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RECEELTION.
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The bow cannot be always bent,
Its spring would thus be lost forever;
The brain cannot ha always worked—
l'io-k.er.ict•cation eyes.
Dam; Nature's laws renst b obeyed,
AM need.nltTat must be obtained,
II we would thylve and balmy be,
With etr,•ngth and Intelieet retained
So la ‘ , l this rbytne, unthlllouslman.
And, 'mid your worry and your haste,
Illonvelber Hutt he may not win,
Who tint leads In the race
The man who I works Ids honest hours,
With cheerfulness and aw content,
Will gain more Wealth an 4 laarldneam,
Than If In tell'he's always honL
Theo work with wlttiu working time-:-
With muscle or with teatutug
And take your rest In resting time—
Tho world will Mill revolve the same.
aiiceilmeons'
4 't •
THE MEE BONGS OF THE HITHOH-
FROM TILE FRENCH 'OF ALEXANDER
'ln a solitary chateau on the bord
ers of the ithine -there once lived a
young knight who had just returned
from the wars and married his cousin
Ysenit.
The bride iva.s beauti co and younw.
The blended tints cif the lily and the
rose are not snore: lovely than was
the delicate blOona of the girlish
chatelaine.
The night no, longer cared for the
excitements °tithe combat; 'hiS only
desire now was for the pleasures of
home iife. MS' sword was allowed
to rust in its scabbard, and he thoumht
about it no more than if it .were
distaff.. As for his armor; he searcc
lylboked at it though from time to
rime the,sun's 'rays would light up
its bright surface as if inciting the
young man to i don it, and ride e' forth
once more. The sun had its trouble
for its pains, the armor Was left un
disturbed on the wall.
After a timela baby son was giv
en to the cavalier; and, as you may
well think, thig arrival made no end
of rejoicings in: the - old chateau, for
the new comer was the one link that
bound still closer the knight aid the
fail Yseult.
All the friends of the happy couple
were'now biddCn 'to the castle, not
forgetting a certain magician, who
livedon the othor bank of the river,.
and nlMse life bad once upon a time
been saved by the knight. Ile found:,
the wise man With a halter about hiS
neck, charged With. having dikover
ed a long bidden. truth, and you
know, my dear children, there is
nothing more d:thgerous than to
make and 4 publish such a disco•-'
cry.
Now there i 4 no :loubt that this
'magician was a br i niq!
. old
who busied hit trying to ben
efit humanity he was very learned,
too, and very % . irtuous. Ile was Old
in years hut alll'ayS young in feeling,
and inspired tlM,greatest confidence
in all who en *a near -him.
The magician weil'. to the baptism
and Sa NV the child, who Was called
Herm:fill. ‘IIY dear Thetis.' said the
knight', 'I ant anxious that my son
shall be happy, and as you know
everything, yon can tell ma. tyhat I
must (10 to secure thi. , ... great'gt,kod.'
The magician replied; 'Sir Knight,
you have milnY kinsmen who ought
to be able to a! , iii,t von in this mat
ter; call themtogetlier this evening-,
and after the hanquet,i ask each one
to wish something for • •our ;son ; I
Will' answer that all the 'ashes shall
be fulfilled, but On One et lilition.'
And what May'that her :
`That I may also Corm :a wish . for
the child.' :. •
`lt is no condition -that yon exact
from me: replied the young father,
'hut a very gri•at honor that you con
fer. lam sure that you only wish
what will male boy 'both good
and happy:
‘Tlih; eyeninf , ' , then.'
'This evening.'
At the time
- appointed Vseult ap
peared-in the;great saloon - of recep
tion. holding in her arms-the baby,
all envelopedln lace and silk stuffs,
fast asleep. thi - i she lay it t . gently
flown in its cradle of gold and; ivory,
while the father invitedthe guests to
look- at his heir. and told thin what
the inagician!lul engaged to do.
Immedifitely niter Tl►eos appearq.
‘Gentlemen,', he said to the cav
=a
liers who Surrounded the cradle,
'happiness is Ivery hard to:iltul. We
all love this ',little one, because
love its parents, and we must all
wish for it the thing most likely to
make it happy. I have the power
to make yi,mr ,wishes 'certainties.
'B. peak, my friend,' added he . , ad rress
ing the hither, 'what do-you wish for
your son ?'
=I
'That he may be brave,' replied
the knight.
'.l nohie Wish,' said Theos. 'anti it
is the first ;that
. should• have been
made; but the boy 'would have been
brave in any (went. for are you riot
his father. and have you, not the
nn•ne of being one'": of .the bravest
knights in (listendin r- The cap•=
alier bowed.
'And you.:, Madam': wimt do you
desire for your eld!q?' alked Theos
otYseult.
'That ; he shall loVe me as I love
1 ,
lath.' repiierl the mother.
'He will lOveyon, Madam, as soon
as he is able' tii' know you': (Here,
my reader. ! yon will observe that
Theos was a very gallant magician.)
Then turnin,c . , toward the older guests, he said to one of them,
'What do ydu wish for the son of our
host"
'That he mad• live as many years
as I have was the reply.
'Ana von r he asked of another.
'That he may be alwaYs rich.'
'And you ?'
'That he may be always strong.'
Still there were three more wishes;
three wishes to be made by 'the
young girls—cousins of the baby.
'May he have beautilulr blonde
hair,' said the first. And eyes blue
as sapphire,':, added the second. 'And
teeth like pearls,' wished the third.
'Sir Knight,' said Thcos, 'Your son
will have all that his kinsmen and
kinswomen have desired for him.'
BACK.
DUNIAS TIIE YOUNGER
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, TA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1876.-
i .
'Thanks, Theos, but you have •it
crowning gift to add to all these.'
'Ye.' !
''Weil, what is it ?' ; :,
'YOU give me permimidOn ?' .
• .
‘YeS, for I know that it will be the
most precious gift of all; becapee' of
yOUr great wisdom, 'an& your great
;
love for us. • 1
. ,
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These seemed to • turn' over in hiS
I
'
mind all
possible things; that might
complete the happiness of the child.
Everybody was silent. Then turning,
toward the frail creature, the magi ,
clan said : 'Thou wilt be brave and
love thy parents, long years will be
thine . and great strength and riche*
and great beauty shall not be want- .
ing• bat' * 1* . * The magician
•:..., ," 0
paused. 1 - •
'; 'But what ?' I asked the whole cir
cle of listeners; whose curiosity wail
raised to the highest pitch. - 1
‘, .'lbit thou Wilt be a hunchbaek,:''
was the sad answer.
Yseult cried 'out, while her husband
,
grew Ipale with', anger. ; • . .
'SO it must tie,' said the magician,
spreading his hand toward the child.
Yscult snatched up her baby—lint
it was too late — its little back was
already deformed. . The knight was
beside himself With rage and horror.
'Traitor and , ingrate !' he cried, ;thy
death Shall avenge the misfortune of
my sim. Anil drawing its sword, e
phinflged it into the breast of The.
Brit to the astonishment of all, ,
OM
wOunded man neither s aggered nor
fell. SIMIt things are of little ac
count to .a great magician.' Ile qui;•
etly drew out the sword!, saying, it
is stained with the_blood . .of an limi;
e 4 man.' And so, with a forgiving
smile, he disappeared, no one knew
whither:. For, : many yedrs he was
unheard of. ' Some thought the
wound had killed him,l and served
him ,
righ ;
t.
.;
The rest of the compa l ny soon de
parted in no very gay nmod. but as
you may-suppose, none of them bear
ing
tile burden, of sorroW that weigh
ed dOwn the hearts of the young
parents. Their joy changed into
grief, their happiness turned to shame,
their, only sob a hunchblick!
But the young husband and wife.
resolved to hide their misfortune ;
and 'the better •to accomplish this
they' prayed God to send them
anott .r son.' In another year this
praye was granted. 1
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They took good care o ignore the
magician at' the bapti -mid fete of
this second child. Tie = boy was
staight. as well as strop„ and beauti
ful. Ile had also the lOvely hair of
•
, • , ,i.len tint, with the sapphire eyes
and pearly . teeth of l'is unlucky
bii-,ther. Thus he was 'received with
a welcome :is warm as tjhe one that
had greeted the heir. He soon be,
eaript the most important personage
in the chateau. Everybody waited
on his looks, obeyed his comands,
humored his 'caprices.' jrhe deforin
ed ' boy. was given entirely to the
careof an old servant, Who fortunate
ly Was devoted to him -,,i so he grew
apae in his poor crooked way. '
Sometimes the beautiful proud
mother, theved I by an impulse of
natural affection, came on .tip-toe to
the floor of the boy's chamber, pray
irig God to give her cohrage to em
brace her son, but when she saw the
little fellow . with the terrible hump
pa baek crouched coraer,
she always.sprang bael: murmuring,
s thereever anything so dreadful?
I cannot, room)! kips him !'
'Who is the lady whO looks in at
pyldoor ?' 'once asked the boy of the
Old !servant.'
'your mother,' was the "reply.
'And_ what is'a mother ? 1 - 3
who brought you into the
World, my boy.'
'Why, then, does she not love me
if lam her•ehild ? It seems to me
that she should care for her own flesh
‘Sin.l does, not nitre far von because
you are lituichbat*ed.'
, .
‘it. is wrong, then, for me to carry
tlii:a.hu:np."
‘No, but it is a misfortune, and
:wrong,-(loing is pardoned oftncr tt
Inislortnne..?
'Then because my Nick is round,
instead of straight, I am not to. be
lovi•tl?'
It seem: so, my poor child.'
li;ut you:love me, though ?'
‘i7cs,,witii all my heart.'
•
'l3ut why !'
`justiveause von!are unfortunate.'
_ .
'And why do you, a stranger, love
me for that which ruses my mother,,
who would care fey me most, to hate!
the' sight of me?' •
'The world is so made, my boy.'
'Then tile world is )like me,silly
made,' replied Herman, with a :sadsmile. ]
•
As the boy grew, his infirmity alsoi
in'c'reased, until he was. frightfully
deformed, while his brother spran
up into a beautiK•lad.l so beautifu
that they called himr i lebus. This
young gentleman Was 'quite aware of
hiS good looks, and'spent whole hours
in marching up and cown before a
mirror adMirinz himself.
