Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-02-21

Excepting extraordinary cases, let the news.
papers pass in silence The rash act Of the sui.
eide. and the crime being made less known,
it viii, as natural consequence, become less
common We shall conclude by introdscing
a conversation between Roswell aud Johnson
on this subject
Suppose0 sir said Boswell, ss.that the
man is absolutely sure that il he lives few
DAYS longer, he shall be detected in fraud,
the consequence Of which will be utter dis.
grace, and expulsion from society e.
"Then, sir, msaid Johnson. "lettim 60 to-
some place where he is not known. Don't let
him 90 10 the Devil, where he is Known.
MADRIGAL.
sSlSncc is the tsue love token; e.
Passion only speaks in sishs;,
Would you keep its charm unhroken. &
Trust the eloquence Of eyes.
Ahpo!
Do Not So fs "A 49,
From my soul all doubts remove
Tell the, tell mc-that you love.
Looks alone the heart discover,
fthe tongue its thoughts can tell,
"T'is in saiu you play the lover ~
You have never felt the spell.
.EssA &9S8 Ahno! 4 aNa 4
Not so.
Speak the words--all words shove = 45
n Tell me, tell me-that you love-.
In the spring.time Of life the young heart
leaps with acstacy. Its dreams still uns.ain.
ed 6y Che dark clouds Of adversely, are bliss
indeed. Yet white sporting unconsciousIy
amid the pristine flowers which its own fer
vot causes TO spring and thrive, manhood
comes on apace, and
ga change steals Der the spirit Of its dreaso.'
The flower fade,h, and every leafha.h it's timo
Each in his turn shall live his destined day,
Then pass to minsle with his native clay.
DECLINE or ClT,es.-While travellers a..
broad lament over the declining glories Of AM
s,erdam and Venice, they forget ,ha: we have
parallels on a smaller scale al home. The lit
lie. port Of Perth Amboy, was once a rival Of
New York.. Newport, seventy years ago,
was the great seaport Of The east, Alexandra,
in the District Of Colombia, at ono time trans
acted more business than Baltimore. James.
town, once so important place, is now in RI.
ms; and the spot on which Roanoke was built
is mot even known. $50 runs the world a.
way" ~ ..:,.. 81. .,. s,.
A CoxcoMB, talking of the transmigralion
Of souls. said-"ln the time Of Moses. have
no doubt was the golden calf.'' ''Very like.
ly," said lady, "tme has robbed you Of no.
thing bus the giIdog.''
A CANDLE would have been luxury 10 AL
fred half crown cotton gown to his Queen.
Carpets, in lieu Of rushes, would have been
luxury to Henry VII glass windows. in lieu
Of horn, 10 his mobiles. A lettuce 10 Henry
Wills Queen silk gloves and stockings 10
Queen Elizabeth; and so on, ad in. fnitum-
What is luxury!
THERE is no elevation Of mind, no justice
without moderation in principles and ideas,
without a pervading spirit which inclnes US
rather 10 smile than 70 fall into a passion with
the events Of this little life. Anger is never
productive Of any good, except in the extreme
ly rare, case Of being employed to humble the
wicked. and TO terribly them from pursuing the
path Of crime, as the usurers were driven from
the temple. na'15 a.s4a ace - <f~
atsgssa e ------ s4ss,
A New Way or MEASURING T,Mr.-Such
Is the rage for smoking, al present in Paris,
that the term of friends absence 10 express
ed thus :r-".'fls was cigar, or a cigar and q
halt behind tho tlMe.' - -5 SO st &. n ,.
eaig1i3 <
Mas. SEpewicK beautifully remarks that
''children are like mile.s.ones. Get along the
rosi, reminding Us Of the distance we have
gone on the journey Of life." Some parents,
il is true, place their mils.stones only abou. .
rod spart. s.3sa4. e..
TIE people Of Wisconsin will vote on the
question Of Convention ~ form State Con-
ssisutton in April. si <,-
JeRoIp. in his London Magazine says, ode
pend upon il, we're binding wat over to keep
the peace: and the bonds are made Of railway
iroa." Well and beautifully observed.
FEoua is now admitted into Belgium duty
free, and will continue TO be so admitted until
tho let Of June next.
$50 -. st0sst-s,o 7aas aii6
THe folks about Cincinnati have again com.
menced salkiaI abont bridge across the Ohio
river, 10 cennsci that place with Covin2ton
KY The Wheeling folks also want one al
their city.
Tas, astronomers a, Washington and Cam
bridge are specializing on the appearance o
Biela's comet, which is pronounced double.
A CoMpARlsoN.-lt is with narrow. soulet
people as with narow.necked boties-the les
they have in them the more mise they MAKE
in pouring out.
WHtNtvER Hannibal saw human blood b.
generally exciaimed-"How beautiful