The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-10

tween the sexes And look to its allusion
to the influence on children. How necessa-
ry to them to have some Of the strength Of
par" as tra-distinguished from the gen.
tie smoothness Of Z" mar!!'
How art thou fallen, oh, thou razor now
raise thyself if thou canst Little didst thou
think, when last shut, with its usual and pc
culiar "phlemp" thy leathern case. that the
rattle thou gavest was against the sides Of Thy
cofin--..that thou quittedst my esophagus for
thy sarcophagus. So when some poor. crest
fallen cur. a mongrel rough and galneless.
comes trotting Soft hehind bis lord aosedient.
and suspocting nought till on the bridge, the
which they've passed hundred times on 9TH
er days. the keystone reached, amazed he
sees his master stop, and crouching low lay
hands on him, with what intent he can but
dream. With upturned eyes and piteous
cries, he feels the rope his neck about. Then
if bis master Softens down. so is our simiia
carried out. Yes. razor from destruction |
spared thee, for the sake Of the affection with
which in my boyhood | regarded thee but
never shalt thou be unsepulchred, but for low
aud menial services----to cut another growth
than that thou hadst heretofore reaped, and
not, like that, one that is spontaneous and
thrives without cultivation. 1t is. however, a
meek plant. that loves to be oppressed, that
is fostered BY abuse. It is corn. With this
must thou be coDtented, for even this is only
temporary salvation from utter oblivion
When nature ceases to be maltreated even in
her care Of our foundations. then thou shalt
indeed be laid up But good sense descends
to u.s. so am afraid that about our feet thou
hast long Office to perform before it gets
down there. After that, shalt thou be even
as an unmatched scissor, or an old bachelor
thy fang removed (across the poker) and
thy cold brightness dimmed with the rust Of
neglect Perhaps my great-grandchildron
may sometimes climb pratling upon my knees
touching with reyerent hands my mouths
beached curtain. and say, "Show US the razor
Grandpa. and tell us all about it," Then will
it be held up to fresh marvel that these things
should have been. And at some of those
times thou wilt be forgotten TO be put back
aud wilt 20 unheeded to thai bourne, " lost, !"
which is the ultimate destination Of all manu-
featured things-an Unsuitable graye-a bot
tomlcss pit. from which nothing ever comes
out. and where 50 few things are ever heard Of
aSome traveller there may find thy bones,
Whitening amid disointed stones;
And. ignorant Of mans cruelty,
Marvel such relics there should be.o
But enough. It is history. Monthly, re-
turn to thy trombone. Blow thine own
trumpet----my pipes are broken.
II has been preserved fof the great nation
to complete the beard reform, and restore man
to his primitive manliness The clergy are
at last aroused to the importance Of the great
movement Of the age, and about TO beard the
lion in the pulpit We had the pleasure Of
meeting the Rev Orson Truman in the street,
when that Jealous gentleman put bis hands to
bis face to hide his bald and emasculate look
ing jowls. lie informed US that he had set
the day for burying the razor, after which he
should allow his beard to grow as God intend
ed.--.feeling ashamed to acknowledge that the
loose fish Of society, the artists, authors, pick
pockets. musicians. reporters, editors, gold
miners Hungarian patriots. and other pie
turesque vagabonds, had got the start of the
Clergy in commencing the great REFORM in 60
ing back 10 Nature, and throwing off the et-
Terminate habits Of corrupt and luxurious
century. The beard movement may be look
ed upon as fairly inaugurated.