The HUI° hunebbae
in
,his mirror, but (MI
his poor plight. On'
some children I►laying
the castle,and said :
to Ony, too.'
'Go down then,' salt the old ser
vant. The child ran ofT eagerly, but
4 Coy minutes after, came back,
his eyes full of tears.
'What has happened,' demanded
the old woman. "They made inn of
meiand threw stones. You see lam
wounded, but that is nothing. And
then they called me a bail name—.
4 4si)p.' - What does that mean ?'. •
the name of (imam? .
a wicked man, is it not ?'
'No, Master Herman, Esop was a
very - ,good man,'
''Why then did they call me Esop ?'
•Beeatie he was a' hunchback like
yOu.' •
'And his ;.hump did not prevent
his growing to be a great man ??
`No.'
'l;ut what , did he do?'
'IIC wrote fables, in which the man
is [
ho Was physically deformed made
moral defprinity ridiculous.'
'lle was right. And was be born
rich ?'
-
, he was a slave.
'Why then should I complain, I
who am free and rich.? I want to
read these'fables. it will amuse me
REGMID4ESS or DERMICIATION FROM ANY. QUARTIM
more than playing with children who
throw stones at me'
The old servant started off to find
the book of fables. The boy was
so delighted with Esop that for sev
eral . nightli he hardly slept. Then
he tried to explain to his companion
what he understoood of the meaning
of the fables, and the servant found
that his ideas were very good. •
'So,' said Herman, my hump doe's
not prevent my understanding what
this great man meant.
'No, indeed.
'Are there more books like this?
I don't mean my study books, you
know ?I
'Oh, yes there area great many
more.'
'Yon will bring me some, then?'
• 'Well, what shall I bring?'
'No matter, so they are good •, and;
mind, 'ycitt , must always call me
Exop. 7 • -
. The serVant'obeyeti, and little by
little, Egop, as[he was thenceforward
called, read through his
,cather's li
brary. lie was content with his
student life, until one day, when he
happened to see a handsome young
knight, splendidly mounted, gallop
ing across the country. 'Who is
that chevalier who sits on his horses
gallantly.'
gallantly.' -
'lt is the Chevidkr Phwbus.'
'And who is he?'
'Your brother.'
'But I have never seen my brother.'
'He does not want to see you.'
'And why ?'
'Because you are a hunchback.
! I had forgotten. And where
is he cluing from ?'
'From the chateau that you see
from the window.'
'And *hat was he doing there ?'
'He went there to make 'himself
agreable to the young girl whom he
wishes to marry'
'And she loves him ?'
'She will certainly love him,lor he
is so handsome, and then he rides
"And is he wise ?"
"Not overmuch; indeed, he knows
•very little. Your mother has often
told him that he was so beautiful that
he needed nothing besides to make
bim loved."
" At what age do people marry?"
"At twenty; if one wishes?"
“Well, want to be married."
"To whom ?"
"No matter whom. Have - me some
fine clothes made,. and, tell them to
saddle for me a magnificent horse; I
am going to ride."
So • they 'made Esop a mantle em
broidered With gold, and led out a
splendidly-Caparisoned Arabian. He
eagerly donned his handsome suit,
sprang on his horse, and then, as he
said, started off toseek his fortunes.
It was scarcely "two hours after
whenthe bOy returned bitterly weep
ing, his elegant mantle sadly torn and
covered with mud. -
'What is the matter, my poor mas
ter?' cried his servant.
'Oh'. I am very miserable.'
'What has happened T' . r •
have seen a beautiful young girl
rosy as the dawn, and serene - as the
starry night. She was at her balcony
when I passed, so I looked at her
with eyes full of admiration. I joined
my hands in - supplication. I would
have given my life for her. But when
she saw me she burst into laughter ;
then I spurred my horse so fast that
I fell off and rolled on to my back.'
'You have hurt yourself.'
'Never mind that. The laugh of
the young girl has wounded me so
that I feel nothing else. My friend,
I want to die.'-
'That is not possible.'
'Why not?' -
'First, because you would be lost
for killing yourself, and then you
have still many years to live.'
'Who says NO r
'The , mag,ician.,
'What tpagician
Then the old servant told the boy
the history of his birth and baptism,
and the fluidly council over his cra
dle.
What will become of me then
said poor Esop.
Shalt I give you some advice?"'.
continued the kindly old man. 'As
you connot enjoy the pleasures that.
dour brother lives for, you must seek
comfort elsewhere; your soul is pure
pi good though your body is de
armed, so if you learn the art
.of
charming through your soul the best
men will envy you the gift.'
'Well, in my place, what would you
do ?'
would learn to.play the flute.'
'What, blow into a bit of wood,
like a blind beggar! That would
make my cheeks as. ugly as my back.'
'lt however, One instrument.'
'lint there must be others.'
'Yes; there is the harp.'
'What is that like?'
When the Old explained Esop
said, 'Bring me a lirp.'
