The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-05-29

which he had beeR wont TO tend IN
years gone by, and addressed the
man in charge ~ follows: al have
looked into many = human hear
that Was seven times hotter with sim
full passions than yonder furnace Il
SIth FIRE. Hut I found not there
what I sought. No, not the unPsr-
donable siB."
what 10 the objectionable sin ~
queried the lime-burner shrinking
back and trembling lest the answer
should be given.
at IL . sin that grew within my
own breast" replied Ethan Brand
standing proudly erect. "a sin that
grew nowhere else. The sin Of an
intellect that triumphed over the
sense of brotherhood with man and
reverence for God, aud sacrificed
everything To lls own mighty claims.
The only sin that deserves . recon-
pense Of immortal agony"
And then this unhappy mortal
sseends under cover Of the darkness
TO the top Of the kiln. Within, the
blocks aud fragments Of fire were all
red hot and wildly on Gre, great
spouts Of blue fame quivering alOft
and dancing msdly. He stands
erect and raises his arms on high.
The flames played upon his face and
impaired the wild and chastity light
which alone could have suited its ex-
preston; IL was that Of fiend Oh
the verge Of plunging into his gulf
Of intensest torment.
ooh Mother Earth" cried he,
"who are no more my mother, aud
into whose bosom this frame shall |
never I've resolved! oh mankind,
whose brotherhood I have cast of |
and trampled thy great heart be-
meath my feet! Oh, stars Of Heaven
that shone on me ~ OF old, as IL to |
light me onward and upward-fsre-
well all, and forever! Come, deadly
element Of flre-hencsforth my IA
miliar friend! Embrace me a. I do
thee"
Never was there . trusr descrip-
ton Of . fiend-a being without
heart-Or At best = marble heart
The price of the unholy ambition OF
the mere intellect. BE sure Of this.
then, that no one eau ever afford to
neglect heart culture, for out Of the
heart are the issues Of life. With
This industry Of mind aud heart you
will secure breadth to your life.
Avoid narrOWness As you would the
plaques Of Egypt. Don't get rooted
and grounded in Q wash tub. or an
nffice, or . store. Take your turn At
Ill three II nscessary-Only be sure
10 come out long enough to give at
IGNITION to few other things that are
desirable - long as life lasts. For
never neglect the cultiVa-
ion Of sound healthy .actiVe, bodies
Science has not discovered the con-
leciiOn between the mind that
links and the body that serves u a.
, thinking apparatus; hut P-yrhOl-
'gy aud ply siOlOgy agree with com
non seuse that 10y the proper habits
Il diet, fest, recreation and exercise
he intellectual life will he happier,
ouger aud more faithful. Again lie
lure aud lrrseVere la the develop
nrnt Of good mental habits. The
radiug habit has not only to be Ne
Iuired but must be persistently re.
aimed. aud with u the habit uf dis
Ia reading rs we'll ~
he habit Of neglecling Ia read.
Ever train Yourself IT, the habit Of
IeAriug the "Oiher sidr"-the only
way in get the mind in sn attitude
aVOrsble for the asreriainment uf
ruth. You will thus tread nn your
'wn natural prejudice, aud over
ONE those that are unworthy. Let
he habit Of eOmpaniOnshIp with H.
ustriOus thinkers become - Second
nature with you. Through IL you
VII be in fellowship with David
MI Solomon, Paul and Augustine,
'lstO and Marcus Aurelius, Dante
nd Shakespeare, Bacon aud Cole
idge, Maurice aud browning, En-
rson aud Tennyson.
! would eniPhatically add: Learn
u love nature. A visitor TO the
oct, Wordsworth, asked the servant
1 the door Where Is his study ="
Here IL his library" was the ALL
wsr, ''hiS study 10 ont Of doors"
have wasted much Of life in not
eing more Observant Of the phe-
omena Of nature. Surely Il Is ele-
atiug aud broadening to welcome
D intelIigently saluts-the pr"ces-
lon Of the flowers from the daisy to
he chTysanthemum; TO know the
ongs Of the birds and the birds by
heir songs: tn chase the brilliant
to climb the mountain
nd trace out the range Of the ridges
he in;erlockings Of the valleys and
he courses Of the flowing waters
IN this 10 In the line Of life culture, q
nd furnishes an infinite variety OF
enIOymsnis and Physi-
al benefits.
Aud above Gll that have !
mentioned be wsichful to main.
siu the ideAlity Of life. We
ave constant reminders Of the
ares aud perpIexitiss Of life.
'oubt aud fear utter their dismal
-hIspers la our ears; the sickness,
nffsrinK. crimes aud vices OF man {
Ind drive us, when We think OF
hem, To the verge Of psssinisnI. g
laterialisni, pure aud simple aud =
lone, like the Zig load oi dirt that IL
!, brushes us. ldealiiy come To our
sseue, aud la its lively imagiusiion .
,e find, ai least, . partial deliver :
nee from the crushing burdens of
ais existence; aud complete deliver
nee comes to Us in the Christian
nth which supplies the one perfect
leal-the man Christ Jesus. Man
ind l. Improving berause humanity
! being redeemed This much eau