Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-06

nv nose, ana aWd|f. CONSCIOUSNESS VI
nv sorrow. use have as much mo-
ney as wanted, u was yet unhappy
If 90 out to DIM the foolishness Of
the customs entire. rats me for pleas
ure. II ludicrous ory is told, lam
half inclined TO thinB am he hero, and
slight laugh and a Ehg if the shoui-
ders will entirely unit ne.
"Misery haunts 9ery where
when 60 home, the litndbys knock At
nv door and run away. I6Se been AVA
lkened hundred times from G;ttle nap
| in nv back parlor by these little rasals.
Sometimes l have gone to the door ID .
expectation Of behoiding some friend
who might soothe nv melancholy: open
the door-poke ont my head--perhaps
cold winter night--and no one to be seen.
A stiled laugh meets my ear, and see
the coat tail Of some raggamufin little
rascal Just turning the corner. Oh, the
villains! threw basin of water on
them once; but though l felt little sat
isfed at their ducking, yet even then
had reason to feel the truth Of the prov
erb, sthere is no pleasure without its
!. lpain,' for nv beautiful new china basin,
, for which paid an enormous price--my
poor basin, fell, and dashed to pieces.
thought, however, / had rid myself Of my
/ tormeniors, when one evening heard
: knock, Betty went TO the door, and re-
. turned with the news that there was no
/ Fone there Now, thought |, they shall
@ be punished--another knock-squick,
! Betty, quick was obeyed. With the
utmost caution crept to the window
opened it-another basin Of water was
ready, and on the very instant another
laundering rap rung through ths house.
> With triumphant eagerpess Iemdtied the
> contents; looked forth with the delighted
hope of enjoying their confusion; when,
: tony utter CONSERVATION, there was not
= single person there! the street was
y u clear; the water had fallen harmless on
!. the walk; and the knocker, though
: touched by no visible hand, moved up
- and down with increased rapidity. 'The
!, = very DEVIL said |, the very devil him
! self has entered into a league against
!, me- rushed TO the door, and--Oh, all
= ye powers of mischief and rascality.
nr y what sight was there! A long string
y was attached to the knocker, and these
! tOrnentors of my life had hold of one
- cad, which reached round the corner,
= and were thus amusing themselves at my
- expense. They are worse than the
=. =, musquetoes,' said ], as re-entered the
- house; and tho little rascals made me
. unhappy for month, ] actually went
:, y into the country, that they should forget
= to plague me; but when l. returned,
- Monsieur Tonson came again! so ! took
- off nv knocker--tore down my bell
y and i've as lonely as hermit.
- {" Ii seems as if fate delights 10 tease
- mes ] was few months ago taken dam
y gerously i'll, and expected TO die, and l
p ~ therefore gave my children, who are now
=. y, settled in life, each portion of my prop
:. - erty. Well, TO make long story short,
= recovered but when | confidently
+, asked return Of my fortune, to the COM
!, pletion of my sorrow, theyfefused. Can
/" you believe it? they refused; and l am
u \ now living poor man, dependent on the
III III generosity Of those Lenrjched."
y = BY the time my unfortunate friend had
: finished his story, we had arrived at the
!, street where we we're to part. shook
b his hand, and could not but attempt to
u comfort him. Isuggested, that although
Il there was indeed no pleasure without its
Il pain, yet, on the other hand, there was no
n pain without pleasure. Concerning his
u unfortunate visit to the Theatres, told
~ him he ought TO try and forget the i'm
perfections Of the place; attend rather
- : to the beauty and talent of The perform
i 4 ers, than TO the fiction Of the play that is
NJ NJ performed; andI urgedto him, that if
~ ~ he would observe with candOr, the great
~ powers of Cooper, or watch the beauti-
i full eye, and intelligent countenance Of
! Miss Johnson, as she was delighting eve
- ry one else with the chaste elegance Of
I her acting, he could not but have foIgot-
.,y ten, at least for time, bis miserable
sv s fate, and he would have passed his eve
be ming like happy man.
t" Forget" said he, forget |
Ifbut see, that man is fool who will
"a weep at the misfortunes that he knows
~ . are but feigned, or laugh at The ludicrous
IL situations that are but planned for his
Il pleasure9 As for Cooper, lam ashamed
that he could bring tear into my eye;
bs and Miss Johnson, to say the candid truth,
y. Miss Johnson did please me. was de-
a. lighted, and the only fault found with
3. her was that could not SEQ her more
n, often.n As he spoke, a light breeze
I. came sweeping down the street; blew
j. the dustin his eyes, as he faced the
IS point whence il came--took away his
4. straw hat, and deposited il n the gutter.
ID When he fegained il he placed i upon
in his head, and as passenger smiled at
!. his ludicroqs appearance, he cast an an
n CRY look atme, and exclaimed--ss There,
i that's always the way with me-" He
s. moved off with most tremendous frown
n upon his brow, and have no doubt he
i. mouruod over the little accident ~ The
i night--This is an unhappy man ~ there
,1s are men who pride themselves on being
i, miserables ,.ss