The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-14

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bright tears gu>hcd from under those long
and darkly frin.ed lids.
On. ! WISH | CoUIp.-Whai YOU envy
that fa>hionablv dressed man. WHO LOUNGES 50
li>tleS>lv along the street, lazilv gazing into
the store windows? And for what? Because
he has such fine times of it-sO little to do
seeking pleasure, his whole occupation, aud
Won. unfortunate man, toilinC out YOUR mo-
notonous c-Work-work- work
How many are they who know not the
pleasure Of industry who think they have no.
thing 10. being gentleman Of ease and the
very essence Of happiness: And how it
would surprise some Of these wishcrS If
they only knew the aillic,;on of fashionable
Incidence, Iawnng ont its useless life in
wca1>o'nc ease. Let only industry for a
week or two dress itself up As indolence.stru
It's brief hour and endure It's cniovmcnt>: and
with what JOY it will doi the implements Of
rtlcness. and renew It's rusty suit of work
Yes. there Is no greater mistake than to sup
pose happiness can be foun" under the cloak
OF trivoI;tv. