Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-12-03

II certainly makes "a great Difference whom YOU
Rre used To II. Every body knows-lor the phrase
has become proyerbal-that it IS nothing when YOU
used 10 T." Whatever may be-. Bv the process
IT habItude, the dsagreeabc loses H. p1lgnancy and
pleasure fails in ~ delight. Familiarity dorncS-
treaties the occurrence that al length matter Of
course, 1t passes without note. child Is happy with
st. shoes, IN the morning, bat before the after
noon arrives the poetry OF leather has eyaporatcd
Millinery when Worn Cor the first time has it., blisscs
and there - ecstasy furniture, when i has Just
come home. But the tendency X always - level.
Qualification has endurance in it and the same l.
true OF our II - said indeed, that AlthrI-
dates had accustomed himself to the swallowing of
po~ons that malice domestic" could not dispose Of
him hy n resort drugs and chcm.c Gals A prescrip-
ton, no matter how carefully compounded" disturb
ed not the physical organization of tins cunning
Of Po;.tus. He was doctor proof-imprcgnablc to
apothecnries, and triumping pharmacy. by dlnt
of being 4" used to It," And then, again. when pco-
pie used To III, how deprccatnc the effect. The
most Impressive and majestic presence Is soon unno-
tlccd. Instead of inspiring awe and reverence at
home, people about the house do not hesitate To tell
sublImIty himself, that they did not know hc was
there-that they thought lac had gone that they
not aware that hc had come in 1t not 80
at first but may get even to the terrific.
Observe. moreover, when YOU have cause for being
coy To lnyItatOn-When YOU not IN custume, or
look haggard for need of the razoryet resed To-
- come m under assurance that nobody l. there.
this same - nobody Is a comprehensive term - No
BODY" In such cases. l. the husband or tie wife
" nobody, perhaps, to each other but still consld-
cradle somebody To YOU. The unslaven gentleman 10
his much annoyance and exceeding embarrassment Is
eutrapocd INTO rooms quite f,I % nobody" and.
like the ncautous Bradock, falls by ambush Always
ask who nobody Is, when told TINT nobody :
there, and ask how many people constitute nobody,
in that family. Dozens become " nobody " by beng
used to them.
The world Is night, then there nothing like being
used To IT. The Aslatic dcvotce slept soundly on the
tagged surface of an iron bed until tenpcuny nails
soothing and delightful to him than the
SoftcSt feathers. With choice Of pillows, he would
have selected n stovepipc to rcposc his check And
Othcllos - fnty and steel couch Of war to him
Z" thrice driven bed of down."
II may be. however. that people in general regard
political defeat especially II the individual himself
chances 10 be on the returns" among the killed and
wounded. not exactly coming under the head of
the entertaining; but other people know-wc know
that even tins ~ nothing when you used TO It.
Here, elsewhere. = the hahd of least employment
hath the daintier sense" And then the freedom from
every tramncl which 1t involves Bless thee, friend,
one walks home after such disaster, with not the
shadow Of a real upon his mind Whatever OF
sorrow he may suppose himself To have, 1t u but a
grief from the storc-hou~co # imagination H. Is cx-
emp; from all solitude. lie betake himself with
confidence 10 bed. \ minority slumbor j. but rarely
disturbed by the roaring shouts OF torci-lglt pro-
ccssion.
1t is not expected that he should >hivcringy
two o'clock IA the morning. To make thankful speech
for the honor which has been done 10 him. He can
take his meals. and read the returns quiet.
annoyed BY either belor knocker. lie not required
20 give " cold cut. previously given HIM at the polls.
When h. walks forth. is way through the streets l.
clear and unemhrassed Nobody squeekeS his hand
aud ashs for his influence lie i Obliged to per-
pick his brain for the coinage Of pIquant replies. IN
4, flat nd ont
must smile, but defeat may indulge IN his humor.
And then. what cares lac for securities He Is safe
enough IN himself Ills aif,ir>. too may stand "a
they are-no winding up and packing up; no changes
To disturb his household goods. or Ia distress his
adhc>ivcne>s. No winter IN Washington, or soourn
al Harrisburg. TO be provided for; pcrpleNities
about other peoples business; 10 cogi'atons about
how % remain popular. and how 10 satisfy all the
world and the worlds wife. He VINO Is defeated may
thInk he plcaScs, 90 where he peascS, and wear
what he pcases. lie i neither compelled 10 have
opinions nor to define positions lie has dgnliy
10 support pinchng him under the and rendering
Inn : uncomfortable unaccustomcd coat; and
whether he i arlsocrac in his department, other
wise nobody knows and nobody cares
Who then. let ask. would not be- defeated
candidate Who would not be. like Jaiher. IN love
and pleased with rum. Ii Is for the constituency
To repent of blunders: not for HIM. the free. the
unrammced the independent. the un-yo;ed FOR II the
affairs of the republic go wrong, let others weep
thou canSt not say did H..
But the gentleman. whose portrait Is given above
1.-THE Gazette has apt and happy wood CIT Of the
Defeated one attitude before his aSs shows by
the fercencss OF his expression. that h. nj least. has
not vet learned the philosophy Of politics Hating
before the mirror. from hs ha>ty taverses about the
APARTMENT he exchanges scowl for scowl with hs
image a if disposed to divide himself and 90 TO
bullets He would also whether he Is mistaken
in the merits of the man. who had been presented for
suffrage and had been denied. But he can discover
no change-no falling off, and his wrath increases.
II Is plain alas. that Stcntor Stubs Is not used 10 II
and that he vet unable to take that philanihropc
view Of the case. which would tell that If he had been
successful the other side perorce have been sad
certain amount of sadness Is inevitable lfyOu listen
carefully. each hurrah has lis couner,aIhng groan
and the benevolent nan whose luck II Is-whether
GOOD or bad we shall not undertake TO declde-not 10
be elevated might do much towards consoling himself
by rejecting upon the happiness derived by others
from his mi-chance. Ought We noi-let the query be
pondercd-ought not In the trancendenta!ism OF
our humanity 10 desire defeat for this very purpose
What triumph over sefi>hness. TO be able t. say
Twas that made 'em crow-but for my imperfect
running they would now have been IN tears.
Stentor S;u5bs however. in the first fushcs OF his
disappointment carried On the differently, from
not generalizing enough When the result was ascer-
tanned, Sten,or Stubs hammered his hat upon bls
brow, as il. unlike Patrick Henry, nc was de'ermn