The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-15
CHOICE PASSAGES

FROM ARABELLA STUART, BY G. r. R. JAMES.
Soaaows.All accidental sorrows may be'
dwelt upon with calinness s0es sJ6hclaa0 nth
gratitude to Him who sent them the SORROWS
that sprang from ourselves preserve their unmiti-
gated bitterness. ss
DREss.-Nor is dress, in general, altogether
unworthy of attention. Somebody has called 1t
the habitual expression Of a mans mind; and
though cannot agree to that definition in the full
sense yet certainly, where there isino impede
ment to his following his own wishes, mans dress
affords strong indications Of taste and habits OF
thought.
The HEART AND THE WoRLD-Oh, how hard
it is, when the mind like young bird, has scared
forth at liberty into the face OF heaven, and tried
its wing at large among all the Joyous things Of
nature to be called back to the close cage OF the
dull worlds dongs, the meannesses which form
the bars that prison in the heart
The CoUNrRY.-Oh, how sweetly, when we
think of all that noise and hurry do the calm and
tranquil scenes of the country come upon the
heart The sunshine slumbering upon the green
field, the waving branches of the old trees, the
free and dancing brightness Of the rapid stream
the whispering Of the soft-breathed wind, the
singing Of joyous birds, how sweet they all fall
upon the eye and ear. 4asa a 9f
HAPPINESS.-Happlnes that glorious crown
which all the Jewels Of the world cannot enrich ;
which studded with the diamonds of the heart,
can receive no additional lustre from such paltry
things as power, or wealth, or station
FRrENDs-It is sweet and pleasant thing for
two old, familiar friends to spend together long
hour, after the sun has gone down, and when all
the world is quiet, in warm room, with blazing
fire. and with the moderate use of the pure juice
of the grape to fill the intervals Of conversation
No haste is upon them, no hurry, no hateful pres
sure of importunate business there they can sit
as long as they choose; it matters not whether
thew rise the next minute, or three hours hence
They are Free, in short-from the bondage OF
worldly affairs, and can do what they think fit
with their little treasure OF time. NO liberty IS
more pleasant than the emancipation from all
chains, and shackes, and bars, and bonds OF busl-
ness :; and there when Memory, sweet Memory,
takes us by the hand and leads us back into the
hower-garden of other years, and points out all
the blossoming things that we loved, and looking
as fresh and beautiful as ever, how sweet are the
sensations, how enhancing would they be, were
il not for the subdued consciousness that 1t Is all
a part of the dream that is passing away!
Nor is the pleasure Of such intercourse lessen
ed when there exists some difference in age be-
tween the two companions Youth brings its
eager fancy its bright expectations, lite energetic
rashness, to mithrdate and age, its sober reason,
its bright remembrances, its calm knowledge, and
it's tried powers The party must never extend
beyond two, however; a dog, indeed you may adj
mit-a friendly, faithful dog the image of un-
bought attachment and unvarying love--but there
must be no one else. sE