Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-07-27

GREAT MEN.--Ihc pure gold Of nu-
man character can only be brought
out into the noble forms Of majesty
and beauty after passing through a fe-
ry ordeal Of trial and suffering. With
out this ordeal whatever ofgold origi-
nally belongs to character is corrupted
by the presence Of much dfoss. No
very great man ever rose sun-like in
the ornament oftle mind, who had not
previously passed through night of
doubt, despair, and disquietude.
PoETs.-All the poets are Of neccs-
sity mythologists, for the multitorm
spirit OF the universe is seen by them
| in ten thousand symbols in creation.
| To them the ocean is 4 symbol Of its
majesty, the stars Gifts glory, the for
ests offs beauty, the tempcsts OF its
strength, and The mountains ofitsgrand-
eur.
TALKING men in converse
ton utter nothing but parallelisms OF
your own thoughts, thereby giving
them extension, but not force. They
hammer out our gold, and exhibit much
action and but little progress.
/ HAPPINESS sit is very common err
rcr 10 suppose children happier than
men. This is only true on the suPpo-
sition that happiness means absence OF
care. But happiness is positive ENJOY
mcnt, and we are in a condition to
feel the NEST OF it when all our facul-
ties are most fully developed, as it is
the result of action.
GALL.Nrs.-From the avidity with
which ladies, who have no other charm
than that whicha bountiful allotment
ofacres gives them, are sought for BY
gentlemen in general, one cannot help
recognizing likeness between those
eallants and those Jews who were
enamored Of a golden calf in the des
[ CIT.
4 PRlNclrLEs.-A principle which j
genuinely good, cannot be run into ri
: diculous extremes. The way to test
! principle is 10 carry it out toits farthes
Y Legitimate results. Runit to seed. ant
/ It's fruits will condemn or commen'
Fit.
I The intoxication Of anger, like tina
OF the grape, shows us to others, bu
d hides us from ourselves; and we lnur
,fI our own cause, in the opinion OF tn
e world. when we too passionately an
). eagerly defend it; like the father
f. Virginia, who murdered his daughte
r to prevent her violation. Neither WI
Of all men be disposed to view our. qua
n rels in the same light that we do; ar
ID mans blindness to his own deiec
u will ever increase, in proportion as
st is angry with others. or pleased vii
as himself. Cotton.
Hurry and Cunning are the two a
he prentices of despatch and Skill; b.
e. neither Of them ever learn their ma
IL ter's trade.-lb.
Us If all seconds we're as averse to q
Of els as their principals, very little blot
'n would be shed in that way.--lb.
NJ The Pacha conducts himself towar
~ our Heavenly Master. as knayish ste
he ard does to an earthly one. he sa
lot to the tenants, you may continue
IN neglect my masters interest as mu
al as YOU please, but keep on good teri
lie with me. and will take care that y
shall be on good terms with my mast'
ID.
,se An act, by which we make 9
in friend, and one enemy,is losing ga'
at because revenge is as much strong
lid principle than grattude.--l6'
Bigotry murders religion, to frig
ar en- fools with her ghOst.-l6.
:; THINGs THAT I HAVE SEEM ha
IL seen rich mans son begin where
father left off--wealtby; and end wh'
,a.l his father began--pennyless.
hIe i have seen farmer build a ho'
- 40 large and fine, that the Sheriff tu
ed him oul Of doors.
Ihaye seen a young man sell a q
our farm and turn observation-disclosures
bel drunkard and die in hospital,
low I have seen man spend more
ind fo,ly. than would support his family
But comfort and indePendence.
Z John Neil tells ola Baltimore y
l pa. veg who being employed to defend
, ..cS ! man charged with cutting timber % !,
't ~ his neigh6or'sland, burst out IN the
tne having strain Of indignant eloqucnc'