Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-11-21
The Facc-..A Hist0ry---An Index.

Every face Il history! Not in
tercsting, perhaps, but yet telling its
story. Our features come to us by
inheritance, partly by physical rcla-
tions, largely by mental conditions. 1t
is said that among the Greeks mothers
who were surrounded by the beau
tiful, were kept in an atmosphere Of
the beautiful in art. Forms Of beau
ty were on every sidc-hcre the eyes
rested on noble countcnancc in
marble, there on visible ideal Of Il
high imagination. What wonder
the Greeks as q nation were models
Of beauty.
AS one regards the countcnanccs
about him in every day life what Of
history do they reveal. Those faces
that show beauty of features and are
the exponent Of a beautiful (nhcrit.
cd) soul within are Il delight to the
eye and the heart. All is sweet ac-
cord between the soul and its outer
manifestation. More of history is
read in that face which shows con-
llict. Says John Bascum in his
LE%thcticS, ".As mems career is or
should be prolonged resistance, Il
persistent toll, us crime and ob>ta-
clcS are to be surmnuntcd, ,rmpta-
tions to be overcome, and dangers to
be met, nothing but will can take Il
firm stand of push, Il determined adj
vance. SO conscious is Il man every
moment OF the need of strength.
and, above all, Of the strength which
can say no to passion, that will is
ever felt to be the very frame work
occasionally lie ON the surface in
naS>ivr ribbed strength. Symrnrt-
rical and stalwart virtue is too much
to be often anticipated, and the fee
bic appearance of single graccS,
like the putting forth of early flow
crS amid !roStS and snow, brings
pleasure" Those faces then which
show "massivc ribbed strength" are
faces with Il grand history, faces
which bear the imprint of nobly won
battles with hidden evil, faces which
may light up int" highest beauty.
These faces OF ours tell such tales
upon us. 1t may be an imperial
conntcnancc but for Sar,lonic
mouth, or loose hung lips, Il turn Of
the ryc--somc brccch in the out
ward bravery which gives the trra-
sonnus key to the citadel within.
The trail Of the serpent is over it
all, is the thought which comes like
Il blighting wind upon the heart.
But cv,l while we consider the work
marrcd by sins come the glorious
hopc-thr hope given by ChriStiani-
" alonc-,hcrc is Il rrmcdy-thcrc
is bloom of beauty given by Cod
lie restores MS to our lost estate, to
His image. Christ which strength
rncth us fights for us-IIr ovcrcomcS
for us. Not the least blessed thought
which comes Of this hope is the be-
lief that we shall live forever here
after in 4 world of beauty. Poor
thwartrd, dullcd, impotrnt lives ours
seem s,mctimcs. Aspirations after
the beautiful ungratiiicd, apprccia-
tions Of it stunned almost bv LONG
continued offences against it, efforts
TO produce it falling 10 the ground
by reason OF unskillcd iingcrs--rvcrv
where a battling of the cndcavors
after beauty. Like a soul thirstinr
for water in the desert is the de-.
mand for the brautiiul---thc craving
for qualification is impcrious--it will
not down at the bidding OF reason,
nor is it quictcd by logic. Nature
opens wide her loving arms and Law
ishly spreads forth her treasures.