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A REFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS.
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VOLUME IV. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6. 1857. NUMBER 13.
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Itlttttb ^nctnj.
Home Without a Mother.
What is homo without a mother ?
What arc all these joys we meet!
When her loving smiles no longer
Greet the coming of our feet.
The days seem long, the nights arc drear,
The time rolls slowly on ;
And O ! how few are childhood's pleasures,
When her gentle care is gone.
Things we prize are first to vanish ;
Hearts we love to pass away,
And how soon even in our childhood,
We behold her turning grey ;
ller eye grows dim, her step is slow,
Her joys of earth are passed.
And before wc learn to know her,
She hath breathed on earth her last.
Other hearts may have their sorrow ;
Griefs that quickly die away ;
llut a mother lost in childhood.
Grieves the heart from day to day;
We ini?s her kind and willing hand,
Her fond and earnest care.
And O ! how drear is life around us?
What's home without a mother there ?
Jliisrcllimrous llrniing.
CHARLEY'S MI SFORTUN ES~,
Or, How His Hat Troubled Him.
nr IIAZKL ORKKN, k8q.
" When T was a young lad, just beginning
to think about the girls," said Charley,
" I was monstrous pious, and went to meet
ing every Sunday ; but I liave since come
to the conclusion that it was not as much
for the concern I felt for the " good of my
soul," as it was for the sake of gazing about
the room, and thinking to myself which
girl was the prettiest, and which I would
rather marry.
" Well, one day I singlod out a girl who,
I thought, eclipsed all creation for beauty ;
in fact, I was soon head-over-heels in love
with her. But a few minutes sufficed for
me to form a resolution to see her home,
pop the question, and, if possible, lo strike
m bargain immediately. I was all in a
tremble. The sermon seemed a week long,
and very uninteresting. Many, no doubt,
were prajing for their neighbors, and their
neighbors' children, but with me it was
quite different, I was praying for the meeting
to break.
At length the meeting did break, and I
broke with it ?for my hat; but. to my surprise
and mortification, I could not find it
until after the object of my affections had
gotten so far the start of me, that it would
have required quite an effort to have overtaken
her. Besides, there was another conjA
aideration?my hat had been under foot.
and was so badly soiled, that I was rather
ashamed to be seen witli it on.jTaking all
these things into consideration, I resolved to
wait for the nest opportunity.
From that time I was a changed chap.
I could think of nothing but the girl I had
seen at meeting, except it was that of per
suading the governor to huy me a new
nit of Sunday clothe*. The old Indy sided
with me in this last particular, and, between
us both, we succeeded in carrying our points.
I was rigged out in style?cloth coat, satin
vest, cassiinere pants, and, to crown all, a
heavier that cost five dollars.
* This w?' 1x thing*," thought I; M could
I but see her now, I might set her down as
mine."
In a few evenings, ther? was prayer meeting
at44 Union meeting house," and I, with
my new fixings, wended my way thither;
not, however, until my mother had given
me much good advice concerning the manngement
of my pew rigging?more particularly
the head, as I, but a short time before,
got my old one crushed up at meeting.
I bad not been in the meeting-house long,
before her wboin I most anxiously expect0
ed, came io ; and from thence, until the acr
vices were concluded, I was in a sea of trou-. '
ble, lesl some fellow should cut ine out, or '
something of the kind.
As soon as the congregation was dismissed,
I " yoked her," and off we started.? |
When we reached her homo the sun was j
just setting, and so, to be mannerly, her old
dad asked me to * stay all night." I had 1
no objections, and after supper was over, 1 '
told Hettv (for that was the girl's name,)
that I'd like to chat with her a little more.
She had no objections, but said wp must go
into the kitchen, as the old folks didn't like
to bo disturbed by a light in the "big
room," when they were to bed. To all this
I consented, of course, ami we were soon on
the very best of terms. I should have been
extremely happy, but for one cause?the
stamp of plenty, in the form of grease, was
abundantly impiessed upon everything in
the room, excepting the chair* upon which
we sat, and, consequently, I was much troubled
about mv new hat. What should I
do with it ? I did not want to have grease
upon 11?no, mat. would never uoi finally,
I resolved to keep il on my head, judging
that to be the safest place. lJeing thus
relieved of my greatest embarrassment, 1
went about the work of courting in renl
earnest.
