The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-09-21
THE COURIER.
EYES. BUT THEY SEE NOT"

A IaH9D HHo0o6 q I'D W89Ioo 49,
ME. maze a ds6nito business at far.
uishinQ smusemsuf for oshse psOpte,
who in their turn WORK eeusily hard
irving to De amused. rhe theatre msn-
ayers. acsorr. singefs and lecturers be-
long under the tirst classification. with
the macy other forms Of entertainment
which aupeai to the pAsssf-by to stop =
minute ana be amused and incidentally
to leave coin asa token Of apprecIa,
jton of the efforfsHof the entertainers
Few persons are capAbie Of seif-eu--
teftainmenf. Not many We resourcss
within themselves sufficient to pass an
hour Of enforced idiensss without rest
lessness and irritamiity. Definite and
concentrated thought ID an unku0wu
process to the masses 0ns pnsss Of
subject il adj which appsais To them,
and that only III a superficial mannsr
Biru,s-e Views Of life IN tbs large and
in detail are all thsir mental Visions
can retain. Very different vas ths
,pniIosonnse Holmes, who was able To
lind in broken down wagon vhsei
material for the following dissertation:
Look" I said, III you want 10 ses
one of the greatest rriumphs of human
ingenuity,-sns Of the most beautifui,
as il 10 ons of the most useful, Of adj the
nechanisms which the intelligence of
SUCCESSIVE AGES mas called into being"
az sse unrhiug," my companion ans
were1. ''but an old broken.dowu wagon.
Why they leave such a piecs Of lumber
ing trash about their place where PED
p can see it az they pass, 10 more than
I [ can account for" And yer" said |,
'thsre 10 one of tbs most extraordinary
products of human genius and SKILL
an object winch continues tbs useful
and the beautiful 10 an extent which
hardly any simpie form Of mechanism
can pretend 10 rival. Do ynu notes
now, while ever thing sisa mas gone to
smasn, the wheel REMAINS snund AID it
for serrics2 Lock- ar it merely for iis
beauty. SEES rt1s perfect circles, tha
outer and the inner. 4 circle ia N it
self a cnnsummate wonder of genmef
/ real symmetry L ia the line IN which
the omnipotent energy Delights TO
move. There ia 10 fault IN it 20 be
ansudsd. The first circle and the last
both smbody the same complete tul-
iilment Of perfect design. Then Ionk
at the rays which pass from the inner
10 the outer CIRCLE. How beautifully
they bring the greater and lesser CIR
cies Iu1l connection with each other!
Thei flowers know that secret, the
marguerite N the meadow displays it
as clearly as the great sun In heaven
/ How beaurifuI Ia this flower Of wood
and ron, when We we're ready 70 pass
by without wasting a Inuk UPON ii,
I But ifH beauty Is only the beginning Of
Irs wonderful Clam upGn us for our
admiration. Look az that ieid OF flow
er1ng Erase. the trJt5eum UuLyars,-see
how liz waves follow the breeze IN satiny
Alterations Of Iignt and shadow. You
admire It tor its lovely aspect; but when
you remember that this towering grass
is sheat, the finest food Of the highest
human races. It gains dignity, a glory
mat la beauty alone could not give
Wow lock az that ezquisira structure
lying neglected. and disxraced. hut ss
santiaIly unchanged IN TIA perfection,
before you That slight and telicate-
looking fabric has stood such a trial as
hardly any slender contrivancs. az
capGing always the valves Of the heart,
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