Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-11-14
Tnn Harry MAN In walking down

oeconl street on crldly afternoon, on my
way to the ARSENAL, found crack in my
boot; and recollcctiug the old adagc, thai
ga stitch IN time sives nine" | popped
into the first cobbler's shop met, to &c: il
mended. Underlookcd-ior pleasure, are
most relished, and had no expectation Of
meeting with a philosophical cobbIer.
Pulling off my boot, | looked at the man
What an expansive forehead What an
Intelligent countenancc! What an ex.
pressvc eye! There il truth in physiog.
nomy, exclaimed 10 myself; tina, fellows
brains are not mad1 Of green peas.
As he was fixing the boot, | then hot
Of man born vi h capacities for intel
ectual pleasure and Improvement lofty,
orily mlu! wasting his whole existence
pcnt up in small room, knocking away
with hts hammer and bending from mora
ing ill night over apsioae and piece
If leather. took another Look al the
man; and while the golden sun wa. rolling
On in his golden coursr, and all nature
smiling in her most gorgeous aud superb
scenery, weoing the glz-, and filing The
gazer with sublime feelings, here said |
to myself, sits man perpeluaily straining
his eyes TO poke q hogs brislle through
little hole. What an employment for
man capable, il properly instructed, Of
measuring The distance from this TO -Mer-
curry! Il is impossible he'cant DO happy;
he is cut Of his sphere. Just as he had
got the thread through the third hole.
spoke to him frankly, ard said. Your
room Is very small; are you happy herep
lie answered, with some energy, HAPPY?
yes as happy as the day is long, and
would not exchange situations with Gen.
Harrison, though | am certain lie wall be
our President. don't interfere with
politics, but know all uboat it, 'Ba, are
your happy in your employment. confiued
all day in this small roomr Yes, Ger
tulnly the fact is, half the world don't
know the way to be happy was Tor
while myself humbnsged about happiness;
bat sltlhg on my stool and rejecting seri.
ously one day, | 60, the secret. thought
to be happy you mus, be rich and great,
have an inconycnlently large no Use, more
liornltare by lar than necessary, a table
grooming with every hing; bul soon
found Out all that was stuff. am happier
here with my last aud hammer than thou
sands with their fine houses and splendid
eqhpage; and have great deal Of enjoy
meat in looking out Of my liule cabin and
laughing u, the frlll of the worlj. They
don't see me, and II does them no harm:
and, between me and ,on, the world are
busy pursuing mere shadows. Oae nants
to be rich, another to &c, in uiiicc--never
satisfied; but here am m nding old shoes
contenled with my loi and situation, and
Happier by far than king. Indeed am
Thankful that Heaven il its wrath never
made me king, for its poor business"
by this time my boo. was ready, and
wishing 10 prolong the conversation with
man who displayed so much real pracli.
cal philosophy, said, "IIAye you no dis.
trcsslBg cares 10 yex you no anxicties, no
sIeepless nights, no bills to meet, no panIs
for yesterday, no fears for tomorrow ?"
lie started at me amomert, and said, "No,
aone, The only cares which have, are
cemtoris,l have wif-, bet iniheworld
and two children, and that is enough Of
comfort for any Que man 10 enjoy. AS
10 bills, have none 10 meet, and never
buy on credit, and never buy what do
moi really want. As to the fears for to-
morrow, have no fear, and trus, in o
kind and evcr.aatchtul Proyiden6S be
ieyeing lha, sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof and resignation to Proyi
lencc to be the iraest philosophy" What
a noble fellow, said I, to mend boot.
Himself a piece Of noble work nanship !!
| felt inwardiy the truth Of the saying,
I"contentment is kingdom, and after !
left nv PHILOSOPHERS cobbler, thought
much about him, and am Satisfied that his
PHILOSOPHY was sound, and that mankind
in general have yet 10 learn the secret to
be happy,
His situation in life is obscure, but
"IIonor and shame from no condition rise
oiwel youi part, there oil the honor lies"
MAINE ELEcTr,N.-- The Boston papers
Of both parties are silent on the subject Of
the gubernatorial election in Maine. The
Eastern Argus, published a, Portland, is
confident of the election Of Fairfield. The
last wing account was down TO hundred
majority for Kent; and we shrewdiy sus-
pect their one thousand IN Jnri!y will in
the end turn out like the boys thousand cats,
, Daddy" said the urchin, "lhere are a
thousand cas- in our yard" a thousand
cats" SAID tho father, "Impossible-- so
and look again." "WeIl am sure there