, 1853-04-09
Powerful Reasoning.


Al a young mems debating society some
where out in Indiana, the question for dis
eussion was" Which is the greatest evil
. scolding wife or a smoky chimney I" Af-
ter tho appointed disputAnts had concluded
the debate, q spectator sTose, and begged
the privilege Of making few remarks on
the OCCASION" Permission being granted,
he delivered himself in this way >" Mr..
President, PFe been almost mad a-listening
10 the debate Of these ere youngsters
They don't know nothing al all about the
subject, What do they know about the
evils Of scoldihg Wifei Wait ill they
have bad one fof twenty yeara, and been
hammered, and jammed, and slammed all
the While-Wait till they've been scolded
becanse the baby cried, because the fire
wouldn't burp, because the oven was too
hot, because the COW kicked over the milk,
because it rAined, because the sun Shined,
because the old hens didn't lay, because
Ibe hntisr Woaldn1 come, because the old
cat bad kittens, because they come TOO soon
10 dinner, because they We're one minute too
late, because they sung, because they tore
their tDESsFs, because they invited neigh
Dor woman to call again, because they got
sick, Or because they did anything else, (no
matter. whether they couldn't help il OF
not before they talk about the evils; ;of .
Scolding wife Why, Mr.. President,, / bad
rather hear The CHATTER Of hammer and slones,
and twenty Tin pans aud nine brass kettles,
than the din, din, din, Of the tongue Of .
scoldihg vile. Yes, stree ] would. To
my mind, Mr.. President, smoky chimney
i no more TO be compared 10 scolding
wifi, than 2 little negro is TO dark night"
10 Lei your homes be provided with
such comforts and necessaTies as pietY, po-
iaioes, pickles, pots and kettles, brushes,
brooIns aud beneyolence. bread and charity,
cheese and faiib, -four, affection, cider, sim
eerity, onions, integrity, vinegar, wine and
wisdom. Have all these always on hand,
and happiness will be with you. Don'I
drink anything intoxiealing-eat moderate
ly-@go shout your business afler breakfast,
lounge lilile slleF dinner, chat utter Tea,
and kiss Afler quarrelling and all the JOY,
the peace, and the bliss ibis world can af-
ford shall b yours, I'LL the grave closes over
you, and your spirits are borne to brighter
.Hd happier sPbere,7-So may il be- .i % /
.6~we should make il principle to
extend the hand Of friendship 70 every man
who discharges faithfully his duties and
maintains good order who manifesis a
deep interest in the welfare Of general so.
eiety--whose department is upright and
whose mind is intelligent, without stopping
10 ascertain whether he swings a hammer
or draws thread. There is nothing 50
distant from all natural claim as the reiuc-
iAnl, the backward sympathy, the forced
smile, the checked conversation, besitating
compliance, the well off are apt 10 manifest
to those a little down, with whom in tho
comparison Of intellect and principle Of vir-
tue they frequently sink into insigni6capce.
~ Censure b the tax a man paws the
public for being conspieuous.S
20 There is no efficacy in calmness of
which We are unaware. The element Of
seEsoily is one which We particularly need.
0I Knowledge is not wisdom. A per.
son may know much, and vet have no claim
70 be called wise. Wisdom is the practical
application Of knowledge.
- Somebody shrewdly remarks that
one-half OF the reports, aud tvolhirds ofl
the bOsoms you run against in fashionable
society are false.
10 The Artcsian we'll, at Charleston
s. c. has reached the extraordinary depth
Of 930 feet without coming 10 water. A
ta52 ha, been inserted Of SIX inches diane.
ter, connected BY screw joints, the enlire
distance.