The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
rC,rCTyC PHILOSOPHY

'rVhere the bee sucks there suNN
,rbo bea "a the handsornest type OF the
eclectic philosopher, and he Is one oi
Natures many missionaries to our uh-
lucky race. Improving each SHINING i'U''
he IL a winged business man. lie "aS'e"
M orrortunity. nor time. nor material
nor labor. For directness and discrlini-
nation he is proverbial. He strikes
hee-line for his object, and gathers money
from the weed with all his virtues, his
wise discrimination. and selection OF the
best and purest, make his greatest eA-
celence.
The story IS told that an old snun-
taker stationed himself at the door or
nobleman, and with great grace and
suavity asked a pinch Of every mag
nate that alighted there. OF course, II
was granted. and the result was the
"Tabac de nneheuers. the snuff OF
a thousand flowers.
But a handsomer account still or this
pretty style Is given US in the Pleasures
OF Hope; how the Queen Of Beauty. in
her Cyprian shade. was made up in the
mind Of the artist.
"The happy master mingled on his piece
Each look that charmed him In the falr OF
Greece.
To fauItless nature true, he stole a grace
From every finer form and sweeter race
And as he so1ourned on the Aegean
Isles.
Wood all their love, and treasured all
their smiles:
Then glowed the tints. pure. precious.
and refined
And mortal charms seemed heavenly when
combined!
Love on the picture smiled. Expression
poured
Her mingled treasures there, and Greece
adored.
How beautiful And yet this is the
plainest common sense for everyday lie
whether it be in the commonest business
OF life. in social Intercourse, in supply
ing our stock in trade. the furnishing oil
our houses, our heads. or our hearts
The selection Of the best and the httes'
IS the highest grace and the first law OF
nature. Nothing mean, nothing careless
nothing without high purpose and mean
ing comes from the hand Of nature.
snow crystal is the perfection of beauty
and the sea shells from the depths o.
ocean show divine painting. Beauty ane
| grace characterize the handiwork OF
/ Heaven: the love OF them the highest
| humanity.
The great business OF life IS the making
| and finishing OF man. The great King
| teaching is in a figure; Through Wis
! dom Is a house builded and by under
standing It is established, and by know
ledge shall the chambers thereof be hhec
with pleasant and precious riches Inc
privileges OF the man OF our day are
royal, and the duty and responsibility O
the hour is not to search heights and
| depths for strength and beauty. but II
the midst OF great abundance that teens
around about us, to refuse the EVIL ah'
choose the good: to abhor the vie ah'
filthy, and admit and treasure up IN I'M
mind and soul only the precious Things
true. honest. and just; pure, lovely, and
Of good report. All the works OF all IN
genius and virtue Of all the past ar
TO be had for the asking; living book
and illustrations are before US daily.
The possibilities Of discriminating man
hood are divine. But neither life, mol
manhood. nor any gift Of God Is to b
bought with money. The vilest heresy
that purblind man suffers under Is IN
thought that the making Of a forum
solves the problem OF life. The best and
highest graces of manhood have no plac
in the selfish and avaricious soul. To i
happiness is impossible. The purchas
money that alone commands the hes
things is pure and unselfish devotion I
virtue, TO wisdom, and TO God. Thence
only comes the knowledge that furnishe
the chambers OF the soul with preciou
and pleasant riches. stores OF eterna
wealth. and combines in glory the ex
cellence OF the highest manhood.
Every man makes his best exhibit to tn
essential gentleman. who 10 known TO b
looking for what is best In him; an
every man IL averse TO the scep.ic an
mlsanthrope to whom the vie and WI
gar give satisfaction: whose face an
features mark them - societys scav
engers. Their spirits shine through them