Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1847-08-13
IIAprI1i.;.s: AND RICHES.

HAPPINESS AND RICHES.
| L cannot lie too ear!c or too deeply inslilled
kiuro the minds OF the j:,ung and mex pcrcnged,
Tat the means and ho5aiuess of riches are, in a
Great degree. in every la:,n's power. blind be-
lief in destiny or fortune: cts as powerful slim
! illus To Incidence nd n:ccision, and makes men
! sil down and Old their l:;uts in apathy. Nothing
IS more common IN the world ;hau for people to
excuse their own indj.ca'e BY referring the pros
erity O! others t. the c,.!ic o. fortune: Success
| every capricIpu5 man El!t.ys, is as general!
/ consequence Of intusrs y GOOD a!rct, rs dis
t appointments is !hc cnu::'t. nee Of Incidence and
! HiccisOR Tie Li!iarv!l,e in the progress :"hiCh
men make in.liic, WHO Star. with tic suQne gros-
poets and opportunities. is proc! that more de-
! pends upon conduct th.ii fortune: and if q man,
instead OF cnvyID@ his la' GhoOrs fortune, and de-
! pl0rng his own, ShOUl1 inquire what means he
| has employed or those Il. has neglected. he :"ond
secure a result to his ~ hes But the great mis-
| fortune is, low have courage TO undertake, and.
fewer Candrr to cyccuF:', such system o! sell
examination. VhOGsaii.a thus pass through life
angry with fe, when t:-ry ought 10 be angry with
thcmseive6.toO fond ni :hc enjoyment which rich
es procure, to br h;n9y without them; an3 roo
INDECENT and unsteady :';c: TO pursue The 'cgti-
| mate mean by which f.ay are atanaJ!e.
a SABBATH on Lar MIcunAN--A cores
ponIent of the New York Commercial writing to
HAT Journal from the: steamer Nile, while she
sailed on tite clear waters Of Lake Michigan,
speaks OF the Sunday service on board the strRIG-
er with IA beauty Of th1,ght which characertzes
il happy thinker and ;, true weIl-wishcr of all
The inhabitants Of CHr:=tendom. He says:
1t was The Sabblt: and never did Sabbath
morn break more beautiful. After breakfast the
tables were cleared away and the cabin was l!t;cd
I'D for church. At ten clock the large bell was
rnnr and tc;led in imitation OF church bells, ard
the passeu.ers assembled and listened TO Il very
excellent sermon by tfe Rev. Mr.. Stmso1, of
East Greepbush N. T.: 1t was a novel aid in
terestinr incident of CT f1urney. There gath
erod in The saloon of a:lcn foatinr Bethel we're
na,rl,, four 5nn,|ret ne,; from almost every kim
droL rotnr and torGur: who were never ara; 10
meet touether this Sid,: of eternity, never again
10 listen 10 the voice that addressed them, and
meyer to mite in the same SONG Of rraige or
nroyor I,,vas a soI,rsn thnn1 and if tie Per
Sian monarch vcDt v.lcn he looked upon his
army If Il IrnIred thousand men apt! ;hou.rht, in
hundred years thev ,"ere ali 10 lie beneath the
sol c0d mad lifnlrss Y:,rev The Christian mirht
yoan when na ,reZcd ,,5on Il ut assembly and re-
tected thai on lnat o,si"'lL' lhhe' I-'lulT IKE
Moan am tay &c :. 80 anu
XII "' iiSter,i;3,r n, a. word Of ctcr:,alsl
pc" " company ''At~@ " e It Iu -
life, who were to meet again only at the cali OF:
the last trump i
= :, . A Io,ta- ,,,-;,,,,,:
SoLDh,'t h9S- 49, L 81. -
on the eve ct the hat@" o. BECAa VISTA ny me
late Lieutenant EietChEr OF Ihe LIMOS Nulu-ItEeS,
;.r,,hIizhr,i in the Alton Teleurnph The FOL ow-
-; 800, o,,roc,
ing = az =, ", ~ $40 o,.,,oo, T., b,,,o