The Caucasian., 1903-04-02

I never could get to like them. That
la the reason I am leaving and trying
to find a new home" Friend" an
swered the old Quaker farmer, "thee
will find the same kind of people living
in the next town." Next day another
emigrant drove up to the same farm
house. He asked the same question.
Friend" asked the Quaker farmer,
''what kind of people did thee leave in
the place from whence thee came?'
"Oh," answered this new arrival, they
were the kindest, the dearest people on
earth. l would never have left them,
but my dear wife died. Then the old
homestead became intolerable. Every
room reminded me of her. Every friend
would open the bleeding wound of my
heart. I could not believe that any
people could ever be SO kind as my
old neighbors were during my late
trouble" Friend" answered the Qua
ker farmer, 'thee will find the same
kind of neighbors in the next town as
in the place from whence thee came"
Speak Only of the Good.
Like the old Quaker farmer, would
declare that each hearer can find good
in all men or bad in all men just III
proportion as his own heart is good or
bad. And If we have any good in our
own makeup it is vesy important that
we have the ''silver tongue of speech"
in order to talk about other peoples
virtues. Let others, if they will, ad-
vertse the errors; we will only speak
about the good.
The golden lips Of gospel silence nev-
er foolishly whisper sinful tales into
the ears Of wrongdoers by. which they
shall try to justify their own sins. A
good example is infectious. When Mr..
Beecher was young pastor in Indiana
he made up his mind that he would
try to preach the love Of God from a
flower garden as we'll as from his pull
pit He laid out his parsonage grounds
in rows Of roses and geraniums, vio-
lets and hydrangeas. One year he
planted a bed Of over 5000 hyacinths.
At first the village people in great
wonderment would come and look at
his garden. Then they would solilo-
Quize. "Why cannot we have flowers
little flower gardens began to grow ev-
erywhere-here one, there another. At
last Mr.. Beecher was able to say pub
licly, Let your flowers so shine that
men, seeing how beautiful they are.
will go and make gardens for them
selves" The young preachers love of
flowers began to take root and blossom
in many hearts.
What is true in reference to the in
fection of a good example is also true
of the infection of a bad example.
Some of the toll keepers in New Zea-
land have trained sheep, which, for
small consideration, they let out to the
sheep drovers to lead their focks of
sheep across the bridges which span
the rivers or the ravines. When the
sheep which are being driven to mar
ket come up to these bridges, they are
frightened and will not go over. Then
these trained 81 sheep come to the head
of the flock and lead the way. When
the unframed sheep see that some of
their number can cross the bridge,
with a steady rush they follow after
their leaders. There are scores and
hundreds and thousands of men and
women who want to do wrong. They
are afraid to do wrong. But when
they hear Of the shortcomings of their
fellow men, they say to themselves:
well, if So-and-so can sow his wild
oats, guess we can. If So-and-so can
safely cross the rickety bridge span
ming the river of death, guess we can
also trust ourselves upon the swinging
span. Here goesw finder is not
more apt to take fire." once wrote
Phillips Brooks, nor wax to take the
impression Of the seal nor paper the
ink than youth is to follow i'll exam
pies" when the abbot throws the
dice," goes an old legend, 1.-The whole
convent will gamble also" The reason
the Chinese ladies of today crush and
distort their feet is because centuries
ago Chinese empress was born with
deformed feet, and they are initiating
the deformity. Everywhere we find
that when q great man does wrong his
evil conduct is taken rs an example, Oh
rather as an excuse, for hundreds and
thousands of similar sins.
The Artists Masterpiece.
Never give any man a chance by the
recital of some wrong or sin to turn his
face for one instant from purity and
right. When Leonardo da Vinci fin
-ished his great painting, the Last
Supper" he made a cup which was
masterpiece. In form and character
and in the luster of the precious metal
this central cup was clearly and beau
tifully wrought out. The common
praise which was first heard from ev-
cry lip was this: How marvellous is the
art displayed in the wine cup" This
eulogium so incensed the great Italian
artist that he took a great brush and
blotted out the splendid cup as he said:
Il meant the face of Jesus Christ to
be the only and the central and the
most important part of that picture.