The poor boy was;so sad that he
felt the need of pouring out his sor
rows in some way. 'e'en if he had no
human ear to listen to him. With
the instinct Which God tives to the
suffering soul, and to • the poet, for
poesy and pain are sisters, he soon
learned to express himself in song,
.while his iingeis produced the sweet
est musical accompaniments to the
equally lovely 'voice. Ilis heart
would swell with the loftiest strains,
while his sapphire eyes glistened
with emotion.
al4o looked
to laugh at
! day he saw
in the court of
'I should like
Grief had mile him a poet,and his
love soon ,fOund voice in delicious
ballads, written in :praise of the
young girl that he had seen on the
balcony. When be finished singing,
be would allow his head to drop on
his hands, while he dreamed.
Some one knocked at the door.
' Who sings'.here?' said
.a sweet
voice.
'lt is said poor•Esop.
'And who are you?'
'I am the elder son of the Count':
'th ! poor child, wilt you ever for,' ;
give me?' said a retreating voice.
'Who is the woman that speaks siz,
sadly?' demanded the young man.
'lt is a repentant mother,' repliect
the old servant.
.
'she relents of what ?' ,
' Of having neglected her son.'
'lt is my. mother, then ?'
'Yes, my poor boy.' ..
'Ali ! 'it is a blessed day 1 . Shei
speaks to me at last.' ..
A iterwardovhile Esop sat dreaming,
at the window, the saw the maids or
=?!MI=
thO Counteis seatLering flowers on
hiS usual walk.
'he next day he - took his harp and
began a new song, but it was gayer
than that of the day before. One
might have thought that he was
basking in his mother's smiles.
Scarcely had he finished his song
when some bne knocked at tho door.
tWho is there ?' he asked.
I, your brother,' replied a cross
voice.
4 And whaimill you?' •
4 , I wish that you would be qriet.
NIV lady-love is here, and your song
will annoy her.' • Having said this,
n 4, Lord Pluebus returned to the
grand salon, where - hia father and
mother,
with the Lady Angelique,
waited him.
Where have ydu been P said the
young girl, poutingly.
have been to silence the fellOw
who was singing.
Why have you done that?
113ecause I thought the noise would
annoy you.'
.f On the contrary, I like it very
much. It is ravishing. Can you not
ail* like that?'
trio.' Why should I?' •
Weetiuse I am' determined that I
will not marry you until you can.'
tlicebus did not know. what to do,
foO . IX was simply impossible for him
to lint together two ideas in a song,
ortto sin , * a single note. Always
thinking of his body, he had' quite
forgotten his mind. He was .beauti
ful; as a peacock, and stupid as a
gd: , 7 ;A 6s l e l . this time Esop was in,,tears,
fq it was very hard that the moment
tin' began to feel some pleasure in
siiiging this brother should command
hi* to refrain from it.
)!lunbus knocked again at the door.
Who is it P said Esop.
'lt is I, Phookus, your brother'
What do you want with me, now
Unit you call me brother fsr the first
title P'
I am come to ask a favor.'
• t;tf;uter.'
,I'licebus shut the door, and though
lof had come to demand a service of
hi)i brother, he could not help laugh
ing at the sad look of the hunchback.
What can I do for you ?' said
Eitop, gently.
want you to teach me to sing
tlfi3 song that you have just finished..
4 11e.one that you forbade?'
4 1es,' said Phoabus, blushing.
do you want-to know it?'
:'Because the lady of my love' will
dot marry me until I can sing as you
• •
.Fi'And 'who is this lady ?'
•
name is Angelique.'
,'"Now, does she live in the chateau
that I can see from the Window ?'
'Then she is the young girl who
laughed the othet day, its passed
uhder the balcony ?'
'Yes; I was there.'
"'and did you not beg her to desist
froni laughing at your brother P':'~o,
indeed; laughed with her;
Y`ou , lboked • so • droll in your fine
clothe 4 with that hump on your back:
And you really want to learn the
song . ,
Why not 1h
tflecause it is only the - unhappy
that sing like me. I must give you
my hump; that is my music box.'
.4 No, thanks; I would be too ugly.'
Phoebus sought Angelique and
Cold• her of ,the hard conditions that
tier brother had made if by wished to
forn to sing.
Accept them," said Angelique.
'How, you are willing lo.marry a
I*uuchback
'Since it is the only price that he
Will take for his gift.' • •
' But you will hate me when I • am
4eformed.'
'Am I not beautiful enough for
both ?! said the girl, 'and I do believe
that I prefer the beatity of .intelli
gence to mere outward grace.'
''But you laughed yourself At the
hunchback when he rode by.'
'Yes; brit I had not heard him
If I had, I should have pitied
bim first, and loved him afterward.
P . ' o l 3• e o st.i' really love me ?'
'Well, go and learn to sing.'
7i- 'What a•foolish fancy.'
4 - 'Make haste, or I shall never marry
you.'
l'h , tbus ran again ; to his brother.
klive me your hump!' he exclaimed.
'Why so ?' •
'Because you must.'
' Does your lady consent to marry
fa hunchback ?'
'Yes.'
'Then Ishall keep my hump.'
'Keep it!' '
'But I want it—l must have it.'
