The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-17


which they are aiming for And II
my discourse 40 far has been swinging
round and round. this moment |, drops
siraigh, on your heart and asks the
question: Is your LIE . beuediction TO
others or an Imbiiterrhent, a blessing
or q curse, u balsam or q wormw God
Some OF sou. know, are morning
star, aud you ere making the dawn
ing ne OF your children bright with
eraci Gus Influences, and you are beam
ing upon ell the opening enterprises
OF philapthropic aud Christian cndeav.
or. and you are heralds Of that
day OF gospelization which will set
Hood all the mountains aud valleys of
our sin accursed earth. Hail. morn.
ing star! Keep on shining with en-.
enlargement and Christian hope!
some OF you are evening stars, and
you are cheering the last days OF old
people, aud, though cloud sometimes
comes over yoa through the querulous.
psss or .uarssspn~Aslsasss.s nj ) ossr agsd
k{nkhnsu nnAs sssshsss y -ss oe,v ssr MAO.
nenf, and the star soon comes out
clear again and IL seen from all the
balconies Of the neighborhood. The
old people will forgive your occasional
Shortcomings, for the, themselves sew.
cral times lost their patience with you
when sou were young. and perhaps
whipped you when you did not deserve
IL. Hail, evening start Hang on the
dsrkenlng sky your diamond corone'.
hut are any OF you the star Worm.
wood? DO you scold and growl from
the thrones patsrnal or maternal? Are
your children s,erlastlngly prcked att
Are you Away, crying "Hush!" 20 the
merry ,oicvs and swift feet and 10 the
laughter which occasionally tricklss
through at wrong times and Is sup.
pressed by them until they can hold II
into unlimited gufYaw and cachinna.
ton. as IN this weather the water has
trickled through q slight opening in
the mildam, but afterward makes
wider aud wider breach until Il carries
all before IL with Irresistible freshet2
DO not be too much offended az the
noise your children now make. II will
be still enough when one Of them is
dead. Then you would give your right
hand ~ hear one shout from the silent
voice or enc step from the still foot.
You viii not any OF you have 10 wnit
very long before your house Il stiller
than you want II. Alas, that there
are so many homes not known 20 the
Sscicty for the Prevention OF Cruelty
toChildren. where childrenore whacked
aud cufred aud ear pulled, and sense.
lcssly called to order, and answered
sharply, and suppressed, until II il n
wonder that under such processes they
do not all turn out Mana Sahibs.
What II your infuene. upon the
reighborhood, the town or the city OF
your residence? will suppose that
YOU are star OF wit. What Mind of
RAYS do YOU shoot forth? DO you use
that splendid faculty 10 irradiate the
world or To rankle IL? bless all the
apostolic college OF humorists. The
man that makes me laugh 10 my bene-
factor. ! do not thank any body 20
make me cry. I can do that without
assistance. We all cry enough and
have enough TO cry about. God bless all
skillful punsters, all reparieeistS, all
propoundcrs Of Ingenious conundrums.
all those who mlr,hfully surprise
us with unusual juNiaposi,ion of
words. Thomas Hood and Charles
Dickens and sydney Smith had divine
mission, and 10 have their successors In
these times, They stir into the acid
beverage OF life the saccharine They
make the cup OF earthly existence.
which il sometimes stale, efYcrvcscc and
bubble. They placate animosiiies.
They foster longevity. They slay fol-
lies and absurdiiies which all the ser
mons OF all the pulpits canno, reach.
hut What use are you making of your
vii? II IL bcsmirched with profanity
and uncleanncss? DO you emplo, II in
amusement at physical defects for
which the victims are not responsible?
Are your powers OF mimicry used TO
put religion in contempt? lsii bunch
OF ncttlesome inyectiyc? l. IL bolt OF
unj just scorn? Is II fun at Others mis-.
fortune? IL II glee at their disap.
pointmcnt and defeat? Is II bitterness
put drop by drop into a cup? T. Il like
the squeezing of Artemisia absiuthium
into draf, already dis,astcfully pun.
gent ? Then you are the star Worm.
wood, Yours il the fun OF a rattlcsnakc
trying how well IL can sting
hut Twin change this and suppose you
are a star Of worldly prosperity. Then
YOU have a large opportunity. You can
encourage that artist by buying his pic.
turc. You can improve the fields. the
stables. the highway, by introducing
higher style OF fowl and horse and COW
aud sheep. You can bless tn. world
with genealogical achievement Ia the
orchard. You can advance arboricu,
turc aud arrest the deathful destruc.
ton of the American forests. You can
put a piece Of sculpture into the niche
of that public academy. YOU can cndow
a college, you can stocking 1000 bare
feet from the winter FROST you can
build a church, you can put a mission.
AIRY OF Christ on that foreign shore,
you can help to ransom n world. A
rich man with his heart right--can YOU
tell me how much good n James Icnox
or n George Peabody or q Peter Cooper
or William T.. Dodge did while living
or is doing now that he Is dead? There
Is not a city, town OF neighborhood that
has not glorious specimens OF consc-
Grated wealth.
hut suppose you grind the face OF the
poor. Suppose, when a mans wages are
due, you make him whit for them he
cause he cannot help himself. Suppose
that, because his family is sick and he
has had extra expenses, he should pc.
iitely ask you TO raise his wages, and
you roughly tell him II he wants
better place 10 go and get II, suppose,
by your manner, you act rs though he
were nothing and you were everything.
Suppose you are selfish aud o,erbcar.
ing and arrogant. Your first name
ought 10 he Attila and your last name
Atiila. because you are the star Worm.
wood, and you have imbittered one
third IL not three-tbirds OF the waters
that roll past your employees and OPP
eratives and dependents and associates,
and the long line Of carriages which the