Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-09-04

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left in the dark SYDENHAM.
THE NEIGHBOR.
+" He hromotesA in his neigh6orhnod
feace and good 4oiN, aud his name is
refeated zpith Praise and 6enedic-
tons"
Next to peace and satisfaction in our
own breasts, is peace and satisfaction in
our own families and next to this, is the
comfort of peaceable neighborhood.--
The pleasing exercise OF the social affec-
ions is pleasing indeed. But solitude is
preferable 10 the society of those who are
unbenevolent and untriendly. Solitude
indeed is not agreeable to man, and not
promotive of happiness but society,
when made up of the selfish, the envous,
the implacable and malicious, is produce
tive OF real misery. We pity the INDECENT
| family that removes into the wilderness,
10 seek a scanty, precarious subsistence,
lar from sympa,hizing friends and help
ing neighbors. But, is not that poor and
honest family in as deplorablc situation,
which, though he live in thick neigh
borhood, meets Notwithstanding, with the
grossest insults, injuries and abuses, in
stead of friendly assistance, and kind con-
dolements
| Mankind are mutually dependent on
each other. No one is sufficient of him
self TO build up bis own interest or hap
pIness, unaitled and unsupported by his
fellow creatures. Any individual left
wholly to himself, unconnected with
others, mus, be considered as a torlorn
individual There is no family, much
less single person, however we'll pro-
! eided, but at some time or other, and
perhaps very often stands in need OF the
id,-,he advices the sympathy, or the pre-
sence and conversation Of others. Al.
are liable to sickness, pain, ,nisfortunes
and bereavement. Nothing contributes
more 10 help us up the hills of difficulty,
over the rugged roads of disappointment
and perplexity, and through the sloughs
| OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tighten the loads
that we sometimes stagger under and 10
carry us the more easy along the journey
OF life, than the kind attention, the sooth-
ny words, and the ready assistance ofou,
friends and ncighbors. And scarce any
seeds of evil are more prolific of thos,
bitter fruits which poison the enjoymenA
of life, or which actually kill them, or
prevent their growth, than bad neighbors.
Let man be prosperous in his worldly
Affairs and surrounded with an agreeable
family, yet iflhose among whom he lives
are, eny;ous or III natured, and instead Of
befriending, are disposed to vex and in
lure him, his happiness must be greatly
diminished. ~ @
The duties and comforts good neigh
boshood consist in the suppression OF
the selfish, the irasciblc, and the macyo.
lent passions, and in the cultivation and
exercise of those tha. are generous and
friendly. Ge that is attentive only to his
own concerns and interest, and cares rot
wha, becomes of Others he that is east
" provoked and ready to resent; lie that
is envious at the prosperity Of others, Or
wishes their hurt or is glad at their ca
lan,i,y, cannot be a good neighbor. lie
only is deserving the character, who is
kind and obliging; who is willing to do
good turn, as we'll as to receive one /;
willing 10 lend as to borrow; who is fen
der oFlhe character and interests ofthose
among whom he lives who being a fall
lible creature hinselfis disposed to make
all reasonable allowances forthe failings
Of others III short, who is observant of
the golden rule 10 do 70 others grhatsoc-
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