Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-01-11
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resume your Walk WITHOUT cOVelnBF
That is, supposing yourself an admirer
of precious stones some folks are yet
such savages or such Puritans that dia-
nonds are to them les than dIrt-and
supposing that you are the possessor
already of a reasonable number, can
you do it?
Can you see your friend, the lapid-
airy, as L saw him last week, pour out
the palm of his hand full of these bril-
iants and pass them to me that l
might fash them in the sunbeams;
can you-I am not saying whether I
could-hold steady and be charmed
for the moment, perfectly delighted,
and then pass them all back without
eovetous itching of your palm?
Can you look upon that splendid
residence which your neighbor is
erecting, and glory in all its elegance,
a thing of beauty to yOu and always a
Joy as often as you pass 1t, yet not be
annoyed by any mean little pangs be-
cause it is not yours, nor criticlse its
defects more agreeably than you op-
pose Its. graces? Can you walk up
Fifth avenue, and thoroughly enjoy
the lordly vista that stretches away in
sublime miles to the park? If you
can, how happy are you; for you have
all the delight without any of the
taxes, assessments, insurance, repairs
and veXations.
If young mind can but teach itself
to see pretty things and really have a
true aesthetic judgment as to what is
pretty and yet not be tortured by
covetousness, that mind can go through
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He or she may be a poor mechanic or
sewing-girl, and never get above be
ing a toiIer for a mere living; yet so
does this world hang out its pretty
things for show, that the humblest eye
is more than full of the sight of them,
if it be a trained eye. The rich dress
for such eyes,. they build their houses
beautiful on the outside for such eyes;
they varnish their carriages and polish
their harness for such eyes; they trim
their gardens, full of flowers, statuary
and fountains for such eyes. Every
body puts on his best when he ap-
pears in any public place for such
eyes. Old CurmudgeOn shaves his
ugly face every morning to make it ap-
pear as benignant and little offensive
as possible to such observing eyes upon
the street l must buy a new style
silk hat-price six dollars that may
do my part toward the good appear
ance of the common sidewalk throng of
whose stream l make one drop. All
this is for your happiness, if you are
trained to look upon it, enjoying and
not envying and covetIng.
They say that wealthy ladies dress,
not to please, but to torture others;
they wish to make all their neighbors
unhappy with envy. All, being a man
myself, have the advantage of them;
/ simply enjoy their good looks, and
covet not their attire! Neither do
covet them. l would not exchange
dear, handsome, gray-headed Mrs.
Harker for the street full, after all
these forty heroic years. But 1 really
fear that my daughters can't do it; nor
can you, daughter unknown, who are
reading this. Try; it is worth trying.
Do not suffer such complete success on
the part of these butterflies, the pretty
creatures, who dress to torture you,
and so often do it.
Can you, my dear old fellow, can
you go to a wedding. and be really
happy as you look on the young chap
who is thirty years better off for this
worlds life than you? Can you go
home, after having danced little with
the young people and make yourself
generally, with your snowy head, like
a winters sunbeam, and sit down by
your CRATE to rub your rheumatic toes
before bed without growing and COW
citing the younglings' freshness? 1t is
said that the old king can never love
his son, the prince, who Is to be king
as soon as he is dead. Can you be
happy in the happiness of youth about
you? If so, l congratulate you; for
this world is full of young people and
empty of aged folks. Twenty to one you
see youthful faces on the street and
along the paths of life. Alas! for the
old wretch who envies you, instead OF
enjoying them.
Can you do it-take delight in seeing
another man get on in this world? DO
you find pleasure in contemplating an
others advancement, watching him
creep up a little higher, and yet high
er, every year? If so, you are lucky
dog; for everybody Is then engaged in
trying to please you. Who is not try
ing to better his condition? On every
hand, all your neiPhbors are shaving,
night and day, to do the thing that is q
source of happiness to you-namrly,
make more and more of their chance
in the world. But in what a chronic
state of misery must that men be to
whom the spectacle of another's pros
perity or effort to thrive is a source OF
envy. The world, except the vaga-
bonds and crimnals-is in league
against such man'speace of mind.
The incident that suggested to me
this line of thought, I really must give
you. l was walking along proud
and generally thronged avenue of a
fashionable city. 1t was the vacant
hour of noon; few people we're passing.
Directly in front of me 1 had noticed a
fair-haired little girl playing at the
nurses apron strings. 1t was won
fully beautiful face, with blue eyes
laughing almost as audibly as the silver
toned throat. l had not noticed two
ladies in heavy morning who were
walking near till they paused, and the
younger lifted the sitting Grape from
her sad yet pretty features Then,
with a swoop like an eagles, she caught
up this tiny stranger child, scrying out
"Oh, oh, Heaven help mel 1t is
Just the samel" kissing it over and
over.
The nurse screamed to me, because
L was the nearest male, suppose.
The elder lady exclaimed, pityiDgly:
''Lizziel Lizziel restrain YOURSELF
Our darling is in heaven!
The lady, with the child yet in hel
embrace, responded:
4 know, mamma, dear-I know.
Just one kiss more. and l will put her
to the ground. She is so like! so Ike
I could not help it"
Then turning to me, she said:
''Sir, pardon me. If that Is your
child, 1 wish you Joy. L had one once
and / can never see any child OF hel
age but l covet-oh, so much | covet
How happy your home ought to be
siri' And with that word she was
gone.
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