The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-12-27

Iion ot the unlve sal Law Vi charity which
requires US, Ia all our actions, To keep il
view the happiness Of Others, Os well as o
ourselves. u rauny to any Creature forme,
N the image Of GoJ is a downright insult
md generally proceeds from causes, which
r,tlect no honor, either upon the head. o.
understanding. Mldness Of disposition il
necessary to our own comfort. They who
are continually totmeuling others, must b,
= ~retched themselves. It is also essenliu
iosour own dignity.
have always thought it the grcn,es
mark Of good breeding no, to say uny thing
IN company, With a new TO hurt the feel
Ipgs Of any person present.. But i, is base
beyond expression, TO say any Thing injuri
Gus CT those Nho aye a0sen-- f,9la. large
portions { p,,go anJ eyen charity do W
! see sent out q he world, by distant hints
nodded away aud wiu,eJ iuto suspicion, by
malice aud euty, how often does tie rcpu
ta.lou rf a helpless creature bleed, BY Ie.
port which even the person ~ho propa.
gates ~ beLtld as be SAYS, vi pity ard
sorrow. Bot Matilda, helpless pts 10 ouc
sense, IS an empty name, could almost say
an insult; for Notwithstanding all their pity,
they NE very wiling 10 give the tale, d
passport, thu, /. may az least have tair play
% take Us i1riuue 10 this evil world. -
SoGe una .iuc /, u be duty, to censure
Whatever they account faulty 10 o,hcis,
without eyen .CokIug to themselves, thlnk-
ing perhaps that their censufes, will be q
tetroF to evil d.ets. But Matilda il il poor.
y worth your uh.lc, Or mine either to IN
deftakc this task, No NAV safely leave {, TO
So III ia utrd world The passions uf
malicious world are pretty revere execu.
TONERS, aud 10 them let Us leave this IN.
grateful task. charge you Matilda in
visiting amongst Your friends aud passing
lro.n place TO place, lhs; YOU rover csmmu.
nlcute any c'i report that you may hear.
Meier have YOUR uame called "a question
4, q tale btlr,r hope YOU vii not
think from y hl, have wfatsn, thai have
auy great fears, that you Ui'I readily tall
into these errors; tar | Would surely have
10 he great sacnhce Of ny mnd, be
fore rou'l admit, tAAta Gid whom rails.
cd from early iulaucy 10 the years d ma
IurlfV. without even havin. occasion 10
give her one harsh word, would nov act
Intentionally, wrong. Neither would
have you think, when impress upon you,
good nature, tha wut'd allow you TO d.
YES, yourself. of al resentment. For IN
stance, any affuiyi, upon your virtue, r.'h
er directly or indirectly deserves your
highest resentment: which 10 such Gaze,
IS not III nature, but rather self defence, aud
the person who - guilty Of such crime,
deserves at once 10 be ltoaued INTO eou
tempt.
see by one Of yogr Letters, ,ha, your
uacle has made sea- pfos.n, Of a Il Die.
Tins Is valuable present /, YOU sIfmke
soaJ use 1T l', | hope you vii read II
wish catr, unt wl!h enthus,asm. leu vii
there flu Institution and promises, 70 guido
and support sou, through all the various
scenes OF life. Hitherto Matilda you have
experienced much u The Divine favor md
all wise protection uf a metci'ul God
" hcn !ct, N early infancy without Father
or Mmher--shou'y after, beielt Of ;en
der Grandfather AID Grandmother, you
we're not iorsakrn, Fdcuds we're raised up
to support and protect through infancy 10
mature age. Thus should MI you with
.tau'uIe aad holy love sud often u.ake you
express your n.nI ~ words like The ioi.
loving:
When Al. thy merci1s, @ my God
My usiug stul surveys
Transported with the yiaw I'm lost
Ia wonders, love and praise"
Hitherto Matilda y our path through life
has becu moderately smooth and easy but
as the mind INJURIES, our troubles and trials
are apt to increase. Fu,urty is dark. You
have had examples before you by which
YOU augh, to improve, You may set be
LEFT 10 tie situation of VIM. BIS widow
LETT to slruge!e single handed, with the but
leuug Of a censorious and wicked word,
under these, or Indeed any other dlsIrcsses,
religion IS the ouly true and uuiall.ng re-
source, and its hopes and prospects, The on
~ consolation 10 your solitary moments.
What can afford the mud 80 sovereign re.
lies as the exercise o. devotion to an all pre-
sent God. And when SORROWS gather
around you, which you cannot reveal to
any freud 90 Garth, What greater comfort
have you, ihan 10 pour them into the 10
som Of your F1ther IA Heaven, who IS tho
ffieud of the iucod'css wiling TO hear
ihelr cfies aud always able 10 Protect
The peuad. my dear GJrI, hope II far
distant. when those pfilclious may attack
you. They may come however when
am no more--wheu neither this tongue, nor
pen can giyo you word Of comfort, nor
these eyes drop sympatmsng tear II
they should, remember thia advice. |
know your teudcr. scnslbIlliy, viii cause you
dfnp tear to tho memory Of him who IS,
and hope will ever have reason to re
main, yours IN friendship and the best good
wishes. - -
The Farmers s. Planters
LARGE ALMANAC