Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-09-08

himself. lie has so many irons in the fire,
so many fish TO fry, and SO much fat spilled
out, that he has scarce a moment to take a
full breath, much less 10 look around and sec
what sort Of a world he is in, and what is
going on all about, and every where. True,
we have philosophers grave men, Of thin
visages, tallow compilations, and sunken
eyes, who are vastly profound and learned
in many abtruse matters, the mazes whereof
they cannot fathom, and wherein they noun-
der and toss, learning nothing and Tracking
nothing that is true, or valuable, or useful
but then they are wise men,, and serve a con-
venient purpose in their way. They fancy
they are taking the fax Of events, and weav-
irg it into the strong cord Of history, by the
skill Of metaphysical art; but, alas they are
blind-their backs are to the sun-they see
nothing-and 50 all the world is blind-ex-
cept tie newspaper man. He sees this,
knows all these wonders, and cooks up the
the right dishes, if the world only knew it.
or all the story books about, in which
man might read the world and the age, at a
glance, give us the contents Of a mail-bdg.-
That is the true camera, in which the vast
turmoil of this Babel world is quietly typed
and sketched out, to be read, pondered, and
inwardly digested, at your ease. 1t Is the
place where the moral and political earth
quakes which shake nations, and shatler 60
vernments. and heave up constitutions, and
send forth rivers Of blood, and whirlwinds Of
fury, and fierce passions over the world, are
brought into the same locus with the peace
ful march of industry, the warm light oil
spreading intelligence, the up-springing OF
religion and pure morals, the cares OF men
in power, the hopes Of the humble in life,
the schemes Of willy politicians, and the
throbbings Of young hearts glowing with In
nocence and love. Each little package so
strongly sealed and put away in the mall
bag, is a history in miniature, picturlng
out some great place in society.
Here is the mailbag. Let us open it.
This package, with formidable seals, is a
ministerial document. 1t announces that all
Europe is shaken, and the venerable frames
of old dynasties are fallen 10 ruins. The
present has become, already, a far away past,
and a future of wonders is opening. Here
is another, and this tells Of our own wars
of the frightful waste of life, and %ruinous loss
of treasure-of sorrow 10 peaceful hearths,
and afTectionate hearts, and heavy burdens
accommodating upon the silly peoples backs.
IltTG IL q UOllllNlul . bNb hAuhhNh III
fdential," telling his plans to his brother
.plotter. for wheedling the people and secur-
ing Offices. This isl merchants letter trans
thousands-and here is another, an
nouncing his ruin and bankruptcy. Here is
document from abroad-a travellers story,
30 eagerly waited for at home.
And this uncouth thing-it is note from
villain to his brother robber, telling Of some
nccessful plundering; and along side of 1t
les the police officers warning TO his crony
# the craft which is TO catch both rogues,
nd tie them up in granite walls. Here is a
husbands letter-and there is a long and af-
e~ctionate one from a wife. Here is an awk-
ward scrawl-a little school boys's first essay
t letter writing, uncouth enough; but a very
ewel 10 his doating mother. He stumbles
yer his "hooks and trammels" now, but
Ie is 10 shake nations with his pen, and
rouse senates with his eloquence. And
is this near, and very nice letter, so
Ielicately and carefully directed A love
etter, glowing with all those strong, earnest
lords of endearment and quenchless passion,
4 which a woman delights 20 pour out her
oul TO the object Of its alteration. She is
Dung, a%rtless, in the pride of beauty and in
ocence, her heart without care, and wide
pen to love. A score of years more, and !
,e her wrinkled, yellow, in a mob cap, with
on, quarreling with Betty the
laid, for cracking a saucer belonging to her
.vorite tea set. And so it is, in the mail
az. All the world, and all that is thinking,
ding. hoping, fearing, in all its wide and
usy ports, coves, grouped together, duly
sorted and arranged to be scattered
.om Conslantinople TO "away down East"
, the mailbag. Good reader, if you cannot
pare time to study the world around you in
Ne gross, take short cut into the marrow
{ the business, by getting a clairvoyant
eep into the " My %steries of a Mail-Bag."-
t tells the whole story.-am. Cabinet.
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