Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-15
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NEW sERIEs-No. 3G5.
shese are the words ofmy text:
mat n, man hath perfect blessedness
no walketh not astray.
MY hearers--listen to me and he h,e.s-
ed: Come up, my sheep, aud lick the sal, of
sa'Vation from my hand. 1fyou would de-
slre perfect blessedness, you must keep in
.ne ever fresh, green and sunny pastures
y Y. virtue and morality; and gather into
inc protecting fold, when the storms Of
earthly trouble arise, OF the eht shades
OF dependency begin to fall. You once
60 away into the woods, among the thorns
thlckets and underbrush, and it isn,t SO
e easy getting back again as you imagine.
mere, tor the lack Of your accustomed
sweet grass, you nj bile at the temporary
green leaves OF low, vicious laurel: and,
u you,a are not fatally poisoned, YOU be-
come 50 morally diseased, that YOU are
neither tit TO live nor to be made mutton
O. Therefore, my innocent sheep, if
you would be perfectly contented-which
means blessed-you must never walk a.
stray :cllmb no walls, jump no fences, and
keep out Of wet and miry places. Yet
mere are those who are partially blessed
albe-t they may sometimes trespuss upon
the DEVILS potato patch.
blessed are they that get logged; for
they shall know how sweet to the soul is
the honey of revenge. 49,.
blessed are they that have their corns
trodden upon; for they shall experience
how good it is to feel better when they
are done aching.
blessed arc they that have no whe re
to sleep; for they shall not be troubled
with bedbugs.
Blessed are they that are afraid Of ,hun.
der; for they shall hesitate about getting
married-and keep away from political
meetings.
Blessed are they that hunger; for they
shall feast in their dreams.
Blessed are they ,ha. wear dirty shirts;
for they shall not be reviled by the un.
washed democracy.
Blessed are they that wear fine clothes;
for they shall not smell in the nos.rils Of
a purse proud aristocracy.
Blessed are they that are blind; for
tney snail see no ghosts.
Blessed are they that are deaf: for they
never need lend money, nor listen to tedi-
Gus stories.
Blessed are they that arc dumb; for
they shan't commit themselves.
Blessed are they that are little tipsy
for they don't care tin sxpence for an y
body.
Blessed are they that get dizzy drunk j.;
for every thing seems to 60 round easy
To them.
Blessed are they that don't drink any
rum; for none shall ask them to treat.
Blessed are they that are ignorant; for
they are happy in thinking that they
know everything.
Blessed are they that love, and do court
ing by moonlight; for they feel SO roman
'ically and delightfully."- funny all over.
blessed are they that are married; for
they bless one another.
Blessed are they that are single; for
their dreams of matrimony are as downy
as the breast Of a young duck
Blessed are they that are fat; for they
shall be jolly and good na,ured, and pow
erty can't make them poor.
Blessed they that are lean; for there
is a chance for them to grow fat
Blessed are they that get no Office I'M
der government; for five hundred and
fitly-two reasons-not given on account
OF the shortness of the days.
Blessed are they that don't know when
they are licked-Iike my beetlc-headed
brethren, the Mexicans; for they shall
suffer without suffering.
Blessed is my friend, Mr.. Greeley for
there is no fight in him, and his ideal op-
tics are always delighted with the pros
pect Of "a good time coming
Blessed is my 'tother friend, Col. Webb;
for he is fond Of fights, and has brother
Greeley for foe.
Blessed Is my most noble contempora-
ry, Mr.. Clay; for he has done the IWeri-
cans some seryice--and they know it,
BLESSED are the peacemakers; for they
shall see God'-and get most wofuly
kicked by their countrymen.
Blessed is he that is ugly in form and
feature; for the girls shan't modest him.
Blessed is she that would get married
e OuI Sdn ~ lOl TIC COllSOul tOllS OI inc Cos
pol are hers.
Blessed are the orphan children; for
they have no mothers TO spank them
Blessed are all young widows; for they
shall find enough to comfort them.
: : And now, in conclusion, lie.
mo tell you, my dear friends, that no
mortal upon earth is wholly blest or com
pletely curst; but, to approach to any.
thing like perfect blessedness, you mustn't
20 astray from the paths of virtue and
reclitude-nor do anything to make Con
science ashamed of hersef, nor Reasoa te
kick up row with the grosser passions
So mote it be! Dow, IN.
gThe partisan attack upon Gen. Pill.
low is answered by the following briei
extract from Gen. SCOTS official report,
dated National Palace Of Mexico" Sept
Is, 1917:
.Major General P1LLow's approach,
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