The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12

DtHIN Bht1ooSc, AltNanuef lalc com
panion, comes in leaning on the arm of az
officer Of the vessel.
Alexander rises himself in bed. Mary
/ staggers forward, and kneels beside him
They embrace rapturously, eaci reading
! love in the others eyes. love born of com
paniOnsbip in danger, loye great aud strong
/ that cannot hide itself but cries:
Ny hero! My loyer'
MY bride Of the storm"
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There are persons who critcisc in a
cold and unfeeling manner those who are
trying TO do the very things which they
themselves refused to attempt. They seem
I TO imagine that, because they will not
are absolyed from all obligation concerning
! 1t, and that those who do try mapfuly 10
carry il are expected neither TO faint oi
/ falter. They will look on coolly while
( some brave reformer or generous phiIau-
thropist is struggling to help his fcllowmeu,
and crilcise his methnds or his manner,
| and declare how differently they would
conduct hc affair II they attempted It.
They do not see that, with all the bluuders
and failures lie ran make, he is far nobler
\ than they, who, assuming to know better,
! yet refuse, through Incidence or pride. to
put forth a single effort IN the matter.
| His feeblest attempts ought rather to Gil
them with shame aud humiliation That
I they have fallen so for behind him
! As industry is habitual activity IN some
useful pursuit, so not only inactivity, but
also all efforts without the design of use.
fulness are of the nature of idleness. The
supiue slugsard is no more indolent than
the bustling do-notbiug. Men may walk
much and read much and talk nuch, and
| pass the day without an uuoccupied mo-
ment and yet be substantially idle, because
industry requires at least the intention of
usefulness. But gadding, gazing, lounging,
mere pleasure mongering, reading for the
relief of ennui--thcsc are as useless rs
sleeping or doing,
| Next only to the man who achieves
tho greatest and most blessed deeds is he
who, perhaps himself wholly incapable of
such high work, is vet the first To help and
encourage the genius of others. We often
do moro good by our sympathy than by our
! labors, and render TO the world more
lasting service by absence of jealousy and
| recognition Of merit than We could ever
render by the atraning efforts of personal
ambition.
Every circle of people meeting together
for any object will prosper largely in pro-
! portion to the individuality which each
| member of 1t gains in his solitary bours.
| He must be a man among men: and true
manhood can never be fully developed
without the influences OF society and soil
tude instrcuting and mutually tenefiting
each other.
Moderate work, alternating with mod
crate rest, gives brain which, taking tue
whole life through, will accomplish the
NEST and best work OF which human be-
! ing is capable. The brains are to he i'm
proved by reasonable exercise and reason.
able rest. The one is as essential as the
other.
Kindness comes with a double grace
and tenderness from the old; II seems to
them the boarded and long purified bene-
Violence OF years, as If it had survived and
conquered the selfshness of youth
AT whatever period of life friendships
are formed, so long as they continue sin.
cerc and affectionate, they form undoubted-
ly one of the greatest blessings we can en-
joy.
Love laughs at locksmIths, but it
weeps at plumbers.
1t was the lacy who thought she was
going to swOon who had faint suspicion.
The truly perfect husband is the one
who will eat his wile's pie, so as not to
hurt her feeliEgs.
"A man with six marrageable dnugh.
ters says that his house is a regular court.
house every Sunday night
The fraudulent old beau who des yhis
hair has no right TO be writing to any girl
about bis undying love.
Some OF the Young ladies say that time;
are so hard that the young men cannot pay
their addresses,
Nervous passenger on board steamship
And you are sue there is no danger. Off
GER? Officer; Not bit. The captains
Just gone to take nap because It's tor
foggy to see anythng.
"A kiss may be light affair, although
it s done in the dark. 4 match may proyt
a dark affair although it began with q
spark
--Colored pastor, disiuisslug cougrega
tion: "Ds membahs what am pervideC
! wild umbrellas will please wait iii take {
look at dem. Since de mysterious disap
pearance of my own umbrtllah last sun
day, dar am cloud oh suspicion fioatiu
oyer dis yer church which hab got to b'
dissolved" "
~ can never be more .han sister :,
you," said buXom widow, tenderlv, to al
old bachelor who had proposed "Ah
madam, yes, you can" he responded gal
lantly. ~ am not man 10 lose hope
eyes, but cannot," she persisted. But
sou have daughters; YOU may YET be M
mOthcr'll-law, he Sald'
A Clergyman al q wedding was Offered
some wine aud a piece of cake baked b!
the bride. He accepted the cake, but de
clned the viue. Three hours laterhe wa
wrestling with an able-bodied nightmare
which assumed be form of a monster wed
ding cake, with forked tail and clover
feet: aud when ne ewoke aud felt as If h
had swallowed a canoon-ball, he wished b
had drunk the wine aud rejected the cake
IL suppose" said physician, smllin
and tr,ing to be witty, while feeling tn
pulse OF patient who bad reluctantly sub
mitted to solicit his advice II supros
. YOU think me hlt OF bumbug?' ''Sir,
crayely replied The sick man, II was nc
aUare that lou could discover man