The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10

the dtfllctlOn OF his deafness. He had
not heard the music; he had not
heard the applause; but then there
was such volcanic explosion of
applause, that even the deaf COM
poser was made to hear as well as
see the expression of appreciation.
Prescott, our great historian,
whose "History of the Reign of
Ferdinand and Isabella" is recog-
| nized both at home and in England
as the most meritOrious historical
work produced in the United States,
whose complete works are gathered
into fifteen volumes, labored all his
life from an impaired eyesight and
the necessity of writing with his
cariously contrived photograph"
Francois Huber was from his
earliest years totally blind, yet
Huber devoted his life to the study
of bees. The work done by Huber in
his own department perhaps equals
that done by all observers before
| and since. His observations are
almost without flaw and his
congratulations remarkably accurate.
Daniel Webster after graduation
from college taught school all the
day and at nights copied deeds at
twenty-five cents apiece in order that
he might send his older brother
Ezekiel through college. Thirty
years afterwards in his greatness he
says, "The ache is not yet out of
my fingers from that nightcy copy
ing." 1t is easy to believe that, but
it is still easier to believe that the
great unselfish goodness that
prompted the mighty work was still
doing it's work in the world.
A great plague breaks out in the
city Of Marseilles. The doctors hold
consultation, decide that a corpse
must be dissected or they shall never
know how to stop the plague. DR..
Guyen says, Tomorrow morning l
will proceed to dissection" He
makes his will, prepares for death,
goes into the hospital, dissects a
body, writes out the results of the
dissection and dies in twelve hours.
What divine self sacrifice!
Socrates loved men because of their
ability to know and to serve that
which was best in the universe. 1t is
rational for us to do the same. If
we will only look upon the divine
side of man more and more, it will
become easy for US to fulfil the
Masters Injunction, ''love your
neighbor as yourself"
Colonel Ingersoll says that if he
had been God he would have made
disease non-contagious and good
health catching.
This pretty incident took place
recently in New York city: At
Grand street two young women got
on the elevated railroad, took seats
opposite to little hungry, poorly
clad news boy. His feet were bare
and mis- hat had fallen off. He was
sleeping. Presently one young girl
leaned over, placed her muff under
the little fellows dirty cheek. An
old gentleman smiled at the act and
without saying anything held out a
quarter with nod towards the boy.
The girl hesitated a moment and
then reached for it. The next man
silently offered a dime. A woman
across the aisle held out some
pennies and before she knew it the
girl with flaming checks had taken
money from every passenger in that
end of the car. She quietly slipped
the amount into the sleeping lads
pocket. This rebukes Ingersoll's
sneer that he would have made good
things contagious. They are con-
tagious and God made them so.
| The young Aristides said he gained
strength by being in the room with
:. Socrates. We cannot help but gain
strength in goodness by beholding OF
; even quietly listening to the rehear'
sal of the goodness of others. The
old Arabian proverb is true; "The
fig tree looking upon another fig tree
becometh fruitful"
, They say that there is no right sidt
/ to woman who is carrying a parosol
!, There is right side to man and
deeply feel that we ought to keep i
e out and uppermost. | believe tha
5 our sermons, our plays, our news
G papers should show more and NOR
of mans goodness and less and les
~ mans wickedness. "A cynic says
- i. not true to life. No, but i
no,, ID axe life true to it, which !
Whoeyer w,>ote the letter to tn
church at RrGie, H. 'Ao 0 .,,o4 ~ 49,
ment Scriptures. decla4, N 'a' nan w. =,
e odness of God leads L. N -,
r. D tutance. ] believe ] am uttet..