The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-10
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Ia lively .humor;. Maurice. my BAY when
. lhiBg Is 10 be done. SCI about Isal onre;
10 rxpeci that things will be dane u lhfm-
selves is ovi ii The question. Pats joint
down 10 the ere, and il Will roast; %,
paisloe in the pol. and IL will boil; put .
cake IN The oven. and IL vii bake; bu. IL
mona oi these things are done. you nusi
be eonlenl 70 20 without your dinner.
sHa that growing oak wouid get,
An acorn ia the ground must set
take my word for IL, that talking, in.
tending. and determining. all never do
vi heut acting. You may i-lk sbou, pun.
ting down lhe joint. you may intend 20
put polaioesia The pot, and you may de-
lermine 10 20, csk in the oven; but II
you stop short Of really doing what is 10
be done, you may just as well have not
thought about The matter.
Where would be The use of me farmer
locking forward 10 the 'tlsne when he
should reap and INV. were lie not dlll-
gent to ploughsn SOW? There is much
difference in People In This respeci: one
man dies Of thlrsi. while another digs him.
sell well oil wafer. Look around sou.
thea. and v as,e no time IN dreaming about
ihings: eel about them in good earnest,
Ienem berlng what said before
He that growing oak would get,
An acorn in the ground must set.'
The housekeepers' book says shat .
cook mus, catch his hare befnre he roas,
IL; and in like manner we must Obtain
our acorn before We can sci u IN The
ground. Now, by the same rnle, young
people NUT &c, knowledge before they
know how to act properly; and when i
is obtained, then comes the principal
thing, alter all. and that is, 10 torn q ~
good account. The acorn tina, is kePtup
by you. and not planted, will never grow;
and knowledge Neglected, will be equally
useless.
Now. then. to The point. lfyou wish
a growing oak, you must both ge. and SCI
your acorn; and il you wish TO live use
lnl, peaceful, and happy life. You mus
learn lessons Of knowledge, wisdom, AMI
pietv. and pu, them in practice also.
Do ynu wish others 10 forgive yot
when you have injured them! forgive
those then who have injured you:-shi'
is HE mos, likely way Of bringing abou
!, the thing sou desire. Do you wish 9th
ers to behave kindly 10 you! Sc. them III
example BY behaving kindly 10 them
There is no doub, Of your being successful
DO yoa wish all The world 10 be at peac'
with You! be yonrseli at peace, then, Will
all The world.-'rhis way Of bringing .
boui things is The surest Of any We, dis
covered; and lf j, should no. answer. Il !
no, at all likely that any other way will
"A drunksrd cauwo. recommend sohrl
e,y, highwsyman honesy, or an idl
: nan diligence. with good grace, hecsus
they do not practice these qualities them
: selves; nor can you, reasanahly, requlr
Others 10 be forg,v,ns. kia'l-hesr,ed, an
Ipsaceable, while YOU indulge in bitter
lness, ,i.-na,ure. and strife.
IL what have said is Hnwise, pay n
further attention 10 il; but If, on ihe con
Itrary, you consider it 10 b. reasonable an
righ,, why. ihea. pa, il in erac,'ce. ID,
net content win talking about il. intend
! ling to do il. OF even with de.erm'nsn
that ., shall be done. but Sc. ahon, u !
leigh, earnest, remembering wha,i hav
! Iaheady told you twice over,
.Hc that growing oak weuid get,
!, An acorn in the ground must SET