The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-08-12

NV AFGS> 100 Was " 4lN.iN ACsieNtCNs
Nv Ia, was slouched over my brow,
AMI | looked like a fellow suspected,
ptw.shing 70 k.cA up a fuw. c
Nv hearers-la the days Of Alexander /,
Pope, ESD, It was pretty generally consld /
cred, by tic respectable portion Of the com. 4
munlty, that worth made the man; that he /
whose hear, was kept from stnklng into his !
stomach, by the pillars Of street Integrity /
and whose actions we're governed ly tue ,
Impulse of generous principle, was not only
a man, bat gentleman Of the hrst order
but, nowadays, it's dress alone that makes
tie man ana fashion the gentleman. The
world of lake has grown 50 artificial, and
50 numerous are IFS receptions, that per
son has 10 dig through vast quantity o.
outward rubbish before he can arrive at the
pure fountain u real merit. | mean BY
this that there are many individuals, whose
outward appearances are rs rough as the
road 10 misery, wao possess souls as smooih
/ and as delicate as the down upon the back
! Of 3 new patched sUslin, aud whose hearts
are IS rife with She geauioe seeds OF recIi
,ade as are peach trees WITH blossoms IN the
month Of May-Uhcse bodies like IhalcA
4 ed cottages, present hunlltatlng exierlors,
and vet coniap within peace, happiness
morality, conten'mrEt and comfort Va
The other hand, mean 10 assert, my
friends, that most ct those whom you see
uunopolzng nearly the whole OF the side
walk of society, IN displaying the dry goods
hung upon their backs-eho are SO pulled
ID vita yamiy that they cam, squeeze
themselves into the doors Of houest Industry
without coi.apsng their iues-are just as
destitute OF those ennobl.ng qualities which
Should cAafacteT.za 4 mau as COB IS oil
corn after passing through shelilng mil;
and more rotten aboUG the cores al their
hearts than those foul transactions which
once brou2h; disgrace upon Deumark-
say, friends, that ,nese fabricated specI.
a,cns cf 4 guilty md Worth require for the
u!c5. part, an astonishing elevation Of char
!, acler to be worthy Ct sheep stealers con,
tempt.
Ny dear heaFers-Tho suspicious look
} ing chap alluded 10 u ny text, whose dress
, vas 50 sadly neglected, and whose bal was
saucaal over his brow, Ia lofdire, have
TO doub. was as gootaalrcd, 7eaceable
: acd worthy Q fellow as caa DO found be-
, tween here aud heaven: bot appearances
. we're against hin. The shallow souled
y tops Of fashion By whom he was surrounded,
), locked uDoa him as a mere thing 10 the
scale Of being 20, worthy Of the pai'ry ma
= ,c-ial Of which human flesh IS composed
' | would not be surprised If they even won.
= -. a n ~
y rance 10 build Up such an uneou!h and for
Q lorn d,gfe Of humanity, ard gave u LIE
2 aud beng to mar the beauty Of her more
10 delicate achievements; but, nv friends, |
Of venture 10 asser, that Under that antigua
IS ted hat c.u.d more solid sense be touLd than
a IN as many Of The pulpy pericran.oms o.
| danj,es as could be packed WITHIN the bound
G., less LnaIls of creation ard that as innocent
3 generous and pli,anthrop.c a heart beats
:. Beneath tia, bomely jacket as ever ihrob
bed 10 Tho bosom Of angelic carnalion.-
y Yet he ,57'cI as If he might have beer
az suspected d a;cklug up q Tow Because
r. wAy he chose raiLer 10 line his inside
T, With the homesgun dAnnei af wisdom thai
II to ornament his surface with the velvet Q
folly and pride. But mark how lie stand
g, + in the ewes Of q corrupted and sin riddel
a. world Because his boots are dowu a, IL
pit heel, his character is down at level will
Us bis boots Because lis coat has grow
- ,hrea4bafe, bis reputation has also lost il
a gloss aud all bis good qualities partake O
= tic rust that covers his physical attributes
be While angels are walking N the garden c
os his soul ihe scoruful devils Of fashion ;hror
IS stones over its walls and molest It's peace
he Tie flowers Of his heart cast % perlum
.yl beyond his own nosiris; and that whiC
'or rs fragrance 10 HIN smells rlHker than
shaken skunk 10 others. lie gathers hi
re. cwn grarcs from bis own vines, and feast
ed SOLITARY ard alone, while others are gather
Of .ag thisi.es along tho thorn covered walk
- u etiquette. In iact he is nobody in ID
as nbt d vanity bot a suspicious looln
nd rowdy but | would give more for d
10. scaapiugs Of his soul than for the GOO
Qualities that can be extracted fron n
nd many Of your clustering h9ilIes Of brnac
ire cloth and buckram as Bee!zrbub eve
I'd kicked out from the limits Of tis esteem.
N. Ny respected hearers if You wish
Is, Judge rightly Of ono Of your fellow crra
cy ures AMI ascertain his true worth, you mu
Doh under his shir; bosom, and not aieml
n. 10 ctiicigs his ezicrnals. Aye, YOU mu
disc toto tie deep tacesses Of the hear
y; and fao what treasure are hidden ther
worthy Of beng possessed by the christian
,s. the pai,au,hropIsis and the man. All
not god that glt,ers, says the odage, az
ell neither is all that corruption which boa
On 40 Outward tarnish The world IS docitG
o1 man IS deceitful-aud woman, perhap
~o IS more 50; but the elements Of moralit
y. are free from guile and apparen, wherevt
nd they exist. If you possess them, you wi
'er have the pleasure Of knowing that you al
me deserving Of the RESPECT Of the viriuous 81
bid good, no matter whether you look til
nd scarecrows, hung upon the fence, or ;
700 conely to behold as the golden light
am morning: May YOU ponder upon what