St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-15

Some people have an unfortunate pro-
pensity to brood over what they call the
mistakes of their lives. 1t arises from
a false estimate Of human Judgment and
an overstrained idea of the response
bility of their actions, says writer in
Harper's Bazaar.
A conscientious woman of middle age
wrote to a friend, Il am glad to be
spared longer life, that | may spend 1t
in repenting my past mistakes" 10
spend ones time in lamenting past mis-
takes seems the worst mistake of all.
Life is short at the longest. There is
little time to dream of doing, less to
mourn over what has been done. To
act, to act quickly, to act up to our best
instincts and highest aspirations. is all
we can do. 1t is all that is expected.
After that our responsibility ceases. and
the final result belongs only to God.
The good woman above quoted had
always acted according to her best
judgment. But, being human judg-
ment, it was falllble. Being human,
she could not foresee the full conSe-
Quences of her actions, but could only
If she was called upon to act today,
what better could she do than that?
Then why regret that she SO acted be-
fore?
Examining into this matter OF blum
ders little further, and particularly In
tracing the course of the 'mistakes-
we'll meant" in our own lives, when we
look back upon them with the cooler
understanding of later years. we are
constrained to confess that the ''nis-
take" must have been intended to be
there, as we'll as the correct action, be-
cause the plan of our development
has included both. Continuing
to study clearly and deeply, we
must acknowledge that the mis-
takes and errors, nay, the very sins,
when forsaken and forgiven, have
helped the soul upward; that all have
worked together to accomplish the re-
suit sought; that they must have been
put there and meant so to be; and so
that our ''blunders" were not blunderS
at all, but although we sowed and
watered often amisS, there was always
some increase given which achieved
the good we aimed at but failed to
reach.
And deepest Of all we see that the
divine love, which saw the end from
the beginning, bore with tender COM
passion to look upon our struggles. our
weeping, our diSheartened signs. All,
Infinitely greater it is, but like to the
love we bear our own children, which
is so deep and true that we endure to
treat them harShly, and with seeming
cruelty behold their tears, knowing
surely that one day they will cOmpre-
bend all the kindness!
1t spoke we'll for the gallantry of our
st. Paul men that our city has become
so popular among the young women in
the East and South. The fame of our
hospitality has gone abroad, and young
ladies hail with pleasure an invitation
10 spend a few weeks or months in our
midst. We have had many charming
visitors with US the past season from all
parts of the country, but none more de-
lightful than the charming Southern
girls who have honored us with their
presence. Miss Magoffin, who has re-
turned to her home in Texas, became a
great favorlte during her stay here.
Miss Macdonald is another lovely
Southern girl visiting here, but she will
soon become a st. Paul woman by her
marriage with Walter Driscoll. Miss
Howard, of Richmond. Va, and Miss
Bennett. of Louisville, KY. who are the
guests of their Schoolmate. Miss Alice
Day, of Dayton avenue, bid fair to make
decided hits in st. Paul society.