Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-17

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rate Itself. As in agriculture, the dam
ness of The hill side attracts the clouds
. come and discharge themselves on tn;
hill, so that what was too wet before
made we,ier still, while land which ha
, been thoroughly drained, is less likely I
be visited by such rains-so, in the affair
Of life generally, the natural course c
things is always against the needy man
and favorable 10 him who does not wan
" To him that hath shall be given, an
from him that hath not shall be takel
away even that which he hath"
! Who are the recipients Of The munlicen
presents from their fellow men-the poor
who are hali-s,arvins for want Of bread
Not is the rich, who already roll il
Injuries, and can buy anything which may
crafty their whim or fancy. To wha
colleges, hospitals, &C., do testators leave
vas, l"gacies! Is it TO those that are
struggling with debt and embarrassment,
and which can hardly keep their heads
above water ! Not is those which are
already endowed, and which have received
many such magnificent gifts before. There
seems, indeed, to be something in a big
heap Of wealth which is always attracting
The little heaps towards it. But because
men or institutions want help, they do not
get it. For the very reason that they
need a push, they are left TO struggle on
Of themselves. Because they have been
treated cruelty by fortune. they get " the
cold shoulder from men also.
Go into the school house, and you will
see the same law exemplifed. Upon what
class of pupils does the pedagogue bestow
he most care and palnS.takng-uPon the
dull and thick headed, who most need his
assistance No, certuinIy: he besiows
his time and attention chiefly upon the
& bright and clever boys-the inherently
active, who would gelon quite we'll by their
own unaided euergies-and leaves the
talent lacking and laggard TO drop down
10 the bottom OF The class, 10 which Nature
had pre-doomed them. 1t is easy TO de-
claim against this as a wrong State Of
10 common sense-and
all that but such is the way Of the world;
and. as anoiher has remarked. il would be
too much 10 expec, of mortal pedogogue,
that he would give up The feeding of those
who take their meat kindly, and appear to
thrive upon ii, and devote himself 10
struggle with the intellectual langour Of
The ounces.
In all departments Of business, the same
principle holds good. When the neophyte
most needs credit, he finds i, hardest to
get it, and has 10 pay an enormous ra'e Of
interes, 10 the " biood.sucking private dis
but once above the necessity OF
asking credit, and all The world rushes for
ward TO trust him with goods or money.
The hardes. task is 10 make the first accu.
mutations after that, all goes smoothly
enough.
Who are The lawyers and physicians
that are the lavortes with the public Not.
certainly, the hundreds that are almos,
starving for want Of client or patient
who have plenty Of time upon their hands,
and can give thorough examination TO
any particular case. 1t is the worst poss.
lble disqualification Of the young praciiiio-
ner, that he needs business-,hat he has
time to execute whatever he undertakes.
Were he highly skiIiul and experienced,
i, is felt. he would have no time-lor poe.
pie would TO him for advice and assistance.
Ii is, therefore, TO the man who is already
erwhelmed with business-who is known
10 be necessarily occupied, and can grant
hardly an hours consideration TO the gra-
vest matters-ihat all the world runs for
counsel. A few moments Of his precious
lime are felt 10 be worth more than weeks
or months of an obscure PERSONS who has
no business, and consequently no experience.
Thus things 60 on continually in vicious
circle with The briefless lawyer and the
ply destitute of patients, and the
young merchant and mechanic. Because
they want business, they do not get it !;
yes. they do not get it; and it is only
by some unexpected hook or crook Of
good luck that they succeed, if ever, in
rising above The state Of unemployment
and obscuritv TO which they seem doomed.
There is something wrong about this
state Of things: but thus it will doubtless
remain, so long as selfish principles are
more dominant in The world than philan.
ihropic, or that common article. 4" human
nature" forms the principal ingredient in
the moral constitution Of man.-Yankee
Blade. s-
Williamsport and Elmira Railroad.
The public mind has been so much oc.
cupied with The communication between