The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-01-29
EDITOR 4 Proprietor.


Say not it is but triAe, and Therefore of
noeonsequcnce: manyimportant events have
resulted from circumstances Of the most tTi-
fling character. A small seed Aoated on the
breeze as lightly as feather; was deposited
on the loosoned soil; b. defending show
or it was slightly buried mark the couse-
qucuces; few weeks pass away and q thrif.
ty plant spreads its broad leaves to the sun;
while its opening blossoms Of varied hue in.
vito the eyes Of the beholder. The little
acorn which boy on his way TO school
threw into the mud as a useless emcum-
brance, became the mighty oak, to which the
boy, now an aged man, often repaired for
protection from the scorehing beams Of .
MONDAY sun. That particle Of moisture
floating in the atmosphere seems insufficient
to produce any susceptible results, but we're
all such to remain in the sky, the pleasant
fields majestic forests would ere long be-
6di.s-s 2reary desert. By the united inau-
enee Of such particles, refreshing shower
waters the thirsty earth, causing the land
Escape to rejoice in lovely green, and the
fainting hopes Of the despairing farmer to
revive. Of such minute particles, too, the
mighty rivers and oceans are formed. The
mighty avalanch, which, instantly terminates
the lives of thousands, is composed of fakes
of snow which fell one by one, upon tho
mountain top. The great Coral Reef Of
New Holland, extending thousand miles;
with height Of more than half q mile, was
formed by insects smaller than house-hy.
The kindling of a fire on the sand, with sea-
weed, led to the mandatory of glass, By
which our dwellings are greatly enhanced.
The falling of an apple suggested to the en-
quiring mind of Sir Isaac Newton train Of
thought which led to the discovery of the
!, laws of gravitation. The steam engine,
which contributes so largely to the convent
ence of civilized life, owes its origin to train
/ of thought suggested by the simple act Of
: lplungihg a heated flask into basin Of cold
D water. The galvanic fluid, which is extern
f siyely employed for mechanical purposes,
. and Is made to convey intelligence with un-
. measurable velocity, and with correctness
t unimpaired by the distance it travels, might
d still have remained unknown to man, had
r not the dead body of frog happened to Be
/ left on the table near an electrical machine.
a But the works of nature and of art do not
a furnish the only example Of important Soe.
/ sequences resulting from the most trIfing
l. causes; the character and destiny Of indi
e yiduals are often determined by very triAing
IS circumstance. The drinking of q glass q
it wine, presented by some friendly hand on Z
&c festive occasion has sometimes broken the
,e chain that bound the lurking passion, and
N the once promising youth who was soon laid
in the drunkard's grave. On the othel
D. hand, the kind admonition of an affection
lel ate friend, or the warning voice, has some
I'd times reclaimed the wanderer when far gont
rs in the high way to ruin. An expression o
a kindness and sympathy has often proved
u lasting benefit to the afflicted and the heart
ne broken, By rescuing them from their despOn
" dency, and STIMULATING them to useful action
or In view of these few thoughts We are remin
IN ded Of the responsibility devolving on VI
of and may we ever remember the words Of
poet,
10 "A simple word may never die,
he A thought travel 70 eternity;
q And each for good OF i'll control