Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-06-21

many seemingly careless, merry lace
has hiding beneath it an aching heart!
The apparently gay butterflies of fash
ion seen at the theatre may at home be
struggling with poverty. The maid
of-all-work and the young clerk in a
store both try to appear like those of
wealth in dress and action. Nature
herself laughs at these follies, and there
must some time be change. Nature,
in her capriciousness, each season de-
stroys her works, building up anew and
each new creation in its beauty casts in
shade of irony upon the last. Perhaps
the irony of fate is the most pronounced
of all. Indeed, the fates weave bitter
destinies for some of earths greatest
men, while evil is oft rewarded by pros
perity. If we live in the full conscious
ness that we are but shadows here upon
this earth, that we are children await
ing an inheritance, and that there is
nothing here of great importance that
does not fit and prepare us for our flu
ture destiny, there will be no irony in
our lives. We shall know how to pro-
portion sour interests, thankfully re-
ceiving the blessings and keeping con-
stantly in view the haven for which we
are bound in the hereafter.
Messrs. Thompson and Exner were
again heard on the guitar and mando-
lin, and again were obliged to respond
to an encore.
Individuality" was the subject of
A. G. Moulton's grafton, and he de-
scribed it as the something planted
within us which distinguishes us from
our fellow men part of our nature,
and it is the destiny which every man
one power above all others which we
possess, and which can lead us to per-
manent renown and success. Henry
Irving recently said to a Harvard stu
dent who wanted to be great orator
like Daniel Webster: "Be yourself.
Cultivate your own power. You have
not the physique even to be Webster"
God had endowed Webster with special
gifts in certain line, which he learned
how to use and did use to the utmost.
1t is too often the case that notable eX-
amples in history lead young people to
aim at the same result, when they are
not fitted for such place in life
whereas if they should use the powers
with which they have been endowed
by nature, they might become truly
great. We each have distinct identi-
ty, and why should we desire to fash
ion ourselves to that of anyone else
There are many men who, not having
a distinctive individuality of their own
try to acquire an appearance which
will serve them equally WELL We will
all find in our lives that we have to
deal with men. Therefore let us seeh
to know ourselves thoroughly and tt
strengthen and make the best possible
alse of all the talents given us; for il
no other way can we hope to be wholly
Successful. Knowing yourself, you may
learn to know Others, and in time those
abiding principles of human nature
and of human character which add tx
the knowledge and progress of the
world.
The "Class Prophecy" was in verse
written and read by Miss Addie A
Landon. 1t told the story of how, fall
ing asleep one day, fairy came anc
asked her to come and see the fate o
her classmates In the midst of a for
est great wheel appeared which tolc
the fortune of every member of the
class. The first to appear was Robin
sou, civil engineer, and he had for {
bride a Fitchburg girl. Miss Hayes
was maiden lady, whose chosen voca
ton was literature. Bush figured as {
hen-pecked husband, while Mack ha(
achieved his aim and become railway
conductor. Miss Young attended col
lege and became fluent speaker which
power was used in persuading people
to buy sarsaparilla. Kelley figured
as doctor of renown. Miss Chapman
entered the histrionic arena, and be
came noted actress, even casting il
the shade the famous Lottie Collins
Mcdonald was an orator, afterward
keeping peanut stand in New Yorl
city to support his six boys and eigh
girls. Moulton shone forth as a spirit
ualist, and was the leader of prominen
seances. Miss Carpenter was teacher
and also wrote poetry for THE TIMES
Andrews was a lawyer and won fam
and fortune in divorce suits. Mis-
Cove became woman's rights lecturer
a sort of latter-day Mrs. Lease, and he
husband stayed at home and took car
of the children. What the speake
will be is yet secret, for the fairy dis
solved the scene from her view too soon
1t was bright and witty production
which it would be a pleasure to produc
in full.