The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

gentleman tHdt ever D[edtUeu. raul
politeness, too, must not be overlooke ed
compounded as it was of dignity and def
erence. 1t appeared in the mildness o
the manner in which he delivered hi
most startling and shattering messages
both to Jews and heathens; in his grace
fal salutations; in his winning reproofs
the excellent oil which did not breal
the head;" in the delicacy of his allusion
to his claims and services; and, abov,
all, in the calm, self-possessed aud manly
attitude he assumed before the rulers o.
his people and the Roman authorities
In the language of Peter and John to thei
judges, there is an abruptness savorine
of their rude fisherman life. and filter fol
the rough echoes of the Lake of Galilee
than for the tribunals of power. But
Paul, while equally bold and decided, is
far more gracious, He lowers his thun-
derbolt before his adversary ere he laun-
ches it. His shaft is "poished'' as well
as powerful, His words to King Agrip-
pal would to God that not only thou,
but also all that hear me this day, were
both almost and altogether such as am,
except these bonds'-are the most chiv-
alrOus utteranCes recorded i'm history.
An angel could not bend more gracefully
or assume an attitude of more exalted
courtesy Gi!fllan.
LIVE FOR SoMETHING.-Thousa of
men breathe, move and live-pass off the
stage of life, and are heard of no more.
Why? None were blessed by them, none
could point to them as the means of their
redemption, not line they wrote, not a
word they spoke. could be recalled, and
so they perished; their light went out
into darkness, and they were not remem-
bered more than insects of yesterday.
Will you thus live and die. o man inn
mortal? Live for something. Do good,
and leave behind you monument of vir-
tue, that the storm of time can never de-
stroy. Write your name by kindness,
love and mercy, Oh the hearts of thou.
sands you come in contact with year by
year, and you will never be forgotten.
No, your name, your deeds, will be as
legible on the hearts you leave behind as
the stars on the brow of the evening.
Good deeds will shine as brightly on the
earth, as the stars of hedven,-Dr. Chal-
m6rs.
ExPENsE--A man had need, if he be
plentiful in some hind of expense, to be
as saving again in some other; as, if to
be plentiful in diet, to be saving in ap-
parel; if he be plentiful in the hall, to
be saving in the stable, and the ike; for
he that is plentiful in expenses of all
kinds will hardly be preserved from de-
cay. In clearing of a mans estate, he
may as well hurt himself in being toe
sudden, as in letting it run on too long;
for hasty selling is commonly as disad-
vantageable as interest. Besides, he that
clears at once will relapse; for. finding
himself out of straits, he will revert to
his customs; but he that cleareth by de-
grees, induceth habit of frugality and
gaineth as we'll upon his mind as upon
his estate. Certainly, who hath a state
to repair may not despise small things;
and, commonly, it is less dishonorable to
abridge petty charges than to stoop to
petty gettings. A man ought warily to
begin charges, which once begun will
continue; but in matters that return not,
he may be more magniticent.-Bacom.
PEACE SENTIMENTs.-Some Of the finest |
savings of this kind come from military
men. In late paper there was ore BY
Colonel Ferguson of the British army.
Speaking of Washington. who was once
in his power, but was not known to him
to be Washington: Il ordered (says he)
three good shots to steal near and fire at
him; but the idea disgusted mel recall
led the order" Again, when nearer,
Ferguson levelled his own piece at him,
but says, sit was not pleasant to fire at
the back Of an unoffending individual
who was very coolly acquitting himself
of his duty--so let him alone" And
when he afterwards found out whom he
had spared, he says, 81 am not sorry that
/ did not know at the time who it was"
Was it not pity that this noble fellow
was killed in the next battle? Why
should such spirits as he and Washington
meet together in deadly strife? And why
should it be less ''disgusting" or more
pheasant" to fire on thousand men than
to fire on one? War has its glare and
glitter--but strip them off, and we ''sup
full of horrors" - Portsmouth Jour
nal.
The celebrated Malherbe dined one day
with the Archbishop of ROuen, and fell
asleep soon after the meal. The prelate,
a sorry preacher, was about to deliver a
sermon, and awakened Malherbe. inviting
him to be an auditor. "Ah, thank you.
said Malherbe. '.pray excuse mei shall
sleep very we'll without that"
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