The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-03-08
UNCLE BENJAMlN's SERMON.

Not many hours ago heard Uncle Benjamin
discussing this matter to his son, who was com.
planning Of the pressure.
"ReIy upon it, Sammy" said the old man, as
he leaned on his staff, with his gray locks flowing
in the breeze of May morning.. murmuring pays
no bills. | have been an observer any time these
fifty years, and never saw man helped out Of a
hole by cursng his horses. Be as quiet as you can.
tor nothing will grow under moving harrow, and
discontent harrows the mind. Matters are bad,
acknowledge, but no ulcer is any better for finger
ing The more you groan, the poorer you grow.
"Repining at losses, is only yputtog pepper into
sore eye. Crops will tail in all soils, and we may
be thankful lhat we have net famine Besides.
always took notice that whenever felt the rod
pretty smarty, it was as mnch as to say 'Herc i.
something which you have got to learn;' Sammy,
don't forget that your schooling is not over yet,
though you have awife and two Children
cay" cried Sammy you may say that, and a
mothcr-in-law, ard two apprentices into the bar
gain; and should like to know what paor man
can learn here, when the grea,cstsc scholars and law
yers are at loggerheads, ard can't for their lives
tell " hat has become Of the hard money!"
"SoflIy, Sammy, am older than you. have
not got these gray hairs and this crooked back
without some burdens. Icoud tell you stories OF
the days of continental money, when my grandtath-
er used to stuff salky-boX with bills to pay for a
yearling or a wheat fan, and when the Jersey wo-
man used horns for pins and laid their teapots a.
way in the garret. You wish to know what you
can Iearn' oumay learn these seven things.
''First that you have saved too Hrie and spent
too much IneVer taught you to be miser, but |
have seen you giving your dollar for notion,
when you might have laid one half aside for -hari
ty and one half aside for rainy day.
"Secondly That you have gone too much up
on credit. always told you credit was shadow
it shows that there is a substance behind, which
casts the shadows; but small body may cast a
greater shadow and no wise man will follow the
shadow any further than he car see the substance
You may now learn that you have followed the O
pini0n and fashion Of others until you have beer
decoyed into bog.
"Thirdly: That you have been in too mucl
haste to become rich. Slow and easy wins tht
race.
''Fourhly: That no course of life can be de-
pended upon as always prosperous am afraid
the younger race of working men in America have
notion that nobody would 20 to ruin on this side
the water Providence has greatly blessed US, bu
we have become presumptIous.
"Fifthly: That yop have not been thankful
enough to God for his benefits in past times.
S"Sixthly: That you may be thankful our lot j:
no worse. We might have famine, or pestileDce
OF war, tyranny, or all together.
ssAnd, lastly to end my sermon, you may learn
to offer, with more understanding, the prayer o
your infancy, give us this day our daily bread.
The old man ceased, and Sammy put ON his
apron, and told Dick to blow away at the forge
bellows .- ~a-.-.s.