Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-02
From The Massdehuseiis journal.
DiScONTENT.--AFAa


Disc0NrENT.-AFaaLr.
onre there wa, a fairy thai Ind more psns.
."'"na siIn anis' sea views than mos, of hef
speoiei She said her teonle had done wrong
~ eoidnIog all their gifts TO mankind. who had
long since ceased 10 be worthy of their pias,
Shippers magic rings, wonderfll mirrors, and
pretty lille luck pence her heart burned 20
he OF sesvioe 10 tho brute creation So sh.
stepped up 10 a COW, which was grazing by the
wayfhie' Cow amid SHE, wha, do you
wish Tor most IN the whole world ifyon will
tell ne, you shnil have H. The fairy WAS not
mud bigger Thea n rrsss.hopper, and tho old
COW lhouRb, II was very presumpfuous In her 70
rrctd'd TO have so much power. However.
there IS no telling thought the COW for those
little musquiiors thai do ms so i,uoh mischief
nre great deal smaller than abr is' Then
The dow said, Ifimlght have my wish would
be- abird. d. no, Ike 10 be tied up Ia tho
barn avery night, and never 10 be allowed TO
90 hut into one pasture, The birds hsvc no
troubles they are FREQ md happy. They can
NY nfHy from danger, aud N winter they car
VAR, themselves bv the sun. Then they are vt
liberty 10 60 all round The world, and gather
infoepr'ion from every country. am weary
OF this life ofservi,uds and ssmeaess' When
the hry heard thsss words, she touched her
with her lite wand and the COW changed TO n
larry met robin and shs said. " Pretty rob-
10, VIA, should you most Ike in the world p
! should like 10 he n whale said, the
bird II think RS very degrading 10 bs
suohn Iilhe miin OF n creature as am
always look on every thing larg. 9th envy,
Besif", should like to live away down pndsr
the wTer, b"c"uss should be 50 safe there
h"wHs could Ooi htd me. or the guns OF cfnei
menfeaeb me- The fairy thought hs was
fna al. id -. -. a
ana pc plunged into the water with mighty
nois4 As The fpiry stood by the ssa,bore, she
saw .nnlher gres, whale, sinr off; and sbe
J1hpid INTO an Argonaut she'll. and went 10
tho whale, and asked him II he were happy No
an not, replied The whale but am sure
shd'ld be, " had been made horse. instead
ofbdng whale Those beautiful crsstures do
not fnVs 10 wait upon themselves they IRE fed
and tnded, and their coats brushed TO shina
like the sun. No hsrpooneis pursue them no
e""d hsh nnd thresher unite 10 torment themt
thy live In plenty, and die in peaceful old ngs.'
II Is very strange said The fairy. that every
one should be unhappy where God has placed
them bow true Il is that eooh oas knows his
own sorrows better than other Shs granted
the whale his wish, and flew away, well con.
ien,ed that abe had that dsy don. three benou
oeni notions.
The neii year, the klad.hesried fairy sought
out the creatures she bad changed and asked
them II they were happy. Oh, was very
silly, said the COW, when ] changed the petty
troubles had known and tried for greater
ones had never heard of was fool 10
think there was nurp freed IN in the air, than
on the earth lhavs lived IL perpetual terror,
! Of The hawks and the guns. When was cow,I
used TO have my ealV 10 play with al least for
little while but now the cruel boys sic vi my
eggs before they nre haichsd. Oh, | wish T
were Cow again, with nothing 10 do hut 10
give q portion Of my milk, which can spare
ust rs well ~ mol for sweet food aud comfort
able lodging The fairy changed her 10 a COW,
aud The grass tasted swecter 10 her Than IL
ever did. Upon inquiry, II was found that
the others we're w unhappy % she had
been. The whale, wounded by ,uord.6sh, and
pursued by harpoons, was dying TO breathe
'ba sweet air of heaven once more and 10 build
i's nest among the green sumner boughs
while the horse, whipped and goaded during
the day, and tied up through the night. long.
| ed Tor the freedom Of the waves again
MoHAL.--And ihDs II is with morials. Every
one wishes 10 be what be is mol. The poor msn
thinks thai poverty IL peculiar for iis trails and
temptations that IL he were rich, he should
certainly be good, benevolent, aud happy.
The rich, IN the midst OF hrs possessions, is Of
ten weary OF n world thai has no new excite
meni 10 offer ffeued by ten thonsand preten--
dcd cInims 40 his generosity embiterod by
ingrsiiiude IL siekened with the hearIless fat
tering OF contending heirs The upr educated
man eoVios the idol Of literary fame every
thing seems bright and golden IN his path and
he does not know how often the darling OF po-
pular favor iDourns for The peaceful spirit OF
the nnambiiious, and the uniroubled faith OF
the igaoraBf-how often he despises The friend
ship. which he sers is bu, a selfish desire for
temporary ipportaDce-Bnd how. IN every
heart sickness, he shrnks from The publicity
which the world Will aeap upon him, and the
rancor0us aninoSiiy u is sure 10 bring in us
'raiH'--Content IS The whole of wisdom--the
amount OF all philosophy. Every class of
menkind has an equal share of happiness and
u We do not believe II. il is because we have
1 more distinct knowledge Of our own troubles.
| than OF any others. We mBy believe that if
| we could exchange places with the wealthy
aud the celebrated. nee should have philosophy
! enough to avoid their resllessness and Iaupnor /;
| but We deceive ourselves MoriHs cannot ss-
cape mingled destiny. Fur wise purposes.
| there is drop OF bitterness al the fountain {:
~ mixes with all the waters Of lne and wheth.
eg We drink rom an earihen or a golden cup,
we cannot escape our portion.
| Speech nj Illusion The blowing sur Us &C coun {
ola case ofspecirsl illusion Is gwen in letter To-
the editor Of the Edinbnrg journal Of Science {:
---" On the i~enIy-sixth Of December, 1899.
about half past four H. tho afternoon, Mrs. -
| was standing near the ERE in The hall, and on
the point OF going up stairs TO dress, when she
| heard, ms she supposed, my voice, calling her
| by name, - -, come here, come to
me- She imagined that ! was calling at the
door 10 have IL opesed she went TO IL, aud
WAS surprised, on opening h. to find no one.
She returned towards the fire, and again he ard
the same voice calling very distinctly and loud
-, come, come here She then opened
two or three doors of the same room, bull see.
ing no one she returned to the fire place. Al
ter a few moments she heard the sams voice
. 'stlil sailing, - -, come 10 me,