The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-01-21
Short Patent Sermon.

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| MY HEAREns - Another iiSsh 81 Tfnc's TAI
has just been chopped of; another ehsptcr o
life's romantic story has been read i hiioshcl
revolution Of tho grca. wheel has been &f{cck
ed-another year has been swallowed by' tht
insatiate Past -slippe.i down IFS gu!Ict, Ike d
rabbit into tho nav OF an anaconda. Last
Saturday eve wc saw his heels just barely
sticking out; whcn the ironicnl tongue Of ST.
Panl's proclaimed the "noon Of night the old
year was moi quito goncr--hisi shoe-taps
were still visible from without the monsters
mouth: but when ST. Georges tollcd lilo mid
| night hour, wo were solcmnly and earnestly
told that Eighteen Hundred and Fifly-Threc,
Esq, had gore the way Of his predecessors;
or, IN other words, That he was defunct-a
corpse.
Now, my friends, since the old year has de.
parted, hopo you will let II rest in peace
but am afraid not, II fear you will desccrate
its grave-dig up it's boncs---rakc over lis
ashes, ont Of revenge for some iancied III
usage. II Is now the property Of the Past
and to il let il belong. Leave Il to manure
tho fields where the historian rcaps his har-
vest, and tho antiquarian loves tc delvc, for II
is yours no more.
The year just slid away may have seemed
unkind to many of yon, my brethren. Per-
hapa II has upset somc Of your strongest built
alculatons--7sonrcd your sweetest hopes
becloudcd your brightest prospccts-- dplay-
cd Ton,.fYol with you in n nnmbercf ways.
Well suppose It hns, what thenY iVWhat yer
goin' to do about Il p as says the young rascal
that ''kills for Kcyscr." Ay, what can you
do with the matter? Why, let it rest
This stirring up tho carton Of former ills,
old disappointments and by.gone ycxations'
is severe upon the nostris.of Memory, and of
10 more uso than Cor digging diamonds ina
dnnehill.
My dear friends: IL the Past presents but
2 melancholy picture 10 behold turn your
backs upon it--right about face, and look at
tho Present; and make sure that II shall never
wantoniy betray your confidence BE half
careful, half careless; tco much caro- may
Kill a cat; md extreme carclcssncss has
broken many mans neck, besides the
hearts Of thousands. Twill tell yon how to
make the Present comfortable and hold out
gootl: as
Keep cool; be busy clarity your conscience
and exhibit clean shirt
God has given you reason TO control your
passions; therefore hold in your passions, and
let them trot, or they may inn away with
your reason ) and then you sink yourselycsto TO
. water level with the brute.
The wiscst and best Of men sometimes COM
NIT errors but rectify them as soon as they
are recognized, and the devil will let you. of.
Always enact noble part for man being
tho noblcst concoctiop of creation he is ex.
pected TO do it. -otbsYwisc he may expect q
few. Kicks for his ohstrepcrousncss
BE cliaritable---to yourselves first. and your
poor neighbor afterwards: but when you doa
decd Of charity, stick your lcft hand In your
coat rockets Il, order that you may not see
what the right hand isup 10.
needn't warn you against committing bad
actions sas' Your own Inherent fcar Of shame
and the love of appreciation arc sufficient to
curb yoii.7 O, moi YOU wouldn't do anything
wrong fer half OF heaven, and the whole Of
California;
Implant such seeds nni golden principles
as will be likely 20 takcthc quickest and slccp-
est root but, il you haul out handful of tho
yellow hoys, "end say Ttcms my prinei.
PIES advise you not to plant them at al--S
snlt them iown for the future
+. IN your undertakings, he wisc Recoioctit It
Is easier 20 build two chimncys than 10 main-
tain one.
BE ylrtusss, by ell means. Virtue coulers
the greatest dignity on man, andeiycs him 4
push along the path of prosperity.
Nevcr esteem yourselves wisoufools only
do that
To gain wisdom, choose tl,e middle station
OF life. Poverty worries yomr thnagllia con.
cefning your wanss, and riches bother yspn
eonesfalng lie cnjeyments Of their supefl.ui'
ties.
& Dent sess constant reposc; Cor yoss will
soon get tired ef having nnih'ug to do Dss
ing nothing by tho suenih. is ihc hardest Kind
OF work, and the poorest of pay.
Stick 10 your friends. soreakc shens and
you are entitled 10 no spniideaee. II you de.
voslr them. chssisls. al isAss. their memory.
Rus knaw how Il lss TIM lssessi thai Il eAish
Is soon Sargul.cn.
iHafyoye al present cnrettanitiees vel sr'
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