The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
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tration. municipal and State and National
Somehow food does not taste as II used to.
and they wonder why there are no poets or
orators or preachers us when they werc boys
Even solomon, ono OF the wisest and
Mt one time of the worst OF
men, falls into the pessimistic mood and
cries out ia the twenty-hrst chapter of Pro-
verbs, "Who can find n virtuous womauY
IL he had behaved himsnlf better and kept iii
goo associations. he would not have written
that Interrogation point implying the scarcity
OF good womanhOOd. Cynicism, IL n habit,
RS 1t is with tens OF thousands of people.
writes itself all over tho features hence so
many sour visages all up and down the
street, all up and down the church aud tho
world. One good way TO make the world
worse is to say il Is worse. Let n depressed
and toreboding opinion of everything take
pc session Of YOU for twenty years. and you
will be sight to behold. L is tho chastise-
mont of God that when a man allows his
heart to bo cursed with cyncism his face be-
comes gloomed and scowled and lachrymosed
and blasted with the same midnight
But let Christian cheerfuluess try its chisel
upon n mans couutcnauce Feeling that all
things are for his good and that God rules
and that the Bible being true the worlds
hornliaation is rapidly approaching. aud the
day when beer mug and dcmi John and distil-
lery and bombshell and rino pit seventy-four
pounders ami roulette tables and corrupt
book and satanic printing press will have
quit work tho brightness that comes from
such anticipation not only gives zest to his
work. but shines in his eyes and glows in his
entire countenancc. Those are the facts
look for in an audience. Those countenances
are sections of millenniaI glory. They are
heaven impersonated. They are the sculp-
turing OF Gods right hand. They are no
sannas in human flesh. They are hallcluiahs
RiGhted. They are Christ reincarnated.
do not care what Your features are or whether
you look like your father or your mother or
look Ike no one under tho heavens. to God
and man you are beautiful
Michael Angelo. tho sculptor. visiting
Florence, some one showed him in a back
yard piece Of marble that was so shameless
that ii seemed of no nsp and Angelo was
asked If he could make anything out OF il
and II 80 was told he could own H. The
artist took the marble, AMI for nine months
shut himself up to work, frat irving to -mako
ot IT statue OF David with his foot on Co
Hath, hut the marble was not quite long
enough nj the base to make the PROSTATE
form Of the giant, and so the artist fashioned
the marble into another figure that is 90 In.
nous for all time because of its expressive
ness. A critic came in and was asked hv
Angelo for his criticism. and he said II was
beautiful, but the nose of tho statute WAS
not of right shape. Angelo picked up
from the hoor some sand and tossed
1t about the facc of the statue pretend
ing he was using his chsC to make the
Improvement suggested by the critic
What do you think Of II now" said the
artist. Wonderfully imrroved." said tho
critic. "Well, said the artist. az huvc not
changed II at all My friends, the grace at
God comes to the heart Of n man or woman
and then attempts to change u forhiIdiry
and preiudica face into nttru"tivrnrss pnr-
haps the face IL most unpromising tor the
Divine sculptor But having changed the
heart II begins to work on the count enauco
with celestial chiS"l. aud into all the lin"a.
ments OF tho face puts gladncsa and an ox-
pectation that changes IL from glory to- glory
and though earthly criticism may disappruvN
OF this or that in the appearance Of tho face
Christ says OF the newly created countcnance
that which plate said OF Him. Behold the
man w
Here is another nightly chisel for tho
countenance. and you may call II revenge or
hate or malevolence. This spirit haviny
taken possession OF the heart II "ncampS
seven devils under tho eyclrows j. -ruls
cruelty into the compression of tho ins
You can tell froaa the mans looks that he ia
pursuing some one and trying to get even
with him. There are suggestions of Nero
and Robespierre and Diocletian ana thumb
screws and racks all up and down the feat
ures. Internal artists with murderers' dag
gers have been cutting away at that visage
The revengeful heart has built its perdition
In the revengeful countenance. Disngura-
ton OF diabolic passion
But here comes another chisel to shape tho
countenance, and II Ia kindness There
came moving day. and into her soul moved
the whole family OF Christian graces, with
all their children and grandchildren and tho
command has como forth from tho heavens
that that woman's face shall he made to cor
respond with her superb soul. Her entire
face from ear to ear becomes the canvas on
which all the best artists of heaven begin To-
put their finest strokes. and on the small
compass OF that face are put pictures OF sun.
rise over the sea, and angels OF mercy going
up and down ladders ali afiash and mount
aims transformation ID,
heaven. Kindness /! IL is the most magnin-
cent sculptor that ever touched human
countenance.
No one could wonder at tho unusual
gentality in tho face of William Window, Sec
retary of the Treasury OF the United states.
after seeing him at the New York banquet
just before he dropped doaI. turning his
wineglass upside down. saying. - NAV hy
doing this offend some, hut by not doing it |
might damage many" b., kin 10 your
friends. Bo kind TO your enemies. Bc kind
to the young. BE kind to the old BE kinl
to your rulers. Re kind to your servants
BE Kind TO your suprriOrs. "" kin 20 your
inferlcr'. BE- kind 10 your horse. Il" kin |
to your dog. BE kind to your cat Morn
ing. noon and night he kind, and the ciT"r,s
OF II VIII he written in the language OF your
fa"" That IL the gospel Of physiognomy.
Bayonn" merchant was In the south ~
Europe for his health, and sitting on iiI" tor
rae" ono morning in his invnldism h" saw a
fll'G HuhS rom ~ hOrSo into "a river, aud
without thinking OF his own weakness the
merchant flung OFT his invalids gown an I
swan I" tn" drowning man. and "lutching
him IA he was about To- 20 down tn" last
time bore him in safety to the bank when
Glancing into the face OF the rescued man he
cried. My God. ] have saveI my own son -
All kindness comes back TO us In one way Cr
another II not in any other way. than IN
your own face. Kindness Shcw IL TO
others. for the time may come when you will
meet II yourself. PeoTle laughed at the lion
becaus- h" spare the mouse that ran over
him when 10y one motion Of his paw tho mon
stcr could have crushed tho insignificant, dis -
turher. But it'wRS we'll that the lion hal
mercy on the mouse, for one day the lion WIS
caught in trap AMI roared fearfully because
he was held fast 10y ropes. Then the mouse
knawed on the ropes and let the lion 90 free"
You may consider yourself n lion, but 70 :
cannot AFFORD TO despise q nous"
Whom abraham Lincoln hardened q Young
soldier at the request Of his mother, the
mother went down the stairs Of the White
House saying They have lied about the
Presidents being homely. He is the hand
soonest man ever saw" All over that Pr. .si-
dent rugged face was written the kindness
which he so we'll illustrated when no said,
som" OF our generals complain that | iIr -
pair discipline and subordination IN the
army by my pardons AMI rcspites. but il
makes me sted after a hard DAYS work IL I