'Not so. I have. 'kept it through
: . sorrow, and now, that it promises
rove, I wilinot part with it.'
'What do you mean?',
'You say that the lady will marry
'a hunchback, provided he sings as I
'Well. I shall not part with the .
`hump. I shall marry the lady my
self.'
Nimbus stood aghast. Esop left
the room and sought Angelique, and
kneeling• at her feet, he sang his
third song, full of love and tender
ness.
He sang of a lovely hike shadowed
by the night, when fell the,first rays
of the morning sun, and which moved
the loiterer ou its banks to trust him-
Self to a gentle rocking. 'Before see
ing-you,! the song my soul was
this shadowed lake, for all was dark
in my life. You are here, and now I
smile e.s did the lake at the first rays
of
''Sing again,' said the girl. 'You
are beautiful as Apollo the divine.'
The Count and Countess fell on
their knees before their son. At this
moment' Theos appeared suddenly,
after the manner of magicians.
'Do you see now, dear Knight, why
I gave the hump to your-son ? . If he
had had only the gifts wished for him
by his kinsmen, he . would have been
like your other boy. This deformity
veaS a misfortune, and misfortune
alone can make men thoroUghly
great, fur it constrains its children to
struggle and overcome an untoward
fate—a struggle which ends in power.
Your child has suffered ; his suffer
ings have made him a poet. The beauty
of his spirit has caused this young
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girl to forget his deformity of body.
Is thacharm in 'his Inee? No, Sir
Knight, is rather in.his mind and
his soul. When one reads delightful
poetry or grand thoughts, or when
one listemrto divine =music, is it ever
asked if the poet, philosopher, or raw
skilful be handsome : or de formed?
ESop was hunchbacked, Horace was
blind, and both have charmed the
world as yOur boy: has charmed An
gclique. Beautiful' as .Phcelis is, he
can never Match his brother in such
a- race. BUt I owe you a life, Sir .
Knight, and I wish to discharge my
Phoebus, will. have grace
and beaut y . He wil don the armor
of his fattier and become a valiant
cavalier, rind ride. forth and win re
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nawn.
'And wh' n he returns lie shall mar
ry my twig sister,' said:Angelique.
A week after Esop married Ange
lique. Thos was standing near him
at the altar, and as he turned to pass
out of the- chapel with his bride the
good magi4ian laid a haudlondly on
his shoulder, and immediately after
the peasants who had come to see
the wedding said wonderingly among
themselves: "What is this story that
we have heard about an ug!y hump?
Why, the beautiful young Kfiight is
perfectly straight I" '-
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THE yiaTuE or BILENE.
In inatauces, and-: many might be
mentioned' ij silence used as a pro
tective power, and that is no doubt.
its most obVious, though by no means
its only use.
lii fornier (lays the Fellows of
Trinity College, Dublin, were forbid
den by staiute to marry '
• but the
vi
olation of theyule, which in feet they
seldom obaerved, was connived at so
long as they maintained a discreet
reticence 'On their connubinal ar
fanaementS and their wives bore
their majden names in public. One
of these Wedded celibates was asked
by a friend, who had been much per
plexed ori!discovering the state' of
the case, :r'how he, managed to' hold
his fellow,Ship ?
"My tle#r.sir," was the reply, "a
man can hold anything who can hold
his tongue!"
•It folloWs, of course, that a ' man
who wearSi,•his heart on his sleeve
will let everything slip through his
fingers. This gift of . silence is char-'
aeteristic The "canny"j Scot. A
Scotchman. Rill never ." tell a lee,"
but he 41 makelt •nest to impossi
ble for yon to discover what he wish
es to conceal. The surgical opera
tion wll4 is said to be so requisite
fur getting a joke into him is equally
required for getting' anything out of
him whenillie-Irrefers, as he very fre
quently dOes prefer, to keep his own
council. : f Ile is an adept at beating
about Chelibush ' which is another'way .
of saying he knows how to hold
his tongue.
But sil&tee. is not merely .a, protec
tive poNVO. If it often serves to con . -
ceal what there might be an indes
cretion betraying, it may alsO
prove a Positive means of influence;
The Greeks thought it so difficult tO .
"speak good-omened words " that
they usedithe phrase as equivalent
to what the Romans more directly
termed aria a sacred silence."
And, great as istfie repute which
their plidOsophers, : orators and poets
have wori by their writings, it Isdif
flcult to determine how much of the
still grander reputation of Socrates
is due to . l,liis having Written nothing..
In one sense certainly he was the re
verse of . but he did not com
mit his thoughts to paper, and he
has bectecreditedvedo not say un
deservedly—with more than the high
est wisdom of those who undertook
to report his utteronces, while their,
weaknesses are 'attributed to them
selves. How much gain of influences
and reptitation in Ordinary life is due
to a judicious silence!
