Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-10-01

'SAN W. WIS NCbu5IOit 10 ny HJlukeSs
peare, Jr. as follows:-- u a
"All the worlds fish pond: We are the fishes
"The Devil is the tsher.p
MY HEARERS; when come to
t"lstlhe subject round about, aud turn it
over and under in nv .mild, | think the
world may not be inaplIy termed big
tlsh pond, or rather an ocean containing
a vast variety OF man fishes, for which the
devil, sitting with his legs hanging of the
the rock OF damnaton, is always fishing,
and, i am sorry TO say with the best kind OF
luck. Now, my friends YOU are the
piscatory tribe which inhabit the worlds
vide pond aud for which satan sinks his
nook with such glorious success. Some
OF you are white fish, and some black fish,
some odd queer fish, some scaly fish, some
Slippery Shiny fish-some are cold blood.
cd and sumo are warm-sume swim near
The surface OF the water, and others dive
ieeP, run low, and keep shy. In short,
you constitute IA very great variety
and various are the bats which the old
fisherman throws out to you. The young
ladies' are perpIeXlng LOT of shiners, thai
nIbbIe at almost every bait, but seldom
take hold fairly enough to be caught, ex-
ccpt when the point OF the hook is nicely
covered with the fly of hat,erry aud then
they will jump at it like toad at rose
bug. A miser is kind of mud gudgeon
that VIII snap at tin slXpence, regardless
OF Consequences. When Satan wishes to
catch lawyer, he first catches client
and then uses him Tor sucker; he drops
IA bottle OF brandy, and he is sure to get
a bite; for protested politician; he never
purposcly fishes; and when, perchance,
he catches, one, he Immediately throws
him back into his native element, as be-
ing an ugly toad fish, neither fit for heav>
en- nor worthy of hell. He once caught
hyprocrite with he' pence; eel like, he
so twisted and sqnirmed, and was slippery
withal, that he slid through his fingers &
made his escape and what do you think
my friends, the devil thon said? Why,
go to glory you Shiny son of sarpent!
" our flesh is rotten, and your skin is
only worth making into raw hide halter
TO hang the rest OF your Infamous race"
The foolish young rake of twenty will
even bite at the bare hook; and first thing
he finds himself kicking AMI laundering
on burning bank of misery, with none
by his side 10 project or pity him; but the
wise man and philosopher impose TOO heav
y tax on the patience Of the Evil One.
They live calmly and quietly at the deep
waters of wisdom, and NEEDLE not with
alluring bait for the school mistress expe.
rlence has laugh: them that o(tentime
that which appears fair upon the outside
contains destruction within, as The lndi-
ans said to the bomb shell. .rsr al.
My friends and fellow fishes-you of
the scaIIy, the Shiny, the delicate and
and the beautiful brood! warn you, ope
and all, against biting at those bats
which Satan drops into the sunny, seduc-
lug ways of sin. Beware of iherc, lest
you suddenly feel sore about the gllls, d
afterwards have the painful pleasure Of
being served up for supperln the Kitchen
below. The angels, aud other spiritual
agents of Omnl poteGce, are bobbing for
you from the upper deck Of heaven and all
you have to do is to get good grab aud
hold on, and you will be hauled up safely
TO the realms Of happiness without even a
prick in your Jaws. How often do you,
ye careless crabs, crawl around The line
Of Satan out Of sbeer.curiosity and get Ell.
tangled therein to your sorrow! Be wa.
~ of the barb that is covered with the be.
wilching bait of pleasure, and shun those
neis Of vice which are set at the mouth Of
almost every creek of worldly enjoyment
for, when you are once caught in the
neshes, you are goue suckers 10 Ger.
ainty. H nfN.EM EE@E gUIl
NV dear friends-fishes as we are in
IN applicable sense, we have reason to
,rotuct va from danger and guide Us from
emptation. Let us not be too chimercial |
u our hopes or two visionary in our
chemes. Let US not look too much after
hose golden, ideal fish which tenant the
'cean Of imagination, and which are worth |
'o,hing Tor food, but are only beautiful to
'ehold, but let us look at ourselves-let us |
i've deep, down among the coral caves OF
hrstmuily where all is purity, calmness
nd peace. The storms and tempests Of
worldly excitement may then rage with
Il their fury above Us, but we shall nei-
her hear nor heed them. The wave Of
ia may roll over the surface of the social
ga, but il never can disturb the nnbroken
lacidlty Of our souls; for there they enjoy
he sweetest yepose; there no pillows OF
niger, passion and revenge break upon
heir slumbeIs- and there the devil might