The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-07-06
Dow, Jr., on California.

MY HEARess:--I know very wellwhat
you imagine will procure to you bliss by
the hogshead; il is that wretched, filthy
stuff called money. This it is that keeps
your souls in hulter. and sets you jump.
ing like lot Of chained monkeys at the
sight of a string offsb. You think if you
only possessed certain heap Of The lucrs,
you would lie off in lavender-make
mouths at care-say. How are yel to sor.
row--laugh at time. and feel happy as an
oyster in June. Oh, yes. if you only had
enough OF the trash, l would admit you
might feel satisfied. and ofcourse conten-
ted; but in such cases. more requires
more(according to- oDabolI & the devil ,)ihe
last more requires most. most wants more
( yet; and so. on to the end of everlasting.
There is no such thing as enough in world
| ly riches. AS well might the SOW be
supposed to get enough Of wallowing in
the mire. as for mortal To be satisfied
with rolling in the cnrrion ofwealtb. So
false are your ideas ofthe means 10 obtain
happiness that you would, If you could,
coax angels from the skies to rob them Of
the jewel in their diadems. | haven't
the least doubt oft.
My dear friends-l will tell you how
to enjoy as much bliss as heaven eau af.
ford to human. Be conte1ted with what
you have. no matter how poor it is till
you have opportunity to get something
better Be thankful for every crumb that
falls from the table Of Providence, and
live in The constant expe citation ofhaying
The luck to pitch upon whole loaf
Have patience to put up with present
troubles, and console yourself with the
idea that yonr sitUa;ions are paradises
compared with some others. When you
have enough to cat TO satisfy hunger-e.
nough to drink 10 quench thirst-enough
to wear to keep you decent and comfor-
table-jnst enough of what is vulgarly
called tin To procure you few Injuries.
when you owe no one. and no one owes
you. not even grudge then if you are
not happy all the gold in the universe can
never make you so. A man much wiser
than |. once said. give me neither power
ty nor riches: and | look upon him as the
greatest philosopher that the world ever
Iprodured. All he wanted was a cnnten.
tied mind; sufficient bread and cheese and
n clean shirt. Take pattern after him,
O ye DISCONTINUED morlals who vainly
imagine that bliss alone is to be found in
the palaces of wealth and opulence.
My hearers-if you consider all crea.
ton too poor 10 afford you penny worth
ftrde bIessedness, you must pray TO be,
come reconcied ,oiis poverty. Grease
your prayers with faith and send them up
in oarnestness. hot from the souls oven.
This manufacturing cold petitions with
the lips, while the heart continually cries
Cannon, is Of no more use than talking
Choctaw to Chinese. Heaven under.
stands no snch gibberish; j, knows only
the pure, simple language of the spirit
the souls yernacular. So when you
pray do it in as simple a manner as pos.
sible; but with red hot earnesiness, and
your souls will find rest wherever you
are-whether nibling at crust in Poverty
Hollow, or half starving in California
while endeavoring to tisnsmogrify bag
Of gold dust into an Indian pudding. Sc
mote it be. a d. Dow, Jr.