Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-10-13

i ~ ne tempest clold dsth soss tsra<, ID,
- - s,o'pels day must darken unto aIshi ;,
gsntlfaan who rteantly retarned fran,
Trip te.HAglaRa and France. rew.rle5 : :,
d.y sF TIVE Ags, that he was fsrcibls I'M.
Passsea with The cheatfal aud baSy.e. s.
peesot the surai population Of the tive e.ss
ts'ss-no. eniy the propris,srs but the Is.
so,e,s-the more 80 Is at home. in The Tai.
seds states, aad vith many advantages. viii
regard to.wages and comforts. Sensa, 20
asxiety and care is too generally apparert
10 other wsrds, tie people Of France es,e.
eaiiy, seem determined to make the mast
o. sheir circumstances, and to laugh al ,he
little cares Of life, while on this side cf tbe
Atlantic, the struggle for position and for
tune y 50 untiring that even the masses a.
not allow themselves sufficient leisure for
oFdlpary recreation and relaxation There
ssdeaoiless semetbinglin this The Amer;.
ges are net sufficiently cuerrruI- 1u-y uo
not adequately appreciate all the blessings
they enjoy, and are 50 thoroughly devoted
to business pursuits Of various kinds, that
they scarcely afford themselves sufficient op.
portunity to eat their meals, or indulge in
those little social festivals and courtesies
that are SO admirably calculated to sweeten
TIE ways of life.
There arc few, indeed, who attend 7suffi-
ciently to the bright things of this Ksrld,
AID the many enjoyments, simple yet heart
touching, that are calculated to move the
feelings, TO strengthen the affections, and to
impart an additional interest to every day
existence. The multitude are thoroughly
devoted to The ways Of teil; the employer as
well as the emHteSed The latter, il may
be, cannot fully help themselves, aud the
former have not a sufficiently sense of APP
probation They exact every day aud every
hour, and are unwilling to permit Of any in
terruption to the almost perpetual round of
labor. And this goes gu from year to year,
uatil beth parties are incapacitated by age
or inhrmitys and drop into the grave. Nay,
even many Of tho aged and the tostering
may be seen in this country, steadily pursu-
Ing their darling game of gain, and this whom
\ in possessier Of large fortunes The folly,
the madness, the suicide Of such course,
are incsnceiSable Aid yet, any one who
will4pay attention to the subject, who. will
look carefully over the bills Of mortality,
viii discover almost daily, that seine rich
maa has overtasked his physical powers, and
absolutely worked himself to death To at
tain an independence Is, Of course every way
desirable But, after having attained it, to
continue on in the same path Of care. labor,
anxiety and exhaustion, seems to us incon-
sistent, not to say dulpable There is a
season for all thi4gs, and thatfo reasonable
enjoyment, should not be neglected or dis
regarded Tits we'll, moreover, to be cheer
full whenever we may. Why should we COM.
plain unnecessarily Why should we fancy
ills aud evils that do net exist Why
should we seem moody ana sad, when the
werld is bAsking in sunshine
The true philosophy is to bear the trials
and ycssitudes to which all are more or
Jess liable, with as nlpch patience and forth
tade as possible, as we'll as TO. manifest a
sense Of due appreciation to Providence for
the full enjoyment Of the many blessings
that are poured upon Us with so lavish
encouraged and cultivated on all occasions
Many enc has been made miserable nay,
has been driven insane, by acentrary courses
None are exempt from anxiety, from care,
from sorrow, and from anguish. These are
all incident to ma y imperfect and fallen
condition. Bstthets are thousand we'll
springs of hope in the human breast, and
there arc fsw who may not discover and en-
JOY sources Of trae pleasure, The folly is in
closing eur eyes to these, in miscelceiying
or neglecting, the little courtesies Of life, the
social amenities, the religious and family
festivals, the, neighborly reeiproSities, the
cut door amussments and reereations.
These are simple aud harmless and yet
they are calculat9dsto gladden., to cheer and
TO mako the spirit A. once busysHt and
bounding But, If we turn aside from all
these, if we do nothing for ourselves, and
comp plain Of the cbbeffuluess Of others. we
must exrect to bcesmo peevish, dissatisfied,
and fretfal We knew Of an industrious
mechanic Of this city, who labors from six to
six daily, and yet whose yeioO for the whole
time may be heard pouring forth some ami
mating piece Off nusic-simple, it is true,
bus Seheerful and gay, and calculated at once
to crafty his ear and soften his toll He
takes tho werIl as il is, labers diligently and
constantly, and yet, insteadof complain
ing, he eIdeayors TO while the hours
away py as much melody as be can
make. He is a truly cheerful spirit-but
hsw many contrasts could be pointed cut
It is sf course difficult at times to resist a
f. Of melancholy or eA1ai, to chase away the
moody shadows that would encompass the
mind. cloud the spirit apd agitats the sraiul
Nevertheless, i, is thns true philosophy to
have as littls to do with these shadowy
croakers as possible five encourage them
they will Be sure to return again. Nay,
they will become eur masters; and rule Us
with. desposic sway Better, far better, to
invite the cheerful spirits, such as ars hope
ful, joysus and radiant with promise. Bet
ter to imagine that tomorrow will be bright
With prosperity and sunshine, than dark
ricissitude and storm. II is quite enough
to bear the evils that really exist, and from
which We cannot escape, while it is weak and
unnecessary to fancy others at hand, sspe
cially if there Be ns real cause for any sush
apprehension How maay . wretched sui
eide, hal be only postponed The fatal act |
few days longer, weuld have seen :he clouds
ard darkness which involved bis fortunes a
the time Of the solsnur9er, msit away b
fore brighter and bettsf day The rea
dec.riHe i to eniey ourselves reasonably. Y
/ b. grateful to Prevideace fer aar comforts
and blessings, to stand up nasfally agalns
misfortune. to dsserrs change for the better
and 10 believe that such change will soone
or later attend upon and grown eur resolut
and masly efforts- - Philadelphia Eaqairer
n Miss Mays Lsgare, sister Of u
late Hugh S Legare, Of South Carolina, h.
given 81 900 to the Dss Noises College, j
Iowa, sad So .oee for Female College j
the SANE, pIacs The latter viii oPsn in N,
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