Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-12-19

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ing all the means Of enjoyment scattered
profnsely around them, they press on the
attainment Of some unattainabIe good. To
them, happiness, like the bird, Huma. is
ever on the wing, hattering tantalizinnly
before them, but never percbng so thew
can lay hold Of it. And so they wear
away their lives, in one vain endless chase.
ELEVATION OF TIE LABoRER. the
| elevation OF the laborer, do not under.
stand tha,he is TO be raised above the need
OF labor. do not expect serios of
improvements, By which he is to lie rcleas.
ed from his daily work Still more, |
have no desire 10 dismiss him from his
workshop and farm, 10 take the spade and
axe from his hand, and to make his life o
long holiday. have Faith in labor, and I
see the goodness Of God in placing Us in a
world where labor alone can keep US alive.
! would not change, # could, our subjec
ton to physical laws, our exposure to
hunger and cold, and the necessity Of
constautn conflict with the material
world. would not, if ] could, so
temper the elements, that they should infuse
into US only grateful sensations, that they
should make vegetation so cxhuberant as
to anticipate every want and the minerals
80 duclile as to offer no resistance to our
strength or skill. Such n world would
make contemplate race. Man owes
his growth, his energy, chiefly II that
striving Of tho will, that conflict with
difficulty, which we call effect. Easy,
pleasant work, does not make robust minds.
does not give men a consciousness Of their
powers, does not train them TO endurance,
to perseverance, TO steady force OF will
that force without which all other acquisi.
tons avail nothing. Manual labor is q
school, in which men are placed to get
energy Of purpose and character, q vastly
more important endowment than all the
learning Of all other schools, They are
placed, indeed, under hard masters, phys.
ical suflorings and wants, the power OF
fearful elements, and the yicissitudes Of oil
human things; but these stern teachers do
work which no compassionate, induIgent
friend could do for us and true wisdom
will bless providence for their sharp min.
is,ry. | have great faith in hard work
The material world does much for The
mind by its beauty and order; but it does
more for our minds hy the nniue II inGinis
| by It's obstinate resistance, which nothing
but patient toll can overcome: by lis vas
forces, which nothing but uuremitline
skill ard effort can turn to our use by its
perils, which demand continual vigilance
and by its t,ndencies to decay. | believe
that difficulties are more important to the
human mind, than what we call nssistan
ces. Work we oil must, five mean to
bling out and perfect our nature. Even i
We do not work with our hands, we mus
undergo equivalent toll in some o,he
direction. No business or study which
does no, present obstacles, taskiug 10 the
full, the intellect aud the will, is worthy o
a man. In science, be who does no
grapple with hard questions, who does no
concentrate hi5 whole intellect in vigorous
attention, who does not ann to penetrat,
what at first repels him, will never attain
10 mental force. The uses 0! toll reacI
beyond the mental world. The capacity
Of study earnest labor is, ! apprehend, on
of our great preparations for another state
Of being. When | see The vast amount o
toll required Of man, | feel that it mus
have important connections with thel
future existence, and that hs who has me
this discipline manfuIy, has laid ou'
essential foundation Of improvement, cxer
iior and happiness 10 The world 10 come
| you will here see that to me, labor ha
great dignity. Ii is not merely the gran'
instrument by which the earth is over
spread with iruill1lness and beauty, nnt
the ocean subdued, and matter wroueh
into innumerabp form for comfort ant
, ornament: il has far higher function
which is to give force 10 the will ,cfiiclenc.
courage, capacity Of endurance, and Q
perseyering deyoIions 10 far reaching plan
Alas, for the man who has not learned {
: work! He is poor creature. He doe
not know himself. lie depends on Others
with no capacity of making returns for tn
support they give and lei hinSnot fauc,
that he has a monopoly of enjoyment
Ease rest, owes its deIicionsness TO toll
, and no toll is SO burdensome as the res
Of him who has nothing 10 task and quick
: en- his powers" Dr. Charming
r Protection OF PLANTS IN WINTER
The Maine Culiyator states, that tho hes
article with which to cover grape vines
and other tender plants, as prlecIlon du
ring winter; is hemlock houghs. The
turn the water, being more compact Stray