Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-11-26
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Power Of Habit

Hail. London, thus illustrates the power Of habit
The report is from London paper:
: u Remember riding from Buffalo to the Niagara
Fails, and said TO gentleman oa
''What river is that sirs'' .s1 ra
~Thnt, he said, IS Niagara river
/ Well it is beautiful stream. said T. br;,bt s,l
fair, and CLASSY; how far of are the rapids?
-@0nly mile, or two" was the replv- - 80
Is it possible that only mile from us we shall
find The water IN the turbulence which it must
show.when near the FaIR
'Y on viii find 1t So sir" and 50 found it: and
that first sight Of Niagara shah never forget
Now launch your bark on that Niagara river; it is
bright, smooth, beautiful and CLASSY. There is a
| ripple at the bow; the silver wake you leave be
hind adds to your enjoyment. Down the stream
you glide, oars, sails and helm in proper-trim and
yoq set out on your pleasure excursion Suddenly
some one cries out from the bank,
oung men, ahoy.'
aWhat is it2'
"The rapids are below vou.7
"Ha! ha. We have heard of the rapids. but wo
are not such fools as to get there. If we 20 too
fast, then we shall up with the helm and steer TO
the shore; we viii set the mast in the socket hoist
the sail; and speed to the land. Then on, boy
don't be alarmed--there is no danger"
e "YOung men, ahoy there!7
lat is it?"
@The rapids are below you.'
"Ela! ba' we viii laugh aud quail: allttings de-
light US. What care we for the futurea Noman
ever saw it, SuGeieHtfor the day is the evil there
of. We viii enjoy life while we may; will catch
pleasure as it flies. This is eniovmeut; time
enough to steer out Of danger, when we are sail
ing swiftly with the current
"YOung men. ahoyl' e-
"What IS it?'
Beware! Bewareg The rapids are below vou.p
Now you see the water foaming all around
See hoE fast you pass the point. Up the helml-
Now turn? pull hard quick! quick quick pull for
your lives. pull till the blood starts from the nos
trils, and the veins stand like whip cords on the
brow. Set the mast in the socket hoist the sail
An! all it's too late! Shriesng, cursing, bowling,
blasPheming, over they co.
THOUSANDS go over the rapids every year
through the power of evil habits crying all the
while, when find out that il is iujuring me will
give it up
In concluding the speaker warned young men, in
very impressive language that they could not,
even by penitence amendment, and long life Of
religion and usefulness, washout the stain of early
dissipation, nor always banish the accusing spec
tres that would rise even II their holiest moments
! Hr-ri -------~----L
| WHAT HAS SHE DoSB2-A1 abolition paper
wants to know what the South mas ever done TO ad-
vance the reputation Of the Republic We quote
paragraph;
',And what has all this South done which has so
lorded it with her one hundred or two huudred
| thousand negrodrivers over this cOuntryg Where
are her suPerorities, her arts or her literature
even, except as they came from the North2 Where
her chemistry geology, where are her efforts to
diminish human toll; her steau-engines. locomotive
Understanding. or planning or sewing or washing
machines, all this gospel Of divine economies for the
sweating and sOrrowing huulanities of thousands OF
years. sf
sin what too has she with ali official rhetoric
and duellologic contributed to the inspirations Of
the century. Noting nOthing--ess than moth
! hng. 70 .-'-r
| As our friend wishes to know what the South has
contributed TO the country, We would mention Geo
| Washington, Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry and
/ the Declaration Of Independence. She gave US
| Marion and Morgan the battle OfY ork town and
| COrnwallis's sword. She has done several other
things, but these We think Plrs sufficient 10 ofset
het wonders enacted with gunl elastic rat traps and
| gutta percha frying pans. by the way, tins SOW
! ing llleeling amOug dLI-reIt portions of the Re
public, Is a business that should ike to see
/ tailed. What is made By recriminatiOn? Ill-will
i and enminity. If men are wrong, convince them
of their errors not by throg5Bg HJh at their rePu
tatiOn, but common sense al their brains About
face, and come back TO decency.-t New York
! Dutchman.
The Dutchman might have added, that the South
has contributed, by unjust taxation more than one
thousand millions Of dollars to feed and elothe the
4 very men who are now asking what is the South
worth to the uou2 .s vl- la