Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-13

lions of my Note Book as have chosen TO reveal;
and especially for any one who hesitates whether
ne will become a man n beast-whcther he
will enjoy life's blessings with wife children, and
friends, its poisons, through absence Of them
all; for any one, in fine, who may hesitate
whether he will murder himself and his betroth-
ed. or live in health respected by the world, AMI
wed the object ofhis first love. But why should
moralize when have the eloquent wisdom
of Sir Walter Raleigh?
Take especial care says, he shat you delight
not in wine, for there never was any man that
came to honor or preferment that loved it, for II
transformer n man into beast ,decayeth health,
poisoneth the breath, destroyeth natural heat,
bringeth a mans stomach TO an artificial buru-
ing deformeth the face, rotteth the teeth, and to
conclude, maketh a man contemplate, soon oid,
and despscd Of all wise and worthy men; hated
in thy servants, in myself, and companions, for u
is bewtchng and infectious vice. and remen-
Der my words, that it were better for a man to DO
subject to any ice than to it; for all other van
tiles and sins are recovered, but a drunkard will
never shake off tho delight of beastiness; for the
longer it oossesseth a man, the more he will de-
light in it, and the older he groweth the moro
shall he be subject to it, for it dueth tho Spirits,
destroyeth the body, ivy doeth tho old tree, OF
the worm that cngendereth in tho kernel OF the
NUT
Take heed therefore, that such careless can
ker pass not thy youth, nor such beastly infec'
thy old age, for then shall thy life be but as
the life of beast, and after thy death thou shalt
only leave shameful infamy TO thy postcrify. |
who shall study TO forget that such an one was
their father. Anacharss saith-the first drdMght
serreth for health, the second for pleasure, the
third for shame, the fourth for Madness; but in
youth there is not so much one draught per-
mitted, for it putteth fire to fire. and waseth the
natural heat. And therefore, except thou desire
TO hasten thine end, take thus for general rule,
that thou add any artificial heat to thy body,
by wine spice, until thou find that time
has decayed thy natural heat, and the sooner
thou beginnest to help nature, the sooner will
she f0rsake thee, and thou trust altogether to art
The dav at length arrived for the interment of
Charles and of Mary. The hair-Iocket rested on
his bosom; and the beautiful Mary Summers was
placed in her tomb, with every memento that
Charles had given to her of his affection. 1t was
On n lovely November afternoon.in the year Is,
hat long procession Of weeping relations of both
he families. with their numerous friends and ac-
luaintances from the pnPulous neIghborhood, to-
ethcr with an equally long trailer OF faithful 1.
ress mioh, have been seen slowly walking to-
wards tho family grave yard.
1t was situate in deep shaded dell, about n
quarter of n mile from the mansion. The rude
put substantial fence that encompassed IT. was
entirely covered with vines and creepers Of va
lions sorts and in each corner Of the square was
IN evergreen, that seemed to have been there
very many years Though this sacred spot was
he receptacle of many graves, it contained but
ew tombstones which were to be seen, here
md there, raising their white tops above the
uxuriant grass and wild flowers, distinguishing
he more prominent member OF an ancient fam
w, and of its numerous alliances, who in the
course Of nearly two centuries had been there
deposited.
AS we entered the ample gate, the sublime
nd we'll known words. Il am the resurrection and
he life saith the Lord; he that teliereth IN me,
1oueh he rerc dead, get shall he sire: and rho
rer Lpeth and bcliereth in me, shall nercr de-
we're uttered in heavenly tones by very aged $
astor, whose snowy locks seemed to admonish US
hat temperance and serenity OF mind are good
ecurities for ripe old age-and that intemperance
n man, and excessive feeling in woman had bro't i
he deceased to untimely graves. short, but 5
ender and appropriate discourse was delivered by G
ne venerable old man. which bathed all eyes in s
ears,amd among the rest. those of Jack Hodgson, D
middle aged man, clothed in rags, and who, a
bserved, had approached unusually close to the s.
raves, and held before his eyes the miserable q
acments of what had once been a hat, removing e
lem occasionally, and looking into the graves, o
vdenty with no idle curiosity. but with a most v
l,ense interest! afterwards learned that Hodg- y
IN was notorious in the neighborhood for rare a
,ci obsceaity oaths and drunkenness; G.
nd had, occasionally claimed fellowship with
harles on the score of some distant relationship; -
1t mainly, of late from the community Of their u
ste and pursuits. Charles terrible death had II
ade much impression in the neighborhood, and $.
I'd so softened the heart even of Jack Hodgson. A.
lat he presented himself sober that afternoon, te
I'd with decency unusual for him, gazed on ID
re scene that closed forever from his sgh.a man $,
es, victim to habit that had brought Hodgson &c
his then degraded state. c,
As Hodgson, in profound thought, retired d,
ON the grave. and was slowly following at the n
eel of the main procession, and near the head OF b,
e colored people, a very aged negro, whose
ort and c7isped hair had become almost snowy !,
hte, approached Jack. whose long, gray hair =,
rs hanging profusely over his shoulders. - -
sAh. massa jack said the venerable negro, %
on be almost a boy along side o me; but your r
IL be list az white as mine! Wad's the reason =:
ASA Jack. o that? Shall poor niger, tel! you. =, =,
,ssa?-nigger drink water all his lbe, work -
I'd ebbery day, GO to bed arly, get up arly; but -
,ssa Jack Hodgsou drink nothing but poison wa vi
,-nebber work at all any day-frolic all dc
st highland tell you, massa Jack, you be no
70 for dis world. tell YOU, you die il few &c
,nds!' With this the old man, dropping Hodg- ha
rs hand, was soon out of sight. c.
A few wears have passed since the events RE
We thus noted. A neat tomb jointly re- st,
rds the loves and the nearly synchronous deaths
Charles and of Mary Poor Jack Hodgson, sh
10 only lived the year out, lies buried in OBJ m