Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-11
THOUGHTS FOR THOSE WHO THINK.


The dSSlGeS ui nation depends less on the
greatness ol doe few, than thc vuihes or vices OF
lie many euinon, iud,, .daas east further the Tea
tUrcs Of her glory or shame bat the realities Of
her veal or W. he deep IN the great mass, The
curling tops Of lofty waves are the cres, OF the
ocean, but iiom as depths dow the oyerpoWeuug
strength oI iis fades.
\ lady Of fashion viii sooner excuse Zee.
dom, flowing from aduGapos, Than slight, re-
sulhug from indifference. The tr>t offence has
the pleasing apology Of her attractions, the last
Is bold, and without an alienation. Bat the
mode IN which sbo disposcs Of the two ouly
shows taa,h love Of admiration is stronger than
her sense Of Propuey.
lie who maintains the night, though eoun,en9n-
oedby the few, and opposes the wrong, tho sane
toned BY many, must torcgo all expectations Of
popularity tIil IGere shall be less to censure lhan
applaud IN human conduct Aud when this Is
the case the millennium viii have dawncd.
young giH, scarce yet awake 10 the mystic.
mes OF nature aud tauenng over The first demon
suuton OF Love, IA like achdd sporting on the
nFlng strand OF the sea- when a hish tide is a
. bout coming 10.
Say nothing of yuurseli--ellher good bad OF
indifferent: Nothing good for tina, is vanity;
noDsmg bad for that Is aileeIu,Ion nothing tndf.
igrm TN hlljs silly.
! giant mind may be held IN suspense, but that
SUSPENSE mus, be hucl, and the acton which to.
/ lows twill be more decided aud energetic IN
consequence Of that detention lust as a stream
ru,Ies with greater ,elce tom temporary Oh.
struuou
Aman Of Il weak, complying disposition, whom
| no ole fears, no one will be al the trouble TO up.
/ pose Whale man al a strong aud fixed ,hamc.
ter wi be- liable TO opposition, AT least from those
who expect to derive a certain klud Of Importance
/ from tie dignity OF then adversary. Bul be wall
compel even thus opposition INTO subscruouc, To
! himself, ius as the mariner oblges the Wud
that opposes him to help him forward.
The uyee, OF rather four, most HOPELESS things
IA the world are a ship ~ q dead calm, a whale
! thoroughly strained, race .horse with his wind
broken, and " politician N bad order, Tho Dew
II himself would have nothing TO do with either
unless it we're the last lie seldom utterly loi.
sahes the political gamecock
But keeps him at the battle, or The drill
IOwura hls master further mischief Still
The Influence Of the good man ceases not at
death he as the visible agent IS removed, but
the light and influence OF his example stII re.
NAM and the moral elements Of this world aiIl
long show the traces o their yrgor and putty
Just the western sky after the sun has set, stll
Detraya the glowing traces Of tho departed orb,
| A wAEiNc DREAM.--fho following essay,
/ says the Detroit Post entitled Hdleammg with
\ the eyes opcn,' sc find cat from an old number
I Of the Connecticut Current, tweuly.l1fee years
ago. With SOME verbal alterations, we giye It To
our readers, as worthy their notice. Had the
dreamer lived all 1880, (Which for nught we
! know he did, he might have seen bis dream ye-
uGed IN baal,eG, ". Instances.
U1c.-ltlsa pity ouT Alfred should be nrpt
clubbing upon the farm It seems to me the boy
IS not made tor that. See how cuely he wtltes
and how nicely he clppes Why, he cast. up
accounts, for oil the world az well az our school
masters, and can write as well, very near He
wouldn't like to be brought up 10 had dirty work.
know his mind about l be wants 10 be brought
up little gentcehsh, as a body may say. Can't
youcel bIm place wlth Mr.. ---, the merchant
in town, wilh whom we deal Itray be the ma.
king Of the boy, and hl, SISTERS wont fare lbe
worse !orit lor twill be likely to bring them
out little into company.
Hagbaad iii Try. scorn 10 bmg about
Alfred alore folks, butt viii say II TO you he Is
a wonderful boy Of his age | couldn't help
laughing toher day to see how archly he pot the
better Of neIghbor Butieriolds son jonathan ia
swapping knives though jonathan you know -
three years the oldest. When be learns the
knack oi trade, guess he wiil know how 10 IAN
the penny as well as any Of them
The place IS procured, and away goes Alfred
right glad Of the change. IIo is now town lad,
knight Of the counter aud n due 'lino set- up
for himself with the reputation Of youth Of
spirit and enterprise Conforming petty dealing
and all little things, he launches oulmlgnanluous.
~ from end 70 end, aud from side to ,de, his spa.
c!ous store IS filled With fresh aud costly goods,
Alfred nnw makes figure IN The world. IL
The best company be Is o. good as the best as
fine, as dlsby, and as liberal Of expense The
domestic eirclc that he had Iell, palticpaie ID
BIS prosperity euh all tbs feeling Of kindteJ
souls
II told you So qloih tho loving wife, al
tod sou tAat Alfred would be d rich man # you'd
let hun have his own way g hope so,p replied
the husband, cold aud faint Tor he had privately
endorsed for his son pretty heavily at lnc bank. !
In the process d time, and after no long time,
who but Alfred is seen ndlog up to the parental
mansion 10 The utmost haste, his beautiful geldng
all Of foam
.Agrsd.-l come, father 70 ask favor, which
had almost az lief die as ask ny creditors
threaten 70 pouncc upon me Immediately, unless
you'll give hem mortgage Of your farm.
Fathsr-MoHgage my farm! What, the
whole
.Hftd-Thc whole Nothing less will satisfy
them, for they are conspirng to rum me They
know well enough tina, could pay them of in a
year, Of sooner, # they would let me alone.
Fottsr--Are YOU sure Of that, Alfred For
my part | am afraid there will be bolheraiion by
and by.