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inssIlehsus enq Contemporary 10 St. Louis
thinks with us. II employ ment IL hard
p Obtain, seek itstbe more diligently. re-
( nect sheEmore| carefully, Be more eccnom.
ieal Bat never despair. never he Idle.
never stop trying when you draw lie
last breath lryI;o draw enoiher. Resoiu.
energy, spirit and coafasc haps fedtion.
many 2 iar1ily in times past md will d. il
again in times future. .sH~
Honest Pride III . man has right 10
be proud Ct eny thing, his If a. good .ac.
hon, done az il ought 10 be. without any
base interest lufking al The bottom Or il.
LStsras's Lss;ss
In all extremes Of rnioy sllsnt i.aka. Il.
constant stimulus v hich keep theffacnl-
ties awake. aud enable us TO make ihs
most 81 The passing hours; bnt in State
of deep ai5icll6n VS. are. oas;hs contrary.
sensible of 40 understandable oppression---
which his a supplying effect upon The
mind. Eyes That are weafied NilhHweep-
ing instinciivaly close. How coffspica-
Gus toe goodness Of Providence, even in
our misiortphes.
II is in The middle classes Of society
chat all The finest feelings and The most
amiable pFopensities Of our nature do
principally flourish and ABOUND ibr The
good opinion Of our feilow:me the
strongest though notslhe 4purest noiivs to
virtue. The priva,ions OF poverty render
Us too cold and callous, and.the privileges
Of property Too arrogant and conaequen.
lial, TO feels The FIRST places Us beneath
the opinion;d The second above il. Lacon.
TRuTfI AND RrGHT. Never Be asham-
ed Of the trutA--ns3er be afraid Of DONG
right. Thousapds live ia continual fear
md perpiexitys because they shun the
truth. Multiudes make themselves mis-
cradle, beeause they dare nos do what il
light and oppose error 10 high places.
~HApPfNEsss- There is, after ali, a great
deal Of happiness 10 be enjoyed 10 life.-~l
Just take things bytheir smooth handle,
lament nothing that is lost, improve upon
past errors and do all, the good you can.
and our word for il, you will never com-
plain Of sorrow.
We ought 10 take notice Of our COM
forts, tofkeepfns from grievmg excessive
~ Tor our crostes:, for our crosses we ee.
serve but our comforts we have forfeit
Jed. II we would keep the balance beam,
We must lock at that which is for us, as
yell as that v bich is against US, else we
are unjust 70 Providence, and unkind 10
There are4those to whom a, sense Of re-
ligion has come in storm aud tempest
there are those whom It hath summoned
amid scenes Iof revelry. and idle vanity;
there are those, too. who have heard its {
still small voice, amid rural leisure and
placid retirement. Bot perhaps the know
ledge that causeth not 10 err is most FREE
'quentlyI impressed upon the, mind during
the season ofaffliction, aud tears are the
sofeneG showers which. cause the seed Of
heaven to spring and take root in the hui
m an heart.-.Scoft
There is something tonne. Says Byron,
very <onening in the presence OF q wo-
man; come Strange influence, even ifone
is notin love with her. y
True.-Dr. Claiming says: IA peo-
PIE that des1hs the possession OF riches
its highest source Of distinction. admits one
Of the moss degrading Of all Influences
! 10 preside.fIover lis opinions. Ait no
lime should money ever be ranked as more
Ithan means and he who lives as il the
acquisition SfProperiy were the sole end
pof bis existence betrays the. dominion Of
T The most 4oftid. base, and groyelIlng me-
live that life offers.''
Good Place no confidence id imagina.
4 ~ prosperity; never venture Beyond your
depth, live within your means; think Of
making living, not fortune; look ahead;
take care Of the rainy day; be prudent; Do
temperate; Be humble.
Postpone not for anoiher day what
Eshouldbe done this day; Tomorrow, even
Iii we be permitted TO see il. may bring.
its own cares II Remember that one day
is not longer or sironger~ihan another.
and thar Procrasiina,ion is tas thief Of
Huns.
Tie Passions The passions refnereri
| 70 be suppressed they are 10 be directed !.
and when directed, rather q be
Strengthened than 4subd ued.-[ Baiper.
| God was the first prpterl He.gave from
bis awful hand amid the blackuess Of ST.
mai the Tables Of stone. on which was
printed the mind OF God! The decalogues
OF all moral law, The claims Of man upon
man, and God upon all.
Do not yield 70 misfortunes, butFmeet
them with foF:itude. You can only sub
due adyersiiy by bearing up sgainstit.
THE~FATE or KlNGs-In looking over
the records Of the Roman Empire. from
the reign Of SeveEus 10 that of Claudius
"a, period Of sixty years, We discovered
that fourteen Cesars had ,reigned I'D suc-
cession every one Of whom was murder
ed Of:he l9ihat preceded Severus. 10
met with'violent deaths, aud Of the 26 that
followed Claudius, TO the division Of the
lempire, period ofliitle more than : han-
brad years. all died either by poison, sui-
cide or assassination. There we're 81 en-
H.. III. 80 ~ haut