After innny fino things had been said,
and a marriage contract had been partially
entered into, I proposed a kiss. You may
be sure she refused, but I insisted?a scuf
fle ensued, which lasted until she was completely
exhausted. Being unable to hold
out longer, she turned up her pretty lips
and said : 44 If you must kiss me?here, but
don't you ever undertake such a thing again
?you brute."
* I stooped over to perform the operation,
when, ail of a suduen, I felt an un.mal
lightness about mv head. Before I had
time to think whether I was going to faint
or not, I heard a kind of splashing about
my feet, and casting my eyes downward, I
saw?great Heavens! what did I see?
There lay my five dollar beaver, completely
immersed in a filthy compound of dish-water,
cucumber peals, 'tater skins, nnd the
Lord knows besides, that had been accumulated
in a tub, under the fascinating cognomen
of44 swill."
This was a predicament for you?what
should I do? If Betty had observed it the
matter would not have been so bad ; but
she had not; could I tell her ? No !?
Heaven forbid ! At first, I thought of lifting
it out, but imagining the spectacle it
would present, my courage failed me.?
a But, then," reasoned I,*44 she will be sure
to see it ere long, nnd then she will blush.
A Iriiiil v* clio id huibinnr nt mo nc if u'nn^or.
ing why I don't kiss her?perhaps I had
belter not stay any longer and suiting the
action to the word, I made a leap for the
door, and was oft' like n coinot. From
thence all was darkness and confusion, until
I found myself at home?bareheaded?receiving
a raking fire from the old man and
the old woman at the same time. This is
bad enough to think of, but it is not the
worst. There is one thing that now rings
in my ears, and will continuo to do ro as
long as I live?it is the last words of Betty.
Poor thing, supposing that I had taken offence
at her resistance, she called after me
as I shot out of the door :
" Oh, Charley, come back ! I was only
in fun ; coina back, do. Oh ! Charley 1"
Tho Indian Chief.
uu, i it iv. ir.ai Uf a NUIIIU.H 3 tu.>r
One of tlie first selilcrs in West New
Yrork was Judge W , who established
himself in Whiteslown, about four mile* from
UticA. Ho brought his family with him,
among whom was a widowed daughter with
an only child?a fine boy about four years
old. You will recollect that the country
around was an unbroken forest, and this was
tho domain of the savage tribes.
Judge W saw thcnecesity of keeping
on good terms with the Indians, for he
was nearly alone; he was completely at their
mercy. Accordingly he took every opportunity
to assuro them of his kindly feelings,
and to secure their good will in return. Several
of the chiefs came to see hitn, and all appeared
pacific, Hut there was ono thing
that troubled him; an aged chief of the
Oneida tribe, and one of great influence,
who resided at a distance of a dozen miles,
had not vet been to see him. nor could
lie ascertain tlio views and feeling of the
sachem in respect to his settlement in that
region. At last he sent him a message, and
the answer was that the chief would visit
him on (he (borrow.
True to his appointmenl'thc scahem came ;
Judge W received him with marks of
respect, and introduced his wife, his daughter
and little boy. The interview that followed
was interesting. Upon its result the
Judgo was conceived his security might depend,
and he was therefore exceedingly anxious
to make a favorable impression upon
the distinguished chief. He expressed Iris
desiro to settle in the country, to live on
terms of Amity and good fellowship with
the Indians, and to l>e useful to them, by
introducing among them the art of civilization.
The chief heard him out, and then said?
M Brother, tou a?k much, and you promise
much. What pledge can you give of your
faith ! The white man's word may be good
to the white man, yet it is wind when spoken
to tire Indian."
44 I have put my life in your band*," Raid
the Judge ;44 is not that evidence of my good
intentions ? I have placed confidence in the
Indian, and will not believe that he will
abuse or betray the trust that is thus repos3
J."
44 So much is well," replied the chief;
14 the Indian will repay confidence with confidence
; you trust him he will trust you.?
Let this boy go with me to my wigwam
?I will bring him back in three days with
my answer!"
If an arrow had pierced the bosom of the
mother, she could not have felt a deeper
pang than went to her heart, as tho Indian
made this proposal. She sprang forward,
and running to the boy, who Rlood at the
side of the scahem, looking into his face with
pleased wonder and admiration, shecncircled
him in her arms, and pressing him to her
bosom, was about to flv from the room. A
gloomy and ominous frown came over the
brow of the sachem, but he did not speak.
