Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-09-01

goodness could have mixed this beyer.
age of.water. or hung up these brackets
of stars, or trained these voices of rill
and bird and ocean, so that God has
but to lift his hand, and the whole
world breaks forth into orchestra. But,
after all, it is only the splondors of a
kings Highway, over which we arc to
march on to eternal conqaests.
No Rest.
You and L have seen men who tried
to rest here. They bpilded themselves
great stores. They gathered around
them patronage of merchant princes.
The voice Of their bid shook the money
markets. They had stock in the most
successful railroads and in safety de-
posts" great rolls of government Sc
curities. They had emblazoned car
riages high mettled steeds, footmen,
plate that confounded lords and sena-
tors who sat at their tables, tapestry on
which foated the richest designs of for
eign looms, splendor of canvas on the
i7iIfy.. II s;s.s st, IN snow Of sculpture.
Here let them rest. Put back the en-
broidered curtain and shake up the pill
low of down. Turn out the lights. 1t is
ii o'clock at night. Let slumber drop
upon the oyelids and the air float
through the half opened lattice drowsy
with midsummer perfume. Stand back,
all care, anxiety and trouble. But no.
they will not stand back. They rat
tic the lattice. They look under the
canopy. With rough touch they startle
his pulses. They cry out at - O'Clock
at night: awake, man! How can you
sleep when things are so uncertain:
What about those stocks? Hank to the
tap of that firebell! It is your district!
How if you should die soon: Awake,
man! Think of it! Who will get your
property when you are gone: What will
they do with it: Wake up! Riches
sometimes take wings! How If you
should get poor? Wake up" Rising on
one elbow, the man of fortune looks out
into the darkness of the room and wipes
the dampness from his forehead and
says, "Alas, for all this scene Of wealth
and magnifcencc-no rest!'
passed down street Of a city with
a merchant. He knew all the finest
houses on the street. He said: There
is something the matter i'll all these
houses. IN that one it is conjugal infelic-
ity; in that one, dissipated son; i'll
that, a dissolutc father i'll that, an
idiot child; in that, the prospect OF
bankruptcy. :" This worlds wealth can
give 10 permanent satisfaction. This is
not your rest.
Fame Is a Vapor.
You and have seen men try in an
other direction. A man says: IF
could only rise to such and such place
of renowl; if I could gain that Office; ii
I could only get the stand and have my
sentiments met with one good round
of hand clapping applause; if l coulo
only write book that would live, OF
mako speech that would thrill, or &c
an action that would resound!" Tho
tide turns III his favor His name is OIL
10. 600 lips He is bowed to and sought
after and advanced Men drink HI;
health at great dinners. At his fiery
words tho rlultitudes huzza. From gal
lerics of beauty they throw garlands'
From housetops, as he passes III Ions
procession, they shake out the nationa
standards. Here let him rest. 1t is II
o'clock at night. On pillow stuffed
with nations praise let him lie down
Hush, all disturbant voices! In HI!
dream let there be hoisted throne, ant
across it march a coronation. Hush
hush! "Wake up!" says rough voice
''Political sentiment is changing. How
if you should lose this place of honor
Wake upl The morning papers are tt
be full of denunciation. xHearken to TIM
excavations Of those who once caressef
sou! BY tomorrow night there will b
multitudes sreering at the words which
: last night you expected would be uni
yersally admired. How can yon sleel
when everything depends upon the mex
turn Of the great tragedy? Up man
Off of this pillow" The man, witt
head yet hot from his last Grafton
,tarts up suddenly, looks out upon tn
aight, but sees nothing except the flow
ers that lie on his stand, or the scro
from which he read his speech, or til
books from which he quoted his author
tiles, and goes to his desk to finish h
neglected correspondence, or to pen a
indignant line to some reporter.
sketch the plan for q public defen:
against the assaults Of the people. Hal
py when he got his first lawyers brle
exultant when he triumphed over n
: first political rival, yet, sitting on Il
very top of all that this world offers