Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-07-20
Short Patent Sermon.
/ shall preach to-day from this text:
NV foot slipped, and / fell down;

| My foot slipped. and tell down;
Twill never do to give itup so, Mr..
Brown.
Ny hearers-this is a slippery world,
full Of slippery places, and peopled by
/ slippery set of beings, who slip through
the fingers of the fisherman back into his
native element. say you slip through
life because you make good many slips
as you go. whatsoever standeth, let him
take heed lest his feet slip up and he slip
down; for many and many man, while
promenading hepath of afiuence, has
though hiInselfsecure TO the very edge of
the moment when he found himself sprawl.
ing in the mud puddle, of poverty. When
the man of fashion falls, the dust shows
conepicuouly upon his fine dress, and
those who were wont to smile and bow,
scarcely deign to notice him with nod;
but the poor man can have his little ups
and downs unnoticed by the world, and
without the risk ofincurring more damage
than weeks work may mend. So you
see my friends, the lowly and humble
have this advantage over the high and
naughty. When the former fall, but very
little mischiefis done-when the latter
plough the ground with their noses, what
fall is there, my congregation! Down
go pailtnls of pride. heaps of vanity, and
halfa bushel Of selfrespecl!
My friends--as you travel over the
mountains of manhood and descend into
the dull vale of years, your feet are occa-
sionally liable to fly out from under you:
but, when yon find yourself sprawling,
say, twill never do to give it up so, Mr..
Brown, and then up and at it again.
No, it Won't answer to relinquish it in
such manner. Push head, with a
deal of perseverance, quantity of puck,
some little pride, and amount of hope
and you will overcome all obstacles, just
as easy as full grown earthquake can
shake a shanty. If, while endeavoring to
jump into some high station, my friends,
your feet should slip and you fall far short
of it, don't be discouraged; but rub the
tar of determination upon the bottoms OF
your boots. aud give another leap. Try
to Jump half a mile beyond the place you
desired TO reach, and you will come near
er to it than you ever expected. If you
would be an alderman, or would obtain a
situation in the custom house. aspire to
the Presidency; & ifyou are not honored
: with either Of these offices; you may, al
least, expect to be made assistant dog
killer. or appointed night inspector of NOR.
ais in Church street. But, brethren, you
had better have some other moIe certain
and steady employment; and then, should
your feet happent to slip and you fall down
you will. have chance (if you have your
healths) to rise again, like Truth crush.
ed to earth
My hearers-in all your pursuits, dom!
let an occasional slip up deter you from
obtaining your ends. II you go a-court
ing, and the girls offer you the bag
decline acceding, as my friend Gen.
Taylor says, to the request. Work away
at her--try to worm yourself into her
afections-tell her that you never retro
grade in your movements, and that she
might as we'll como to terms first as las;
for you are bound to take her. Should
the fortress other heart prove impregnable
to your amorous assaults, and you may be
compelled to beat an inglorious retreat
never think OF retiring forever into -he
shades of an old bachelorism, but &C.
mence an attack upon somebody else
If you can't marry princess, there i
many-a female between her and peas
ant girl who would make fellow as gooc
a wife as he need possess--considerin
the little space allotted between the altar
and eternity. If, while wifehunting
your feet slip, and you are brought upon
your knees to no purpose. you must quick
ly regain your erect position. and say
emphatically, twill never do to give il
up So aud here goes for conquering some
pretty piece!
My dear friends-in pushing our wheel.
barrow loads ofcare and responsibility VI
the steep activities oflife, our feet Offer
slip, and the ponderous mass rolls bac
upon Us with an agonizing crush; still W.
/, must make up our minds that it won't d
togive it up so. We must fight, tug an
r wrestle with the woes of the world; an
, five get upon our backs, be as old ]
n Haskins was when brick wall fell upo,
him--stoo I'D spunky to boiler fo'
y help So mote it be! Dow, Jr.
Eyes, Mfr. Chairman" said modern
political orator, 'Irepeat the declaration
i Il do not believe there is man, woman
, or child in the house, who has arrived
at the age of fifty years andupwards, bu
has felt this truth laundering through