The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-09-19

which, II put on trial in . court Of pure nosals,
would put to blush the petty odenees u . thiel
Or burglar.
Ny cynical friend says that II cannos be that
God thinks q much Of gold - We do. n ~ take
into account the average character Of those who
get the most OF II.
In proving the will Of the elder Vanderbilt 4
remark was made that would be amusing excep,
for the tragedy that II served 70 uncover. Hi
physician testified that after completing his viii
into which he had carried the intense hatrcds d
his life. Mr.. Vanderbilt observed. "nsll will
be to pay when they come 10 Rad t." Il was I
deserved and savage comment on the slOny
heartlessncs that comes into the greed o.
wealth. when the Surrogate aid. alludiug 70 ths
unscemly strife OF the heirs over the huge pile
"Hc seems to have been sort Of prophet"
Let US not then In our discomfort envy the few
the surcr and larger compensation b with NJ
striving worthily for the sweet but small com
petence which we hardly reach. or. having reach
ed, threatens to slip away. Better - daily. hon
est toll. bringing undisturbed fcp0ee than 81
abiding care, driving with unccasing blows IN X
restless ones. Better the little that brings con
tent and thankfulne8 than the much that ask
for more; better than the growing greed sweepin,
on until sensibility and honor and conscienc,
and manhood drift away o. II they never were
Ncighborly kindness comes In At the open doo
Of our unpretending homes. gisddeninK ~ NOR,
with its homely sincerity and helpfulncss thar
can ever be found In the friendshiIs Of soFdid In
tercst, hiding It's hidcOus rufianism behind III
mask of Journalism and gilded deception.
So. too, In seeking these fresh and open field
we let behind the paltry ambitions that grow inis
and out OF little and sofdid natures. We len d
the later conner 10 whom Difference b stranger
with his conceit and push and brass TO teach y,
how to measure . mans worth b. the nee b,
could put him to in helping . selfish and con
scicncelcss interest TO some place Of uueasnet
honor or profit. But we brought with d
those letter and more manly ambitions tina
come Of right purposes. They were small and
common. growing cut OF cheerful hopes and
earnest lives, asking No more than ne were ready
to share Seeking home on these open wssees
the many things that make life desirable any
where could be had only q Others helped u "a
make them. Our coming implied that in oul
public relations we should ask our neiShbor'i
hand and help. only that his step might be equal
with o, own. II there Was To BE- Q difference. Il
was not difference cxacted BY the Il aims Of con.
ceit or arrogance. but one that fitness recognized.
bringing wider duties and larger service.
Having recited few Of the thoughts that pre-.
sent themselves In the review Of these I'VE and
thirty years that We have spent together. Il se.
mians for me to say few words IN conclusion.
Not one among you but whose life Was IN some
measure q sacrifice. Each Of Ms len aoneth Ing
behind US. recalling which brings rrEret some
grace Of life that withered. some gilt OF mind.
some store OF knowledge. some skin Of hand Civ.
en- to dis,isc. Other aud later and worthy
corners seeking where we had built were and are
welcome. But dcarer 10 US Of the silver hair
are the men and women Of the earlier days.
whose contact touches II with . power that the
others can never have. These and those other,
hat came not with US from the dear familiar
home we left, but who. with tender HI ara and
blinded eyes, babe us God-specd. these are they
whose hands hold oup and all our treasures.
The years that are passed exceed the years that
are 10 come. In this small circle are Standing al
those who by thought or oct have touched ons
real lives. those who brought 10 IN al the good
that we have reached to during these mortal days.
Others may come and go. but they stir no sweet
fragrance among the pleasant flowers OF memory.
or these known aud chosen ones. one By one the
most have gone away into the deep shadows Of
the land OF silence until those over tfse Outnum.
Der those who are here. With 10 these men and
women saw the light that flushed our morning,
saw It Frightening into noon. and now . few n.
main with faces and steps turned to the sunset,
looking into the dull strccss that reach into the
hereafter whittier the silent many are gone.
Many things we greatly dcsind We will sev,
have; and now the gift Of them would come too
late, for the wish has faded. the flush Of life has
vanished and Its warmth has chilled.
And now at the roll call Of the old settlers more
are absent than are present. but we do not for.
get those who do not answer. Many have forsied
the unbridgea river that runs where the duskS
horizon shuts down on our unce tain and blind
ing vision. Pioneers, they are, pros ,ecting ovel
yonder where thought and act haA peecedU.
them: looking there for the ideal home aud liE
that they could not realize here.
II not long to the time when the lest one OF M
shall measure the depth or the strsam that the,
have fordcd; and II failing to gain IN cnisanc,
"iDto the gates Of the city" that rises 70 fair an(
far" yet coming up the hithcr bank 10 climb 4
the plain that crowns the height beyond.
would seek the camp Of those, who. pitching
their tent toward 1.-THE city VI God" to ask help
Ing hand and word Of welcome.
TITS whispering now within the heart.
We hear It rise and fall;
A song Of those who answer not,
However we may call.
They throng the silence Of the breast,
We see them rs OF yore:
The fair. the kind, the true. the brave.
Who walk with % no more.
More homelike seems the vast unknown,
Since they have entered Gtere;
To follow them was not 20 hard,
wherever they may fare.
They c0aMot be where God q not,
On any sea or shore;
Whateer betides Thy love abidcs,
o. God, forcvermorc."