Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

an tniu0 out OF II. anu II 81 WAS
told he could own it. The artist took
the marble, and for nine months
shut himself up to work, first trying to
make of it a statute of David with his
foot on Goliath. but the marble was
not quite long enough at the base to
make the PROSTATE form of the giant
and SO the artist fashioned the marble
into another figure that is to be famous
for all time because Of its expressive
ness. a critic came in and was asked
by Angelo for his criticism. and be said
it was beautiful but the nose OF the
statue was not of right shape Angelo
picked up from the floor some sand and
tossed it about the face of the statue.
pretending he was using his caisel 70
make the improvement suggested BY
the critic. What do you thinz Of it
now?1 said the artist Wonderfully
improved, said the critic well,
said the artist, Il have not changed it
at all. NV friends, the grace Of God
comes to the heart of man or woman
and then attempts to change forbid
ding and pyeiudicial face into attrac-
tiveness. Perhaps the face is most un-
promising for the divine sculptor But
having changed the heart il begins To
work on the cohntenance with celes-
tial chisel. and into all the lineameuts
of the face puts a gladness and an eX-
pectation that changes 1t from glory TO
glory, and though earthly criticism
may disapprove of this or that in the
appearance of the face. Christ says Of
the newly created couutenanee that
which PLATE said of Him. Behold the
man.
Here is another mighty chisel for the
eountenanee and You may call it re-
veuge or haze, or malevolence. This
spirit having taken possession Of the
heat. it encamps seven devils under
they eyebrows. 1t puts cruelty into
the compression of the lips. You can
tell from the mans looks that he is
pursuing some one and trying to get
even with him. There are suggestions
of Nero, and Robespierre and Diocle.
tan and thumbscrews, and racks all
up and down the features. Internal
artists with murderers' daggers have
been emitting away at that visage The
reyengeful heart has built its perdition
in the revengeful countenance. Dishg-
uration of diabolical passion!
But here comes another chisel to
shape the countenance, and it is kind
ness. There came a moving day. and
into her soul moved the whole family
of Christian gracas with all the chill.
dren and grandchildren, AID the com
mand has come forth from the heavens
that that woman face shall be made
TO correspond with the superb soul
Her entire face from ear toear becomes
the canvas on which all the best art
lists of Heaven begin to put their finest
strokes and on the small compass Of
that face are put pictures of sunrise
over the sea, and angels of mercy going
no and down ladders all a.flash, and
of TRANSPORTATION and noon
day in Heaven. Kindness It is the
most magnificent sculptor that ever
touched human countenance. No one |
could wonder at the unusual geniality
in the face Of William Window. seere'
tary of the treasury of the United |
States, after seeing him at the New |
York banquet just before he dropped |
lead turning his wine glass upside |
Town. saving: Il may by doing this I
offend some, but by not doing 1t l |
night damage many" BE kind to your |
friends. BE kind to your enemies. BE |
kind to the young. BE kind TO the old. |
Be kind to your rulers. BE kind to
your servants --r4--kind to your super |
ors. BE kind to your interiors. BE
Sind to your horse BE kind to your \
log. Be kind to your cat Morning |
noon and night be kind, and the effects
# it will be written in the language Of
rour face. That is the gospel of physi
,gnomy.
A Bayonne merchant was in the
,outh of Europe for his health. and sit.
ing ON the terrace one morning in his
he saw rider hu1g from a
lorse into the river, and without think.
NO of his own weakness the merchant
lung off his invalid gown and leaped
nto the stream and swan to the
man, and catching him as he
vas about to 60 down the last time
,ore him in safety to the bank, when
dancing into the face Of the rescued
nan, he cried, my God. l have saved
nv own sont' All kindness comes back
o us in one way or another If not in
ny other way then in your own face.
Kindness, Show it to others. for the
ime may come when you viii need il
ourself People laughed at the lion
because he spared the mouse that ran
yer him, when by one motion Of his
Jaw the monster could have crushed
he insignificant disturber. But il was
yell that the lion had mercy on the
house, for one day the lion was caught
D a trap and roared fearfully because
e was held fast by ropes. Then the
house gnawed off the ropes and let
he lion 60 free You may con
ider Yourself lion, but you cannot
ford to despise a mouse. When Abra-
am Lincoln pard ned a young soldier
t the request of his mother, the mother
rent down the stairs of the White
louise, saying. They have lied about