The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-09

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WHAT IS JOY?
SAY, what is Joy! A meteor bright,
That dances awhile, on the stream of time,
Then, to us, is lost its silvery light,
AS it darts from this world to purer cline.
And what is Joy? A rainbow hue,
Sent for moment, this dark world to light;
Yet scarce its varying tints we view,
Ere it is lost in the blackness of night.
Still what is Joy! A wandering breeze,
That lifts the bright curls from chldhood's
brow,
He fingers awhile, then turns to seize
Aha! the truant has gone just now.
Is this the Joy, of this fading earth,
meteor flash, a rainbow hue?
A wandering breeze, SO filled with mirth!
Ah! would away, where joy is true.
CAss1opEA.
If you fall into any great misfortune dis
engage yourself as well as you can. Creep
through those bushes which have the fewest
briars.
newspaper is a perfect history of the
times, 1t is record of events transpirinp N
the place of it's publication, in the State tho
nation and the world. Every family should
carefully preserve their newspapers, and
have them bound in convenient volumes at
the end OF the year. They will thus have a
most valuable and costly history of the world
Tor the mere subscription to the paper, and
the cost of binding. Such history carries
with it thousand interesting "reminiscences.
Save your paper.
IT isproper for all to remember they must
not raise expectations which it is not in their
power to satisfy, and that it is more pleasing
to see smoke Frightening into flame than
flame sinking into smoke.
On! what is not hope to man?-the vitality
OF vitality, the life of his life, the great motive
power OF all exertion, the strengthener, the
consoler, the stay, tho great battle sword
that cieaves through the armor of all adyersa-
rles' that the conqueror that strikes down
opposition, tramples on reverses, bursts omen
the gates of the tomb and trcads on the niche
of death.-James.
THE vIsAGE.
In vain we fondly strive to trace
The souls reflection in the face.
Boobies have looked as wise and bright
AS Plato, or the Stagarite;
And many sage and learned skull
Has peeped through windows dark and
dull.
WHAT power there is in Innocence.
whose very helplessness is its safeguard
whose presence even Passion himself stands
abashed, and turns worshipper at the yery al.
ter he came to despoil.
KNOWLEDGE.
knowledge is not a couch where-upon to
rest searching and restless spirit, or ter
race for wandering and variable mind TO
walk up and down with fair prospect, or
tower Of state for proud mind to raise itself
upon' or fort or commanding ground for
strifo or contention, or shop for profit or
saie' but rich storehouse for the glory of the
Creator, and the relief of mans estate.
lord Bacon.
1t were better to have no opinion of Con
at all than such an opinion as is unworthy Of
him, for the one is unbelief and the other 10
contumely.
SELECTED PASSAGES ON GENIUS.
"PoETs seem to have fame, in lieu of most
temporal advantages. They are too little
formed for business to be respected; too often
feared or envied to be beloved"
"ONE can now and then reach an authors
head when he stoops; and, induced by this
circumstance, aspire to measure height with
him."
"PERHAps an acquaintance with men of
genius is rather reputable than satisfactory.
"PEorLE in high, or distinguished life
ought to have greater circumspection in re.
gard to their most trivial actions. For in
stance: saw Mr.. Pope. And what was he
doing when you saw hint Why, to the best
OF my memory, he was picking his nose."