We haYe all heard of Lord Thur.-
low's awful pod, but there are other
professiOns than the law where a sen
tentionOilence has proved the secret
of success. • How many medical•rep 7
utationi', l have been built, on a capaci
ty for looking Wise and Saying no
thing doctor whO,knoivs how to
insinuate by tone and face and ges
ture hisilierfect command of the situ
atiOn, without committing himself to
specific 4sertions, may make a little
skill gon long way, and may even
make serious mistakes with impuni
ty. It tdoes not seem so easy for a
preacher to trade upon his capacity
of reserve, yet even in the clerical
professin many have gained the rep
utation of profound divines and able
guides in the spiritual life :by' a Judi-
cious•Onagement•of platitudes. •
Nor Would it be hard to show, on
the other hand,lowlofty reputations
and brilliant prospects have been
blightett . by a too open-mouthed
franknetis. It matters little what
opinion ad aspirant for political- or
clerical promotion may hold, so long
as he understands when to hold his
tongue iibout them; but a single . slip
may in: a whole career.
LOONT4 OUT, YOUNG MAN.—When it
is said 0* a map, "lie drinks, -- and it
can be proven, - what store wants him .
fora cork ? What church wants hini
for a a meinber ? Who will trust him?
What - dying man will appoint -him as
his xeemitor? -Ile . may have been
forty Aars iu bailding his reputation
—it geg - ; ,down. Letters of rec . om
mendation, the backing of business
firms, brilliantancestry cannot save
hiin. The world shies off. Why?
It is Vaispered all•through the corn
munity.H" Lle, thinks! he drinks!"
When a young man loses his 'reputa- f
tionsobriety, he might as well be
at the bottom of the sea. There are
young l i Men here Who have their good
name as their only capital. Your
ther has started you out in - city life.
ITC could only give you an education - .
He started • you, however,-
.under
Christian influences. You have come
to ,theT;eity. You are now achieving
your !kwn fortune, under God, by
your writ right arm. _'ow loOk out,.
youngituan, that there is no. doubt
of your sobriety. Do not create any
suspicion by going in and out'of.liq
uor establishments, or by any glare
of your eyes, or by - any unnatural.
flush Of your check. 'You can -not
affordito don it, for your good name
is Ykr only Capital, :and when that
is bluSted with the reputation -of
ing strong -drinks, all is gone. •
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It would be !in error td • suppose
that the High-Church party - ; of En
gland is homogeneous, and that Sn
its members share the ideas which
were advanced by the originators 'of
the Oxford movement. A consider
able portion of it tindoubtedly Ades
so, and has passed into Ritualisin on
the way Romeward; but far the larg
er portion of the party is, stanchly
'opposed to - bOth -Roman ism and Rit
ualism.- '
and while some of the - Nigh-
Church . . , bishops tolerate Ritualism
on,the score of its i harmlessness; it is
asserted by no. less an authority than
the ..Archbishop, of Canterbury: that
" there is no one who is in favor: of
it Those bishops who' tolerate - or
deal gently with - it are Of the Opinion
that it is only seethe* anii sedsa
tional, proceediwr from a zealous de
sire to do outward honor to. Qoil by
'some extraordinary 'manifestations ;
and that if left alone' it will :ethibit
itself in some other and usefiit form.
. The Low-ChUrch, or the Evangeli
cal party of the Church of England,
as it is now constituted, took its rise
early in the present century it
has not gone through the-disturbing
and alarming 'changes and develbp
ments
.that have characteried the
High and the Broad Church; parties.
Originating in_ a simpler and :mere
distinctive measurei i has adhed
tenaciously to it, and las maintained
its homogeneousness far - more success
fully than either of the related
branches. The immediate origina
tors of 'this active branch of .;the .
Church were a few clergymen and
laymen, -whd, profoundly imptesSed
by .the spiritual
.darkness and ram
pant wickedneas of the times, Met in
the first year 'Of this century to con
certiplane foi- arousing the. religious
life of the country, and-for scattering
the 'Scriptures broadcast upon !the
world. Leaving' the intellectual side
of religion, together with saceiclOtal
and sacramental theories ordOgMas,
to the Anglican branch of the !filet-
Church - party, and yet more reSolute
ly ignoring and even . Abhorring' the
itstbetie devices and ceremonial sym
bolism of the Ritualistic branch,while
it' regarded with grave
.distriiat the
rationalistic tendency of 'the Broad-
Church branch, the Evangelical party
addressed in the most - dime' and
practical way - to_the hearts and con
sciences of men, dealing Plainly 'and
severely with the temptations and dif
ficulties of life, and urging upon the
natural man the
,child 7 like reception
of supernatural truth. Especially is
it Protestant, in the sense of Opposi
tion to • Roinish dogmas and preten
tions; ;and it is earnest in its adVoca
cy of the great body of religion's truth
as defitied in articles and formularies
by , the reformers of the sixteenth
century. Those who constitute it
'regard the Reformation with a love
and pride that are only waled in
intensity by the aversion' which is
felt toward - it by the more adVanced
Iligivehurch party . and all the ititu
alists.—Harper's llfa9atine.
ALTITUDE FABOINATION• '
Jumping from points of 'elevation
is a fashion of suicide. _ To 'stand on
an' elevated site exercises a singular
fascination over s,nne people,-leading
them. to jump into the air. .lt,eauses
others to sweat and tremble with fear.
