Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-22
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| wonder why,

III sure L WONDER why ne ana II;
And then heard--O such sigh
As quite alarmed me for a minute.
wonder why he press'd my hand
wonder why he sighed so sadly
I'm sure if could understand
The cause, would remove it gladly.
He told me he had lost his heart,
And whispered something about "hope,
| wonder why it did depart
Or why hearts ever do elope--
Pm sure If his heart had been,
! never would have left his side,
But stayed happy joyous thing,
And loved the place till had died.
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The MIND OF THE DRuNKARD.-The
following Little extract from one of the
addresses delivered by our friend Marsh Of
Roxbury--although il has been previously
published in one of our city papers-we
deem true and good, and therefore lay be-
fore our readers. We think The world,
that is the Temperance world, do not fully
apprehend the fact, that the mind becomes
Supplied by the use of alcohol, (even in
what is termed n moderate degree,) thai
TO it, all the beauty of the earth is but
A LIVING DEATH LII toxcaton is a H.
wing death How dead to all around him
is he whose soul is buried beneath the
black waters of intemperance! What
does he know of the good gifts of eternal
God He goes forth in the morning but
takes no delight; the soft summer breeze
which comes sweety scented, and laden
with health over the green fields, and lhro'
the swee, brar and wild rose, to salute as
with an angels wing, the temperate and
good, and which finds glad and happy re-.
Spouse, to him Of the bottle, is but a mock
cry! and why why is il so. Because he
his mind is impure: and purity and health
fitness in his thoughts find no sympathy.
The varied flowers as they open their tiny
lips to bless God, and receive the gentle
dew OF morning, convey to his mind no
lesson--afford his heart no pleasure He
is indeed dead, dead in health, in morals, in
every thing. Cheerfulness is to him stran.
ger, he knows it not. Excitement mad.
dening delirious excitement is the element
in which he moves, and unless he is con.
siantly under the Influence and surround.
ed by the atmosphere of such excitement,
he douby feels his deg adation! Is he
not then dead? And is not then our duty
to plead with him, 10 petition him, TO beg
him TO come once more to ife2
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WHAT SAYS THE BACHELoR2--In the
first place ! say, am Farmer, and that
can make as good crops as those OF my
neighbors who are married. Indeed.
think that do little better than most of
them: | go to my repose, ny, repose, at
regular hour, an am not leased with pro.
positions for new gowns, new carpets.
pninling The house, and all that No chill.
dren are crying in the same room or fight.
ing in the next. None of these append.
ages OF the happy state, Astounding with
kisses and empty pockets. | gel
my rest in quiet; scarce mouse stirring
and when the ruddy East shows the time
for action, why with real rcfreshment, and
no dialogues about visiting sister Sally or
aunt Nabby in the afternoon, to keen me
in obeyance, am out with the Growing Of
'uo i'iorn'ng COCK fou may write as
,'uch 40 you Please on ms matter, for ]
nayo 'naue up my fnlnd on the subject; and
taking one Of your saws for my timber, 1
an content 70 "let well enough alone."-
suppose we nave no bosom partner TO
slafcn our collars Tor Us; we are quite ca.
y upon ihe point. 30 long as we are
cream ana comfortable, the world may talk
whlle we laugh. When even think of
! shudder' There is Jealousy,
mat - alone enough. A married man
IS linked Tor me. never think Of il with