Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-01
SHORT PATENT SERMON.
BY DOW, JR.
The words of the text may be found
somewhere, as follows:
Fless have other fleas TO bite EN-,
BY DOW, JR

FleSs have other feas TO bite EN-,
And so go on ad ininitum.
NV Hearers-You are all probably
aware that biters often get bitten: that
people not unfrequently fall into the pits
which they dig for others; and that he who
speaks evil of his neighbor is sure TO be
spoken evil of himself The spider eateth
the hy--the fish eatheth the spider-the
fish hawk eatheth the fish--the eagle mas.
tereth the hawk--thc sportsman shooteth
the eagle--Death devoureth the sportsman
and the Almighty hath power over Death
and the devil. 1t does certainly appear
that there is none upon earth so mighty
but some can be found mightier: and as
wicked as one individual may possibly be
some reprobatc wearing the human form
divine can be scared up who is even still
wickeder Well, my friends, this is all as
it should be; for, without this variety, the
music of the moral world were one dull
and monotonous tone-enough to give the
fever and ague fit Of laziness, and render
glass of soda water too stupid to effer-
vesce. All the rough and dscordant sounds
that echo from hither to thither are pro-
duced by the voice of Nature: and the
voice of nature is the voice Of God, which
although it sometimes speaks in mighty
thunder, yet speaks in love. The ever
rolling waves give beauty and sublimity to
the ocean-the high hill and the deep val
leys add loneliness to q Landscape the
irregularities that exist among the human
race make picture of perfect uniformity
even all discord, as my friend Pope says,
is harmony-but not understood by those
who have no more an car for music than
a rabbit has tail expressly for the purpose
of brushing off flies
My dear friends--aithough everything
in this world is made just about as il
should be, still man, being 4 free agent,
endeavors daily to make improvement:
upon himscIf-and yet as he progresse
intellectually, he retrogrades morally. Am
bition and thirst for praise. perturb no
only his own peace, but often, too often
that Of his fellow creatures around him
and yet he finds that while with pompou
tread he makes disturbance among the
ants of industry, he is at the same time
molested by annoying insects that buzz anc
bite with IMMUNITY. Pride lays the egg o.
envy, which matches out sIander and YOU
may depend upon it, my beloved brethren
that if you SANDER your fellow mortals
YOU will be slandered by the SANDERS Of
slandereys. The dorset regions of backbi
tiers are kept continually sore by the intlic
ton of fresh wounds from those behinC
them; and there is no position in society
SO high but the poisoned arrows of caIumny
may reach. The loftiest pinnacle Of fame
is accessible to reptiles that delight in de
vouring each other; and the serpents of sir
cast their slime among the flowers tina
bloom upon the heaven kissing hills of re
nown, as well as those that flourish in thu
wales of obscurity. You are all related tt
each other by consanguinity, and yol
ought to feel bound to assist your brother
in-blood in days of toll and times of trou
BILE; but Oh! TO see you pounce upon tht
helpless, take advantage of the weak, anc
pilfer the last penny from the poor, i
enough to sink the heart Of a christian int
the seat of his trowscrs.
Ny hearers--don't be like the bcdbug
that suck stolen blood from the bowels o
one another; but let every man eat tn
bread he has honestly earned, and add,
possible a mite to his enjoyment. Pus
others along the path of prosPerity--ac
, friendly towards your foes--and Heave
will bestow upon you its richest of bles:
ings; but if you bite, you must expect t
be bitten--for, as my text says, FIeas hav
other heas TO bite 'em and he that woul
t wantonly set dogs upon the doors of tn
r righteous deeds must expect to be barke
at, to say the least. To be happy you
selves you must use your utmost exertior
to increase the happiness of those aroun
you. Your hearts influenced by NOR;
motives, and inclined to virtuous deed
Just open the windows of your hearts, an
let in the lights of heavenly wisdom, an
every earthly object that seems becloude
by sorrow, will be surrounded by tn
golden halo of Joy. That mercy whic
you measure out to the sons of misfortun