The St. Landry whig., 1844-09-19
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the Affairs of thespeopie. Hereis formed II, lax
great power--2pinior-wi I'll the people ado X
and to which they yield ohe-lchceii II is tbs onthl i b
law ofthe land. From this eminen6e YOU sce
but q small part of city, whose origin history
has forgotten. us people are i nasion o~fphilos.
ophers, govdgned By wisdom, and who have ats
tained byknowledge to d high degree Of happ
ness.
What interrupted Jacobus, have you no
king, nc government, no Courts b~f iustice q
sIhe words you uses answered the sage. saresl
obsolete with us. say we are rt.led by our
oWn wisdom; wesare our own kings and fepre4
scntatives, and each Of us pursues his own inte
rest, bywhich we consult the greatest good DC
the greatest number; and as wisdomtells us that
to do others Justice in all things we contribute
to our " welfare, what need have we Of stats
ntes, government Oh kings4 Werarelydc wrong.
and when we do, we call on wisdom, not kings,
to set us right.
tTflle, exclaimed the doctor, ihis i iust what
l used 70 say at Befgenwitzen. Yoatell me YOU
arc all philosophers; | suppose then, d poet is an
unknown animal hereas
Net Sd; d few of them still Finger with Us,
but they are d race almost extinct. Cast your
eye on that ediTice yoiidcr; it is The asylum for
the reformation Of people Of poetical inagina-
ton. They are The only unturtunatcs that we
are compeiledt to subject to the law Of force
They rebel against reason and truth, and reply
To the voice ofopinion with d song.
sBut tell me, said tho philosopher struck with
admiration al what he heard, have You no fine
arts no painters, no actlpfors musicians, o. ac-
torsa'
None what should we want8of painters
Have we not nature to gaze at, in all its lorms2
OfMhat utility is a mere eopy2 Painting sculp4
ture, statuary, or acting 7 1t is all a chent, a
#Ix&as sl1nH,h 4rnJ tn@1-a t4.la,, f,nr.I ,rn.,yd
ny giving il the shadow tor the substance Of
truth. Aed talk moi Of music What is it but
useless %soanSse2 IL we must have music, give US
that otithe y Hs. The art has long since disap-
, peared--it 2,4s the creature Of righteousness
/ with which rs has foreve passed away, Our
! women has{ BOW somether more useful 10 en-
\ gage their Minds--ihcy Eve become as men
Y ara philosoTti ars., mel
: Is there ! Nh i thing aTsSy{earee in this country,
inquired Doe Y D~yckinan asthe isnage of Jeru-
4 sha Gan Dats3arpse IL his mind.
!. 'Lova-poSlsl Il has long since ceased To- BE-
/ known, except iathe catalogue Of the diseases
y which flesh wassheir to, We are too sensible
y for such wea5ness w content ourselves wild
Hisnaship, which is inspired by yisyue and wig
i DON alone. Our maxim is, moderation iii al
hfsAgs.'
! suppose, then remarked t6e doctor, 'tl,a
eaN ~ and drinking are matters Of nero moon
sl5qlc Mishydu. BY the by, my venerable friend
A isi Here such d thing as a mug Of beer TO be ha
in thi$qfpfterl'
y hBs)etag beerl Oil that Is the name Of on
!. oe " Wilson's Of antiquity. No, sirl since III
~ eli JA&lalsa great philosopher Grahambus, W
base \ fGes'esobedlence to The law--'no alcoho
j, lea ooEoiEee'-our food is vegetable, our drin
or the bfTeragc prepared for us by mother earth
u Elenct5 our vigorous frames and clear heads.-
We But look do you perceive that dark body, risin
IA like Il flock otsbifds, III the dis!anceI 1t ID q
i expedition, starting ON a voyage of mrial discoN
cry they cote navigate the regions Of the SUI
which you observe is Understanding the Eorizor
u Come, darkness is approaching, audit Is thcsis
III aal for sleep--toslnorroW wo will resume our ol
III scryationss2
- The words were scarcely finished, before n
III doctor found himsclfunder the wing Of the d
~ man, alofti hefaysufssu Afew momen
brought them TO the windows Of an attic, Il
- home Of the sage. Tho apartment was pla
III and unadorned. AS the darkness increased,
- gas.liglit appeared iii The middle Of tie roo
which, while it threw light G7 every directio
M communicated i gentle licat.
IN Here said the old man, as they alighted
the w~indow.sill, you befNll my hone. Y,
n are welcome. Onryonde,I BLANKET youwnl ii
repose for the night
sMyfliend,' said.ouf hAest, Surveying with
very comfortable thougl y tho hospitality profit
u, ed him, ! perceive you 9re Y practical philo'
III pher; but before we re- pray explain u
i i tatura ofthis fiery phcnGhienou. ! suppose i
MI i sort Of famed ighp8 1atuus,s continued I
doctor, taking his pipe rom his pocket, and lig
H. lag i as he spoke.
rs sIh9t, IePited the old man, shifting the lf
to aiother part OF the rnofn-- that is our LOGON
~ j. tive gas iiluminatof; we use it for oil the purI
's sesof heat ard light. Ii Is the result Of atm
s. pheric combustion, and expands, and contra
2 aud moves itself, as you see, whenever occasI
~. requires
ttan sSt. Methodist calculated tacobus, what
10 the world coming to Hereafter, ! shall Gel
10 be ast0llished 1T aaysthing. But, after all,
,hat ftiend, | presume yoa have wisdom enough
N know, thai these wonderful cqntriyanccs are
no vanity--they are hut tho triling creations
pcliShing mortality
ILas How know you that Z rejoined the sage, ii
triumphant tone learn stronger, that the Y
-. dom ofthe philippians has moi been exerci
without a due care Of "a We Lave learned
sa only how 10 live, but to live forever we rem
our youth at pleasure! Behold! exclaimed
u Oh, ashe converted himself in a twinkling
nm the form ola yoptli--ihcre are more things
this world, stranger, than are dteant Of IN
! 81 philosophy
ana AS tho thuuderstriick Duchmnn gaaed al
III transformation before HIM, he incontlne
{ n pulled ont a huge clo1d Of obaeeo-smolsc.
,be strange sensation seized bis skull, and took a,
,,ee The consciousness OF all surrounding oiget
nce when, upon recovering his senses, he found h
self snngly seated in his elbow chair, By the
n Of ufhis own cabbags-garlen, at B~ergenwitzc