Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-03-04
CIjEERFTJT,NESS.

The moral and physical advantages Of
a cheerful state of mind, are fully appre-
cia'cd probably by but few. lnrhe bright
sunlight Of prosperity. when friends smile,
business llourishes and vigorous health
sends The warm blood leaping along our
veins, then i: is but floating on The smooth
ly gliding current TO be cheerful-it re-
qnires no effort. But let friends prove
depart, and then the man who maintains
a cheerful equauimity Of spirit proves his
cIeerfuluess 10 he the result ofsellled prin-
cple and conscious rectitude.
a mopins melancholy is alike incompa-
lible with interest and reason. II drinks
up the spirits and drives to wretchedness,
and even madness; it tsours the temper.
and impars its baneful coatagion through
the circle in which i, moves ; it undcrmines
The foundations of health aud life, and sends
prcmaturely to the grave.
And what goodness is gained by a eloo
my sadness of spirit1 Has friend prov
ed rreacherous! Why should you allow
his perfdy to destroy your peace! You
are in better condition than you were
before; for now you are undcceived, and
the rorlonness is unveiled whic! before
was hidden aud therefore capable Of inju-
ry you.
is property lost what ofthat? A man
lv inrlludc and cheerful spirit will sustain
you, and either carry you up ,o your for
mer condition 10 render you happy, in your
present one. you have acted honestly,
honorahv, hold up your head like man;
YOU arc worth as much as ever, and if you
ACT out under trying circumstances the
man and The philosopher, your real worth
will he more clearly sren and more fully
appreciated by the wise and good then il
was in prosperity. Away with cowardly
mopine aud dispiriled melancholy; shame
OIL all mean thoughts of cords, and razors,
and milponds. as remedy for little, tri-
ais. such as The loss of few thousands,
which it were hetler to laugh at than TO
none over The world owes The honest,
iniu u,lrious man a subsistence, and such Il
mans draft it seldom diShnuors.
Have you lost health? Dependency
will but make the matter worse. 1t pre-
disroses 10 disease even in The healthy,
aud gives food aud power 10 the disease in
the invalid Physicians willlell you that
cheerful man is not half so liable to dis
ease as one of opposite character, and is
much more easily cured when disease does
take hold of him. Cheerfu!ness Of spirit,
whether as a preventive of disease or an
auxiliary to cure, is better than all the
nosIrums and panaceas that can be sup
piled.
A man with good conscience has no
rieh, TO be gloomy. Act well your part
then; be firm. he cheerful, and you will
he healthier and happier, and live longer.
Louisville Messenger.
absence Of Mind.-Abscnce OF mind. we
admit, if pardonable in any. is pardonable
only in men Of genius, and for ordinary
men 10 affect il is more than ridiculous.
We heard an anecdole Of absence OF mind
the other evening, which is SO good that
we will give il:
A highly distinguished clergyman and
a powerful preacher, determined snuff
taker, and great pedestrian, was remarka-
ble for absence Of mind. One Sabbath
morning. he had eight miles to walk be-
fore commencing the services of the day,
and he started on his journey with mind
wrapped up in lofty and spiritual con,em.
pla,ions. In these distractions, as usual,