The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-26
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WATT, RET~TRW s. CLAV.

some thoughts, n expect the peace Of
Gou 10 possess his soul. Open the win
vows al night, and the bats fy in; live
your live in the shadows and Won VIII
be haunted and borrowed by appari-
'lons, ihey VINO seek tranquility must
eccustom themselves to preparing a place
Tor 1t to abide. This dove sent from
heaven Is constantly lowering over our
lives. but their waters are too tronbIaa
Tor IL to alight and make It's home w.ith
us. VIZ"
~ man should not only wish tn he
heaithy II peaceful. but he should ear
nes'tly long to be useful. Usefulness is
an great measure. determined by cheer
iuiness and hopefulness. Courage is the
or achievement. But courage
is not developed out of broodinp a p,sn
who dwells on his f~ailures and coni,,ras
up all the difficulties thar lie before hin,
VIII b. a weak man; you would never
put MN at the head OF an exact!ng en-
'eiptlse. rover comes from confidence.
confidence springs from faith: faith 10
porn IN heaven. and II forgets all about
past failures and future obstacles. be-
cause IL mas the spirit and some Of the
VISION OF COO! The men of faith are. as
a rule, men of huoyant natures. Their
p~uoyancy. however. does mo-: arise from
iheNPerience. but from n fine contempt
from certain kinds of experiences. They
nave failed often. they have made n,anv
mistakes. but they believe the other
name for the future is opportunity. and
Wherever they find the word opportlnitv
written. they see It's COMPANION word. re-
tr1eval. They dwell not on their mis-
lakes and failures. save to lcarn thsI,
lesson. Through the whole range of life
the people who know how TO shake off
me blues. 10 be undisturbed 10 trifes 10
ne by calamities-{these are
the people who are of use: who do son,a-
thihg more thar exist: who shall one dav
siahu perore the King and render a
glowing account of their stewardshin,
l mold. then. that /: is mans duty IN
purn his own smoke for his own sake
Health. peace and power depsnd nm a
nina cleared of bitterness. ramorsa
doupt and he long line of yul;ures no.,
eat at the vitals of faith and hone ca
endeavor. But l go a step further and
noid that II Is n mans duty to rise above
his trials and troubles, for the cola 30
Others. Consider the health of those =,
your home. Ha 1t never occurred IN ,,on
mat your temperament has affao.9s
them? Invisibly. almost unconscIousI,,
but yet surely, the vitality of ]co,n,inss,
men and women Is being sapusd h,. -.
influence OF morbid. complaining not,,.s.
ABOUT .tnem. only Heaven knows how
many fnvalids there are whose weak
Is to be traced immediately to q oi,.r9
uious b or a whining wife. bara
seen The morose. stingy. selfish nature 10
a father warp the lives of his chiId-en
atthe core of their being. He passes he
iore my min as an extreme examnls.
but he belongs 10 that class OF nennls,
VINO are uhWholesome. whose very pres
ESQ causes our flesh to ctkep. whose
everlasting cynicism n pickering wear
out our lives. N"'
AS precious as peace and joy are TO us
equally dear are they TO others: but
now steadily they are driven out of lives
ma. you ana / know by the people who
emit their w smoke. One cannot b,t
teei that this duty to make Me abont
US JUST as bright and tranquil as possible
~ d strong reason why people should NOT
wear mourning. Every man sbouls
psar ms " burden Of serpuw.". yyqaen
.ss s pusuen comes upon him he has a
st 20 eSDecs sympathy from lie
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