The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-12-19
ysponrAvcr OF BEING AISLE 70 DesPlsR

IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO DEsPIsR
RrDscuLE.-l know ct no principle which
il 10 OF more Importance to fix in the minds
of young people than tina, Of the most de-
termined resistance 10 the cncroacbments
Of ridicule. Give up To the world, and 10
the ridicule with which the world entorcos
its dominion, every ,riiiing question q
manner and appearance; i i 10 toss coor-
ape and tirMncss 10 The winds, 10 COMBAT
with the mass upon sach subjects MS these.
Blu, learn from your earliest DAYS to insure
your principles against The peri's o. r'a'-
Gale. You can no more exercise your rea-
son. il you live in the constant dread OF
laughter, than Won can enjoy your lie y
vo,, are in the consiant terror OF 9eath. II
,on think II right to differ from, the times,
and 10 make stand for any valuable point
of morals, do it, however rustic. however
an,iauated, however pedantc il may ap-
pear: do il, not Tor insolenee, bat seriously
and grandi1--as man who wore saui OF
his own in his bosom. and did 10, wait TIL
i, was breathcd into him hy the breath OF
fashion. lie, mel call yon mean; II you
are just; hspocritic,l. ii you are honestly
religious pasil.aninnaas, il you feel that you
arc firm. Resistance soon converts IN
priucipicd vii into sincere respect; and no
aftertime can tear from you those feelings
which every man carries with who has
made noble and successful exesslon in a
yirtuous cause-S Sidney Smih.
CoagErr.-.i letrnei Grammar" SAID
VIM Cobbet., .swhen Twas private soldier
on sixpence day. The edge OF my gnaru
bed Was nv seat study IN. my knar-saeh
wasfay bookcase, aud hi Ct board lying
in nv lap, was my writing table. had no
money. Is purchase candles or oil; in win
Ter time. j; was rarely thu, could get any
leh, but that Of the fire, and only my turn
cyea al that, To buy pen or sheet OF pa
per, ives compelled 10 fagego some portion
of food, though in state OF starvation.
had no moment OF time thai could call nv
own: and had to fead and write amid the
taking, laughing, whis,ling md Drawing
OF At least half score Of the mos, Thought
less Of men, = nd that too in hours OF freedom
from control. And say il |. under cir
cnms,snces ike these could encounter and
overcome The task. can there be IN the
whole world, Youth who can Ind excuse
for nom performance?
A DARING FELLOW james P. Siickney.
a conyic, in the New Hampshire state pri-
son, made his escape there!rom on SatnF-
dav. He worked into the blacksmith shop
where he made a hook Of long iron rod,
md ins, before the time for the prisoners 70
90 totheir cell for The night, he took his
hook, deliberately walked out Of the shop
and across The yard 10 The North wall. and
ID plain sight, and within % Yards Of the
guard upon The wall, drew himself up to
The top. climbed over, and lei himself care
fully down on the outside into The street
While he was on The wall the guard fired
tvice-once with rife and once With 4
gun loaded with buckshot-s hich did not |
seem 10 disturb or even harry him in the
least. Having gt out, he walked across
the street, passed between two houses back
in the open field, and walked across il and
up the hill besend. as deliberately as q
msn going 10 his days work. In the mean
time The guards rushed out in pursuit Of
him al full speed; aud while he wss thus |
carefully outstanding his hreai, and
strength, they came within few rods Of
him out ii breath with running. Bat hav
ing got TO ,heiop ofthe hill be showed then
"a clean pair Of heels" and soon put him,
seifberoad immediate danger, and has moi
since been heard of. The whole operation
occupied but a minute or two, aud was
seen by number Of persons who were
waiting in the guard room 10 see the pri-
soners 60 10 their cells.