Holly Springs gazette., 1843-01-20

annual suns have scarcely shone. whose "a
ces are iuFTowe wed-not with the plowsbarc
OF tmes aud whose heads are grev-but not
with The frost of years. Ii is because they
allow the worm Of care 10 gnaw at the ker-
nal OF contentmeni; and determined melan-
choiy 10 mildew every earthly enjoyment
see, too. old men coaAed cross lots % the
tomb BY hideous care-thTough quagmires
and over fences when they might happily
protong the distance by keeping The road of
peace and comfort Care watches anxiouslF
over heaps of boarded gold, and also over
the empty Golfers of poverty but molests net
the homes of those who are blest wish an
exact quaatum saBfcit Therefore avoid
being cependenily poor ii possible, ana ag
the same time, strive not 10 be what is false
ly termed independently rich, lest the scum
of sorrow swim equally upon the extreme
best and the very worst of l;fes liquor
My dear friends-laugh at care. Il may
stand kick, but !. cannot put up with ridi-
cuie. Laugh at its puny attacks. and it will
flee to the mountains; but every other effost
is worse than useless. Pride not yourselves
upon physical strength. or eminence Of sta
ton. Care not only once has been known
TO lsill cat. but also king. Nlir;h is the
only medicine TO counteract It's baleful iniiu-
ence; and If you have none of the article At
home, just borrow bottle of those who
have enough, and some 10 spare. Musnp
breeds melancholy. and long consideration
generates care. Let your ideas pass bV
without interruption, aud please the imagina-
ton with the various and contrasted pictures
they present but If you allow all the rub
bish that floats down the stream of thougkt
to lodge and remain in your bosoms, YOU
will find that mental niasma and sickness
are sure TO prevail round the region OF the
heart. Therefore hoist the gate-let the
ideal waters freel Y pass, CARRYING accumu-
la;ing cares into obivion's dark sea-and
you will need no moral physic to keep the
mind as free from melancholy as a ducks
foot from corns. or the angels of heaven
from the contagious ills Of earth.
My hearefs-why don't you laugh and
grow fat instead of worrying the spirit from
lis home, and fretting the flesh from lis tim-
bers2 A well got up laugh aids digestion
clears the cobwebs from the brain-cau-
ses the soul to effervesce with hope and rood
humor and makes 4 hearty meal of sorrow
to Sit as lightly on the heart as a creased
uall OF cotton upon the stomach OF on ana
conda. There is nothing Ike having can
teen of good cheer BY ones eide while traV-
cling through such world of sin. mislor.
tune and misery as this A smile viii drive
dull care away, while u frown only serves
TO swell the seeds of wo implanted in the
human heart. and causes them to put forth
sprouts Of evil, which may be found difficult
TO deracinate # left to flourish and gain
strength bv the fosteriDgs of fcoIiSbness and
folly. Look upon all sides Of all things but
dwell on the bright side. Be prudent, bur
not parslmonious-an provide for the soul
as well as the stomach keep your feet
your heads cool-your pockets in pen
MES, and your hearts IN cheer Then let IN
sect cares butt against your bosems; YOU
will care no more for them than rattail
file for the nibblines OF an adder-for YOU
are rendered proof to all such petty annoy
ances. while performing the pleasant bu.
perilous pilgrimage TO the grave. So mote
it be DOW. JR.