The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-14
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Mr. EDrrUR-: e. -.--@ s.r.
Huw true itis that imam ih,
is born Of woman is OF lew isvs sud (uD
Of troube.' llls days are few when CON.
pared will the days Of the pararchs aud
much more so wien compared with e,pll
ly Al ,h,s day he is a shott+Fet rroaluo
yesterday he sprang into exlsieuct--,o day
he hooms-lo morrow he fades ald DE-,
Every thing conspres 10 hurry him 10 the
sha,es Of death Each hoUr btings file
on dist ress and pain He is full OF lrouhs
YEA, very full Of trouble At one momep,|
Als p rcep,Cis ate na"eting--his hopes are
nrivhi---his spirit hu0van' aud he appears JI
ne happy, but alas slas ! II ID onv ma
mentaty, the next and all is shrOuded aI
darkne ss. his bright hopes are blasted sndI
his floating spirilslnks beneath the waves,
Of disappointment The prize perhaps Ef
winch he has been laborng for years; u|
Ihe twinkling Of an eye is placed forever
beyond lis reach and he is left without
hope Then doth he consider and excI4m
in the language Of the divine poet
How vain are all things here below,
How false and yet how fair
How often is it that man is disappointed
IN tue issue OF his projects led away bt
a vain imagiuatlon,he undertakes that whic,
he is never able 10 accomplish, and heap,
npon his soul sorrow, trouble snI anguish
| all Of which tend TO shorten his davs.
We have had srem8fkable illustration of
the vanity ,baughhness and supcrcillousnpo
OF poor feeble humanity, in Ihr conduct ,ll
party OF men (and may add Nomouy M
,his country called UhigS, or IT ojnr
word C0ons, who have cxl..cd since pe
days Ul the revulutlun aud cousequehI,
are Older (hut not much wIser) lhan tul,
| he M0rnoas or MHcriieS These ,r.
pulled up, CeIuded creatures supposed Ht
hey could elect ,heir greu Tort and NM
Ter Henry Clay Prrsideul Of the q SmG
| Consequently they went 10 work, men. $50
men and children, each one 1erIurmlrd hg.
ner and us assigned portion OF the gnu
bols,erOus, excnIng. political drama whcl
mas just passed off the stage Of action
These iQtty, sneering political, comed
ans appeared upon the sage having an U
cess Of assurance, posifire. confident, Of
success Tney did not suppose for one
mOment ihsl II IVES possible, much L."
probable that they woad fail in ,he auemN
10 place the Hero Of the Performance upn
The imperial ,hione Bat Oh I! alas ,hea
poor Coonmaiicai, Dog ndficoL, perform
els failed and now 'hissed. laughed at, and
sinking beneath an insupportable load Il
shane and trouble. in the presence Of 90
overwhelming victorious denocrary
But why is it, tina, there cO0Hs-ths'.
night wanderers are SO very sick ? So 'u'
full of trouble? Because that upon whrJ
lheir whole souls were cssl,hss been given
10 others more worthy and deserving
they expected 10 possess il. They WEE
oGfident that they woad con9uor I ie'
vanity led them aslray-ihey became hg'
and hlled-up-lheir spirits became haugb
", and when they fell, they fell from h'
top.must pinnacle Of hope, yes, assurans
down to The lowest abyss Of rilsappolulma
and hopeless despohdency The dascH
MAS sudden The fall was giea and srvrr
he pok: the long pOke-Ihe strong Ps
and the poke altogether has made these 90
ltcltu GUMS su SbTt---- bb SbetN I'lt'U W '''
laton and So very sIrk Iha, il rs dargef""
10 touch some OF them with a long pm
staIk ur slug in lheir hearing
| 'Grt out Of the way I'm unlnCkv,
The've sent me beck to old Ken'ucSr,
=, Should yor sympalhize with these 1'''
|o( trouble and affection. and advise them
lbathe in salt a0afer which is an excellent ffa
edv for tue disease with which they {"
lroubled, YOU would incur in all probabIlW
their heated displeasure truly they are al
afli c,ed, pochondriacal people, yet It
to be hoped lha, these ailicnons w'''
them good, Undoubtedly they WHY AT
, teach them that the democracy OF this ufO
is mighty 10 the pulling do"n Of sf'0
t lholds. And further, lei. them kno" "h'
. they never ptoIessed TO know before, III
ha, is, who "James X Polk" is,
Yours,