The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-30

TIE COMPLAINING
"Who breaheS, must suffer,
And who thinks, must MOURN"
eff every mans internal care
Were written Oil his brow
How many would our pity share,
Who raise our envy now !"
A friend stepped into our Office few days
since and in a peevsh and tretful tone COM
planned that he was the most miserable man
alive. Another, who happened to be present,
incurred as to the source Of his anxiety and
nrieC and TO his surprise, was informed that 1t
arose from short illness, an illness with which
he had been troubled only two or three days,
and which will, reasonable care, would soon
disappear. But. he had not been used TO sick
ness and hence the triiing indlsposl'lon had
ANNOYED and troubled him. The other turned
on him with a smile, half Of good nature and
half of rcproach. and said that, instead OF COM
plaininr, he should regard himself as particular.
Iy forunate-one of the happiest men alive.
He then went on to detail his own case. Al
though apparently robust and in good health.
he was suffering then, and had been sufferer
for wears. His disease, too, was, he feared, IN
curablc. He had already undergone a most
noiu(ll opcra,ion, but the hope which al llrsI
kindled in his breast, at the probably eradeca'
ton of the malady was fast disappearing. "But
this" he continued, sis not all. The object
dearest to me of all others on carth-my wife
lis also sufferer, and likely to be so for years
to come" He then proceeded 10 give the par
,iculars. which is not necessary to detail here.
Ycr no WAS cheerful, useful, active citizen;
and apparently conlcnted and happy Our friend
listened with no little interest, and at the close
admitted he had murmurcd without Suillcient
cause. His sickness, was as nohlng-merely
passine pain; and while he pronarcd to The 9th
or words of sympathy and hope, he thanked God
he had been blessed so eminenty and so long.
The truth is. there arc few who have not their
weaknesses, their infrmiles, their secret source
of sorrow, Ii is the lot of poor human nature.
When. therefore after a long OF pros.
pprily and health, we experience short reverse
instead of murmuring, complaining, and ian
cvinu that wp have been selected out as the
snccial objects of misfortune, we should re-
member the many blessings enjoyed, aud con
,rast our condition with the thousands OF Inc
! lame, the blind, the "ulcast and the "re'rhe',
to be found amnng the children OF men,
prevailing error with the multitude is I" Sdpp">'
iha, to be rich is to be happy. There never
was a greater mistake. competency IS
course very desirable; hut what can r""pe"
safe for health and peace of mind! VINO tina
is in the enjoyment of thousands ana tens "
thousands, and is yet annoyed by som" frarl"
disease, would not readily part with every d"'la
! of his fortune for the restoration and en]"ymtn n
Of bealthl There are other evils, too' I" wh'ct
wealth is apt to lead. Incidence, 'n'nmp"rancr
and the many vices in their train. are too ol'e,
,h. accompanmen,S Of tn" s"dden enriched
But our purpose is t" show that because "u
p.ichbnr next door or over the way,l apparent
~ cheerful and gay, "" must not inter that III
is without anxiety and care. Th" chances arr
tcn to one against the exemption ol any ma VI
diuoI from some source of nncasinrsS. IL
,h,,s from ch,ldhood tn old agr. The Schoo'oo
Ianries that he has the weight oi the worl
J upon his shoulders. when liz has particular
, hard lesson to learn. The Young man about
enter into active life, i full ot apprehension
I lest he should make false step, get benin
hand, and become a bankrupt. The ambition
] have a perpetual source of anxiety in their o"
, breasts. The dream Of power and fame