Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-07-29
lIy.irar Anbltion.

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What The mbjonly Of people are living for Is 9
question III the philosophical observer OF human
tfe NJ nm M, hut what each innigidualis slrng-
siInS Ia aahieye IS question That Tie indl yid1al
Tnis6t nol AZ easilynnswe6 ltislpr FAME Fotlnne,
or the Future, thnithcse busy MIL
10 aud fro, sweating uVths plow, llqplnierlllg az
The anvil, chasing the Whale gpEpug lne AFe,le
studenvs nldnishtoil, and wolst ofait hpcksieting
In market places, aud ling on ChaTR8 Wbatis
The Rteat secret soegilaies Ibis nnt'hill ola
globe, keepinE the humanlefyesand muscles upon
such a constant stfAihl ltslIktsus thpt the love
oftnoney, ihepsssioI iorpowerIi Is The main spring
Of all this commoliolif ~ Sy .flNI q !,
Atfirst men Toll Tot bread the instinct OF sell
preservation oomne Tue 70
and dig for o living. Then lie love OF cohquesl
lrtyes'hihl 10 wat;tbe lpyeof dlsplqy impes him
40 weave CAV garments md deck hinlsell III lively
coloIs. and finnllyjh ambition lot SOON dislDcs
lion and physical comfort leads hliio build lUNU.
Tious houses, 10 manufacture fine Oh tlssI and 10
surround himself wi all lbe enibs Sinner and
refnements OF civilized life, Hence our fashions
carriages and seHsIilslil livery our leds Of down,
our CARPETS OF. velvet, and our wives and dapeht-
ems atrayedin silks aud geInmed with jewels. 'Rys
ery6ody who has passed lie stage VI the bread
sluggle, slfainihg every nerve and moving heaven
al deSrlhto accumulate lhe'nepns Of surrounding
himself and his family with lheeasej elegance aud
independence whichmoney affords.
lna.worl, tue whole void tolllng ami yroon'
ing 10 be icbjan few cnt plead guillleSs Of the
vulgar ambition And yet, upon Low slight a to-
nure does The richest man hold his possessonsl
uTbo snider,B most bttondated thread ,Nil
10 cord Iseabc 10 such breaks at every breeze
The richest man In New York ESPECIALLY fol
from being the happiBsr Atwinge OF lie govt, OF
the tooth.ncbe, or perhppsnsItl greater tial1-ihs
loss OF few bundled tiolsrs-mnkes The millions
aire as isetable as the poor oicsst whose lastlon
exhausted Ills last penny. And then, when old
Cf@sus hearl has Seassd 10 beat, he dtOpped Into
his soul remalning "lot" as poor ostle besgal
may lave sighed t0t ItllnbS W hloh
fell fIom the rich mans table,"
linen would but pause q moment to reflect up
on The folly OF this nahlato Tfch--th all cons
sumng thirst for gold ~ Hey would take an easiel
gait III ihet journey 10 The tomb, aud walkup ono
compoSure. To seek competence OF this worlds
goods is not only wise-it is the dulyAof every
one Tho has the abilityto think, Orslfength TO la
bDh But This hurry scpIty nllet veal th--ih his i'm
patience TO be Tich--is lhe saddest lin oifeaTihi
and one over which, whiledeyils laugh, the angels
must weep,
GLOW haTl,p says Christianity, "shall they who
have riches enteTm INTO ihekinglomnf heaven" Fol
gold, men saotlfce health, happiness, honor, and
even the blessedness beyond the gave. l'lsmay-
CT Of Agar "Giye inc neither poverty nor 'ioh
es,,' contains the only; asprptbn That can wins
lie nrmoIlnl slul 10 realms II eternal pedce,=-
Eprnipg Mirror.
A PoRTRAiroF Sin CHHRLEs NAPlRR.-A farmer
Hooking man with fat face, ilick lips and ire
menlOus nose coveted with snuff large ears lik,
the flaps Of saddle, and like "Uncle Ned" II
lyric history, with no wool t0sspenk Of oil The toI
Of bis head, although his chronological deyelope