The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-06-12

tell you, my boys, pluck up your spirits,
look about you, and do not be down-henr-
ted.
l love to see boy acquit himself well
under trouble. If in game of hare.and
hounds one of you should happen to fall,
if he should rise slowly. limp piteously,
set up cry loud and long enough to
make one believe he had broken his leg
or his arm. and, blubbering, give up the
game why would not give button>top
for such fearful, faint-hearted fellow
But if another should have worse fall,
and scramble up again. laugh mingling
with the wry face his pain obliges him to
make; if he hastily rub his knee and his
elbow. shake the dust from his jacket, and
start forward again, running CALAMITY and
good humouredly after his companions
why such a one should consider noble
fellow compared with the other and
where the one would be respected, the
other would be despised. Bear your
toubles well, my boysl and never, never
be down hearted.
"Faint heart" says the proverb "never
won fair lady, and take my word for
it that it is much better to mend bro
ken fiddle, than TO m ourn over 1t. The
sun never yet set without rising again.
The troubles Of yesterday. what are they
to-day or tomorrow Well, then, my
boys. why should we be down-hearted.
at is of no use being down-hearted,"
said good looking rosy faced man with
whom | once travelled lit is Of no use
being down.hearted, sir: for we shall DO
well if we look about us. Twill tell you
my life sir, in a very few words. When
young, worked at the bottom of "a saw
pit then at the top: l bought the piece
of timber that stood upon turned wheel
wright; then carpenter; afterwards bull
der; and am now thriving with family
Of wife and eleven children. Now, sir,
could not have done this if had been
down-hearted.
You may take it for granted, my boys,
that The maxim "Never be hearted"
is an especial good one. Ii had not
adopted It, should never have borne up
under The weight Of my troubles; no the
back of an elephant would not have sup
ported them yet here am. after all. ez-
horting you, my boys, never to be down
hearted.
| knew a man Of the name Of Dacres
he had been very respectable, but,by some
of the strange events, that are ever ia
king place in this world, he was reduced
TO ex,re&e poverty. met him as he was
walking Slowly, wretchedly clad, with his
hands in his pockets, looking upon the
ground, tho very picture of hopeIessness
and despair. "How now, Dacresl" said
-; ''what is the matter.-This is not the
way TO get through trouble hold up yonr
head, pull your hands out OF your pockets.
d.set about something. Bless me T! why,
you are enough to put whole neighbor.
hood out of spirits p
He said that he had neither money nor
friends, and thai he wanted food.
Tapping him on the shoulder, l told
him that he should want neither money
friend, nor food, If he would bestIr him.
self. Giving him something to eat. d.
rected him TO occupy one of my beautiful
country gardens, and raise all the vegeta-
bles he could, to sell in the market.
He rejoiced at my proposal and immedi>
ately went to work.
Some time elapsed without my seeing
him, when one day we met again. He
was well dressed. and as lively as could
wish TO see him; his market basket was
supplied with vegetables Of different
kinds which he was then going about TO
sell. | told him that had little money
for him. and was much pleased with his
reply, for he said that he did not want it.
and wished me TO give it to some one who
did; that he was doing we'll in spirits.
for ever since had set him going he had
prospered; and that he doubted not that
he should prosper. hereafter.
Now, what was il that changed poor,
ragged. miserable, detected mortal. into
wel-dressed, light.hearted and enterprls>
ing mani Why his not being down.
hearted, to be sure: for had he continued
so, all the gardens in the world would not
have done him any good. The moment
he pulled his hands out of his pockeis,and
! to do what he could he began to prosper.