Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31

prcludicCS In those OdCn times Tor a man
with no scholastic prctcnsions and no
graduation from a learned institution to
set himself up for teacher 1t was
| against him.
So also the brcvity of his life was
against him. lie had not come to what
! we call midlifC But very few mon do
anything before 33 years Of age, and yet
that was the point at which Christ's life
terminated. The first ~ years you take
in nursery and school Then it will take
you six years to get into your occupation
or profession. That will bring you TO Il
years. Then it will take You ten years at
least to get established in your life work,
! correcting the mistakes you have made.
| If any man at 50 years of age gets fully
| established in his life work he is the eX-
ception. Vet that is the point at which
Christs life terminated.
Men in military life have done their
most woglcrful deeds before 80 years Of
age There may he exceptions 10 it. but
the most wonderful exploits i'm military
prowcss have occurred before 33 years of
age BIT as Il lcgisla tor--uo man becomes
eminent ms n legislator until he has had
long years of experience. And yet the
gray bearded scrbcs were expected to
bow down in silence before this young
! legislator VINO arralgned ShnhodflnS ana
accused governments. Aristotle was n.u'
l.ycurguS was Ola, seneca was on Inc
great legislators OF the modern WorIl
nave u''n old' 'Hrlsl was young All
this was against him II child L. years
of age should get mp in your presence TO
discuss great questions Of metaphysics
or ethics or politics or government, you
would he as Contemptuous as these gray
bearded Scribes in the presence of this
young 'hnSt'
"BIcssed Are the Poor"
Popu,,r opinion declared in those DAYS,
"R1cssod is tho merchant who has a cos-
tlc down on the hunks Of Lake Tibelias -
This young man said. blessed are the
rnor ponuIar oniuion said in those
days, blessed are those who live amid
statuary ana fountains ana gardens anu
CONCENTRATIONS ana all xmas OF irStiNl-
ty. Inns young man reSpondGa' bless
td are they that mourn inpne opinion
IN thosr DAYS sAll' blessed Is the Kohah
eagle the nap OF whose wing star''eS ma
Ions ana th' pun g OF whose iron nC .,
lhhlctS cruelty upon us enemies ms
Young man responded hIeSSed are 'h me
lnerciIuI' l"puIar "plUloh salu' -Hn
eye Tor an eye loolh Tor loo'h' ia
other WORDS, IL man KNOCKS your eye
OUT hHoch ms OUT II d ma" "''''"1
your '"''h preoN ms l''".' 10y ~"
tort sarcasm ior sarcasm IRON! l"i
IRONY persecution Ior perSuGu'l"n "|uHu
Ipr Noul'u' n'lSt S"I"' InA l"t 'i'",
'n"t u'SP'''I u"A USE YOU my io'N'' u
III MS eye IT was me amy V'u'' MIN r
~ SAcCpt P'IH'f, "'o'r SPc"NI"S' NY
IelI ms h"hu' hlauG OF ponG ana muscle
anu nerves anu ntS"' JUST HN' any o'",'
Hahu' 1et WHAT ppiu lreH'Inen' "l SUI"
JectS' "hHt SuPe,h". .t ueHIu"us' WIZ
strange u"c,i'Ho' l"eH leu inc So.G
carth uhu'r '!UHi' ana Eet NnliSt Salu,
pear up ."' ''i'"'S VI 'u'S win Nv y
looheu AT 'uc il'o"n' -, ne S"IH' WA
'uIn ], I'M" p,ouu, i"Il ,'ohV -, d" ,r '"'
sea nc sun VIII nus" IT, "rA
, looked az 'he stars lie saIu' WI,
snake 'h'm GOWN IKE un,IiieF lEN.
)ld ever one SO young say 'hihss so poIu
1t was an against "'Ih'
After the battle OF Ahuetam, When a
general rode along the hnes, although
the soldiers were lying down exhausted
they rose with great enthusiasm ana
/ hu2zaod. AS Napoleon returned from
e his captivity ms hrst step on the wharf
shook all the kingdoms, and 21o.OOO mon
Hooked to his standard. 1t took "OV'
troops TO Watch nm IN ms exile 80 th"re
, have been men Of wonderful magnetism OF
- person. But hear me while tell You of Il
2 poor young man who came up from Naza
rem 10 prouuce II lHTlI WHlVH mas never