The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25
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New York Herald.
Before was afflicted I went astrag;
but now have I KEEP, tiny wori'-Psaln',
CN'N, "a.
why we are so constituted that nobility
OF character can only be attained through
the discipline Of sorrow IS as yet an I'm
solved problem.
That we must needs travel over the
corduroy road OF difficulty, successive OBJ
stacles harsh Circumstance and contin-
Gus effort n we would reach the gate Of
Paradise or ~ ourselves to cross its
threshold is the moral puzzle Of the uni
verse.
IN our unwis1om we think the macnd-
ami2ed and level highway a better means
OF progress, and are astounded when told
that smooth roads make small men.
He who would get a glimpse Of the Wild
est landscape must climb the hill from
which alone It can be seen. That Is the
law In the statute book Of Providence.
The night is grewsome aud lonely but
half the universe Is veiled from him who
has not seen the stars as wen as the sun,
and darkness alone can render them WIS.,
ible.
This, too, IS the law-namely, that you
must st amid the shaows Of night II you
would see the heavens at their best
You can NOT yet music from The cello
with loose strings They must be stretch-
ed, and NJ they could, they would cry out
With pain, hut the stretching until concert
pitch Is reached rs what gives the Ilu-
I sigiau an instrument worthy OF has Skill
A large fortune Il the worst accident
/ that can hefall a youth FOR his templa-
/ lions are stronger thnn ms ambIlioh5,
! The boy with money inherited from ms
g.. H. rIaru
l work for ~ already haltf CONQUERED py
/ evil passions, The youth with a hlgh
| heart and wholesome poverty receives
his inheritance from God, ana Gods Sirls
are better than mans,
! Coda douials are the best part OF HIS
I providence. He gives nothing without ~
/ price. and that price v toll We ma Iaui y
/ az nrat, but later ON discover lnut What y
worth having vs. worth working iori lnat
/ work gives dignity 10 the SOU ana ls the
| equivalent of education, ,,.,
That is the secret of omniscience "mch
we find n hardest 10 learn.
THE men who live IN marble ana bronze
1 because they have done us sneh sgf iYs,iiS
/ TINT we cannot forget them. ahu M " ~
| faln express our gratitude by means o. s,,s
! scuintof'g art, are they who nave porhe
I the brunt Of circumstances, ,a,,s 90
I IL Ia also true that personal SORROWS, 81
/ the loss OF dear ones, edSe oi ~ ~ penn 10
| tendency. Bereavement forces ne SOU i,,, ~ ~
recognize its destiny itglf aIe ,I5,,
] timee Telescopes with when otntI WI ~
/ are viewed Aching heerth ~ co. 10
] helplcssness ana then can on 1ol ~. ,rt w IN,
Comfort that Is not within reach ond d Ia1y
/ sec visions, have revelHLg,nle' " " forged
| are opened the key TO when Is io'heu
! out OF come grief ,.,,,A mat We
The ties OF earth are zoos H y. % bsaven
may ne hound BIZ stronger coll5 70 n,,itf a.
rTbs cruelty Of death imbue,ss US wlsh va n
! longing for imnortany; ana When
! c,ifs m order 10 awe the nOdy' ~ "GI
il is an over We bless t6e s s5nI needs ds
wounds because MQ !nr and can only
dnd tae q l hgug ANS IF sRSi'9F spspaq
! An hItlHt HpI 1ine of n cainedrh
pleased with ne Eor ae5 r. f FsoP2eRsttd q
10 note w, IN, M w was about 10 take one
stsp more re tat S5ss sisp w mas q soler
wittel nhsls,nu 9ni ruined A. The, painter
SPraRg s lifs ~s everest crest dsclp
IN ihe n,ann mgsicfui The only psSrpos ,s
70 eomH S gs st 60 iss 81 We Re sss 4 he
Minis oiir hopes or gives oku1.ssenesr 10
wrench, OF sends the ars"N