But not so with Judge W . He
knew the success of their enterprise?of the
lives of his family?depended on the decision
of a moment.
" Stay, stay, my daughter,"' ho said.?
" Bring back the boy, i beseech you. He
is not more dear to you than to me. But,
my child, ho must go with the chief. God
will watch over him. lie will be as safe in
the sachem's wigwam as beneath our own
roof."
The agonized mother hesitated for a moment
; she then slowly returned, placed the
bov on the knee of the chief, and kneeling
at his feet, burst into a flood of tears. The
gloom passed from the sachem's brow, but
he said not a word. He arose and departed.
Wo shall not attempt to describe the agony
of the mother for the ensuing days.?
She was agitated by contending hopes and
fears. In the night she awoke from sleep,
seeming to hear screams of the child calling
on its mother for help. But the time wore
slowly away, and the third day came.?
How slowly did the hours pass 1 The morning
waned away ; noon arrived, yet the
sachem cmne not. There was a gloom over
the whole household. The mother was
pale and silent. Judge W paced
the floor to and fro, going every few mi v
utes to the door, and looking through the
opening in the forest towards tho sachem's
abode.
At last, as the rays of the setting sun were
thiown upon the tree tops around, the eagle
feathers of the chief were seen dancing above
the bushes in the distance. He advanced
ranidlv. and the little bov was at bis aide
Ilo whs gaily nttired an a young chief, his
foot being Pressed in moccasins, a fino heaver
skin was on his shoulders, and engle
feathers stuck in his hair. lie was in excellent
spirits, and so proud was he of his
honors that he seemed two inches taller
than before, lie was soon in his mother's
arms, and in that brief minute she seemed
to pass from death to life. It was a very
happy meeting?too happy for us to describe.
* The white man has conquered," said the
sachetn ; 41 hereafter let us be firiends. You
have trusted an Indian ; he will repay you
with confidence and friendship."
lie was as good as his word, and Judge
W lived for many years in pence
with the Indian tribes, and succeeded in laying
the foundation of a flourishing communi
?y- f m |
Physical Education?Athletic Exercise.
We are glad to see the youths of Har
vard are beginning again their rowing
m u1no Tim GtitriAlli qii i f ina nf ll*A
winding river Charles is now frequently dotted
with their long light clippers, crawling
over the water with their six our# like #o
many six legged caterpillar#. Hardly any
out-of-door exercise i# more attractive and
beneficial to men than this. The fresh exhilaration
of (he free air and pleasant scenes
through which the rowers on a river glide,
are worth a cart load of health u panaceas."
It would be well if the youth cf our city
took more ndvantago of our water facilities
for pleasant exercise. The 4th of July re
gnttas have turned the attention of some to
it, and, if it could be much increased, the
river Charles might become a fountain of life,
giving vigor to our worn, hard thinking
brains.
In England, the Thames is dotted with
,?.A ?t ? ff 1 a .!? ? - t 1
iiiu iixir uiiix, rtiMJ iil? OHift, itiiU ;ne
" pair of oars," as on fine evenings they skim
the stream. cheered by the smile of beauty
and the hurrahs of tLo interested spectators.
But rowing is only one of the means of
physical education at the disposal of Bosto
nians. Our glorious park of forty acres;
that undulating 44 Common ; " those towering
trees, through whose tracery you catch
frequent beams front that western horizon
which " opes to the sunset a gateway of
gold this broad stnfaeo invites the early
morning game of bwll or the twilight game
of criqket. Football used to be, * when we
were boys together," a grand stimulant to
all the powers of masculine development;
and if blackened shins and bruised beads
sometimes broke the harmony of tbe sport,
'i was but a moment, and the glorious game
rolled on.
Mr. Webster once said of an eminent
Bostoninn, who is still living, that '* it was
a prodigious pity he had no single taste
whose gratification would take hiui out of
his hot-air library into the open air."?
Webster's own massive mental wear could
never have been manufactured except by a
sound mind in a sound body, " mens tana
in corpore tanoV There has been some
discussion lately about his using tobacco.
He used it, but only for n very short season.
But what he did use permanently, as is well
known, was out-ofdoor exercise in every
form. Even horseback riding, which was
not peculiarly favorable to his habit of body,
was nevertheless quite a favorite exercise
with hirn, even till an advanced period of
life. Another of our Massachusetts great
men, John Quincy Adams, used to take very
long walks before breakfast, when he was in
Congress, and, in the dead of winter, would
have the ice of the Potomac cut to enjoy his
daily river bath.
