The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-07-28
For the Wilmin;,lonian.
CT .STALCUSy.
"Trihcs light as air
Are to the jealous confirmation strong
As proofs from Holy Writ

Are to the jealous confirmation strong
As proofs from Holy Writ
There is no feeling of the human heart
the effects Of which are more to be dreaded
than jealousy; whilst almost every other
passion manifests itself in some way and eau
tions those against whom it is employed to
beware, this alone turks in the secret places
OF the soul, and in the attainment of its ob
ject oyercomes every barrier, and conqucrs
what under other circumstances might be
deemed insupcrable difficulties, in order to
CRAFTY the little spirit of a mean revenge; in
order to destroy the rising fame or to blast the
prospects of a more favored rival. Whether
we consider this applied to the common occur
rences of life, or only to particular instances,
it will be found to be invariably true and to a
man pretisposed to be jealous Of the slight
est circumstance, the merest trilie in the
world, is sufficient to induce him to break
the ties of the most sacred friendship and to
resort to all kinds Of duplcty and mcanness,
in order to effect an object, which, in tho end
will only reflect discrcdit on himself, and in
jury on the innocent object Of his hatred.
,Ofthc truth Of this fact there Cannot be a
more Lively instance than in the conduct of
tworiva lovers of beauteous femalc--in the
eyes of both apdragon ofperfection, she dare
rot even look orspeak familarly with either,
without giving to the other ''ccahrmation
strong as proofs from Holy Writ that size
favors his opponent III an unwarrantible man
ner;-then begins the operation OF the pas
sion so much to be deprecated, "the green
eyed monster" Immediately takes possession
of his heart, and gives him no rest until
(no matter py what neans,) he shall have
crushed his adversary, and endeavourcd to
exalt himself upon the runs OF his rivals
reputation and, whilst under tile guidance
of this unhallowed feeling he stops net to
consider the fraity Of human nature, he hes
itates rot to enter the sanctuary of private
confidence, and to convert INTO instruments
ofdestruction what was communicates TO him
in the hours Of friendship, and in the mo-
ments of confidence: and further, on these
occasions it is not unfreqnently the case, the
more effiectually to blast his rival and c1-alt
himself. that he will resort to falschood the
most base and illibcral, to slandcr the most
foul and malicious. Ihis, leading from one
step to another, will finally induce man to
disregard all the natural impulses of his
heart. and fit him for the commission of any
crime that may seem calculated to effect his
darling object. But what follows in the mo-
ments of cool rchection, VIXEN reason rc-as-
sumes her throne, when passion is expelled,
and when the faculties derived from his Gre
ator are allowed to sit in Judgment he will
see his error and most probably be willing to
atone tor his conauct-but the deed is done,
the die is cast, and all the atonement that
| can be made is to giieye for the rashnesS that
promptcd the act and ii even this be done,
of what satisfaction is it to him whose fecl-
inrs are wounded, whose prospects are
! blighted, and whose happiness is partially
4 if not completely destroyed? Surely none.
-Itm may be asked what then is the REM
| ed,. and how shall the dreadful consequence
resulting from the operations OF this de-
structive passion be confronted and counter
acted 1t may safely be answered there is
no way by which eitectually to heal the
breach. or to bind up the wounds occasoncd
by its effects, and the only means by which
| to avoid It's dreadful consequences, is, to bear
I in mird and as constantly apply the adase,
which says ''prevention is better than RENE
dy."- Bv always rccollectins that the effects
arc irremetiable, we may be able to repei
| its attacks, and,
"Cast it as d loati5omc weed away"
Such IS the versatility of disposition, and
sach tho fi.ailty Of human nature, that with
out some eXcr. ions to repel the invader, II
viii gradually but certainly and immovcably
/ fastcn itself upon the mind, and subject q
man to the most eXclnciatinS torture III
youth, render his middle life unpleasant,
and embitter his old age.
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