Litchfield enquirer., 1829-07-30

revolve as planets. Each planet.has In
moons round love, for instance. revolves
jealousy. They mutually ilIume each o,b-
or by reflection but all their light is bor-
rowed from the heart, whose second planet.
ambition, is not so near it as love, and
therefore receives from il less degree of
warmth. Ambition has likewise its moons.
many OF which shine extremely bright: for
instance, bravery, magnanimity; while 9th
ersretlect buta dismal light, as hanghtiness,
arrogance, Aattery. The largest planet in
this system, the Jupiter Of the human heart,
is self interest, which has numberless SAT-
elites. Reason has also little corner:
she is our Saturn, who steals thirty wears
before we can perceive she has made one
revolution. The comets in NV svsten, are
no other than meditation, reflection which
after many alterations, get, in short time,
into the vortex Of the passions. Experi-
ence has taught US that they have neither
a pernicious nor beneficial influence
they excite in US little fear, and that 10 all:
the vortex continues its course as before"
The astronomer smiled with open mouth
like one who does not comprehend a thing,
but out Of polteness raised no objections
to il. 81 proceed little further stiff !" con.
tinued the lady. That involuntary sem
timent denominated sympathy, compare
to the power by which the, magnet attracts
iron. Both arc inexplicable. The solar
spots may probably 10 the effect Of age
when the warmth ofthc heart gradually de-
creases--for who can answer for il that our
sun will not be by degrees extinguished +?
Then will the universe be as dark aud cold
as tho heart Of an old man or conqueror.
The thought iS enough to chill one. Fare
we'll I"
The lady skipped away to forget in the
vortex Of domestic duties, the whole system
Of Descartes. The astronomer looked af.
ter her, shaking his head, and compared her
to Il shooting star.
Newspaper Reading. -Who would not
take newspaper Why II Is worth more
than all the travelling from Cape Cod TO
the Stony Mountains, and from the Lake
ofthe Woods to Terra del Tuego. Seat
cd In your old fashioned arm chair, you
can look out upon the world as mirror
and observe the busy scene, passing in ev-
or changing review before your minds eye.
A newspaper, friend, is the camera obstur6
that brings the objects abroad within the
narrew compass Of vision. Here il fine
medley for your amusement. There's some
music too, in the bargain. The first thing
you enter, perchance, is .'The MusS
s k2%Hr.m i not tho poetry enehas.' ss.,r
nate self-conc6it, and giveSsa rev twangs,
like the sound Of rain drops on brass kee-
tie but after ell, his importinent vanity Is
amusing and he may possibly improve.
Next comes tale of love, bon mots, a.
phorisms and agriculturc---poltics, re-
ceipts, murders, suicides and melancholy
accidents--news from all quarters Of the
globe-editorial squibs; new inventions;
original essays marriages and deaths.--
What world ofarticles ! All amusing, in-
structive and enlightening.
Aside from trfling, gentle reader, lot Us
make mathematical calculation. Are you
aware how much food for the mind you get,
In tho course Of year, from volume Of
newspapers Hero 10 a paper containing
| Is columns Of reading matter per wcck,ex-
elusive Of advertisements each column
comprises, at least, as much as 5 moderate
pages Of volume. Hero you have SO
pages per week, and AGO per year, sufi-
cient 10 form work of large volumes,
quite a snug little library, and all for a
mere trife Of two dollars. And then, on
~ think Of the vast fund Of entert ainment
which you and your family derive from it,
how il adds to your consequence among
your neighbors. Friend A. Is an intelli-
gent man, they will say,) and his children
are all chips Of the old block; who knows
but some Of them may be fit to send to
Congress at some time or other Think Of
this once, and who would not take q paper,
which costs no moro than one paper Of to-
bacco, or glass Of grog per week
New Brunswick Times.
Vohtion and nccessity.--I have always
been amused at the following distinction,
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