Frederick the Great used to declare that
" nature evidently intended mankind for
po&tillions," because she had made exercise
so indispensable to the race, but her only
mistake was that she had not arianged to
It AKA tSVAtV IkAMn AM
iimo men uvi u i;u uuii*t'Uiii.K.
It was, doubtless, one very great cause of
the intellectual and martial supremacy oi
the classic Republics that they were composed
of physically vigorous citizens. Everybody
was athletic; everybody wrestled, or ran, 01
boxed. The Olympic Stadium and the
Campus Marlius fed the life-springs of their
respective States. There was no beauiv
which was not weil developed and vigorous,
It was as much a part of the daily routine
for the youth fo put their muscles into mimic
bAttle as it is with us to put our teeth
in play at dinner.
We, as a people, are said to l?e degenera
ting in physique. There is still, however,
much difference in bodily proportions and
development in favor of Uostonians as
against New Yoikers. We trust the difference
may be increased, and that the Athens
of America may be Athenian in the rugged
and healthy stature of its children, no less
than in careful culture of their minds.
f Boston 2'raveller.
Praise Your Wife.
Praise your wife, man ; for pity's sake
give her a little encouragement, it won't
hurt her. She has made your home comfortable
; your hearth blight ami shining,
your food agreeable ; for pity's sake tell her
you thank.her, if nothing more. She don't
expect it; it will make her eyes open wider
than they have for these ten years, but it
will do her good for all that, and you too.
There arc wany women to-day thirsting
for the word of praise, the language of en
onin nrroinont Tlir/\it/vlt ? !?/??* ?
vwMitr^vuiviavt J uivfu^ll nil in mri n IIC<lb rtHU
winter's toil they have drudged uncomplainingly,
and bo accuKtomed liave their fathers,
brother? and husband? become to tlieii
monotonous labors, that they look for and
upon them as they do the daily rising o|
the sun and its daily going down, Homely
every day life may be made beautiful by an
appreciation of its very homeliness. You
know that if the floor is clean manual laboi
has been performed to make it so. You
know that if you can take from your drawer
a clean shirt whenever you want it, some
body's fingers have ached in the toil of mnking
it so fresh and agreeable, so smooth and
lustrous. Every thing that pleases the eye
and the sense has been produced by constant
work, much thought, great care and untiring
eiToils, bodily and lueutnlly.
It is not that inanr men do not appreci
ate these things, and feel a flow of gratitude
for the numberless attentions bestowed upon
thern in sickness and in health, but they art
so selfish in '.hat feeling. They don't come
with a hearty " why, how pleasant "you
make things look, wife or * 1 am obliged
to you for taking so much pains." They
thank the tailor for giving ihem " fit*they
(hank the man in the full omnibus who
gives them a scat; they thank the young
lady who moves along in the conceit room; in
short, they thank everybody and everything
out of doors, because it is the custom, and
coine home, tip their chairA back and their
heels up, pull out the paper, grumble if wife
asks thcin to take the baby, scold if the fir?
ha* gone down ; or, if everything i* jusl
right, shut their mouths with a smack ol
satisfaction, but never say to her " I thank
you."
I tell you what, men, young and old, il
you did but show an ordinnry civility totrds
those common articles of housekeeping,
your wife*; if you gave the one hundred
and sixteenth part of the compliments
you nlmoAt choked them with before lliey
were married ; if you would stop the badinage
about who you are going to have when
number one i* dead, (such thing* wife* may
laugh at, but they sink deep sometimes;) if
you would cease to speak of their faults,
howr cr banteringly, before other*, fewer
women would seek for source.! of happiness
ilia > your cold, ao-so-ish affection. I raise
your wife, then, for all good qualities she
has, and you may rest assured that her do
ficiencea are fully counterbalanced by your
own.
Hops?tha star that cheers uain adversity.
"Come Back Soon."
