourning for them in such
a fashion that We ALLEVIATE the love and
cloud the happiness of those who are
still with rs.
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