Last summer I talked with the guar
dian of the steeple of the Cathedral
of Strasburg on this subject, and he
informed me that few visitors *ere
free from this feeling of fright on
reaching the first terrace, whichiis of
great altitude, and that it was )36 pro
noimced as to generally prevent them
from going any higher. Sometimes
the women fainted. I confesi that I
was not free froin,A vague dread in
looking over the -immense reach of
landscape which this
. view takes in,
although there was absolutely no
danger, the, terrace being seeurely
guarded by strong iron. This' man.
Of upper, air—the guardian or guide
—informed me that. the summer be
fore an Englishman had fainted, but
determined to overcome tiiq fright,
and continued to ascend every day
for a week, until he couldlook out in
the 'direction of the lidaekLPorest,
from the lantern, with equanimity.
)wring the summer a man had jump
ed into the air through altitude tisci
nation. Ile was probably dead before
reaching the ground, on account of
the immense height from which he'
hurled himself..
Formerly the 'Vendome Column
was the scene of so many dent4s of
this kind that a decree wais,issued
to prevent visitors froM ascending it
unless acconipanied,, by a, guardian.
It was the Tarpeian Rock of Parii.
Such a number have killed themselves
from the fascination of altitude, or
the fright produced thereby, that ele
vated places. must
,be ! recogni'zed as
dangerous for certain people. Those
whose self-killing is premeditated of
Course are' not comprised therein.—
Galaxy
THE CURE FOR GOSSIP,
What is the cure for gossip? Sim
ply culture. There is a great deal of
gossip that Itas;no malignity in it.
Good naturedfrople talk about their
neighbors because, and onlybecause,
they have nothing 'else to talk about.
As we write there comes to ui it pic
ture of a, family of yourig
We have seen them at home, we have .
-met them ,in galleries or art, we have
caught glimpses of. them going from
a bookstore or a library, with a fresh
volume in: their hands. When we
meet them they are full of what they
haVe seen or. read. They are brim
mina' with questions. ; • .
•
One topic -of ' Oonversatian is
dropped only to give place to an
other, in; which they are interested.
We have left them, after a Aelightful
hour, stimulated and refreshed'; and
during the whole hour noes. a neigh
, bor's garment was soiled by so much
as ti'' touch. They had something to
talk abont. They kneii something
and wanted Ito' know 'more. They
could listen as . well as 'they 'could
talk. To , speak freely of filneighbor's :
doingsan4 belongings viotild have
seemed an impertinence to them, and
of course, an impropriety. They had
no•temptation to gossip, because the
doings of their neightio4 formed a
subject very much less i4eresting'
than those Which grew' out! of • them
'knowledge and their caltAire.,
___Aritt_this tells the
The confiiiiiajoatifiairiyi
malicious or iguorent4Ths Om
sty needs a change of heart and the ;
other a thane of ptet'are. - Ocissip is
always a personal obidjaitibm either
of. malice - or imbeellity, aid the
Young shoidd not on y' shun it; but
by the Most.therongt ealtan relieve
themselves from'all terriptation toln- •
dulge in it. lt is a; ' lew,!friv'oloni,,
and too often, ‘a dirty _ • business..
There are collator neighborhoods its
which-it rages like a pest. , Churches;'
are split in piecn by it,- Neighbors
are made enemies by it for life. In ;
many persons it degerlerates into a ,
chronic disease, whielt: is practically
incurable. liet the ;yOung cure
while they may..-Elerftter.
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BLortly after
and took immesh
treasures of th
people how nb
self from all
and , how 'im
with ,his fath
atrocious com
xvi:2o-22; Ni
cil (the first,
sought of his
to how best Ix
The death of
only question
speedily'atid sal
presented, Thai
a member of
ate action, ere
sources for wai
pleased , Abs,alt
rael. It. was mil - r --iy slreiousl
and, if : carried. out, would have cut off
the king and all his Merit's. But Absa
lom knew and respected the - talehts;of I
Ilushai (see ch xv:42-34. So although
he was not a member of tie council, Ab
salom
suggested ' , that lie be Called in and
heard before Ahithiphersiplan was finally
adopted. The wicked fon; and his banded
conspirators kw*, 011,1 . /41 what manner
of man David wan, and hence they felt
the necessity of rnakin a _ sure thing of It.
So llushai unfolded his la r n. And it wasdi-
ametrimlly opposed to :t of Ahithophql.
It urged delay, and' cireul -preparation.
It tickled Absalorn's vgnity by the sumires-
tion that he should go to battle in his oWn , -
person. It was an adOiti scheme; and so
adroitly did he argue it th i at Absalom and '
all the men of Israel 4ahl,: "The counsel
of Ilushai, the Archite4 i better than the i
counsel of Abithophel.r This sharp poli
tician
could not endure such a disgraceful
defeat, and perceiving that the adoption:
of this plan meant di4rnetion to the cont
bpiracy, lie rode hoind as fast as his ass :
could carry him, set his Ihonse in properl
order, and then; hangld iimself. There--,:-
seems a poetic justiceat least, in such --- an, "
ifudi
exaltation. When a ', l se - demagogue;
has been seeking all lip ife to raise him- - '
self, what more ;befitting than that he!
should go up with a bilund and a rebound?
