West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-21
BEAU1Y.
An Essay Written by A Preston
Coaaty pedagegue.


This essay was written for contest
NJ the West Liberty state Normal
school and was decided the best OF
three. the other two being teacners
from Marshall and Wetzel counties.l
Beauty is an asssmblage of eraces
ora collection of properties in the
form of the person or any Other object
or design which pleases the eve or
fzc'nates .hc heart.
Beauty is intrinsic and perceived bv
the eye at first view and relative 20
perceive which. the aid Of understand
Ing and reaectiOn Is reqaisite. Thus
tnc beauty Gt machine is not per.
ccived tili we understand its uses and
ad4ption To its purpose, This is the
beauty of utility BY an easy trans
it'on. the word beauty 10 used 10 ex~
press what 10 pleasing to the other
nses or to tne understanding
Beasty Is an all prevailing presescs
1t unfolds ia the numerless nowers OF
the spring. II waves In the branches
Of the treos and the green blades OF
the grass IL hauuts the Orient and
the Occident the depths Of the earth
and tho seas and Rieams out in the
hues Of the shell aud the precious
stones.
We can feel = tingling sense OF
bsauty when we visit the place where
the birds are the merriest. the hills the
steepeat, the grass the greenest, the
sycamoro grows the tailest. the sky
the bluest. the air the purest, the
place where mother nature displays
her magnificent wonders and the on.
Impotence Of God. The universe Is
bsauty's temple. aud those men wbn
are alive To II cannot lift their eyes
without feeling themselves encosn-
passed with Il on every side. The
purl!ug streams, primeval forest I,
flower bedeeked valleys and slantinQ
hills. the iiahtniog leaping from
cloud 70 cloud or the purple sky and
the beaming rays OF the sur. The
value Of which We cannot estimate In
dollars aud cents.
IL Is painfal TO think OF the multi.
tuds Of people es living almost rs
blind 70 Il az H. instead Of this fair
earth Snd glorious SKY. they were ten
ants Of a Dungeon As one Of the
former we might picture the one who
aees nature IN ali her grandeur and
aublimity, The one who sees the church
spires and school-houte steeplea point
ing heavenward from every city. towa,
village and country hamlet. who be.
holds our christian men and women
spending millions Of dollars ANNUALLY
10 sending the Gospel Of Christian civ
ilization 10 the nations still Ia dark.
mess and she red. white and blue
proudly floating over the greatest in.
dustrial, agricultural commercisl and
6uancial Interests 10 the world. A.
Que of the latter we might picture
some poor Mexican. without educa-
tonai advantages and yirtuous. chris
tlan manhood. who does not apprn-
ciate tire beauties Of the rising and
setting sun. the laughing streams
and giant hills, alnost naked and
with bnt little food. with 80 oAbe,
bed than The green earth. with ~
other light than that afforded bv The
sun. moon and stars. and nothing fos
= cover but the shiftinQ clouds and
Tho blue celestial skp.
Beauty ia what the artist try4 A.
picture with paint and the poet sfraias
eYerv nerve TO portray with lax
+ The p0et sang
80 tehafr. sffte6 with rir.4s. hs~s fta ts.l
NlI4 ss1tt,ft tilf t4ttI teEf.s.