The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-22

/ garner Of the grave. Bestow not too much
care upon that worthless cong lnmcratiot
i # sin and corruption called thssbody; fol
it must perish, in spite of the patchings OF
faith and physicians. The old clothes OF
mortality that you throw off when about to
swim the creek which divides time and
eternity are as useless to the world as a
warming pan To West Indian; and the
soul would surely be ashamed to enter the
Ecourls ofheavenswith such wardrobe OF
wickedness. When | pass by that holy
spo. where rest the ashes Of the dead, an and !
read upon the tomb stones how dear and
valuable is the dust upon which they are
Ereared, cannot but help thinking that
cart load Of hog manure would bring more
in market than all the refuse of wealth 10
bii.y, and beauty Which could be scraped
tooether between here and sometime ago.
A church yard is riddle, or Sieve Iha'
senarates the bran fnm the Hour. 1he
-four is that spiritual essence, winch is con-
,ained in The husk of humanity, ana which
is treasured up in heaven as being too val
uable 10 be wasted; but the bran is the bo-
dy-worlhless chaff, of no account wnat-
ever when separated from the soul. zine
surface of this Aabitsble globe is covered
with animal as we'll as vegetable mould
We dance upon the graves OF our ioreia'h-
ers, and sing songs of mlrtn ana Jo'''y a.
the tombs Of our kindred, without regard
to the sacredness Of the dust around us
All flesh is c6mpused of vegetable mould;
and though il derives its nourshment iors
a time from the ground, it must eventual
ly anal gamate with its parent soil' ana al
ford food for vegetation. "hen INC oli'
nipotent told Northumberland TO go TO
grass 1t was but prophetic warning OF
The fate of all human flesh; fer, cerles,
there is not living form but must sooner
or ,la,er dissolve, and distribute It's sub
stance among the vegetable pr"a"ctl"ns ol
the earth, The bright eye OF beauty must
lose its lustre in midnight darkness OF the
sepulchre-thc crimson current oi ne mus
be frozen in the cold December OF death
the mighty engine of the nina mat
moves ,heever rev volving wheels Of thought
must cease to operate, and the clay ihat
comnoses the frail vessel ofmortalily shall
crnmble n atoms. Yes, it will return 10
dust. and that dust will in time be munopo-
lied bv the fairest Of flowers, the vllest o
weeds, and perhaps by The very s'na''es' ''s
of small potatoes.
H., o.I,sd The human body is lett but 1or
y" r,,Io rh;lo to encumber the world ere
=, = sbovelled IN bv Time and carted OH
~ :. 80 ,ho broad field ofdcath; but the
spirit that anima,cs it can no more =, oe .o" a,,
6ned in the dungeon Of the grave 'i,en u pu
cam Criohtcn an old fashioned ea'.h!u""e
with nair ofpistols and bowie knlle'.
WIEN i shakes of its carnal shack'es, !.
a absnua1ula1cs to some unknown islan" III
,he vas, ocean of eternity, where 1t mana
nes olive for ever and ever, il not longer,
s,i,bon, either cash, food or rament. on
then for the soul rather than ior 'ne pn"y. y
The BODY is vegetable, and is doomed 10
ncrish: bu, the soul is ethereal anu moor
rnnlable. Although, gas.like il esaporaies
when lies glass lamp is dashed +" pieces
Il ascendssiike the dew of The morning
unseen to its native heaven; but The oody
unon which YOU besluws so mnch pans
pampcr with so much Pride-and oedecN
with so much ornament. becomes nnt ASH
cs when touched by the finger OF Fate
and those are not worth their weight III
saw.dust.
Look well after the immortal part my
friends; and though vegetables as you are
when vou come to be transplanted to
more congenial soil you will sproul anew
and flourish Ikea weed agains' inc sun
nv side of fence, through al eternity
So mote il be! X Do"' 'N'