The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

future All the Easter flowers arc ln'plr-
ing The faint yellow of the primrose
the pale-blue of the forget mt out, the
Light purple OF the wood violet, the tender
pink of the hyacinth and the Gear whlte
OF the lilies of the valley ~ their green
frames. everyone of these flowers slig IN
their colors a prediction Of beauty u
come. There is not a flower OF the spring
that is intense in its color. The brilliant
hues belong to the flowers Of tie summer
the sun, itself is only a faint gold, the
day: but. in the early spring time, when
flowers that come TO you, or to me. or to
my neighbor, tell as clearly as If they
sang IL.
HOPE ON HOPE EVER"
And that always seems to me the story.
as we'll as the sermon OF the Easter Day.
Ii says 10 the other one who IS griey-
ing for that other one who Is not: walt
and hope and the grave will give up its
dead. and those who loved on earth Will
be united in Heaven" And to that other
one. whose life seems a failure. whose
work has resulted only In mistakes and
who sees nothing but drudgery ahead OF
her. the message Of the Easter Hover
ought TO be: Friend, be OF good cheer.
for every sorrow that you have suffered
here on earth there is a great JOY await
ing you hereafter. and the children or
your brain. which men could not recognize
because Of their blindness, will become
Gods children and be made perfect, and
some day all this dull. stupid world will
marvel at them"
You laugh at me-you. who are a mass
OF realism. and who find nothing particu-
larry good IN this world. and nothing 10
be eager TO obtain in the next. You
laugh at me because you think OF all
the great troubles OF the world, Of all the
trials and tribulations, especially those
that come TO women, and you wonder
knowing that all this is an old story 10
me-that | can be what you call 80 fool
ishly sentimental" What would life be
without sentiment; or, worse still, what
would 4 woman be without sentiment?
She would be a hard-hearted creature.
sexless. ugly and detestable. 1t is only
the sentiment that makes life worth liy-
ing. for sentiment makes US willing to
have faith in those things not seen by the
eyes OF man. Sentiment makes us will
ing to be charitable alike in deed and
word, and sentiment. best OF all, teaches
us TO nope and hope and hope unto the
very end. Take hope out or life and what
would you have? Neither faith no.
charity. for they would certainly 90 with
II
HOPE IN LIFE.
Take hope out Of life and what would
you be? The most miserable wretch In
the world. low could you endure the
grief OF to-day IL you did not hope Tor
better things tomorrow?
How could you love any human being
II you did not hope and believe that In
him whom you love the great virtues
would make as nothing the small faults
How could you love a woman who lacked
faith? | have heard OF men-great men
they were called-who denied the truths
that you had l accept. and who longed TO
find for their comnaniOns women who's"
brains should be like their W and who
would agree with them In their lack or
belief. OF course, the world does not al
ways hear the result of such marriages
= but I do not believe that n man. no
matter how lacking in faith he may be
himself. can love, until death do them
part. a woman without hope for the fu-
ture.
What is love without hope what Is
love wc~th. II N Is 20 cone - an enc wrH'
or totirs go TIE way OF ni 'esnf VT"
would endure the sorrows Of love II this
earth were to see the last OF IT. II would
not be worth while suffering. az We wo-
men do, for dear loves II v IN eter'
nal good.bye were TO b saia 70 love when