Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-06-06

and 50 we come down. You seldom find
any man twenty years in the same circum-
stances. or those who in political life
twenty years ago were the most prominent,
how few remain in cOnsplcuity. Political
parties make certain men do their hard
work, and then, after using them as
hacks, turn them out on the commons to die
Every four years there Is a complete ravolu-
ton and about five thousand men who ought
certainly TO be the next President ara suzanne
fully disappointed: while some. VINO this dav
are obscure and poverty-strickeu, will ride
upon the shoulders of the people, and take
their turn at admiration and the spoils OF
Office. Oh, how quickly the wheel turnsl
Ballot boxes are the steps on which men come
down as often as they 90 up. Of those who
were long ago successful IN the accumulation
of property how few have not met with re-
verses while many of those who then
were Strengthened in circumstances now
hold the bonds and the bank keys
of the nation. OF all tickle things
in the world, fortune is the most tickle.
Every day she changes her mind, and woe to
the man who puts any confidence IN what she
promises or proposes! She cheers when you
20 up, and She laughs when you come down
On, trust not moment your hearts atfec--
tions 20 this changeful world! Anchor your
soul in God. From Christ's Companionship
gather your satisfaction. Then, come sor-
row or gIadness, success or defeat, riches or
poverty, honor or disgrace, health or sick
ness, life or death, time or eternity, all are
yours, and ye are Christs, and Christ is
Gods
Again, this Humans history shows us that
outward possessions and circumstances cam
not make a man happy. While yet fully
vested in authority and the chief adviser of
the Persian monarch, and everything that
equlpage and pomp and splendOr of residence
could do were his, he IS an object lesson Of
wretchedness. There are to-day more ach-
ing sorrows under crowns of ROYALTY than
no Of +hn
Much of the worlds affiuence and gayety
is only misery i'll 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 bed, sick, because Ma
both will not sell him his vineyard. Rerod
IS IN agony because little child is born
down in Bethlehem. Great Fell, trembles
because poor minister will preach righteous
ness, temperance and judgment to come.
From the time of Louis XII to Louis XVIII
was there a straw bOttO ned chair in France
that did not set more sOlidly than the great
throne on which the French Kings reigned2
Were [ called to sketch misery in its
worst form, would not 90 up the dark alley
Of the poor, but up the highway over which
prancing Bucephali strike the sparks with
their hOOfs and between the statuary and
parks Of stalking deer. Wretcuedness is
goblet than from earthern pitcher or pew
ter mug. II there are young people here
who are looking for this position and
that circumstance, thinking that worldly
success will bring peace of the soul. leS
them shatter the delusiOn. It is not whHt
we get, 1t IS what we are. Daniel among
the lions is happier than NebuchadnezZar
on his throne. And when life is closing,
brilliancy of worldly surroundings will be
no sOlace. Death is blind, and sees no diff
between the Nazarine and the Athenian,
between a bookless hut and a national
library. The frivolities of life cannot, with
their giddy laugh, echoing from heart to
heart, entirely drown the voice of ire
mendous conscience which says: 81 am i'm
mortal. The stars shall die, but [ am immor-
tai. One wave of eternity shall drown time
in its Depths but [ am immortal The earth
shall have a shroud of flame and the heavens
fee at the glance of the Lord, but l am inn
mortal. From all the heights and depths of
my nature rings down, and rings up, and
conscience, and assurance OF life eternal
through the Lord Jesus Christ 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 too much water.
This life is a vision, and it will soon pass
away. Timel 1t is only a ripple, and it
breaketh against the throne of Judgment.
Our days They lily swifter than shuttle
weaving for us robe of triumph or gar
ment Of shame. Begin your life with re-
ligiOn and for its greatest trial you will be
ready. Every day will be a triumph, and
death will be only a Kings servant calling
you to a royal banquet.
In olden time the man who was to receive
the honOrS Of knighthOO1 was requlredtO
spend the previous night fully armed, and
and lance 70
amonG. the tOmbs of the dead. Through all
the hours Of that night his steady step was
heard, aud when morning daWned amid
grand parade and the sound Of comets, the
honors of knighthOOd were bestowed. Thus
it shall be with the good mans soul IN the
night before heaven. FElly armed with
shield and sword and helmet, he shall watch
and wait until the darkness fly and the
morning break, AMI amid the sound OF
celestial harpingS the soul shall take the
hOnors OF heaven amid the lnnumerable
throng with robes snowy white streaming
over seas OF sapphire.
Mordecai will only have to wait for his
day of triumph. 1t took all the preceding
trials to make proper background for his
after success. The scaffold built for him
makes all the more imposing and picturesque
the horse into whose long white name he
twisted his fingers at the mounting. on
want at least two misfOrtunes hard as flint.
to strike fire Heavy and long continued
SHOWS in the winter are signs OF good crops
next summer. SO many have yielded Won
derful harvests of beuevOlence and energy
because they were a long while showed
under. We must have a good many
hard falls before we learn to walk
straight. It IS on the black anvil OF
trouble that men hammer out their fortunes
Sorrows take up men on their shoulders and
enthrOne them. TONES are nearly always
bitter. Men, like fruit trees, are barren, I'M
less trimmed With sharp knives. They are