Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-20
From the Democrats ReUieso for Nou ]
SLYDER DOwNEIiY LIE:
AsE,scn After BAPPINEss.
By JOSEPH c. NEAL,
Aufsor o. . Charcoal Sxefehe.s etc

'itow happy III hs 20 morrow ex
claimed lite 81, dor Downehylle. in
antic pa ION OF CHI: islmas; .oh, how hap
Ply I'll ne Tomorrow
Couldn't you contrive to be happy n
little nowr replied Uncle John, who had
learned somewhat 10 distrusi apiicipa
ton and It's gorgeous promises.
Happy how, Uncle Johnr retorted
little Siyde Downehyte. rather con-
,emptuously, n ppy now!-what with,
shosid like to kn0w-whai shall | be
happy with --nowi Where's the eau
oy, the cakes, the pies-where is the
hobby-horse, that ,omebody's going to
give me and all the Chr.strnus uifis2
How 4 wish To morrow had come
what long day-what long evening
what a great while I've got 10 sleepn
Lutte Slyd,r Downehylle became
quite cross, and Uncle John whistled.-
Twenty four hours afterwards. little
Slyder Downehylle was still more cross
he had been happy with candy, with
CAKES anu with pies, until he was very
uncomfortable indeed: he had been hap
Ply with toys. until he had quarrelcd
with his little companions ard strewed
tbs room with broken playthings; he
hal been happy with his hobby morse
unhl ne got fall.
'Oh, what stupic dayr said little
Slyder Downehy.le, i wish Tomorrow
would come-l'll be so happy al Aunt
Betssy's.'
IL IS unnecessary TO intruds at Aunt
Betsey's for tho events there were Of u
character strongly resembling what &C.
CURED Liule 5iyder Downehylle went
10 bed in tears.
u was always so with the un fortunate
SiyGer Dowaehylle. Throughout life
he wanted some thing 10 be happy with.
aud Strangely enough, IL universally oc-
CURED that when he had obtained the
thing, II did not prove To be exactly the
thing he wanted. His expectations
were never realized. and he was, there
fore constantly in state OF disappoint
ment. Unlucky Slyder Downehyllc!
II was deplorabc too that CHI should
be the case, for Slyder Downeh, Ile was
anxious TO be hapoy--he was always
looking forward 10 be happy-for some
thiHg To be happy with. lie never got
up IN the morning tut that il was his
resolve to be happy in the afternoon
aud, IT not successful in accomplishing
his purpose at that time, he endeavored
as Tar as possible, TO retrieve the failure
by forming a similar determination for
the evening. No one ever had ever had
greuter variety OF schemes for living
hapPy-yery haPpy-than he; for liv>
ing happy next week, for living happy
next month, or next year, bat it appear r
Ell to him that indignant fate was sure
10 Interfere IN order that his projects
might be frustrated. A; school. he wa,
always thinking how happy he would
be on Saturday afternoon; but then
some times Is rained on Saturday after.
neon, or his companions would not do
as Re wished them TO do on Saturday If
ternoon, and the toll for pleasure is Of
ten the severest Of work, he returned
home weary, disPirited and out Of tenn
per. or course it was unavoidable that
his pleasure should be postponed until
some other Saturday afternoon. And il
was even so with Me larger holidays
They never were exactly what thew
ought 10 have been-what they promjs
Cd 10 be--what they seemed TO be when
viewed from a distance. If Slyder
Downehylie went fishing. why a
treachorous bank Sould often give way,
and theD-Pray who can possibly be
happy when he is dripping wet, with
his clothes ont Nobody but poodles.-
What felicity Is there in losing ones
shoe in = swamp? Who is perfectly
happy when securing across the PLAN,
like swift Camilla with old Jenkins
big dog--that dog always bites--rustic
dogs do--lollOwing close at his heels,
widely opening his which showed no
need Of the dcntist7 Then, if Slyder
Downehylle vent skating, il not unfre-
euentiy happened that he cried with
coid--what strange thing il is, not 10
have the best Of skating in the warmest
days! At other seasons there was the
sun. u never rains but it pours, in this
world. Is II happiness, think We, to
have ones dear little nose--incipient
hOm8n, or determined pug, as the case
may be- ali OF blister, and 10 have
ones detachable countenance as red and
as hot as seurlet leverf There's lime
20 The SACK invariably in SlyJcr Down.
hyiie's lit would be easy 70 make
mortar Of il.
The young Downehylle, finding that
happiness eiuded his grasp while q how
made sure Of throwing his Moose over
Us head when he should be a man
what on earth Is there to prevent a man
from being happy, IL he chooses--esce-
cialiJ if a m1n he's money, as was the
ease ~ the present instance, Uacle John
and Aunt Beisey both being gathered 10
their fathers and mothers. May not a
man do as be pleases.--go 10 bed when