The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17

The text, beloved, is taken from the apothegus of SchOlasticus and reads, "Use thine eyes lest blindness comes upon thee. There are, they tell us, in the Mammoth cave,~ in the streams which run there, very many small fish. These fish have one peculiarity iS that they are blind. Yet strange to relate if you will take the scalpel and the mi, croscope you can find the optic nerve and all the parts which go to make up seeing only they are atrophied and use less. Whether Scholasticus knew any thing about the blind fish of Mammoth cave I do not know. But do know that he gave US sa Soodly wise word when he tIl; os to use our eyes,
 FOR HALF THE woRlp Is BLIND, Take & man for drive through our village and what will he see2 You ask | one man and he will tell you of the cobble stones and mud holes in the road. Another will tell of the horses that passed or the pretty girls on the l sidewalk. But who saw the hcantif4l trees with their Eerfeatioa of form and contours Who will note the neatness of the houses and the care of the ex- ternals of the village by householders Who in all the beauty of nature in tha summer time will look at tba Warld about Us ap. through nature see na- | tare's Gods The reason why we do not see these things is, not because they are not there to be seen, bpt rather because we have not Ussti pur eyes for so long thay we are blind.
 Ihefe are households which are full ot strife and anger and unrest, Ihe meH- bers of i1 sec nuiy defects in one another and chafe at the fancird imperiectionS of one another
 HUSBANDS ARE QUARRELING
 with their wives and scolding them be- cause they are not perfect. Wives are a thorn in the side of their husbands because they say they gre A4t Gotrff0AS eno4at, Qi' are tQo lnHch cpgrossed lE business to make glad the home. B~o, ther disagrees with hrother and hard words and bitter thoughts poison all the sweet water of life, BuEall the trou bic Is that we are blind. The husband saw thousand charms in the fair maid en before she became his prlde, and tue Yite tnopgAt that her young man was the finest in the whole country before he let her to the altes. The only trouble t that now they are not looking for charms in one another but see only defects and their eyes are blinded to the good in one l another. IcOplc "Iio ilctt youi oi ooho say that he is fine fellow and you car find redeeming traits 'in hin! # yoN only look for the;a,
 | wonder, too, If the world does no; make 8 mistake in
 LOOKING TOO MUCH AT MONEY
 and position and influence until it grows blind to character and true worth ard spiritual life. Men seem to think in this age that notoriety Is reputation and that If you get your name in the papers you are famous. We'll it is sort of myopia which time will correct; if it does not eternity will. The quite, faithful farmer who tills his farm and brings up his children to fear God and do right may not get three column article in the New York sun,or have his portrait in the Pc lice Gazette. But after all believe God considers him of more value to the world than dozen John L. Sullivans. The eyes which look for notoriety may become blinded to what constitutes solid rep utation. Yet in the end right living and right doing will brirg their own blessed reward. So my advise in closing is the saying of Scholasticus in another form. 'ssee the best things and seek l them."