The Irish standard., 1895-08-24
The Chip Basket.

The universe has Its laws. II we walk
according to the law the LaW-Maker will
befriend us; if not, He will not.
Justice is OF heaven, a spirit and divin-
ity OF heaven, invisible to all but the no
Bile and pure of soul. The impure, igno-
bic gaze with eyes, and she is not there.
The memory Of a beloved mother will
often warm the heart and sway the life
of a strong man as her presence never did
when, aus a boy, she yearned over him.
Looking steadfastly into the silent con-
tineuts of death and eternity, a brave
mans judgments about his own sorry
work in'the field of tirne are not apt TO be
topslenlent. &
TO silt as passive bucket aud be
pumped into whether you consent or not
can in tine long run be exhiliarating to no
CT eature, show eloquent soever the flood OF
utterance that is descending. ~.
Whoever has received, on him there is
an inexorable behest to forgive. fals
ton fails, do thy little stroke OF work: TINS
is natures voice, and the sum OF ali the
commandments to each man.
|. A shepherd Of the people, some small
Aganoemnon after his sort, doing what
little sovereignty and guidance he can in
his CAV and generation, such every gifted
soul longs and should long to be.
Literature, when noble, is not easy
but only when ignoble Literature, too,
is "a Quarrel and internecine duel with the
whole world Of darkness that lies without
one and within one--rather a hard fight
at times. 4n
Punctuality preserves peace and good
temper in a family or business; it gives
ealmness of mind, it gives weight OF char
acter; it is contagious, and thus leads To
a general saving Of time and temper and
money.
when a man dies in his ar1ner right
knightly," it does not SO much matter
whether ne won or lost, as that he did
his part brayely. Everyone that sees
him dare and die departs from the lists
less sluggard and more a, man.
When difficulties are to be overcome,
the longer you look at them the larger
they grow. When objects are feared,
the more you ponder the more your tear
will increase. But when you go for
ward at once, in the right strength, seek
ing the right aid. inspired by the right
motive, then your fears will be dissi-
dated, your terror will subslde, you will
ind Gods strength made perfect in your
weakness, and you will be more than
coneuerors through Him that loves you.
All duties lie in the present. che ad-
lcurnmelit of what is dutiful today I'LL
tomorrow takes from your strength Tor
the duty, and adds to the difficulty and
the weight of that duty.
Many well-meaning people never seem
to realize that, no matter how deep an
attachment may exist between relatives
or friends, there are times when solitude
is desirable, We wonder that so many
frien dstips are broken, very often it is
because each sees TOO much Of the other.
The little time spent alone gives one the
opportunity to think up the klndnesses
possible, the delights Of a friend; ana
then, too, it is the time for one to take
out ones soul and see what sort OF condl-
ton it is in; think over whether one
tongue has been too quick; think over
the sins of omission and commission;
think over everyday life, and how it can
be made to go easier. One can never
do this surrounded by others.
TO all of us the expressly appointed
schoolmasters and schoolings we get are
as nothing compared with the unap-
pointed, incidental and continual ones,
whose school hours are all the days and
nights OF o1lr existence, and whose les
sons, noticed or unnoticed, stream in
upon us with every breath we draw. I
Anxiety is the poison Of human life; it
is the parent of many sims, and Of more
miseries In world where everything
is doubtful, where you may be disap-
pointed, and be blessed in disappoint-
ment what means this restless stir and
commotion of mind? Can your solicitude
alter the cause Or unravel the intricacy OF
human events?
Our deeds still traveEwith US from afar,
And what we have been makes us what
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