There, is an idea here fin Civil Service .Re -
• 4
formers. Get'all the brolcen down politi
cians to Nang themsel. l 7es:! There will be
fewer old party hacks ' A to plead rotittOn.
• ,
While these matterswere going on in
Jerusalem, David ha 4 .safely crossed the •
the Jordan and eneatnprd in and about.
Mabanaim—a :city, 14)bably fortifie'd, on_
theeast side of the Jordan, not'far from
a ford of the Jabbok. l Mere he prepared • ~
I - 1
with all his former skill! and energy for
the coming battle. ' Finding that his soll
diers were determined that he should not
risk his person in b i attle, he divided his
army into three co! led; by Joab, Abi -
r*,
shai, and Ittai, the netal command del
volviug upon the fit .med. It - seems
tons most probable th t,the general engage- .
h
ri
ment, which resulted gloonsly for pa- . .,
a.
vid's nny, was preced i. by a series
of mill i ',
r
tary operations; during t'hich Absalom!?
army was drive, bakvr i ard over the Jor,
tian into the tribe-territory of Ephraim- 7 1
a land aboundiii in fore Sts. This seems tii
be demanded by the statement in v. 2:1,
that-Aliimaae took the wi t .) , of the Join=
clan Valley to bring the news of the vi
tory to David. In the 1 woody regionf
c i
Ephraim, most likely full of ravines, prec
ipices and Marshes, thi? decisive conliiet
, 1 .1
took place. ,A wide area was covered in
the fight—" the battle ir as there scatter
tared over the face of all the country"-;
and the grtnind itselfwap more destructive
lieopl'of Israel tban the swdrds of
David's , heroes. Twenty thousand men _
fell, and, n4St; importaht of all, Absaloi l ii
perished. Ills taking d i ff vim unheroicl i n I
the extreme, and yet a fitting finale to his
effeminate,. dandy earee;r: It is not 'clear
ly stated thathe hung in the terebintiqy
his long, perfemed lockS,.butbis hair efi-
tangled him i hi the ' thick branches, and
his head was fastened in the terebintli by
being jammed betweeulthe strongbougfis
(Keil). Here_ Joab' despatched him, f3r
rather mortally wounded, him, by thrust
ing three staffs at his ,heart. OneAart .
through his `heart would
_have been suffi-'
eient fora rapid quietlls. But even tbe
three Pointed staffs, clriren with all Toal(s
might, did their worh ,so bunglingly tbat
it required ten loangl..men to finish )t.
This was surely more 'trouble thaii-Abia
lom was worth. 1 ' ' I I,
, _
110w•,T111: S.it) Zir.Wi CAS TO rranas•Ai r m.
Joab sent!CushiJ r probably a Ceishitc,
who may hive been a Moorish slave in the ii
service Of Jeab.• ilel was, he thotiglit;
mean enough to lxiar bad tidings. Ah
ithaaz begged to go; bdt, Joab refused for
a time, because he
~. Bought the Highnest's soil, ?hould 'not bear such a .sor
rowful inek,sage. Bu at ' last he allowed
to start after the tushite had got un- -
der way . : Be soon outstripped his etim
petitor,:nnd so We can pee them approach
ing Bahanaitn. All; day David had been
sitting hetWeen the two gates awaiting ,
tidings froiel the - battle-field. These -two
gates were 'the outer and inner gates of
the fortified wall, between whih there
was a smalleourtwhqte David sit. Over
the ou intS was a' chamber or balcony.
The watchman stood Upon the roof of the
outer gate.' Prom this point, he descried
Ahimaaz running alone with great haste.
David saw hope in his, being alone, be= i
cause in case Of defeat and flight a Awn-
ber of runners would have appeared to-
gether. In a few moments the watchman '
descried the Cushite . urging his steps in
the rear of Ahimaaz for the gate David I
recognized in him,;, too, a bearer of good ;
news. So when thp men in turn appeared
before him, he wa.? not surprised to hear
of victory. Bid 1 . 4 fatherly heart went
out in the fervent 6 inciuiry,
." Is the young 1.
man Absalom safti?”! Ahimaaz pretended,
to be ignorant.of his,fate, but the crishi
rte's answer was blear and unmistakable..!,
Then, bowed - and shiest Crashed, David'
went np to the billeeery over the gate and
wept. "To underetand'this passionate
utterance : of nisguisl, we - must bear M.
mind not. only !the excessive tenderness;
or rather, weaknc i ss, of David's paternal
affection towards! hi son, bac also his an
i
ger that ;Joab Until 'his generals should
have paid.so little regard to his command,
to deal gently iiith'iAbsalom. With the.
King's excitable tmperament, this e'
tirely Foveae(' him from taking a, jest
and correct vievi of* crime of his rebel
son, which Wonted death, and- of the
penalwitice of God which bad beetiun".;
ifested in his dektriction.' -.4feil. ; -"i •
LEBBOII I
31 Anvil *Fa.
to city
and the ,
to the
him--
Arming,.
taliation
ttio
coup- '
and
ivies as ;
lather...l
tied . ; the
WET°
0 `WAS
4nrnedi-
his re- '
advice , .
of Is.
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