The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-27


very best uses, and | must allow moth
ing to damage this rarest of machinery
Two feet, and they mean locomotion
Two eyes, and they mean capacity tC
pick out my own way Two ears, ant
they are telephones of communication
with all the outside world, and they
mean capacity to catch sweetest music
and the voices of friendship--the very
best music. A tongue, with almost in
finity of articulation. Yes hands with
which to welcome or resist or lift OF
smite or wave or bless-hands to helI
myself and help others.
Here is world which after 5000
years of battling with tempest and acct
dent is still grander than any architect,
human or angelic, could have drafted.
have two lamps to light me-a golden
lamp and silver Tampa golden lamp
set on the sapphire mantel of the day, a
silver lamp set on the jet mantel of the
night. Yea, l have that at 30 years of
age which defies all inventory of valua-
bles-a soul with capacity to choose or
reject, to rejoice or to suffer, to love or
to hate. Plato says it is immortal. Sen
eca says it is immortal Confucius says
it is immortal An old book among the
family relics, book with leathern COW
er almost worn out and pages almost
obliterated by oft perusal, joins the other
books in saying am immortal. have
so years for a lifetime, 60 years yet to
live l may not live an hour, but then
l must lay out my plans intelligently
and for long life. Sixty years added
to the 20 have already lived-that will
bring me to 80 must remember that
these so years are only brief preface to
the five hundred thousand millions of
quintillions of years which will be my
chief residence and existence. Now
understand my opportunities and my re-
sponsibilities.
Falling and Rising.
eff there is any being in the universe
all wise and all benefcent who can help
q man in such juncture, want him.
The old book found among the family
relics tells me there is God, and that
for the sake of his Son, one Jesus, he
will give help to man. To him | ap-
peal. God help mel Here l have yet 80
years to do for myself and to do for 9TH
ers. l must develop this body by all in
dustries, by all gymnastics, by all sun
shine, by all fresh air, by all good hab-
its. And this soul | must have swept
and garnished and illumined and glori-
fed by all that l can do for it and all
that | can get God to do for it, 1t shall
be Luxembourg of fine pictures. 1t
shall be an orchestra of grand harmo-
MES. 1t shall be palace for God and
righteousness to reign in | wonder
how many kind words can utter in the
next go years. Twill try. wonder how
many good deeds l can do in the next
so years? l will try God help meF'
That young man enters life. He is
buffeted; he is tried; he is perplexed. A
grave opens on this side, and grave
opens ON that side. He falls, but he
rises again. He gets into hard battle,
but he gets the victory. The main course
of his life is in the right direction He
blesses everybody he comes in contact
with. God forgives his mistakes and
makes everlasting record of his holy
endeavors. and at the close of it God |
says to him, well done, good and |
faithful servant; enter into the joys of
thy Lord" My brother my sister,
do not care whether that man dies at |
80, 40, so, 60, 70 or so years of age. |
You can chisel right under his name on |
the tombstone these words: Ellis life |
was worth living"
Amid the hills of New Hampshire i'll
olden times there sits a mother. There |
are six children in the household-four
boys and two girls Small farm. Very
'ough; hard work to coax living out
If it. Mighty tug to make the two ends
If the year meet. The boys go to school
II winter and work the farm in sum-
ner. Mother is the chief presiding
pirit. With her hands she knits all the
tockings for the little feet, and she is
he mantua maker for the boys, and she
S the milliner for the girls There is
My one musical instrument in the
louse-the spinning wheel. The food is
cry plain, but it is always we'll provid-
IL IhO WlhtClo dlO NCly OOlOlY DuO dlO
ept out by the blankets she quilted. On
sunday, when she appears in the village
hurch, her children around her, the
minister looks down and is reminded of
he Bible description of a good house
rife: Her children arise up and call
er blessed. Her husband also, and he
raiseth her. "
A Mothers Blessed Life.
Some years go by, and the two eldest
oys want a collegiate education, and
ne household economies are severer, and
ne calculations are closer, and until
nose two boys get their education there
a hard battle for bread One of these
Oys enters the university, stands in
ulpit widely influential and breaches
ghteousness, judgment and temper
nee, and thousands during his ministry
re blessed. The other lad who got the
education goes into the law,
nd thence into legislative halls, and
tier awhile he commands listening
mates as he makes plea for the down
odden and the outcast One of the
ounger boys becomes merchant start