Such win the exclamntion that reached
our ears as we passed along n street in East
Baltimore, an evening or two since. The
speaker was a neatlv diessed woman, young
and beautiful. The person to whom she
spoke these simple words, in deep tones of
affection, was a finely formed nian, in the
morning of life. But what caused her tenrs
to flow f Alas 1 we could not fail to perceive
that the being to whom she had given
her young heart, and who promised to love,
protect, and cherish her, was a victim of the
tyrant?num. " Come back soon." With
a half-suppressed oath, the promise was given
as he hastily bent bis steps towards his
usual haunts of dissipation. " Cotne back
soon," was again sobbed out from a breaking
heart, as we resumed our walk. After
our evening meal we repaired to the house
of a friend, w hom we had promised to visit.
The time'flew by rapidly in familiar converse,
and the hour of midnight had sounded ere we
parted. The streets were almost deserted,
and as we passed a low groggery the sound
of drunken revelry was heard within. A
man staggered into the street, followed by a
woman. They werj the same we saw at
early evening. "Comeback soon." An*
iously she listened for bis welcome step!
How long the hours seemed to her wailing
heait as she watched for the loved one's return
I
Midnight came at last, hut no husband,
Hastily throwing on her shawl, she wandeit
' through the streets, heedless of the passers
' by, and even penetrates the haunts of vice to
" save the being she loved belter than life.
Fondly she clasped the degraded being, who
was nhout to repulse her, when she exclaimed,
" Ho come home, William ; I left Ellen
all alone !*' 44 Little Ellen 1" Those two
words found a way to that man's heart,
He hesitated, and, drunk as he was, hit
eyes grew moist. Still clwer did that wift
i cling ; and he was about to accompany her
when a miserable looking man staggered up
> and said, 44 Is that you, Hill??why, von
are a stranger. Come, let us go and take a
1 drink, and talk over old times." The tempt
ation was strong?there was a fearful struggle
in his bosom. Again the invitation was
given. He was about to yield, and had already
moved a step towards the door, when
his devoted wife uttered through her tears,
'4 Ellen?our child !" The chord was touch
! ed, and, with a resolute 44 No 1" to his tempter,
which sent a thrill of joy to that wo
man's heart, he turned towards his home
Who can tell what fears agitated that wife'i
bosom on their homeward journey, as thai
husband vowed to drink no more. We saw
them enter their own cottage, and, quicken
ing our steps, wo soon reached our humbh
lodging. "Our child 1" Simple words
' but they have perhaps saved a human soul
End of a Beautiful Woman.
The celebrated Lady Hamilton was dis
1 tinguished almost above eveiy other womai
of her age for personal beauty. Her nccom
' plishinents were scarcely inferior to he
beauty. She was skillful in music an<
painting, she had exquisite taste, and he
features would express every emotion bi
turns. The only occasion on which Bedford
of Fonthill Abbey, threw open his splendid
mansion to company, was when Lady Ham
ilton, along with Lord Nelson, visited it
All that the wealth of the princely ownei
could furnish was provided to give splendoi
to the scene. The grounds were illuminat
ed by lamps and torches, and the interioi
of the apartmont was a blaze of jewelry and
gold and silver. Spiced wine and confec
tionery in golden baskets were handed
round to the company. A numerous part)
was assembled, and Lady Hamilton shorn
the envoy of them all. Attired in a ricl
costume, she entered with a golden urn ir
her hands, and recited some verses, whict
the company were far too polite not to ap
plaod. spoken, as they were, by one wh<
had such inlluence over the hero of the hour
No one was there to tell her all this wasde
ception ; that sin surely carries its own pun
ishment with it, and that the pleasure sh<
was pursuing was a vain shadow ! Thir
' teen years after the banquet at Fonthill bad
1 taken place, a lady buying some meat foi
her dog, at a butcher's stall in Calais, was
1 thus accosted by the butcher's wife?"Ah
madam, you seem a benevolent lady, and
up stairs thero is a poor English woman wltc
' would l>e glaJ of the smallest piece of meal
you are buying for your dog." Who, then,
was the grateful recipient of such humble
f Alms! Alas ! it was the beautiful Ladv
Hamilton. After the death of Lord Nelson,
deserted by those who had fawned upon hei
in prosperity, she gradually became impoverished,
and died in a wretched lodging at
Calais. Iler property consisted only of a
few pawnbroker's duplicates. Iler body was
put into a common denl box, without any
inscription; and over the praised of statesmen,
warriors, poets and artists, the funeral service
was read by an ofllcer of half pay.?
Such was the end of the beautiful Lady
Hamilton.
Passion and reason are a kind of civil
war within us, and as the one or the other
hath dominion, we are either good or bad.
