Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-24
DU BuQE UPPER MISSISSIPPI LEAD MINES WISCONSIN TERRITORY JUNE

90 explate in this delusiye state! To me the
fa.is oi vice, the labyrinths of deceit, and the
WINS OF despair are equally unknown. vir-
r tue has directed. integrity has marked, resir-
a na'ion has accompanied all my steps. The
] Iinsidnous advice OF tawning sycopl.ants Ihaye
: rejected with indignation; the contagious ex-
: ample OF the sensual multitude have avoided:
, ana With the Indispensable duties of religion
my compliance has been no less cheerful than
conscientious. Rather let me experience the
harosiiips OF poverty. undergo the miseries of
want, or taste thearrow of death, than exist---
thus buried IN mental torpor, thus debarred
, from social delights
In thls manner prayed the unfortunate Zay-
GOT, '"hiie the tears OF sensiblity glistened in
taeir course; nor was Allah deaf to the emma
! tons OF his pious confidence. To the eve Of
! Omniscience, the conduct and situation o, the
son Of Al Eored had been long percep,ible; his
, unshake1 piety had been approved, his sens-
tive nature had been lamented, and his final
reward determined
y, jthir the space Of three moons, loss sue
ceeded l6s so quickly that the merchant of
Bassora had but sun left sufficient to pur-
chase s. nall but please mt cottage adjacent to
the sea.sEore. Even in the midst OF sudden
tad'oISit1k tiC misunderstood SOUL "a IiC SS' VI
AL Lored felt sensations more strong, mo!e
favorable to present, and more indicative On
future happiness, than any of those which the
influx ofeommercial wealth ever excited. The
FrecttudeI of his intentions, and the grateful
CONSEQUENCES Of past benefcence caused him
TO hope that his complaints were accepted and
his humble piety nourished the suitable sup
positions that change of fortune, when ef-
tecled by the hand of Allah, could be meant
as preltde only toreal felicity.
Nor was Zaydor disappointed; the quiet Of
retirement suited that gentle melancholy to
which his mind was addicted. The falsehood
OF his acquaintance, the pomp Of his retinue,
the weight of his Incidence, which had before
operated to his distate of riches, and his con-
experimentation of their vanity, were now
exchanged for the rude, yet sincere conversa-
ton OF peasants; for the unpublished yet decent
appearance OF poverty; for the active, yet COM
Portable labors Of industry.
In the simple beauty of the country, the
once wealthy merchant of Bassora lost the re-
collection Of urbane magnfcence; in the nu-
merous production ofinfnite goodness, his ge-
MUS had had ample opportunity Of observing,
his gratitude had additional motives TO cele-
brate the power, and praise the mercy of his
Creator. Nor from this let it be inferred that
his mind was debased by the influence of SUI
perstition, seduced by the arts of a willy priest
hood, or subdued by the rapid vicissitudes of
life. No! for mental liberty. Zaydor, in the
days of his aftluence, had sighed H::iil impa-
tience; but, possessed Ct this gil, though in
the midst of poverty he defed every secret
attcck of discomfort since his qualifications
were realized, and his epjoyments more diffu-
sed. That freedom Of opinion, that variety Of
objects. which at Bassora, despotsn had
checked or riches had cloyed the security ola
cottage both inspired and afforded, From ev-
cry search, every ramble, and every fatigue,
the son of AL Zored reaped fresh pleasures; for
ineach Of these. the faculties of the mind, no
less than the powers Of the body, were agree
ably employed, while their occupation was
followed and remunerated with frequent aequi-
sitions of useful knowledge. BY the variega-
ted scenery Of rural nature, the wings of his
imagination were expanded, and its flights
extended; from the regular succession of the
seasons, and their different operations on plants,
and shrubs, and flowers, his observation ex-
tracted, and his understanding interpreted les
sons Of moral tendency, and beneficial effect.
| Assisted by continual exertions of manual la
Dor, his health was permanently established;
void of Repression, and occasionally agitated,
ration, as never to be transported into the mad
ness Of ecstacy, and with such uniform regu-
larity as never to yield during momentary
lapse to hopeless dependency. Through tho
ardent glow Of real gratitude, the pious cot
tager Ices deprecated the return Of rich
60, a1d thanked the gracious Allah for their
absence; in the absolute and enviable possess
sion Of intellectual objects, he buried the muir
murs of dissatisfaction, and cherished the hum
bic charms, the delightful beauties of an OBJ
scure retreat, and social solitude.
Hence, reader, place not thy creed of world
| ly happiness in the supposed nfallibility of
wealth. Let the eye Of suspicion distrust it
as wandering and treacherous light in the
ways Of darkness. Wait not until fatal expe-
rience shall have convinced thee of it's deceit
and nnfonded the delusive covering ofits emp
tiness.---For remember, that in proportion to
the influence of wealth on thy mind, thy vir-
tue will decay; and that in proportion to thy
want OF virtue, thy happiness will be deficient.
roRclDLE ARoumENr--ssGentlemen of tho
jury" said Hoosier lawye, addressing a real
sheii-bark jury--"I say tina, are magnanimous sun
shines in the heavens, though you can't see il kass
It's behind cloud; but you know it, though can't
prove IT; so my client, who rises airly aud husts
koons like all homes, man, has good case, tho1eiI
he can't prove il: now if you believe what tan
you abonithe SUM- you ara bound on YOUR bbls oasIs
to bslegc what tell you about my clients casl
and If yol doa't, then you call me a liar, and that
~ be squashed if I'll stand any how; SO il Vol,
! don't want to swear flse, and have no trpubJe,
you'd bctterg give us our case.''
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