Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-08-22
ADVICE GRATIS.
DY DOW, JR.
Tiki" Fret not thy gizaard." +"

My Hear :-Forlitude, patience, ant
perseverance, are the only teamhorses ca
pable Of dragging the numbering car o.
mans hopes through the marsh of misfOr
tune. Frerlins. flnchIdg, culsing, ol
swearing can no more exIricale one from
difficulty than silly shad can release it.
self from The tisherman's net by Tapping
and loGntlering. When a man finds him.
self in the midst Of ttrorns and briars OF
trouble, the only way for him is to slep
cau'iousl y and feel his rpad through them
with the utmost care but i(he frel. fruster
and blnster, ho is sure 10 effect nothing
more than laccrHte his bosom and lear his
trousers. When he perceives that his
feelings are beginning to fermen,, through
irritation, he ought 10 keep smal! air.
hole open to his heart. no: only 10 admit
the pure oxygen Of reason, bul also 10 al
low the gas of excitement TO escape by
degrees-else he might hurst his barrel OF
furbearance. and lose in moment some
Of The sweetest and hest Of life's cider.
My f'ieuds-when your cohweb fabrics
of anticipation are swept away by The
storms Of i'll fortune, there is no more use
in lret,ng your gizzards, about it than
there is in a young female victim Of seduc-
liun trying to stick The fragments of virtue
together with tears nf repentance. To fret
and chafe about lrifles, like tender schoo!
boy when FIRST inflated into the mysteries
Of flannel shirt, is as nonsensicaI as i, is
useless. Maintain your ground manfuIly
against the assaults Of petty ills, and in due
time you will NOT heed them half as much
as the buzz of an October musquit,o olh-
erwise you will probably learn by expert.
ence that there is such thing as rubbing
a pimPe till you produce au ulcer, In
the hour of aGversity, for assistance call
upon Forlitude-lhat bold nymph of the
rock, whose dauntless spiri, hears The heat
ins storm and bitter winds tha, howl
around hcr-whose breast braves lhe burst.
ing waves and who bears The dred thunder
with soul as mistaken as n carpet in
lawyers office. Yes, my friends, instead
olCretIing your siZzards when bodins
cloud s*irs The horizon Of your hopes. you
ought 10 have philosophy about you sulfi.
cienI to know that, although the coming
shower may wei your jackeis. it renders
The earth fruitful, and bountifully contri-
%ss h Wien WRIT Has he Nas aqEa EssafS 5d 81 ssa9s sa
into the regions OF darkness and wo, was
too much of man to whine aud fret at bis
fate. lie bore it like hero, and consoled
himself with tho reflection that it were
"hetter to reign in hell than 10 serve in
heaven" Exercise patience. and the thick
masts of misfortune that bedim your future
prospects will dispersc the sooner; push
ahead with perseverance. unmindful OF Iri-
fling annoynnces, and every bud in your
bosums that threatens 10 disclose thistle.
will bloom rose; but this worrying and
freuing when circumstances clash with
ones fond desires, is like brushing beaver
against the nap-lhe more you attempt 10
smooth il the rousher it grows.
NV dear frends-l am almost induced
to believe that some people. instead Of
being supplied with hearts, have nothing
but gzizards filled with grit aud gravel
They appear to have just dined upon
pebbles and iron Filings, und always labo.
ring under The influence of indigestion.
Nothing goes right with then-everything
is wrong. The milk Of mercy SOULS upon
their stnmaches-ihey turn up their noses
THE sweets of salvation-,hey spit in the
hand Of chariy-spurn friendly solcilude
and care no more Tor soft soap and SYM
palhy than dog does for a dollar. All
they wish is to be allowed the privilege of
frcIling. undislurbed by friend or foe-un.
checked by fear, unswayed by favor.
They fret for fear the morrow may not be
brighter than golden to-day; they fret be.
cause others are cheerful and conlened
with their lots; ond they ofientimes fret
merely because they can find nothing of
importance to fret about. Let them 20
on fre,'ing ill they have arrived at the end
Of Iifes journey, aud lam inclined 10 think
they will eventually 6ud thai they have
(relted 10 no purpose. There is no doubt
hut they wou d fad fault with the arrange
men,s of heaven. were they allowed to
cn,er,-and thus 20 on freiting from ever
lasting to everlasting. As for me, put up
with The beaIinss aud tumbliss ofIhis nor
tai existence as quietly as a ieather-bed; !;
and | trust that most Of you my, worthy
hearers, are blest, with The same happy
disposition.
Young man iii you find an occasional
bramble Of disappointment 10 blossom
frnged path Of youth; ..'fret not thy giz-
zard"-for, whatever is, is undoubted for
the best. If your parents endeavor 10 re-.
strain you from padding iu The putrid
pools Of iuiqui,y, or forbid your travelling
tho road that leads 10 rum-shops an ruin.
fret not thy gizzard." Look, my friends.
cpon Inc bright side Of erylhing, anu
fancy THAT. you are happy, whether you
are really SO ornot. Face every i'll with
the bodness of lion and bear up with
( christian fortitude beneath The heavy bur-
den Of affliclien-bs merciful. kind aud
benevolent 10 your fellow creatures-nnd
angels of light and loveliness will volunteer
10 act as your pioneers through The uu-
tracked aud unbounded, wilderness Of the
future. So mole il be
TELL your fnlher," said John Randolph
to ayoung friend, 'rha, / recommend
abstinence from novel reading ard whiskey
punch; depend upo1it sir, they are both
! eoually iniuriops IN the hyein :,