Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
From The Democratic Review.

| A very cherries and fallacious doc.
trine is that which teaches US to deny the
yielding TO natural feelings righteously
directed, because the consequence may
be trouble and grief, as well as satisiac
ton and pleasure. The man who lives
on from year to year, jealous Of evel
placing himself in a situation where til,
chances can possibly turn against him
ice, as it were, surrounding his heart, ant
his mind too scrupulousy weighing in ,
balance the results Of giving away TO any
of those propensitics his Creator has plant
ed in his heatt-may be philosopher
but can never be happy man.
Upon the banks OF a pleasant river stood
a cottage, the residence of an ancient man
whose limbs were feeble with the weight
of years and of former sorrow. Ia his
appetites, easily gratitied, like the simple
race Of people among whom he lived, ev-
cry want of existence was supplied by n
few fertile acres. Those acres were till.
ed and tended by two brothers, grandsons
of the old man, and dwellers also in the
cottage. The parents of the boys lay bu-
ried near by.
Nathan, the elder, had hardly seen his
twentieth summer. He was beautiful
youth. Glossy hair clustered upon his
head, and his cheeks were very brown
from sunshine and open air. Though the
eyes of Nathan were soft and liquid, like
n girls, and his cheeks cuIled with vo.
Iuptuous swell, exercise and labor had de-
veloped his limbs into noble and manly
promotions. The bands of hunters, as
they met sometimes TO start oil together
after the game upon the neighboring hills,
could hardly show one among their mum.
Der who, in comeliness, strength or activ-
ity, might compete with the youthful Ma
| than.
Mark was but year younger than his
brother. He, too, had great beauty.
In the course Of time, the ancien. sick.
ened, and knew that he was to die. BE.
fore the approach Of the fatal hour, he cali
ed before him the two youths, and address
ed them thus
"The world my children, is full Of de-
ceit. Evil men swarm in every place
and sorrow and disappointment are the
fruits of intercourse with them. So WIS
dom is wary.
"And as the things of life are only
shadows, passing like the darkness Of d
cloud. Irvine no bands of love about you'
hearts. For love is the fcklest thing O.
life. The object of our affection dies
and we thenceior.h langush in agony oil
nerhaps the love we covet dies, and tina
is more painful YET.
"It is we'll never to conide in any man
II is well to keep alooi from the follie'
and impurities OF earth. Let there be nc
links between you and others. Let no
any being control you through your de
pendance upon him fer portion OF you
happiness. This, my sons, have learn
ed by bitter experience, is the teaching o
truth"
Within few days alterword, the OH
man was placed away in the marble tom.
Of his kindred, which was built on hi
by the shore.
/ Now the injunclions given TO Nathan
and his neutrality-suspicious. irequentl.
impressed upon them before by the sam
monliorial voice-were pondcred over b.
each youth in his inmost heart. The.
had always habitually respected thei
rranis,re: whatever came from his mouth
therefore, seemed as the words Of an ora
Gle, not to be gNinsoyed.
Soon the path OF Nathan CHANGED to b
sundored from that Of Mark.
And the trees leaved out, and then i
49,. ,hn;r fniia ga and in Qu
course leaved out again, and again. an
many times again--and the brothers me
not yet.
Two score years and ten What chang
works over earth in such space as NV
score years and ten
AS the sun, an hour ere settlng' caS
long slan,ing shadowsto the eastward, wv
men. withered and with hair thin an
snowy. came YEARLY up from opposite d
rections, and stood together at a tom
built on hill by the borders OF far
yer. Why do they start, as each cas-
his dim eyes toward the face OF the DINER
Why do tears drop down their cheeks
and their frames tremble even more tina
, with the feebleness Of age They are IN
D long separated brethren, and they eniol
themselves IN one anoiter's arms.
"And yet" said Mark, after few mC
nents, stepping back, ard gazing earnes
$ ~ upon his companions form and features
aud yet it wonders me that thou art IN
brother There should be a brave an
beautiful youth, with black curls upon b