The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-10

endless night none has Known stsriess night
When the world was shrouded In the darkness
see ,HnO and Sixteenth Sss sSr cs,snries, AND S"i, = Veil n" cov "a
ed The consciences Of the people, such men q,
Luther, Huss, Erasmus, aud others rose, the
The feeble lights increased In 6riiiiSncy a.
the darkness deepened; the frcs kindled for
the burning Of those who dared tp:die for con
ssInc blazing S ! met %cse c'sp IN the Seu x "siis' i,ssccss' ssy.
What radiance must have .emenated from the
soul Of Luther ~ he stoed before. the diet. Of
The names Of martyrdom threatened him, but
could not move him from the truth. The die:
tates OF conscience were 70 him the voice OF
Germany. holding high the banner. on which
was smSlsso1 .ssdnth,e motto. "rhe Education Of
II WAS night darkest u,sht Of persecution
when 2 little band Of Pilgrims venturcd. out on
an untired sea, toward On unknown land. there
g struggle with the .darkness. Little did they
iion. which would rise q beautiful star. shedding
Its light over the whole. world. Each time that
might 4 ws conn: sn%st 70 rs, e.; :aS I has brought \. e. /: 81 -. g.
In other countries, Tine BY one our great mon arc
BMnI' ;ns,r a nfsS:, and ar there Eo; ss:% 7. n r. g nc, ne 0 metz e
intellects. and there are MARKS OF skin dis
played. but no transcending genius seems now
e .,:s %SO srs t aiIrS SsSs; &. x a I'll; v6 s'%c' 5 Grsss
nations Into a delugc of war, come pouring
s sSiSSs g: On s sss,y r s,Ss; G sSs r ssc,n ,::u' :n !: Is;'SS
s sSsEs . ~ hut SssS out q i sSis Ssssn y lie isS" sta e
S Sm ii ;h Uus own Mof ', Ss!y n IL e; m sS.' s: 81 0 oa:'C s',s
would otherwise have remained. unseen and I'M
s sl%SSs1; 81 n sSy e made ~ e ma :h |. v., ,h :s,,e r, u; ~.
ample Of Ills IL Il: NE 81 Goldsmith. tie most est
beloved q Enflish Poets
GsSai:aS.d iSs sssa.! sSSi ign S, q h Hss soul s sSoS:
closed to Tie darkness ana Sin Of the outsid:;
beautiful iisSt Within himself. ''"''' '"'
r! 4 sSni ia: :asdG 3; h sSls G :Ssd ssS II, .sU 2, Che X:
spending his lie IN the service Of one who
'' water Sss sso ssp :pss ~ *. SsI issss. par, Of hi. III.
vainly striving 70 raise the shadow Of debt that
suddenly foil upon him, until tho kindly hand
strange. pathetic shadow hung about the
darkness rolled BY. threstsnins. q e~stinsuish
s a,s b nit!S asas' s.i Rp :h %nsn !: re RsS e HSsi'S Ss "a ssn
Of his life could not Affect the noble character.
The purity And simplicity Of the child were
may read, through dlmming tears his story.
"How dlscord on the music fell.
And darkness on the glory;
And how, when one bv one sweet sounds
And wondering lights departed.
He wore no less Q loving face,
Because 80 brOkeh-hesrted."
Bux We cannot ali be Stsrs Of the irst mssni.
tude.. a night Is not made beautiful BY . single
star, however bright II may shine: Only whom
%S,lsiSt ss Ss light sst, 'i !: he O. n sGS :'t Ss.a %ak1.'0 ":
cannot all shine 80 bright that tho eyes OF the
world. or The eyes Of nation Will b turned 70.
cannot shed our light over tho world, W can
light one little corner that would otherwise Do
dark. With our nintecnth century privileges,
one great stride toward thst perfection which
che has been struggling to attain ever since her
n W. are true to noble PRINCIPLES. our feeble
light viii unite Into one grand Illumination, and
n nSl P ,i 70 rS M;, ;S,s fas :t sss Of ne iIss ssns ~ ssir Ard
he little light we o! were rel shis 70 leave IN mem.
poses, % higher aims. 70 srsSdsr victo;iss.
Then qu:rtstta BY Miss
Trix Nicer and Dora Henderson
and Messrs Caster and Overing
followed by the Grafton Of
Harry J. Hsllenbeek upon, "Am-
bition, True and False"
From the earliest history Of the human race
down to the present time, ambition has been . |
potent factor n shaping ne trsnA q human
S Sir.Ss men have s%s risen SCI %! o proud sSs i Ss!sSts q u.s.; use
and renOwn. From this. originate Influences
which which go, Ecv; n1on nation: ,1 sST ESSd Or evil .a;,I Il
these motives Is. right or wrong. Ambition
builds our railroads and ships. II inspires men
70 commercial enterprises. IL creates . desire
discovers many things which have 6een hidden
from man since the creation OF the world. II
% sisiiisss nis,0n Fun 1nsS . E S,EGss IN iii %0 &. p ssssss
and puIe!st diamond more 70 DO priced than the
!. i sS si; :s,s y % ne, Il The . stirring impulse, !. ~ :s e e. a. 6,
ways to attain. this distinction BY landable
means. False Ambition q found In abundance. |
4 i 4, N I, lines 3 's e. ss4t f so9;S X x. our po R:sSw.y i fsnSy
In the days when Rome rsveied IN her high.
s Il. fS' s:I families .asfH ws's S s.0 .h ssassSr' and al ia issS.a
ne dearly loved. he thought not OF the dangers
i PEI . Ss; ss.a s,%se Il o II. ns S:h ss 'a TEIs o ss:' was =;
had yet seen. The other Gatiiine worked only
I, 1877 the Si% iSss.s s9 Sle S1a q not c ss,,suss SP. g so y OK ("
malicious desire. He tried even to overthrow
ss y Of Cicero. 10th Of thesss mon wsrs
ambitious. One strived - elevate and pre-.
serve the republic, the other TO degrade n
When the people Of . nation lose their ambl. |
ton. that naiioni IL sure 70 fall. The Roman
Empire with all la ma&nihcence, with IT, beau.
tiful cities has passed AWAY. homo with In cen.
ate house and Is forum. In which were wont
70 assemble the most celebrated men OF that
time has gone. Ia temples and slta!s dedicated
70 their various gods are known only n history. |
The Roman people had conquered the whole
world and had spread their language 70 their
remOtest bounds. That language once spoken
over 20 vast q territory has become 3 decd
language. hut what caused this decline In the
nation and Language? 1t originated from two
causes. Ono the v1co OF slavery, the other the
decline Of true ambition and moral character.
FRANCE has had mnny great and ambitious
men. Napoleon that famous general IN French
history, Of whom 50 much has been sAid aud
admiration for whose military skill will mover
boyhood he delighted in military tactics: TO
was sent to q military school It ten and steadi'
~ advanced. at tho age " twenty.soven wasin
command Of an army Of thtIty-hye thousand
The ambitious men Of England have headed
the lists for many hundred years. they arc men
who have written some Of the best literature We
have, and have discovered many thiugs Of great
use 70 mankind. IL II had not BEEN Tor. amb!'
ton Newton the discOyerer Of the law. Of grsyi.
tati0n would not have been known 70 the world.
In his early days he was . very dull student
but desiring 70 surpasS . schoalmate he applied
hlvnasl1 IN XliUants ~e,NV and aNAl,,~ wshNt' thlA