Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-22

ulate them to exertion by pointing out
examples in history of those illustrious men
who had attained to Immortality and seat
among the gods, by the Hnwearied exertion
Of their talents aud virtues, but as they
were without ambition, all this was beyond
their comprehension. He then expatiated
on the qualifications derived from the pos
session of wealth, the luxuries it could
purchase, and the power it conferred on the
possessor but as they knew neither ayarice
nor pride, his exertions were all in vain.
He then appealed to the younger portion of
his creatures, and placed before them in
glowing colors, the delights of mutual atfec-
ton, the enjoyments of the virtuous love,
and the joys that flowed from the relation
of parent and children. All would not do,
for he addressed himself to.those who, being
without passions, knew nsthing of love.
In few years the philosophers world
began to be very much out at the elbows.
He had made it so fruitful that very little
labor supplied the wants of the people, and
as there was no motive for acquisition, when
| these wants were grati6ed, they sunk into
insanity. Even the children never played,
for, as they had no ambition to excel each
other, there was no motive for exertion.-
Having no pride in their personal appear
ance, they ceased to have any regard to
cleanliness, and the young women became
so slovenly that the philosopher, who was
great admirer of the fair sex, was disgusted
with his own handiwork. But this was not
the worst; for though he placed before them
the influence, honors and distinctions they
might arrive at by cultivating the arts,
sciences and literature, they only looked at
him in stupid amazement. Before half an
age passed away, they had become little
better than ignorant barbarians, and bis new
world was fast relapsing into state Of
nature. But still more melancholy conse-
quences followed. Being entirely divested
of that passion which constitutes the attrac-
tive principle throughout all the varieties of
created being, instead Of increasing in num-
bers, gradually dwindled away; for as death
thinned their ranks-the philosopher not
having made them Immortality accident.
disease, Or old age, there was no one to sup
ply the deficiency. BY the time the first
generation had passed away the philosopher
stood solitary and alone in his world.
''Oh, Jupiter! Jupitern' cried he aloud,
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voured by wild beasts, or perish alone ju
this Wilderness" Overcome by his emo
tions, he became for a time insensible, and
on coming to himself, perceived that he
was in the same spot whence he had invoked
Jupiter on former occasion The god
was seated as before, on a bright cloud,
brandishing his thunderbolts, and addressed
him in the same words:
''What wantest thou of Jupiter, O mortal;
Has thy world disappointed thy expecta-
tions 2"
"Alas!" replied the philosopher, 81 find
l have committed great error in making
my people without passions, and thus de-
priying them of all incentive to action, ex-
cept their mere animal wants But L am
of the opinion that you have committed
still greater error in not comforting on man
the power of directing or scrutinizing those
passions which it seems are indispensable
not only to his happiness but to his very
existence"
60! thou of little sensev' exclaimed
Jupiter; 'swouldst thou have had me create
gods instead Of men? Had this been done,
they were created. Even gods cannot make
gods, and it is only imperfect beings that
produce equals"
"Still, O! jupiter cried the philosopher,
who was somewhat obstinate in his opinions,
81 cannot see why thou didst not make all
mankind equally good, for then there would
have been neither misery or crime in the
world and all had been happy"
s'Thou fool :" anwered Jupiter, s'knowest
thou not that if all were equally free from
error and vice, there would be no such
thing as virtue in the world, or at least no
room for its exercise? But go thy ways,