Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-06-17
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and goodDill, and his name is ,epeat-
Cd NTH praise and benedirficn."
NEXT % peace and safisfacfionin our
own breasts, & peace and satisfaction in
our families and next to this, 10 the com.
fort of apeaceablesand obliging neighbor-
hood. The pleasing exercise Of the %,
eial Affections Is pleasure indeed. But
solitude Is preferable to The society Of
those Whoare unbenevclenf andunfriend-
". Solitude indeed i NOT agreeable to
man, andnot promotivA Of happiness
hut society made up Of the selfish, the
enviable, the implacahle and malicious u
productive ofreai misery. We pity The
INDECENT family, that removes into the
Nildernessto seek . scanty, precarious
subsistence, far from sympathizing friends
and helping neighbors. But i not that
poor and honest family in . deplorable ..
situation, which, though they live IN !
thick neighborhood, meets notwithstand-
ing with insults, injuries and abuses, in-
stead Of friendly assistance and kind con-
dolcnce!
Mankind are mutually dependent On
each other. No one Is suifiefent Of him.
self to build up his own interest Or happi.
mess, unaided and unsupported BY his
fellow citizens. Any individual left
wholly to himself, unconnected with
Others, mnst Be considered as forlorn
individual. There Is no family, much
less I single person, however, wen pro-
vided, but q some time or other, and
perhaps very often, stands in need Of the
aid, the advice, the sympathy, or the
presence or conversation Of Others. An
are Imperfect -all are liable TO sickness,
pain, misfortunes, and bereavement.
None therefore should be unwilling TO
impart sheir neishhoriy assi..ance when
ever Il % wanted. Nothing contfihutes
more to help US up the hills Of dificulty,
over the rugged paths Of disappointment
and perplexity, and through the slough
of discouragement-to Tighten the loads
that We sometimes staggeT under, and to
carry usthe more easily along the Jour
ney Of life, than the kind attention, the
soothing words, and the ready assistance
of our friends and neighbors. And scarce
any scedsof evil are more prolific ofthose
bitter fruits which poison the enjoyments
soflife, or actually kill them, or prevent
their growth, than bad neighbors. Lets
man Be prosperous IN his worldly affairs,
and surrounded with an agreeable family !;
yet ifthose among whom he lives sre7en.i
vious and ill-natnred, and instead Of be.
friending, are disposed to yexand iniure
him, his happiness must Be greatly d.
minished.
The duties and comforts Of . good
neighborhood, consists n the suppressi-
Ouof the sel6sh. The iraseible, and the
maleyolent passions, and In the ealtisa-
! ton and exercise Of those that are gene
rous and friendly He thar IS attentive
only 70 his own concerns and interest, and
cares not what becomes of others-he
thar i easily provoked, and ready to re-
sent-he that 10 enyious 1t the prosperity
ofothers, or wishes their hurt, or IS Glad
% theircalamityr cannot Be agood neigh
Dor. He only Is deservingthe character,
who i kind and obliging-who Is willing
I % do good turn, As wen a to receive
one--willing 70 lend, a. wen Is to Dor.
row-who IS tender Of the character and
interested those among whom he lives
who, beinga fallible creature himself, i.
disposed TO make al reasonable allowan
ees for the failings Of others--in short
who i observant Of the golden rule, 10 d
70 others e. Re 1yeud have otkers do 4.
him.
The boatswain Of. man Of war, tina
had Just been paved o., passing througi
Monmouth street with FUN packets, ami
aprodigal heart, was 50 eaptiyated wild
the richness and 6nery Of ! velvet sui,
which was displayed Al the door, that b
immediately went in and bargzined 70
il. Having tried il on, he was sowel
pleased with its appearance, that he Va
easily prevailed upon by the merchant /