Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-24
Orisil1al Artitles.
For the Mirror.

GREESDALE, April 10, 1852.
Mr.. Editor-In these days of Office.
seeking one Gun scarcely get his think
ingapparatus in tune untilalongcomes
political blast, and scatters the half
formed ileas - the -four Winds In
this section of the old Dominion there
is very little said or done in reference
10 politics, but 1 am inclined to think,
from what have heard and resd, that
there is d mighty stir in other parts.
I must say that I cannot (nor could
it be expected that I should) UNDER
stand the doings ofofice.seekers at the
present day. In reference to this mat
ter, however, it does not become me
to speak, for I have not yet learned
the first letter in the politicala alphabet;
vet, for the sake of information | wish
toask one equestion: why should Wing
ism and Democracy be considered in
the election ofState or County officers,
when politics can have nothing what
ever to do in the transaction Of busi-
ness2 If some one of those enthusi.
astic politicians will answer this salts.
fae,orily, it may be ofscrvice to me if
ever I should be permitted to be vo'
ter. Ny mind is now tender, and the
frs. impression may fix my political
destiny. Nowis the time to bend the
,twig, for ajuss aaithe twig is bent tho
tree inclines" And. it is important
that i, shosld be bent the right way
Politics, meaning nothing more nor
less than the "science ofgovernmcht,'
should be properly taught to the rising
generation. Intend to try ifpossible
to make some proficiency in this i'm
{portant science. l never expect to
advance so far as to become politi-
clan, though it is hard to tell what the
"fates" have decreed; but one thing |
de know, Mr.. Editor, when the ap-
proaching election is over you and
will feel a great deal better than some
of,he candidates will. But as | did
not intend in the outset to give you .
chapter on politics, | will change tho
direction of the line.
Your readers need not be told that
April, generally, III this latitude, is the
mos. beautiful Of the rolling year.
April, indeed, isapttob be alittloehango;
full Especially thus far has it been SO
this Year, but its changes arc sudden
rather than severe. Shakespeare COM
pares the vaffablcness ofApril weather
to the ups and downs of lovers
40, how the Spring sflove rescmbloth
The uncertain glory Of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the SUM-
And by.uud-by cloud takes oil away"
T IJ;s,orv fell, us that the Romans
dedicated the first day ofApril to folly
and from this Pagan custom we have
derived our Christian Apr'lJo0l day.
The Catholics, for the sake Of popu'
lari,y, adopted tho April-tool CUSTOM
and spread it all over Europe. They
went so far, even, as to defend it from
tho Bible. They sud that the day on
which Jesus was sent from Pilnte to
Hcrod, md then back again from Her
od TO piluto, without any business
wba,oycr, but as on FOOLS srrand'
wa, the first day of April. Tho day
wns therefore to be celebrated they
,aid, MS a memorial of the i'lhstr'ous
insult. What they knowingly borrow
s,l from ,hc pagau', they thus estnb'
1;.hea by tho authority of Scripture
Perhaps many of you have seen ov''
1onces of the utter folly ofthis Chris
,;,, custom. So without "notc Or
.omn,pt" | will leave you.
a COUNTRY LAD.