The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-29

their value in the least. 30, perhaps
are all tue best things of this world IL
lusions. and the saddest sight that life
presents is the being who, having I'M
vailed the all, stands confronted by
its iDsigni6cance.
It has been said that faith and love,
nielity and friendship are illusions, and
yes it is confessed that, however short
their probable duration, the value OF
the life that is crammed with these mis-
takeninOtions may safely be quoted at
par. As all cannot travel IN the intri-
cafe path of science, and find their con
solatIOns in Its assured vitality. 1T Is
just possible that too analytical knowl
edge of the emptiness of sentimental
trides. or of frivolous poe'icai pleasures,
Is not the best promoter OF human
good. Any one VINO can arouse 8
hearty joyous laugh need not hesitate
to avow the rare accomplishment. Any
one who can reach the fountain of tears
through the avenue of sympathy can
benefit and enrich he race. Life seems
lengthy piece OF business, whose tend
ency is to harden and to blunt. Any
thing which intends to soften the heart
or to exercise the finer impulses, is so
important that il jus lies the risk OF
sottening the head littie, il necessary
in the process. That danger is slight
as the counterecting infiuenc is SO
strong, aud no one need anticipate
mental reaction developing in human
ity the characteristics of pumps. a
No star shines with so clear md I'M
rasing lustre as that 81 acCura lie
knowledge, but kno9ied2e cannot be
taken all at Onc3 like a pill, and its
highest point is an eminence beyond
the reach Of many struggling souls.
To attempt to confine an ardent, but
perhaps an undeie. ded nature, within
the region of demonstrated facts, is q
pr0ceed@g certainly unnecessary, pos
sibly cruel. IL is always agreeable
TO HEAR THE GODS
enthuse when Claude NJ elnotte- Mour lie
outbids lyon sordid huckster for that
priceless jewel" The delight of seeing
the best man win, and The interest in
the reward of merit. is quite human,
and although little C ude, altogether
decidedly pleasant. The fact that the
pocketbcok so literally handled con
tains blank paper, and that the price
less Jewel" is, perhaps, the wife OF. the
uninteres ed notary, does hot diminish
the beneficial effects of the sentiment.
They rsvei in the Illusion OF the scene.
They are not concerned with the actors
except as the necessary instruments to
the effect produced. The more pro-
foun ilv people believe in the possibility
OF the exalted standard OF human vir .
tue often wildly portrayed on the
stage. the more likely ara they to ap-
proximate that perfection. The more
the goblet OF life is wreathed With the
flowers OF fancy, the more nou rishing
and beneficial will the contents be.
That little
OLD FELLOW IN THE GALLERY,
in his word and shabby coat has never,
probably, passed beyond the line OF his
own narrow grooVe. Limited in re-
sources, bachelor, perhaps sewing on
his own buttons by means Of darn
ing needle and piece of linen thread
ne is u fair illustration of victim oil
the commonplace. Bat tonight he has
wandered through the streets of Yer
on, Toasted with the Capulets, and
joined IN the designations OF romantic
high lite without malice and without
remorse. His scope of thought is
widened, and monotony is conquered
for awnile. The soft music, the chang
ing lights, the beauty of the pageant,
haunt his memory for many days, and
are food OF delicate and satisfying ma
ture to his poOrly-fed mind. Certainly.
my curious friend of the Union
II SIs
enormous penetit of a mild spree by
should be considered on Benthamite
principles, and you, with your lavish
Opportunities, represent the minority.
II the stage can, even for an hour, shed
variety and innocent pleasure into
dreary lives its mission is most honest.
ly fulfilled. II, in SO doing, it also adds
practical instruction. then welcome is
the information so conveyed, but such
benefits are not objective, but are &C
cessory. There is no urgent necessity
to improve humanity on Gradgrind
principles. and ii there is, the stage has
not secured the contract 20 do it. Many
would keep the face of Isis covered if,
when revealed, they gaZsd upon 8
corpse.
1t is difficult in 50 abrupt eftrence
to such Il subject 70 escape misconstruc-
ton. 1t should not appear that this
of the purpose of the
drama Is an affront 10 the dignity OF
the art. or y deterioration of its value
Victor Hugo did not h!aDdar when he |
said. 1.-The beautiful is, as. useful as the
useful, perhaps more So.
or all thatSYelwit Of beauty,
All grandsns ATE ting us most,
Passes into eternal possession,