Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-10

written for the EAGLE RIVER DEMocRAT)
1873. Crosses will always be fruitful i'll
blessings.
.154. Pray with fervor, work with earn
estness, eat, drink and sleep moderately;
and you will be healthy in both soul and
body,
j155. The slahderer is a culprit, the cal
minator q liar. the fatterer slave, the
thief q knave, the drunkard fool, the
volnptuous beast, the cursor wild
man, the blasphemer demon, every
sinner a fallen angel, rebel against God
an abyss OF ingratitude.
1856. A true neighbor and q faithful
friend is hs who will give you Que loaf
when he has but two, and who generous
~ shares with you the little he possesses
You perceive by a straw in what direc-
ton the wind blows, and by the least
act OF kindness you can feel the pulsa-
tions of the heart of sincere and friend
~ neighbor.
157. Honor the virtuous that they may
love thee; be civil to tina wicked that they
may not hurt thee.
158. Young people have need OF strong
reins; they are, sometimes, hard to be
ruled and mastered, easily drawn aside
by the world and their passions, and
very apt to be deceived, and therefore
require the firm hand of good Christian
parents and guardians.
159. Many would have more wisdom If
they had less wit and humor. Always
to display wit or to aim at being funny
IS proof of little common sense, and
makes you a disagreeable if not hateful
scourge OF society. tests are tolerated
for time; but take care not TO drive
them too far.
100. The Scriptures teach MS that cit is
holy and wholesome thought to pray
for the dead;" and we are in duty, in
Justice and in charity bound to pray for
our deceased relatives and friends, and
for all who may be detained in the fiery
prison Of Purgatory. Our reason, en-
lightened by faith, likewise tells Us that
it is touching devotion to pray to our
deceased parents, friends, and relatives,
especially to our brothers and sisters
who, when still clothed in their baptis-
NAL robes, died in their infancy, and are
now, like bright angels before the throne
of the Lamb. Every Christian family
counts it's saints in heaven, and many
enjoy enternal glory whom we have seen
leading humble and holy lives, in our
midst, and in our own city or parish. 9
161. Our passions and desires, like the
twists of rope, strongly combine and
firmly adhere to one another, twining
mex tricably round the heart, producing
good and abundant fruit if well moderat-
ed and Observation-Disclosures, but causing
certain destruction if suffered to become
inordinate. They must be regulated,
mastered and subdued by faith, prayer
and modification. We must, from an
early age, conquer our desires and pas
sions, lest they drag us to perdition.
1852. The most innocent people are
usually most dashed by the slanderer and
calumniators' tongues, and Satan turns
his most furious and unrelenting assaults
against the virtuous. 1t is the best fruit
which the wild birds are wont to be
usually pecking at. A thief rather steals
gold than copper.
1873, Prudent moderation in speech is a
rare and valuable git Blessed Egidius
said: 81 consider it no less virtue to
know how to keep silence at the proper
time than to speak well. 1t seems to me
that man ought to have a neck as long
| as that of crane, SO that each OF his
words may pass through many knots
before leaving his mouth Reflect well
and long, turn and refrain your tongue
thrice before you attempt to speak once.
We often regret to have spoken, seldom
to have kept silence.
1874. Many people are wiser for Others
than for themselves, and many willingly
work for their neighbors whilst they sad
" neglect their own households. Such
people may make friends but no admirers
and when ruin and misery knock at their
door, they can blame but themselves, for
they were their own and only enemies.
1876. Holy friendship and genuine kind
ness are golden CONS which brighten
with the using. In heaven these earthly
coins will be changed into ever sparkling
diamonds.