Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

IndG envy is ignorance.
A generous mind always seeks to I'm
part its joy to another, as the bee trans
fers its store of honey to the first it meet:
CHOICE EXCERPTS.
THESE six-the peevish, the niggard
the dissatisfied, the passionate, the sus
picious, and those who live upon other:
means-are forever unhappy.
SORDID selfishness doth contract an,
narrow our benevolence, and cause us
like serpents, to infold ourselves withil
ourselves, and to turn out stings to al
the world besides.
THERE are two ways of getting alon.
in this world. One way is to make tn,
best of it, and the other is to make tn,
worst of it. Those who take the latte
course work hard for poor pay.
THE sweetest and most satisfactorl
connections in life are those formed be
tween persons of congenial minds, equal
ly linked together by the conformity o.
their virtues, and by the ties of esteem
DEATH is a mighty mediator. There
all the flames of rage are eXtinguished
hatred is appeased, and angelic pity
like weeping sister, bends with gentle
and close embrace over the funeral urn
OF all the sights which can soften and
humaniZe the heart of man, there is mono
that ought so surely to reach it as that
Of innocent children, enjoying the hap
piness which is their proper and natural
portion.
A RESOLUTION that is communicated
is no longer within thy power; thy in
tentions become now the plaything of
chance; he who would have his com
mands certainly carried out must take
man by surprise.
WERE we to believe nothing but what
we could perfectly comprehend, not only
our stock of knowledge in all the branch
es OF learning would be shrunk to moth
ing, but even the affairs of common life
could not be carried on.
MODERATION is the father of health,
cheerfulness, and old age. Excess has
so large a family that we cannot remem-
Der the names of One-half of them
However, disease, debt, dishonor, de-
struction, and death, are among them
not the most hopeful household in the
world.
A POPULAR author says, al have no
propensity to envy any one, least of all
the rich and great; but if 1 were dis
posed to this weakness, the subject of
my envy would be healthy young man,
in full possession of his strength and
faculties, going forth in the morning to
work for his wife and children, or bring
ing them home hi, wages"
SELF-TRUsT is the first secret of sue
cess-the belief that, if you are here.
the authorities of the universe havesput
you here. and for cause, or with some
task strictly appointed you in your con
stitution; and so long as you work at
that you are well and successful. It by
no means consists in rushing premature
ly to snowy feat that shall catch the
eye and satisfy spectators. 1t is enough
if you work in the right right direction.
In private life the endeavor to be
superior person" is all very well if
kept within bounds. "Cutting dash,"
astonishing the Browns" or "liv-
ing for appearances" are all vulgar
phrases, but they explain one very vul-
gar wish-that is, of getting on unfair
ly beyond others, and of appearing what
we really are not. These attempts, be-
gun in bad taste, and fostered by pride,
generally end in lamentable failures.
THE mind of man is formed to desire
and to relish variety. The objects with
which he is conversant are varied with
out end, to crafty that desire, and to
correspond with that relish. The glare
of perpetual sunshine and the fervid
heat of continual summer would speed
lily oppress or destroy mankind; but, re-
lieved by the tranquility of darkness, the
freshness of spring, the sedateness of
they become no less grateful than they
are beneficial.
HAPPINESS between husband and wife
can only be secured by that constant
tenderness and care of the parties for
each other which are based upon warm
and demonstrative love. The heart de-
mands that the man shall not sit reti-
cent, self absorbed and silent in the
midst of his family. The woman who
forgets to provide for her husbands
desirable to him. In word, ever-pre
ent and eyer-demonstrative gentleness
must reign, O else the heart staryes.
THERE is something beautiful as
sublime in the hush of midnight. The
myriad quiet sleepers, laying down each
their burden, insensible alike to JOY
or sorrow, helpless alike-the strong
man as the infant-and over all the
sleepless Eye, which since the world
began has never lost sight of one pill
lowed head. Thoughts like these come
to us in our wakeful night hours,
with an almost painful intensity. Then
eternity only seems real, and every
day life fable. But morning comes,
and the stir, and hum of life chase
these thoughts away, as the sun dries up
the dew-drops. which like our thoughts
performed their reyiying mission ere
they departed.