The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-04
TIDES.
mat Of Innocencys the Only Assur-
ance OF Good Fortune.

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There lisa tide In the affairs OF men.
4 Whloh, taken at Its food. leads on 10 fortune
Omitted, all the voyage life
ls bound In shadows and In miseries"
Julius Caesar.
i Shakespeare does not say that
there Is but one opportunity in
mems lives, and that, if we miss
that, our lives will bo hopeless
failures. And yet that is the way
IN which most people take his
words; and on thatview of it they
act. An opportunity Is offered.
land they consider it the opportu.
nifty OF their lives. They say, with
Macbeth: This push shall cheer
me ever or disseat me now. And
thereupon they spnrn fate, scorn
death, and bear themselves above
wisdom, hope and fear. The les
son of tyrant ia but repetition
OF one taught away back in the
ly'history. and taught again all
down In later years. Cain regard
ed the rejection of his sacrifice IA
his failure and helped himself with
q murder. Old Jacob took mat
ters in his own hand, helped him
self by cheating, and made the
story Of his days 'sfew and evil. /"
80 King Saul endeavored to save
his tide, of fered his own sacrifice
consulted witch and met with
disaster. And modern history re-
peats the teaching that cheating
never thrives and that any tide or
opportunity that is to be taken or
availed of by dishonest means and
methods had best be let pass. The
instruments of darkness tell us
truths, win US with honest trifles
to betray us in deepest conse-
quence.
On the other hand, many are
the tides that looked inviting, that
have been allowed to pass, while
patient waiting on Him that rules
in the Kingdom of men, has been
crowned with success and peace.
Noah was one hundred years il
building The Ark that was to bear
mankind over the great tide and
perpetuate our race. Joseph was
willing to bide his time, and see
|all bis beautiful dreams over
whelmed with darkness. Strange
ly, but faithfully, he was borne
along on its tide, and strangely
did his flood bear him on to for
tune. He waited in the ways of
fidelity and pure manhood; bow
ing himself under the mighty
hand of God, Who exalted him in
due season, and strangely he saw
his enemies bcw down before him.
Short cuts and vile methods had
no acceptance with him.
The story of David is IN main
points like that of Joseph. The
golden promise and the annoint-
ing oil was 10 make him king.
And, yet, at once, the tide of
events went against him. Only
trouble and disappointments fol-
lowed fast and faster until his life
was saved as he stood before the
world a lunatic and beggar. The
tide of his affairs was only ebb,
and oil his hopes were gone. And
yet he waited a week till the tide
took turn; and bore him on to
fortune. He steadfastly bore
himself as q true and loyal
man, and over again refused to
take the life of his enemy when it
was in his hand. His tides were
not those that involved murder
or dishonor. He would become
king by honorable methods or not
at all. The lives of Joseph and
David are in striking contrast with
those of Jacob and Saul.
Modern history will furnish
many illustrations of the same
teaching: Keep innocency and
take heed to the thing that is right
for chat will bring man peace
at the last. The tide of innocency
is the only assurance of good for
tune. If that is omitted all the
voyage of life is bound i'm shadows
and in miseries. No man is pow
erful enough to establish himself
by corruption. Selected.
It is a cold day when NO Con-
gressional apportionment is made
lon paper. Mr.. Henry Yerger,
jackson correspondent of the
Memphis Commercial has
prepared a plan. He would have
Hancock, Harrison and Jackson
with Adams, Amite, Wilkinson,
Pike, Marion, Perry, Greene and
Pearl River. Considering Adams,
remote as it is, this is about as
bad rs the plan Of the distinguish
ed gentleman III the Columbus
Commercial, placing Lauderdale
county with those of the coast.
A London paper recently over
stated the age Of Miss Hettie
Chattell. Miss Chattell brought
suit for libel, stating that she
an actress and her age had COM
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