The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-04
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"Ihere Is a sci of people whom cannot
bear--the pinks Of fashionable proprietv-a-
whose very word is precise, and whose
very movement is lnnexceptionable; but
who, though we'll versed in all the catevo.
RES ot polite hehavinur, have not parti-
Gle OF soul or OF cordiaity about them.--7
We allow that their manners NAV be
abundant y correct, There may Ie Gle.
gnnca IN every gesture and gracefuIness
in every position, nor a smile out of place.
aud not a step that wou Il not hear the
measurement of the severest scrutinv.-.
This il all very fine; bur what want il
the heart and the gaiety of socia inter-
course the ira'kness that spreads ease
and hnnatioH The eye that speaks affa.
'aiIty 90 Nh, that rhases tlnidityt from
every bosom, and tells every man in tho
company TO he confident and happy. This
Is what conceive to be the virtue Of tho
text, and not the sickening formalty Of
those who walk by rule, and would re-
dnre the Whole of human ife to a wire-
bound system of misery and constraint."
ENvy.-Ihe enviouS man is i'm pain
unon al occasions which ought to give
HIM pleasure The re ish of his life is in
verted; aud the objects which administer
the highest satisfaction to those who are
exempt from this passion, give the quick.
est pangS to those who are subject to
it. All the projections Of their fellow
creatures are odious. Youth, beauty,
va our, and wisdom, are provocatiOns Of
their displeasnre What wretched and
apoStatt. state is this; to be offended with
excellence, and To hate n man because we
approve him! The condition Of the en-
vouS man is emphatca ly miserable -
tie is not on y incapable of rejoicing in
another mans merit or success, but lives
in "A world wherein all mankind are in
plot against his quiet, by studying their
own happiness and advantages.
A NoBLESENrrMENT.-Henry A. Wise
in his address on the subject of education,
says: . 3
"Teach your children the Clements of
Christian Philosophy, the Bible, lessons
! OF Love and Temperance, and Know
ledge and Virtue, and Faith, and Hope
and Charity, and you may turn them out
into the world without pang of apprc-
hension, without doubt Of distrust, or
fear; they will never injure the states"
INTERESTING TO NEWSPAPER ApyER-.
USERS AND PUBLISHERS. In suit in the
Supreme Court, on the 22d inst, before
Judge Oakley, brought by the proprietors
of the tourier and Enquirer against
Henry |. ibbotson, for $500, for adver-
tiSing, the jury rendered a verdict for
plaintiff Of $3lS SO, the amount claimed.
with interest. 1t appears that when the
advertisement was taken to the Courier
office, there was some msundersta ndinR
respecting the number of insertions. Il
was, however, put in, loaded and displays
| ed, and remained so one hundred and fifty,
days, at dollars for each insertion -
The defence set up was chiefly that Mr..
bor-on's orders in respect to the adver-
tsement were not carried out However.
he took the Courier and Enquirer daily,
and, as was presumed by the Court, saw
the advertisement in question, and should
have notified the editor to alter or discon-
tnue it, he Court ruled that he should
have given this notice, and not have ex-
pected to enjoy the benefit Of the adver-
tisement, Without paying for it.--Nets
York Mirror.