The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-01


and an ensign waves from aloft, bearing his
motto Of industry and perseverance, and beck
oning others to follow In his footsteps. His
elOquence enchains admiring thousands. and
his seat is in the Senate-ehamber, the council
room Of our nation.
Lives Of great men all remind us
4 We can make our lives sublime;
And, departing, leave behind Us
Footprints IN the sands Of Time.
Let us then be up and doing,
With heart for any fate;
Still achieving. Still pursuing.
Learn 70 labor aud 70 waltz
A family group is the next picture. A
proud father, happy mother, and merry little
ones, comprise the scene. Peaceful JOY is de-
picted on each face. The father sits enthroned
in his armchair, sovereign Of those hearts !;
aud the mother, with quiet ease and fond look,
presides as guardian-spirit Of the whole
Bright eyes and glad voices arrest and absorb
their attention. Il is chain of happiness
woven BY kind fortune, and will here strength.
en- and prepare for conflict with the outward
world-here receiving the stamp Of truth and
honor, and the cheerful expression which i'm
parts itself to all around May the sun shed
its rays upon many such groups
Ah here's the busy, bustling old maid.
See how neatly she sweeps the hearth-how
tidily she's arrayed "a place for everything.
and everything in its place, is here exempli-
fed One moment she smoothes her dress,
twists her curls; and the next, stitch stitch
goes the needle and rock. rock, the little
chair She sighs-" No, would not marry
for kingdom :" and snail-lke immures her
lonely self within these bounds, and resolves
to maintain them. See the snowy rabbit,
ready to leap from the toilet-catch it, or it
will escape 1t has nose. ears aud eyes
but no, it cannot move, for it is only a--pin-
cushion. On such souless perishabe OBJ
iec;s does the little maid centre her affections
Perhaps she dwels with pride upon days that
are past. and "chews the cud Of sweet and
bitter fancy" a field Of usefulness lies be.
fore her, and duty and pleasure invite her
thither She will enter, and happiness will
he her reward.
Prepare, now. to view this mournful spec
tacle. We dislike TO raise the sombre cur
tain. and disclose to you 50 sad picture. Il
is almost sacrilcge to intrude, but we will
venture only to the portals, and peep over
Jim Crack and London Bridge. achat a
room IIickelty pickelty, topsy-turvy, Is the
onlcy Of the times Conspicuous in the rub
bish is a specimen Of mortality. yclept old.
bachelor poor desolate. wo-begjne crea-
ture. lie is indulging in propensity pecu-
liar 10 the species namely, leaning back il
chair, with head thrown back at an angle with
his shoulders, and feet on the mantle. One
boot and one slipper encase those extremities.
and dingy gown envelopes his shrunken form.
Whew what a grabbed, cross, sour old face
lie shouldn't look into our diary for worlds.
Crao-applcs and green persimmons are GER
tainly too good for him.-Iook at that Dress
ing.stand-some Of the drawers are pulled
out, and some showed in; and such drawers
No wonder the poor fellow wore one striped
and one white sock at the last party. i
should as soon expect to find needle in a
hay.stack, as the mate to either. Behold a
boa. on the centre-iable--a cravat here, and
a cap there. The doors Of the wardrobe set
wide open. and pair Of unmentionables look
ready to step out. In that same wardrobe,
and wrapped up with twine string, arc three
suspieious.looking letters; and as 4 live
there's lock Of bOnny brown hair tied with
bow Of blue ribbon Would you believe
the bachelor had ever been in love
shouldn't, I'm sure; but that evidence IS
enough to convict him in any court Of equity.
Cheer up. Obadiah, and don't rest on yonr
oars so far from the shoals of matrimouy =
Man was not made to live alone, if he was
made to mourn therefore take unto thyseif
a wife, and your days will go by "merrY as
a marriage bell" The dust and cobWebs oi
ages that rest upon your room, will be brush.
ed away. Your socks will be mended an
mated, and your slippers placed just where
you can slip your toes into them nicely.
without any trouble your cup of life VIII
be sweet-love. JOY aud peace will guard
your heart. and contentment crown your
days.
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