The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-07-30
III Love.
.icious doctrine is that

I'D pleasure The man who lives
,op nom year to year, jealous OF ever placing
shjniself in situation where the chances can pos
= Hbly turn against him--ice, asl were, surround
fs-hlg his heart, and his mind too scrupulousiy
Weighing in balance the results OF giving way
10 any oil those propcnslties his Creator has PLAN
ted in his heart-may be a philosopher, but never
can be happy man; ..-
Upon the banks of pleasant rvor stood q cot-
tage, the residence OF an anoiep. :" a@'---0se
iinD-yyege weak with tao NJ ears ana OF
former so''"". -1--l.-"rI'tiIcs easily gratllied,
lhe tI4e s'mpit race OF people among Waoln ne
lived, every want Of existence was supplied by d
few fertile acres. Those acres were titled and
tended by two brothers, graild-sons Of the old
man, and dweliers also III ile cottage. The pa
rents OF the boys lay buried in grave near by.
Nathan, the elder, had handy sacn his tvs cnti-
eth summer. lie wasa beautiful youth. Clos
sy hair clustered upon his head, and his checks
Were very brown rom sunshine and open air,
Though the eyes OF Nathan We're soft and LIQUID
like girls and lis checks curled with IA voluD-
tuous swell, exercise and labor had developed his
limbs into noble and manly proportions. The
bands OF hun teis, as they met sometime to st.t
of together after game upon the nu.rhburnr
hills, could hardly show one umohg their number
who, i'll comeliness, strength, or activity, might
compete with the youthful Nathan.
Mark was but Il year younger THAI his brother
lie, too, had great beauty
In the course of time the ancient sckened and
knew that he was to die. Bc,,rc the ,u,ro,rl
OF the fatal hour, he called before hm the lvy,
Youths al d address. al In nm thus.
1.-The world, my children, is full of deceit
Evil men SWAIN in every place; and sorrow and
djslupointmeut IRE fine tIniis of intrrr,,,r viii
them. So wisdom is wary
and as the things OF life are only shadows
pas ing like the darkness of u cloud, Irvine mo
llfitS lac :,
the ficlScst Of the things OF life. The object OF
your affection dies, and that is more painful vet,
at is well liescr To cunlido in any man IL is
well TO keep aloot from the iolhcs and Impurities
OF earth. Let there be no links between Won and
others. Let not amy being control you through
your dependence upon him for a portion Of ,our
happiness. This, my sons have learnt THROUGH
bitter experience, Is the teaching OF truth"
Within few days afterwards, the old man
was placed in The marble tomb Of his kindred.
which was built IL hill by the shore.
Now the injunction given to Nathan and his
brother-injunctUns frequently IMPRESSED upon
them before by the same nronltorlll voice we're
pondeTcd over by each youth in his mnost heart
They had always habituaiIy respected their
grondsire: whatever came From his moula, there
lore, sGefcd IA the words Vt all oracle hot To be
galnsayed.
Soon the path Of Nathan cAanced 10 be sun
dered from That Of Mark.
And the Trees leavGd out, and then in autumn
cast Their foliage; and in due course lcaycd out
again, and again. and many times uptiu-anJ
the brothers met not yet
wo score years anI ten! what change works
over earth iii slch space as two score years and
ten
AS the sun, an hour ere his setting cast long
sGntng shadows 10 the eastward, two men,
Withercd, and with hair thin aud snowy, came
wearldly up from opposite directions, and stood
together at tomb balit on Il hill by the borders
ol ii lar river. Ahy do they start, as each T.; SIS
ilS ann eyes towards the face of the other; WAY
q" tears drop down their checks, and their frames
tronbo even more than with the ieohlencss OF
age They are the long separated brethren, and
They enlod themselves III one anothcrs' arms.
And yc!," said Mark after few moments,
stepping back and ga2jug caruc 3tlv upon his cunl-
P1nIOh form ana TO- u and yet 1t wonders
me that Tuor art my brother. There should be
il brave and beautiful! youth, with black curls upon
lis head, and not those pale cnbcms OF decay
end my brothers Should be straight and nilublc-
moi bent and lettering us Lhou."
Iiio speaker cast Il second searching glaucc--
I" 51,hcc q Giscohtcht.
"Anc l." rcloined Nathan; II might require
from NY brother, not such shlivellcd limbs as |
sec--aHd instead Oi that cracked voice the iull
swelling music Of Il morning hcarl-but that
hall IL century is iGailill lnrltcr OF coml4.css
ana OF strength; for half century it Is dear |
broth +, since my hand touched thine. or my |
g;2G Tested upon thy .ace."
.}iark sighed, and answered not
Then, III It httic while, they made Inquiries
about what had he fallen either dnrup The time |
S J ,n .''9 Hr Upon inc marble by winch they
81 bothnk me-. bio,T her. 'is nS S,u' m,rr vc,r.
have indeed passed over since the sorrowtui day
when cur grandsire, diving, left us to seek our
fortunes ne; anna wicked ana seductive world
no,nlr S dr %oi"s, ~ anou, doubtless, doSt re-
should bcsrt our SUBSEQUENT ionrncvmns He
portrayed the dangers that lie in the path orloyc;
le impressed y upon our minds the folly ofplacing