Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-06-06

Again, tbi. Ham.u,s history shows us that


not make A man happy. While yet fully
vested in authority aud the chief adviser OF
the Persian monarch, and everything that
equipage and pomp and splendor OF residence
could do were his he Is an object lesson OF
wretchs1ness. There are to-day more acn-
ing sorrows under crowns OF royalty than
under the ragged caps OF the houseless.
Much OF the worlds atfuence and gayety
is only misery in colors. Many woman
seated in the street at her apple
stand is happier than the great bankers
The mountains Of worldly honor are covered
with perpetual snow. Tamerlane conquered
half the world, but could not subdue his own
fears. Ahab goes to bal, sick. because Ma
both will not sell him his vineyard. Herod
is in agony because little child Is born
dowr in Bethlehem. Great Felix tremoies
because poor minister will preach righteous
ness, temperance and Judgment to come.
From the time Of Louis XII to Louis XVIII
was there straw botto ned chair in Francs
that did not set more Solidly than tue great
tnrone on winch the French Kings reignedS
Were | called to sketch misery in its
worst form. would not go up the dark alley
OF the poor. but up the highway over which
prancing Bucephali strife 'he sparks with
their hoots aud between the statuarv and
parks OF stalking deer. Wretchedness is
more bitter when swallowed from gemmsd
goblet than from earthern pitcher or pew
Ter mug. Ii there are young people here
VINO are looking for this position and
that circumstance, thinking that worldly
success will brin4 peacs OF the soul let
theu shatter the deluSion. /. is not wt1t
we get, it is what we are. Daniel among
the lions Is happier than Nebuchadnezzar
on his throne. And when life is closing,
brllliancy of worldly surroundings will bs
no Solace Death is blind, AMI sees no diff
ference between the King and his clown,
bstween thu Nazarine and the Athenian,
between a bookess hut and national
library The frivolitieS of life cannot, vita
their giddy laugh, echoing from heart 70
heart, entirely drown the voice Of tre-
mendouS conscience which says: Il am i'm
mortal. The stars shall die, but am immor
tai. One wave OF eternity shall drown tins
in its depths but am immortal. The earth
shall have a Shroui OF fame and the heavens
flee at the glance OF the Lord, but | am I'M.
mortal. From all the heights and depths OF
any nature rings down, aul rings up, AMI
rings cut the world immortal A good
c?nsc.eu:e. 9l1 GSsucllcs of life, eternal
through the Lord Jesus Cnrist are the only
securities.
The souls happiness is too large craft to
sail up the stream OF worldly pleasure. AS
ship carpenters Say,it draws to) mucn water.
This earth is bubble. and it will burst.
This life is visiol and it will soon pass
away. Tlmei IL is only a ripple, and it
breaketh against the throne OF judgment.
Our days, They Gy swifter than shuttle,
weaving for Us a 10 Je Of triu npl or gar
ment OF shame Begin your life with re-
ASlbl an 1 Tor ITS greatest trial YOU will bs
ready Every day will be triumpl. aud
death will b, only Kings servant calling
You TO royal banquet.
In o!deI tims the man wno was TO receive
tle honors OF kniglthool was required 10
spend tne previous night fully armed AMI
with shield an lance 10 walk " and do yn
among the tonbs Ct th3 deli. Tlrouyh all
the nours OK tLat nj III: his sea ly stop was
heard, aud wLen morning dawnei, amid
grani para )e AMI the s1unl OF cornets the
nonors ot uiyltloo1 ware bestowed. Thus
it snail BE- with tlo gool mans soul in the
night betoro heaven. Fully armol with
shield and sword and hel net he shall watch
AMI wait uatil tue darkness hy an the
morning break, an amid the sound OF
celestial harpinys the sout shall take the
honOrs o; heaven amid tho iuuumeribls
tarong with robes snowy white streaming
over seas OF sapphire.
Mordecai will only have 10 wait for his
day OF tr.unph. 1t too; all ths preceding
trials to make proper background for mis-
after Success. Tne scafoli built for him
naSes all the more imp Dsiny and picturesque
ans horss into wlOSe long white name he
twisted his fingers at the mounting. You
wan at least two misfortunes, hard as 6int
t. strike fire. Heavy AMI long continued
SHOWS in tho winter are signs OF GoOi crops
next summer. So ma1y havs yielded won
derlul harvests OF banevolencS AMI energy
because they werc a long while showed
under. We must have good many
hard falls be,oro We l.arn to walk
straight. 1t is on the black anvil Of
trouble that men hammer out their fortunes.
Sorrows take Il? men on their shoulders and
entlrons them. Tonics are nearly always
bitter. Men, lik" fruit trees. are barren, up-
less trimmed with sharp knives. They are
like wheat-all the better for the failing. 1t
required the prison darkness aud chit t.
make John Bunyaa dream. IL took Dcla.
ware ice and cold feet at Valley Forge. and
the whiz- Of bullets, to make a Washington.
Paul when hc climbed uu On the bsach of
Melita shiveriuG in his we: clothes. was
more OF a Christian than when the ship
S;rdcS the breakers Pres ,ott. the historian
saw bette: without his eyes than he could
ever have seen wItL them Nordecai de-
sp.se ~ the gate, is ONLY prs lecsssor OF Nor
decal grauily mounted.