Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-04-21

will open the door and see what is the
mat's1,
He gave ,i"lsp, push. ami, entered the
chamber. followed by M<s. Willis and
Theodore. Buf wi can r5int the agony
Of the parents and-,fs lovef,swhen they
found they had stumbled ovSS the dead
body Of The unfortunate Marguerite.
As tIsF enteIedAhe apartment, tie SER
pshes q seen1o glileeQ! !. the windosll
80. !,
c9dl II -
i The doc,r1 abis sn6 b.
pisal o db.aiil: ~ slis ~ shadns sss
WISE 8arbanld wrotr I,ah essay ~ the
Inconsistency Of iixf1an Expec,yIsms is
by far the very fst. Every AlinsV
says she, Us MARKED Al a settled price y
Our lime.sr labor. our Ingenuity is SO
much reasS money ;, wliish we are 10 lay
out to4hFbesl advantage. Examine, com-
pare. choose. reject; but .s,iild TO your
own judgment. and 60 not. like children,
whenyou have purchased one thing, re-
pine thai you do not possess another
which YOU would no. purchase. Would
you be rich Do you think that the sim
gle point worth sacrificing every thing
else for? You may then be rich. Many
have become so from, the lowest beg i'm
nings, bv TOLL and diligence, and allen-
lion, to The ninu,est articles of expense
and profit. But you mus. give up the
| pleasure Of leisure. of an unembarrassed
mind and Of free, unsuspici"us temper
| You must learn to do hard. If not unjust
things and as for the embarrassment Of a
delicate and ingenious spirit, it is necessa-
ry for yon To get rid Of it as soon as pos
slhie /; you must not stop to enlarge your
mind, polish your tas,e. or refine your
sentiments bn! must keep on in one beat
en- track, without turning aside TO the right
or to the left. But" you say. Z" can
not submit To drudgery like this: | feel
spiri, above it," lis well f: be above II.
lhen: only do not repine. because you are
no, rich. Is know ledge the pearl of great
price IN your estimation that. too. may
be purchased by steady application. and
long. solitary hours Of study and reflection.
:. But" says the man Of letters. $ what
hardship is il that many an illisera,e lei
Iss- s1xvCussrs 80 mHsO0n his
coach, shall raise fortune. and make
figure. while possessed merely the COM
mon covenince Of lie!
| - as it for fortune. then, that you
grew pale over the midnight lamp. and
gave the sprigh,lv years of youth /" study
and reflection ? You then have mistaken
your path. and i'll employed your intus-
try. What reward have then for all
my labor p What reward! A large,
comprehensive soul, purged from vulgar
iears and prejudices able TO interpret The
works of God and man. perpetual
spring of fresh ideas. and the conscious
dignity of superior intelligence! Good
heaven! "Bu, is i, no, a reproach upon
the economy Of Providence. that such All
one. who is mean dirty fellow. should
have amassed wealth enough to buy half
n nation p Not in the least. lie made
himself a mean, dirty fellow. for that very
end. lie has paid his health. his consci.
ence. and his liberty f'r it. Do you envy
him his bargain Will you hang your
head il, his presence. because he onlshlncs
YOU in equipage and show? Lift ur your
brow with noble confidence, and say TO
yourself, II have not these things. j, is
hue; but i. is because have not desired
or sought them; it is because | have
sought something better | have chosen
my lot l am content and satisfied. =
The mos, characteristic mark Of a great
mind. is TO choose one object. which II
considers important and pursue that OBJ
iect through life. If we expect the pur'
chase we must pay the price
So, If liza name Of Meredeia. Of veIo-
ma. In l,aiy, hns been making some OF '"e
s,ranues, experiments conceivable. They are
no other than the pe,rriaclIon OF Inc hu'''a"
bodv. friend has Informed us that the same
discovery had been made six years previously
bu, tina, the artist di' suddenly wisho"' ir"s'
;nu behind him any clue 10 the secret. Is
wsl knowp that the King Of Naples mas III
ri. na,are table entirely composed OF o'h'',
..,,, ,ar,s Of the human body Pelr'hed' anu
al, lied precisely as marble or any other "'nd
r.,,,,. .,,ob, be. A remarkable circumstance
:. ~, ali The colors OF the skin. arteries,
,,.;.. muscles. bones. &c. aud all the states
of disease causing death are unaileraoly pre-
| served.
ArAcr FOR THE Cumlous.-A fac; worthy
| If investigation by those who are curious ~
| such matters, as lately come under our cose''
walton; it is this. .,ose,v