Evkrt moment of fftue is a monument ol
, mercy.
DisappointmentI
built for myself a palace wherein to
dwell. It* foundation was placed upon
friendship *, the beautiful columns of Hope,
entwined with the variegated blossoms of
truth and affection, enclosed its spacious
balls. Its walls were spangled with the
brilliant buds of trust and confidence.-?
Faith, with beaming eyes, looked kindly
down upon the airy structure.
I entered in ; but while my footsteps were
yet lingering on the threshold, the building
trembled. In sudden weakness I grasped a
column for support; it receded and the
flowers surrounding it fell withering to the
ground. 1 then gathered the fresh tempting
buds, which clothed with their rich brightness
the wall; these, at "ea^t, I mused, will
not deceive; though they may fade, yet will
their fragrance remain. Alas I when my
hand unclosed it, it was filled with ashes;
the perfume had also departed. While I
stood grieving at the altered aspect of the
home I fondly thought would have received
me as its inmate, the palace fell in ruins at
my feet; and bowing down in agony, I wept.
IWhen those tear* subsided the shadowy
form of faith slowly advanced, and holding
in her hand * ero*?, said, * Daughter, grieve
no more ; tafrA this talisman, and guard it
with jealous care. It will not fade like the
flowers, neither like the buds will it crumble
in thy grHsp. It is more valuable than jewels,
more precious than gold. Take it; it
( will tench thee to build a mansion, and to
. lay the foundation of it on the Rock of Ages.
, A home of joy and peace, wherein thou
shall rest forever.? Wavtrly Magazine.
A Good Exajipk.?Many years ago. in
an obscure country school in Massachusetts,
i an humble, conscientious boy, was to bo
. seen ; and it was evident to all that his
i mind was beginning to act and thirst for
i some intellectual good. lie was in search
, of useful and practical knowledge. Next
i we Ree him put forth on foot to settle in a
i remote town in the State, and pursue his
i fortunes there as n shoemaker, his tools being
carefully sent on before him. In a
short time ho is in business in the position
i of a country surveyor of Litchfield county.
Conn., being the most accomplished mathematician
in that section of the State. Be,
fore he is twenty-five years of age, we find
him supplying the astronomical matter of
an almanac in New York. Next he is ad
milled to the bar, a self fitted lawyer.?
. Next ho is found on the bench of the Suj
preine Court. Next ho becomes a member
t of Continental Congress. Then he is a
f member of the Committee of Six to form
the Declaration of Independence. He con
5 tinued a membflP of Congress for nearly
; twenty years, and was acknowledged to be
. one ??f the moat useful men and wjacat councillors
of the land. At length, linving discharged
every office with perfect ability,
. and honored in his sphere the name of a
1 christian, he died, regretted and loved by
. State and Nation. This man was Roger
r Sherman. We take particular satisfaction,
j now and then, in chronicling the career of
r such men, and holding them up as bright
f examples for the jouth of the present day
to follow.
Hippies on the Sea of Beading.
A jest carried too far brings homo hate
r or scorn.
In* trifles, infinitely clearer than great
, deeds, actual character is displayed.
I There is nothing like a fixed steady aim,
' it dignities your nature, and insures success.
Why is love like a duck's leg ? Because
, it is often hid in the breast.
i Better be upright with poverty than
i wicked with plenty.
Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined
" with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.
The good heart, the tender feeling, and
. the pleasant disposition make smiles, love
. and sunshine everywhere.
! Be always at leisure to do good ; never
' make business an excuse to decline the of'
fices of humanity.
, I fear unruly passions more than the arrows
of an enemy, and the slavery of them
{ more than the fetters of a couqueror.
? Good is stronger than evil. A single
> really good man in an ill place is like a
i little yeast in a gallon of dough ; it can lear>
en the mass.
Love is like a river?if one channel l>e
[ obstructed, it seeks another ; kisses and candy
given a child cf six, are often meant tat
her sister of sixteen.
Lamkh are like watches?pretty enough
1 to look at?sweet faces and delicate bands
but the d 1 to " regulate " when once
set - agoing."
whkn a daughter remarks: "Mother, I
would not hire help, for I can assist you to
do all the work in the kitchen," set it down
that she will make a good wife.
If you can but tune passions, and reduce
them to harmony bv reason, you will render
yourself as pleasant and easy as the birds
' and beasts were in Orpheus's theatre, when
they listened to bis harp.