Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-11-27
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| IHE lBkILS OF ItfE.-- never lFt us Won
der az any thing we are born 10 ; for man
has no reason to complain, where we are all
in the same condiiion. lie that escapes mi ght
have suffered, and II is but equal to submit IL
the laws of mortality. Wc must undergo the
colds of winter the heats of summer, the dis.
temper Of the mir, aud the dl ,rascs of the body
a Wild beast may meet us IN ono place, and II
man more brutal IN another. II - the part oi
"a great mlnd 10 be- temperate IN prosperity ,"nd
rcs"lulc ~ adversely ; To dcspIse what the
vulgar admire, and 10 prefer mcdiocrliy Ia
excess. We are subject TO i'll accidents, un
kind Seasons, di>iemp'Ys aud diseases, aud
why may We not reckon the actions "i base,
designing men, among those accidents! lie
; who is well tempered will stand all the chang
Ins shocks Of Ito without perturbation. IL i,
'"ny mans inward fear lbar mikes him curlous
~ know what /. going on abroad. la general
he has moro to bo thankful for, than 10 ~.
pine at.
AStcDoTe.-Judge Doo'y, Of Georgia
was rcrnarkablG for his wit,as for Other talents
Al QUO place where he attended Court, he
was not well pleased with his entertainment
at The tavern. On the first day of the Court
a hog, under the name If a pIg, had been
cookrd whole and laid on the table No
person attacked it. |, was brought the mex,
day and The next and treated with The same
rcspeci-au! 1t was on the table on the day
on which the Court adjourned. AS the party
finished their dinner, Judge Dolly rose from
the table and in Solemn manner addressed
the Clerk, "Mr. Clerk" said he, "dismisS that
hog upon his own rrcognisnnce until The
first day OF The next Court. lie has-a,tendcd
so faithfully during the present term, that
4, ,I, a, kn
security"
GnArIrrDE.-B careful to teach your chill.
drrn grnri;udc Lead them to ncknowlcGgc
every favor they receive, to speak OF lheir
bcnrinrturs, aud 10 remember them in their
PRAYERS. iccustum them Ia Distinguish with
a marked r, gard, their Instructors, and lhusc
who have aided them ~ The attainment Of
cnudHrss or rirty. 1t is nu interesting circuni-|
stance in the life of Ann, Countess Of Penn
broke, " who was dislugui .hcd moro than two.
centuries since, by her learning, her decision
of character, the languages She u'qnled, and
The honurs she enluyrd, that sh" erected u
monument Ia the memory of her tutor, and NJ.
wa,s spoke al him with The most aGrclionat"
srucraiIon, rs hcr guide IN the rudinonls of
know ledge.
Compassion is an emotion Of which wc
ought never 20 be ashamed Grac, fIl ,pufiiru.
lmiy IN youth, Is the tear uf sympathy, aud
the heart that mGlts ~ the tate Of wn. We
shuuld not permit ease aud indulgence 10 ron.
tract ulir affections, aud winp ~ up ~ selfish
rnjn, mrut bnt We shnuld arriI>iom nurscl, ,es
10 ihink uf tie distress Of lnman lIfr, Of i.Irl
."'ilnry .c"tiase, The dying parent, aud the
weeping orphan. Nor orght we ever to sport
WIN pam and distress IN any al oar anusr.
monl., "r it"gi even tho mcanost insect viii,
waniun cruelty.
Faith /. the .ptins If all energetic action -
Men ihrow their souls into objects only bee.
caus" they believe them to bo a,iainaile aud
worth par.n,.
If you cannot 3" happy in ono wa,, he hap
Nv ~ annihrr nrd ihrs faculty. of Gi.posllIon-
wants but Into nd from philosophy for
I.alih aud good hamor are alm"st ihe ~holr'
affair Many ron about after felicity like an
abs, nt n,an seeking lor his hat, While 1t is on
his head or ~ his hand.
Many friends are lot by i!l. timed lcsts
rather Ipse your best jet tia" your worst
iricud.
u ~ QUO of the most common errors of mar
Il kind 10 think that The possession of somrthing
wlirh They canuul attain would gtoaty IN
crease their happiness.
The flicuiy or acquiring our language,
wh'ch u 'orri.u'r must 'Sr'rierre, = illusira.
ted hy The flluwinC que-iirn "Did ion ever
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