, 1842-11-05

preach, upon this OCCASION, from the
following text
Fret not thy gizzard."
My hearers-Foriituic, patience,
and perseverance are the only team
horses capable of dragging the lum-
herring a of mans hopes through
The marsh of misfortune. Frettrg,
~fiichlng. curslng, or swearing can no
more ex'rIcate one from difficulty
than a silly can release itself from
the fisherman's net bv idle n1pulnr
SOC frun1e ING. Wlru Il man fui,
himself in the midst OF the therss and
briats Of trouble. the only way for
HIM Is TO step cautiously and feel his
road through them with the Utmost
care; but il he fret. Hustler and bias
ter. he IS ure to effect nothing more
than iacera'e his bosom and tare his
trouses. When he ~perceives that his
feelings are beginning to ferment.
through irritation. he ought TO keep
a small air hole open to his heart. not
only to admit the pure oxygen Of rea-
sou, but also to allow gas of excite
ment to escape by degrees-else he
might burs. his barrel of forocarance.
and lose IN a moment some Of the
sweetest Of lies cider.
My fricndS--when your cobweb
flbrIcs OF anticipation are swept away
by the storms of i'll fortune, there is
~ more use in ireting your gi2zlrds
about i; than there is in a Young fe-
male victim Of seduction trying to
stick the fragments Of virtue togeth-
er with the tears OF repentance. To
fret and chafe about ~trifes, like a
tender schoo! boy when first initiated
into the mysteries of a flannel shirt,
Is rs nonsPnsical As ii is useless
Maintain your ground manfullv 4.
gainst the assaults of petty ills, and
IN due time You will not heed them
half as much as tie buzz Of an Octo.
Der musqUito; otherwise YOU will
probably learn hy experience thai
there IS such Il thing as rubbing q
pinp'e Till Won produce an ulcer. In
th2 hour of adycIs,iv. Tor assistance,
call upon Fofttude-thatb,ld nvmph
OF the rock, whose daunlless spirit
bears the beating storm, and bitter
winds that howl around her-whose
breast heaves the hursling wave, and
who hears the dread thunder with n
soul as mistaken as carpet in a law
yers office. Yes, my friends. instead
Of lrettin- your gizzards when 4 bod
ing cloud skirts he horizon Of YOUR
YOU ought TO have philosophy
about YOU 20 know that, although the
coming shower may wet your Jack
cts. it renders the earth fruitful. and
bouNtifuIIv contributes L vour wants
and necessities. Satan himself. when
he was kicked out of Heaven into
the regions Of darkness and woe, was
too much Of I man 10 whine and fre,
1t his fate. he bore it like 4 hero.
and consoled himself with the reAec-
ton, that II were "hit;er to Iei"n in
hell than serve in heaven" Exer
rise patience. and the thick mist o.:
fortune that bedinns vour future
prospects viii dispense the sooner;
push ahead with perseverance,, IN
mindful Of ,rifll.nc annoyauccs, and
every bud in your hos"uis i~hat,hreat-
EMS t. disclose 4 thistle. wilE bloom i
rosr; bat this worrying and frerrng
circumstance clash wirh ones
'ond desires, is ike brushing a beaver
the n%ap--the mare you at.
to smooth it the rougher it
NJ friends! am almost induced
% believe that some people. instead
If being supplied with hearts, have
lothIng but gizzards filed with grit
md gravel. They appear to have
us dined upon pebbles and iron
and are always laboring IN
Ter the influence of indigestlon.-
Nothing goes right with ,hem-every
hing is wrong. The milk Of mercy
,ours upon their stomach-lhey turn
lp their ugly noses at the sweets of
alvation-they spit in the hand Of
;harity-spurn friendly solrcitude---
md care no more for soft soap or
.ymparhy than a dog does fo~ a dol
All they wish Is to be allowed
he privilege Of lretting undistnrbed
o. friend or loe-unchecked bv fear
md unswaycd by favor. They fret
or fear the morrow may not be
than golden to-day--they fret
BECAUSE others are cheerful and con
with their lots--and they of.
.entimes fret merely because they can
led nothing of importance to fret a.
Mont at thpn 90 on frptInn I'LL