Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05

they have not and negecting tho means of happi.
ness which they possess" They contain man,
useful lessons from which almost every rcade,
may derive some benefit.
C0NTENTMENT.
AS there is no absolute point of happiness f,
man, he can judge of happiness only by compari
son.-Those who have an exec IS of what he mo.
desires, appears to him most happy bu, he is erea,
ly deceived. One class ofmen is just as happy, or
II 1t Will suit better, just as unhappy another ther
is no difference. A man who has no Temperance
Is scker than the sick. A rich man who has Nc
curb upon his cupidi.y, is poorer than the poor.
Add TO all this reiutire happiness, which dazzle,
US, and renders the passion more craving Aler
ander wished ano her world to conquer, and th,
Treasurer desies piece of gold and though thu
pieces OF god which he has should oatnumber the
sands of the sea, yet that piece of gold which ths
poor man desires would not be among them. On,
leaf of rose folded in the couch of Smnderide. III,
sybarite, is more annoying to him III IN a thorn c
Epec,itus, burning coal to Guatemozen
Crce'us suffered perhaps privations than Iris
tan rHcrmi c.
There is nohng odious as envy, and NOTHING
so stupid "Who would not wish to he the ad
mirat on of the wise, like Plato!' Yet rlltn dare,
not show himself in the city the children ridicule,
him in the street, bee use he was too broad shouL
dered and | am much deceived if we know III,
philosopher hy any other name tn IN the nickname
given him by the mob
hn NJ ,.,h
like Lycurgus Yet Lycurgus was on,-eyed in
country where corporeal beauty passed before ev
cry thing else, and he hung his head upon h
breast that he m GIT not be recognized.
Who would not wish to take possession of III,
new world desired hy Alexander, and TO dispose
! it like Fernando CJrnzl Yet Fernando Cor,ez
who conquered SO many kingdoms, scarcely escape,
dying of hunger in the streets.
Who would not be rich and happy like King
This Is foolish EXPIRE. sion of the vulgar; for not
TO go beyond the history of France we will suppose
t is King Charles W. to whom they allowed
clean shirt once in three months. WoulJ il h.
Charles VII, who could not obtain credit of shoe
maker OF Bourgrs, and who had to give up the boots
which he had upon his legs for want of money ,c
pay for them
Or should it be like Louis XI, who had new
sleeves put to his oil doublct and who, as well as
Gregory NII sent his three year Old beeches to be
mcndel
Or should it be like CHARLES the VIII, who lef
the principal officers of his in pawn and Philip
dc Commnes with them, to a merchant of Lyons
Tor means to make voyage to Naples whose
crown he was going to unite with his own
! q should be curious to know what would be
preached in thess duys over Phillip de Com.
mines.)
| Should ii be like Hen'y Nv, who wrote to Sully
before Amiens: ." desire 10 Inform you Of the sit.
uation TO which am reduced. l am near the enc
my's line, with scarcely horse upon which | can
ride, and no armor 10 put on my back my shirts
are torn 10 rags, and my doubl.t out at the elb Nv
my camp kettle is half the time bottom upwards
for the last two days have taken my meals lust
where could catch an invitation, and my purvey.
ofs have no means OF furnishing my tables, as they
have not received dollar these six months"
Would i, be like Louis XIV himself who not
unfrcqurnly suffered severe hunger in his ON cha
''""o' |'' ''i"'aiH, Woulu nave uleI
olhungel but the poss devotion Of an oil do.
mestic
Do you believe th1, these people have endured
misery with more painful impalience than Diogcncs
the cynic, OF irus the beggarl
As TO the kings of genius. all history bears isst
mony of them 1t is Homer driven out FINN
Cumes like vsg lbond. 1t is SDpbocles, sson,el
"a, in Athens ike idiot II is Tssso. fe,,e,.5 in
dungeOn or langu 'shing in hospital. !, is Rous>
seau, copying music to earn his bread.
Alas for grea,ness-olas for faItune-shs.Cr
glory.
The happy man--il such a one Is 10 10 found,
which, by the way do not venture to assert.
the Nan who takes hie il goes who dose not ex-
pet lmpossihlities, and is coneut with his sius,
lion,
Success OF Cor. Mnanrs ENPEDITIoS.-The
Houston Star contains Tho following; We learn
by letter frou Austin, received by last nights mail,
that on the lst uL, the troops under the command
OF Col. Moore came in sight Of large Csmsnche
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