Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-01
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world and the next; text, Joshua, XIV.
-: Thou hast given me south land;
give me also springs of water. And he
gave her the upper springs and the
neither springs"
The city of Debir was the Boston Of
antiquity-a great place for brain and
books. Caleb wanted it, and he offered
his daughter Achsah as prize to any
ono who would capture that city. II
was strange thing for Caleb to do.
and yet the man that could take the
city would have, at any rate, two ele-
ments of manhood-bravery and pa
triotism Besides, do not think that
Caleb was MS foolish In Offering his
daughter to the conqueror of Debir ~
thousands in this city who seek ALL
ances for their children with those who
have large means without any refer
euce to neral or mental requirements.
or two evils | would rather measure
happiness 10y the length Of the sword
than by the length of the pocketbook.
In one case there is sure to be one good
elcmcn, of character: IN the other there
MAY he none at all. With Caleb's
daughter as a prize to fight for. Gen.
0ihniri rode into the battle. The gates
OF Debir were ihuudered into the dust,
and the city of books lay Mt the feet of
the conquerors. The work done, 9th
MET comes back to claim his bride.
Having conquered the city. it Is no
great job 10 conquer the girls heart,
for however faint hearted woman her
self may be she always loves courage
in a man. never saw an exception to
that.
The wedding festivity having gone
by. Othniei and Achsah are about to go
to their new home. However loudly the
cymbals may clash and the laughter
ring parents are always sad when Q
fondly cherished daughter goes off to
stay, und Achsah. the daughter OF Ca.
lob. knows that now is the time TO ask
almost anything she wants of her
father 1t seems that Caleb, the good
old man, had given MS wedding pres.
-nt to his daughter piece of land that
was mountainous, and. sloping south
ward toward the deserts of Arabia,
swept with some very hot winds. 1t
was called "a souih land" But Ach-
sab wants an addition of property; she
wants piece of land that is well
watercd and fertile. Now it is no Won
der that Caleb, standing amid the
bridal party. his eyes so full of tears
because She was going away that he
could hardly see her at all gives her
more than she asks. She said to him:
Thou has given me a south land; give
Inc also springs Of water And he gave
her the upper springs and the neither
springs"
The fact is that as Caleb the father,
gave Ach>ah the daughter. y south
land, 50 cod gives To us his world.
am very thankful He has given il to us,
But | am like Achsah in the fact that
am not satisfied with the portion.
Trees and bowers and grass and blue
skies are very well in their places, hut
he who has nothing but this world tor
portion has no portion at all. II ie a
mountainous land. sloping off toward
the desert OF sorrow. swept by fiery
siroccos: it is IA south land" poor
portion for any man that tries to au:
his trus, in il. What has been yonr
experience? What has been the expert
ence of every man. OF every woman.
that has tried this world for q portion
Queen Elizabeth. amid the surround
ings Of pomp is unhappy because tho
painter sketches too minutely the
wrinkles on her face. and she indig-
uantly cries out: You must stril.
Oft my likeness without any shadows"
Hogar,h. AT the yer, height Of his
artistic triumph is stung almost TO
dea1h with chagrin because the paint
ing he had dedicated 20 the king doc1
no, seem 10 b~ acceptable. for George
II. cries out: who 10 this Hogarth7
fake his trnmpery out Of my presence
I,rinslsy Sheridan thrilled the earth
with bis eloquence. but bad for his last
words: IL am absolutely undone.
Walter Scott, fumbling around the ink.
stand. trying TO write, says 10 hiA
daughter: "Oh. take me back to my
room! There 10 no rest for Sir Walter
but in the gravel" Stephen Girard. the
wealthiest man In bis day. or at any
rate only second in wealth. says: y
live the life Of q galley slave. When
arise in the morning. my one effort ii
10 work 80 hard that can sleep when /;
gets TO be night" Charles lamb ap.
plaudcd OF all the world, in the very
midst OF his literary triumph says: do
you remember. Bridget when we used
TO laugh from The shilling gallery nj tn.
play? There are now no good plays to
laugh at from the boxes" But why 60
SO far as that? ! need to go no farther
than your street TO find an ILLUSTRATION
Of what ! am saying.
Pick me ont ten successful worldlings
and you know what mean by
thoroughly successful worllhngs-pick
me out ten successful worldlings ard
you cannot find more than one that
looks happy Care drags him TO bnsi-
ness; care drags him back. Take your
stand d two o'clock al the corner OF the
streets and see the agonized physiogo-
mics Your high officials. your bank