The image of God, marred and disfigured as it may be, exists
in every man, as the faultless statue exists in the rough block of
marble; from which, when the fashioning hand, aided by the magic of
genius, touches it, the imago of beauty shall come forth. So, when man,
in whom always exists the elements of the highest character, shall be
approached by the true reformer,--the highest and truest genius,--the
bright ideal shall assume the actual form.
The woodman had touched a chord in the heart of the gambler which
vibrated at his touch. It was not the words, but the genuine sympathy
with which they were laden, that overcame the indifference of the
vicious man. Perceiving his advantage, the woodman followed it up,
repeatedly disarming the bolt of passion, which was poised in the mind
of his auditor.
"Your father," said Jerry, "is a good man, and you mought go round the
world without finding a better."
"Very true!" replied Vernon, moved to a degree he was unwilling to
acknowledge.
"Now, if you jest turn over a new leaf in the book of life, and try to
fotch out right in the end, I believe the old man would cry quits on the
old score.
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