The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-04-28
UNCLE BEALAMLNS SERlt0N

CNCLE BENJsHHIIf' y SLRlICA,
Not many IoIrs ago, heard Uncle Ben
Jamln discussing Ihls matter TO his son, who
was complaining OF the pressure,--' Rely
upon 1t, sammy said the old man, as he
leaned ON his staff with his gray locks flow
ing IN the breeze ol a May morning, 'mur-
murng pays no bills. have been an OBJ
server any lime this fifty years, and never
saw mau helped out of hole by cursing
hls horses. BE as quiet as YOU can, lor
nothing VIII grow under moving harrow
aud dlscoutenl harrOws the nlnd Matters
are bad, | acknowledge, but no ulcer is any
the better for lingering. The mere YOU
groan the poorer you grow.
Replnlng AT losses is only putting pep
per into sore eye. Crops viii fan ia an
soils, and we may be thankful thar we have
not famine. Besides always took no
tie, that whenever felt the rod smart
~, II was as much as to say, Here is some.
thing which have got to learn Sammy
don't forget that your schooling is not oven
yet, though YOU have wife and Two chll-
tlren.'
Aye, said Sammy, you may say thai,
& WOther-in-law and Two apprentices inu,
the bargaip; and should like to know what
a poor man caA learn here. when the great
est scholars aud lawyers are at logg ar-heads,
and cant fot their liyGS-teil what has become
Of the hard money.
Softly, Sunny, | am ofsA ,han you.
| have not got these gray hairs Snd this
crooked back without some burdens.
could tell yuu stones. of--lhe diva OF. ctlni=
nenmI goh,g, Y9&l ny &sn,liaIp.~t,sit
70 -iuh' 4 saiEy ho& wi!!l I..s topGy fur d
yearing or wheat fan and when the jer-
sey women used thOrns ior pins, and laid
their tea pots away in the garret. Yen may
/ isusa ihese seven things:
First, nat you have saved 100 lille, and
spent too much. never taught you TO bu
mlser, bdl have seen YOU giving your
dollar for notion when you might have
laid one half aside for charity, and one hall
aside for a rainy day.
Secondly, that on have gone too mu,h
upon credit laiways lulI you credit as
a SHADOW; it shows that there is a subslan, {
behind, which casls the shadow; but a
small body may casta greater shadow; ana
no wise man will follow the shadow any
| further than he can see the substance. Yuu
may now learn that you have followed the
opinion and fashion of others, until you
have been decoyed into bog.
'Thirdly, that yon have been IN ton
much haste TO become rich. Slow and ca
sy, wins the race.
! FOurthIy, that no course of life can be
depended npon as always prosperous. ]
am afraid the younger race OF working men
in America have had notion thai nobody
would go To ruin on this side The Waer.-
Providence has greatly blessed us, but we
have herome presumplouus.
'FiilhIy, that you nave not been thankful
enough 10 God, for mis- benef,s in past
times.
SiXthly, that you may be thankful that
our lot is no worse. Wemighl have famine,
or pesillence, or war, or y ranny, or all to-
gelher.
And, lastly, to end my sermon, you
may learn 10 offer, with more understand
ing, the prayer Of your infancy, Give us
this day our daily bread
The old man ceased, and Sammy put on
his apron and told Dick to blow away II
the forge bellows.
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