The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-04-13
From the Emporium.
HEAD WORK AND HEART WORK.

The Head and the Heart often run
strangely counter to each other. have been
asked the reason why many men who are
full of good maxims-who can talk about
prudence by the day; and seem to be men
of wisdom; act SO directly contrary to their
own theories, and by practice overturn all
their precepts; and | can give brief an
swer to the question: That quas head zyork
this, heart work. will explain more full
ly.
One of the first conclusions / arrived at,
on entering the world of business, was this
nv relation to society as one of its social
members in such, as that it is important that
should retain the good opinion and friend
ship of every member of it, as far as am
able--to this end much forbearance, great
evenness of temper, and carefulness OF con
duct was necessary-l adopted this resolu-
ton to aim at such course-this 7uas head
7uork. An occasional insult; frequent wrongs,
repeated ill-treatment, overturned all my
resolutions--I resented, squabblet, sought
redress, and made some enemies this 7paS
heart Spork.
determined in the outset to mind my
own business; to sit down and be industri-
GUS and steady; to make my shop my home;
it was head working again. Pleasure al
lured; fashion dazzled; my gay acquaintan-
ces persuaded; and divided my time De-
tween business and amusement, devoting far
too large share to the latter-heart work
again!
Of all other lessons in the world, wished
to learn that of Economy; it seemed at first
important; all-important; ! convinced my
self of this-resolved, and re-resolved-en-
trenched myself behind logic, old maxims
and the fatherly admonitions of ancient adj
yisers-It was head work; sound head work
But, money; money; what world OF fine
things it will buy; how many temptations
are there to spend it; how easily it slips
through ones fingers? The heart persuad-
cd me now out of a little, and then out of 8
little, to pamper this appetite and indulge
in that pleasure, until I became nearly q
downright extravagant fellow. 1t was al
heart work; for give my head the credit o.
, arguing with me at every step about it, ant
, of proving that was doing wrong over ant
, over again.
Another maxim for which stood ndebt
ed to my head was-''don't get married, till
you are good long journey up hilT'-l con
ned that over, and laid it under my pillow
, determined to stick by it, come what would
, chuckled at every silly gosln of a beard
less boy who put his neck into the moose a
, myself far wiser-but, in the midst of my
triumph, fair blue eyed nymph came int
f the Observation-Disclosures | go
married in less than six months; and m,
wife usurped the place of my resolutions
4 This was heart work.
? Then however there was more occasion to-
{ head work than ever; for it was altogethe
t necessary to make things SO smooth, to keel
: in good humour, and, in cant phrase, T
mind my p's and as. But was passionate
r scolded according to my feelings, not b.
r any rule of reason; still found as before
+ that, in every tilt between my heart and m
: head, the former was sure to be victorious
r and to overset all my logic at single thumT
n 1t might have been, perhaps 1t was, som
little consolation to look round and see tina
a others shared the same fate. saw man
/, sensible young ladies whose heads taugh
t them that modesty and humility, kindnes
e and virtue were the pearls after which the
{. should seek, to adorn themselves, caugl