Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-09-03


We re born for pleasure and tpr trouble.
And, y YOU str he TO each Sc xason.
Good Hopes true cape you II never double
But take the good and evil CHEEKY
A. d sum ui' creditor aud debtor =.
IL in this world they usex,o qucefly.
BE honest and you II lind better.
My hearers--no mortal ever was born
to nnrtake of,he sweets ofples sure alone.
From The cup OF life we are all COMPELLED
10 drink an. admixture Of JOY, bliss, and
pam; and the more mouths we make in
swallowing the.dosc the more bitter dose
it seem TO the tase. No one ought ever
to dash, ia a suicidal manner. the goblet
OF exlstance to the ground because it con-
tains few drops Of the essence Of evil;
Tor what can be more sickcning than
continual sur!et Of sweetness? If you
were to 81? wholly and constantly Of sac
charine Juices Of the world YOU would
sigh for something sour. forthe sake Of
variety; Tor variety as some philosopher
has truly remarked, is the spice Of lie
and without that spice, EVERY meal ofman's
enjoyment were as fiat and insipidas a bowl
OF soup composed Of dish water aud pota.
toe skins. 4 little morning melancholy
after solid supper Of mirth operates as
moral medicine upon the mind mas
| much as It causes serious meditation to
purge the inner man o { at least a portion
oil that corruption which settles on the
stomache after an excess OF folly. An all
wise Providence has so ordained it that
no mortal shall reap harvest Of pleasure
without gathering the tares Of pain; and
as for endeavoring to make up bundle
OF the one without collecting a handful Of
the other, you might as soon think of bot
Ting up few pints Of daylight for eve
ming use.
| My friends-,he thing is rs my text
observes, IN every station we are born
tor pleasure and for troub|e--not express
~ tor either, but for title of both He
that is Matched amid the desert sands Of
| poverty is no more candidate for care
and sorrow than the babe which is born
~ a blooming paradise Of opulencc, ion-
died in the lap Of fortune, and nursed at
tine breast Of abundance. The pathways
/ ui beth to the tomb are equally bestrew
ed with flowers and beset with lhorns
The angel ofevil will ofien,imes spread
his dark pinions over the head Of the
proud partcian while the golden halo of
Joy enclrcles the head Of the poor pebi-
an.--I'hen again the son Of independ-
ence may be seen dancing for 10y upon
the grave Of buried care, and singing the
song OF gladness, as merry as cricket in
the chimney corner, while the half starv-
ed child Of penury sits crying for crust
! where the musquetoes Of misery are as
thick as fog. and have bills long enough
to bite through modern bellies hustle.
think. my friends. that he who dwells in
a lowly vale Of contentment receives a
greater portion of pure and unalIoyed
pleasure than the dupe Of ambition and
wealth, whose home is fixed upon the
| high hill Of honor; for, in the valley Of
humility grow the beautiful posies OF
peace, which give out their perfumes to
tie gentle breeze, while the rough winds
are heard 10 howl mournluly around the
mountain tower OF fame.
My dear friends--ihe better wav to
get along smoothly and without stubbino
toes, is, TO enjoy the pleasure ofthe world
like rational beings, aud not like bsutes-
and bear up beneath lis ills. with all the
composure. lorttude aud philosophy OF d
saw horse under an nak log You
strike to every vexation while sailing up
on the rough sea Of, life, and give up In
dispar when the storm al misfortune
RACES, you can no more double the cape
OF Good Hope. than you can safely ride
through He'll gate in a hog trough. But,
/ my friends. take every evil prick as easy
as pin cushion. Don't rave iump
and use profane language, when you
are visited with Your respective portions
Of trouble and care; hut keep cool, and
live low on diet OF patience aud forbear-
ance, and all will soon be right again.
Don't be such consumnate fools as to
throw away sovereign because YOU
happen to loose penny, nor beat an I'M
offending lamp post for having the obsti-
macy to stand its ground when assaulted
by your nasal protiberance; lor such acts
show the want of wisdom, end are the
very extreme height Of folly. When you
come to look at the miseries distributed
among the great mass of mankind, you
Will lind that You have only your lust
proportion ofthem; but il you fancy you
have been particularly selected as tar
get for the arrows ofil fortune, you will
be afflicted with more pleagues than ever
was saddled upon the land Of Egypt.
When the star OF hope is hidden behind a
a dark cloud Of dependency, you ought
TO have sense enough to know. that i.
must in the nature of,hings shine forth
again in its won,ed brightness. All you
want is to persevere for the present with
full confidence in the future and your full
confidence Of wo will be essentially light
ened; but Oh! you weak and sickly chi
dren OF despair! you lack the strength OF
mind and determination Of purpose 10
push your way through the briars when
you find yourselves in their midst!-and
when sickness lightly places its hand up
on you, you flat right down, like SO many
cakes Of dough. without even suflicisn,
energy TO spit clear Of yous avn toes!
! My dear hearers-push ahead. boldly,
uprigh,ly and hoping.y. and the dEops Of
JOY, as they descend from heayeA, will
not become frozen on their way, anc. fall
upon your heads in the shape OF large
hailslones oi, i'll. Deal fairly with your
fellow creatures-shOw Kindness 10 all