Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-01
From the Democratic RepieU.
A LEGEND OF LIFE AND LOVD.

Avery cheerless and fallacieus doc
trine is that which teaches to deny the
Yielding to natural feelings. righteousIy
directed, because. the consequences may
be trouble and grief, as we'll as satisfac.
ton and pleasure. The man who lives
on from yesr to year, isalousof even Pla>
cling himself in q situation where the
chapces can possibly turn sgainst him
ice as it were surrounding his heart, and
bis mind Two scfupulously Weighing in a
balance the results Of giving away to a
ny Of those propenSitieS his Creator has
planted in his heart-may be phlloso-
pher, but can never be happy man.
Upon the banks of pleasant river
stood a cottage the residehce Of an an
cient man whose limbs were feeble with
the weight of years and oI former scrroT.
In his eppetites easily graiified, like the
simple race of people among whom he
lived, every want Of existence was sup
plied by a.few fertile acre5. Those a.
cres we're titled and tended by two broth
ers, grandsons Of tbe old man, and dwell.
Iers also il the cottage. The parents OF
the boys lay buried nesE by.
| Nathan, the elder had hardly seen his
twentieth summer. He was beautiful
youth. Glossy hair clustered upon his
4 head and his cheeks we're very brown
i from sunshine aid open ar. Thougit
the eyes Of Nathan we're soft and liquid
hike pirrs, and his cheeks curled with 4
voluoluous swell, exercise and labor hac
, develoAdhis limbs into manly proper
tions. The bands Of hunters as the!
mel some times to start of together aileT
, the game upon the neighboring hills
, could hardly Show one among their NUN
r her who in comeliness, strength, or activi
: ty, might compete with the youthful Ma
J iihaa.
s Mark was but a year younger thai
!. his 6rother. Ife, too, bad great beau
. In.ibe rOurso qf time The ancient sick
ened and knew that he was 10 die. pc
: fore ihe.approach of the fatal hour h
y called before him the two Eouths' and ad
e dressed them thus:
!. "The world, my children. is full OF dc
IS ceit. Evil men swarm ip every Piace
sr and sorrow and disappointment are tru'
le ofintercourse with them. So wisdom
T. wary, IL 80. Ia
in ows. passing like the darkness of a clon
le fwine, no bands or love about your heart
n. The asbiect Of our affection Dies and =
e, thencsiorth laRgush in agony; or p'
ne baps The love we coVet dies and that
he more painful yet, -.
,or n Is we'll never to confde in any mi
Or, Il 4 we'll TO keep aloof from the folli
Ou1 and impurities of, earth. Let there be
in links between you and others. Let
al. any being control you through your
ais pendence upon him for -a.portion Of y
ct, happiness. This, my sons, ! have lea
'it- ed BY bitter experience, isthe teachlnI
err truth" ~ -,
in, Within few, days afterwards the
cry man was placed away inthe marble =
net Of his kindred, Vhichwas built on .
this by the shore. ~ ~
nee Now the injunction given 10 Ma
less und;his brother--injuncliong fre9se
;eTy impressed upon them by the same m
hing torial votceAwsrs pondete} over BY
bt if youth in his inmost heart.--They ha
and ways hashtpaIIy Tespested their graAd
real whatever came from hisslips, there
ID a, seemed aSthe words ofofacie not
sden. Qainsayed. IN :,
Auoh y Suurt the path Of Nathan chancefd
jdScS sTSdesethgr6m Mark.
q, in And he ttees lsaVgd out, and the
IKE a autumn GssIoheir folsgsi and IN
MT in course leavedlout again, and aSa'p