Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-11-22

cultivate iri"ndShip-tO avoid giving nu-
necessary oifrncc-and to conform TO the
| feelings and customs Dr those about us, so
lar us may bc done witha good conscience.
and consistently with ones personal cir.
cnmstnnccs. 1t is not only rig Int but lau-
dahlc, to make It ?ari nfour own pleasure
| to please Others; and when we are compcl
led to difler with them. to do il, if possible,
without rancor or bitterness.
There Is such thing as II union Of con
dcscenslon and firmncss; and harpy
thing It is. To condesccnd in things IN
different, III things trivial. i'm things that
,oGc'i not tue conscience. nor seriously
'iarm or cnd;nacr ones earthly interest
ana welfare; and meanwhile to 20 no, IL
stop lathcr for ANY persuasion wila;cvcr:
! no. uoi To please ones nearest friends
fhdt Is she golden mean.
a> some pretend 10 care for none, there
| are those who on the other hand try tn
please all. by beconlin.-nor in its hes,
scnsc-'all things to all men" Same .Io
SO from selfish designs altogether; and
others from Il too yielding temper. These
'aS' cannot bear. in amy case. to he oppo-
sed or To oplusc; and - they readily ia,l
IN Win itr sentiments and views of tie
present company. aud side with every
man they meet. Oltcn This o:ahi;ity of
mimi or temper is owing 10 Il sort of ;,,nia.
oie weakness, int it IS destructive of all
rcsp'ctability of character.
kn"" no, how in illustrate this poin;
hcucr than by the following story. witch
as /" substance aud piIh, may he regarded
as 'ii''nnhtcdi rue.
very long lima since. Pa.snn "
-. "i MaSsnrhuscir~ (i'cn Il british
r"l"ny,) being al Boston. hnu.hr him :,
";s there, and returning home. wore il y,
church the cxtsabbarh. As Wig of such
u size hud shape wn> quite :. novelty
that obscure place. it gave olfencc to al
"'o>' 'he wnolc congregations. who. both
male and female, repaired the the next
uay I" their minister's lnuSc. aud Sta,cd
fheIr complaint, the burden Of which was.
thal the wig was ono Of the Boston notions,
and had the look Of fashion and PRIDE
The good natured minister, thcr upun,
"roueht u toritI, and hade them fashion il
10 'hc'r own liking. This task hey sci a.
"o"' III goo! earnest. and with the helm of
SCISSORS cropped off lock after lock, till at
iast th"y all declared themselves satisfied
-savc onc,-who alledged that wearing
any wig at all, was i'll his opinion, Il breach
'Saait mol makese.-- '.;.t. s.i,b ..rh,,
age, nr likeness Of any thing rna,4.,:' - !
heaven above, or that is in the earth be.
meath" THIS last ohjcctor Mr.. NJ 81
lcnced, hy convincing him that the wig, in
the condition it then was. did moi resemble
any thing even above or below.
Even so fares it with th., characters r,:al
make it their aim ~ please every body.
s>lashrd on ibis si'!" and on t!ia,.aud twist
ed ato every shHi,c aud ON of al. shape,
they finally come to the condition Of his re-
vcrencc's wig.
EDITORIAL CHANGE.-f1r. Sol. Smith
has sold The establishment, of the Mobile
Mercantile Advertiser. to McS>r,. &. &.
i.angdon and J. q. Harris. by whom :,c
paper will hereafter he conducted iir
smith Publishes quite Il lengthy vaIrhicto.
! ~, which he concludes with the follow: i'm
! very apprnprialc reuarl:s, relative To The
patronage "r newspaper establishments
''Oi all trades. professions, or cal!,n::s |
know of nome have followed great
many-so poorly paid as newspaper pub
l'Sh"rs. Many patrons of newspapers.
"thrrm;>c worthy pnnctnnl m"n. think il
not unri@hic0u- tn iri rhr publisher wait
year after year Tor his .lues--nrl ~ I,>' IL
! b" Is commH'1 To pay. he Gn.'S i, with "a
| very bad grace. Mir. Type must have his
money, aust he! Well. IT, he must. he
must. Give me Il receipt: and do YOU
hear! stop Mr paper-l have JIironi., Il
! that establishment six years-tlwr, I. N"
>u"h Tim" as gratitude IN The w"rIh." \
| nuihcr will tell r"u h. .r:rr suLScri ribr6 Tor
| Mc papcr-"ilIc hoy has lei, it every morn
! ing. il Is trnc, and as i, WAS left, | lil read
il ucca. .innaly--hut | never ordered il !"
| There l. auo'hcr class thai never *ubscribc
ai all, but are grcn, friends of the paper,
and "iirWys rend lin iacr, this is The class
who may he termed your '.constamt read
cr~.' "llcrr. Sam, go over the way. with
my compliments to Mr. Tomrkins, and
ak him for the loan of his paprr-nnd,
| sam, tell him as he never reads i, before
| breakfast, I'll thank him him To L., John
| bring II over here every murnin"-ii IS an
excellent paprr-Ilai editor really knows
hat hc is ahout-l begin Ia think of pa-
tr"niHim" him myself" 'i'hrrr We, re-
mains 10 he mcn'nnc'l, one more class of
paIruns->uppnrtrrS should saw, for they
are The support and stay of pu'ii>hcr4.--
fhi, class Is composed of those who say
"ii"rc Mr. CicrH-hr % good is to pn, my
nnmc on your subscription IiSr--:,nd write
opposite 10 IT, paid in advance" In look
;Is over Il list oi some thousands Yesterday,
saw Il hundred or two of this class II
had any golden types. their mime, should
literally appear in letters "f gold.
There are from iinw twelve iuiitccn thous-
and dollars due This office: aud am CON.
vlnccd. the new proprie.ors would willing
" sell the debts for five thousand, I, is
thus. with all newspaper oiIices-and
why!-bccause publishers are good, naiu.
red and submit TO their own dc"rrda,in,
in the scale of ,radcs,mcn. Let this stat,
of things be- umendcd-"rriorm IL alroccth