Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-16

force of gravity, for week al time,
without troubling their brains at all.
/ A preacher may talk too much. One
Of the best sermons in the world, was
the sermon on the Mount. You may
read II as reported in fifteen minutes
And though its style and powers arc
pp,oachable, It's brevi,y nigh, well
oe Often initiated.
( Our Legislators talk too much. About
nine-ten.hs OF all the speech. making
IN Congress and the Legislature, is the
mere sounding brass and tinkliDg sym
Dol Of -egousm. Your. really sensible
men. such as Benjamin Franklin and
Roger Sherman-nevet go; up unless
they had something TO say, and always
sat down as soon as they had said IT,.
/ Our politicians talk too much. II is
really refreshing. and as uncommon as
1t is refreshing. To hear sensible man
talk sensibly on this topic for fifteen
minutes. But II one listens to the
street rant oil the day. the whole science
Of politics seems 10 have become twist
ed into aGhinesc puzzle. that nobody
can find the beginning or the end Of it.
When | find neighbor caught in the
meshes of a SANDER suit, feel more
sympathy than indignation. He has
probably said. in moment Of excite
ment. what his cooler judgment would
have restrained, what he does not de-
lIberately approve himself, and probI-
ely is sorry for. But the thing is SAID.
his pride is up. and he has in the end
10 open his pocket for having opened
his mouth. H he will listen to my shor,
lesson. he will not be caught m such a
scrape again-DoN'T TALK TOO MUCH
When hear that man aud his wife
do not live happily together; read OF an
application for divorce-am told oil
agreements for separations. or any thing
OF that. kind. | am always. suspicious
that know the. cause, that ] perfectly
understand the true secret Of the diff
Guilty. Mister is occasionally petulent
aud huGy. and Madam lectures him in
stead OF humoring him. Each party
stand upon a martial bill Of rights, until
il ends id legal bill Of divorce. There
| is no interfering in such matters. But
/ wish | could whisper in the ear OF
every husband and every wife loo
Don't TALK TOO MUCH!
/ Some young people have a notion
that they can talk each other into mat
rimony. lis mistake; IN such deli
cate matter as this, The tongue had bet.
ter be contented with playing the SUI
coordinate part. The eye can tell a story
the language Of actions will make q
better iinpression-the love that grows
up IN silent sunshine, which congenia
hearts reflect upon each other, is The
] healthlest aud most enduring. The
manner will always sink deeper than
the language OF affection. But ihisls a
matter which people are so bent upon
managingin their own way that doub
whether my advice will be worth the
ink and the paper.
II may lie a singular conceit. but III
tell-you what like like 20 look a
the quiet, contemplative, thoughtful OLD
man. who sits in his arm chair, his chin
resting between bis thumb and finger
reading Seneca. through pair Of spec.
iacles. He likes old fashioned ways
old fiends, old books. That old man
makes no. noise in the world. because
he's regular thinker. You give him
your opinion about men and things and
he hears it, tell him facts and he ex.
anines and satisfies himself about
them. Ask his opinion. and if you gel
IT, II will come as slow and as cautious.
lis as if he believed IT TO be- worth some.
thing. And so it is. He goes upbr
the principle that man is not bound
10 speak but if he does speak, he il
bound to say just exactly what is right;
and until he IL sure Of saying that. he
says nothing. What a world would
this world be, IL We were AL quiet o;t
men IN spectdclcs. and thought grca'
deal more than We talked.
/ 7rsnfon Trps fine ieaa