The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-09-08
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NOW @S ooihc people VINO are always
looking on the "dark side' of life. They
seem TO see. the world through 'colored
glasses" and thus everything bright and glo-
rious, takes asombre-tint from the mediums
through which they gaze. They have not
strength and courage to struggle with the
actual ills of existence, for these ore wasted
in graphing with imaginary evils fin the
sprngtime they SOW amid the budding love-
lmess of nature they do not believe that
when autumn comes their fields will be filled
with "plenty sheaves," and plenty will sit
smiling at the household hearth. They
think of the devastating march of the tornado
and the withering breath of the forest king,
rather than the crystal dew-drops, the re-
freshing shower, and the cheering sunlight,
that shall ripen the fruit, and give golden
hue to the waving grain.
When the harvest has been gathered in,
amid the merry songs of the reapers, they
do not offer a prayer Of thanksgiving for
those mercies. On the contrary, they bor-
row trouble concerning the winter, and fear
that during her long and dreary reign want
shall chase abundance from their dwelling.
If they have white-winged vessels floating
in far off seas, they listen. to every rising
breeze, as if it were the herald of a coming
doom, and fancy each ship a thousand times
wrecked. DO they possess richly-stored cof-
fers they are in constant fear of burglars
and assassins. Friendship, they do not trust,
because there is possibility that smile
may conceal deceitful heart and kind
words be used to lure another to ruin. They
visit homes, that seems to them like emblems
of Eden. Peace, and Joy, and love, throw
over them halo of light, but even there
shadows floats up from the murky atmos-
phere which enshrouds the distrustfu soul.
They wonder ifthis apparent happiness is
not assumed in order to make an impression,
and give them an idea ofreal domestic bliss.
There are those to whom they are bound by
thousand ties, but instead of enjoying their
society, they spend the hours in gloomy
forebodings of death and misery.
Dear reader, you have seen Just such per-
| sons, so have we, and marked how they have
| not only rendered themselves wretched, but
cast as dismals spell over all with whom they
comein contact. 1t is well to look upon life
as it is; to realize that it has sorrows and
suferings, and prepare for them; but it is
vain and sinful to look continually Oh the
dark side. ...... .... ........ . =. ... .
If want falls to your lot, remember that
lie who sent the ravens to feed his servant,
willnot forget His trustful children. Iffriends
become your foes, do not think that the
| whole human race are of the same stamp.
"Angels are bright still, though the brightest
fell )" and so it is with mankind. True, there
are thousands of wretched, fallen, guilty be-
ings; but there are, also, hearts that throb
uobly with their wealth OF pure aud gener-
Gus impulses. 1t is pernicious doctrine which
too many are teaching when they portray
friendship as "only of name," and truth but
the fair semblance fwhat she ought to be.
Death may sever us from those to whom we
must not repine in every hour of trial and
suffering ; we must remember that there is
One guiding the affairs and destiny of the
world, and that "IIe doeth all things WELL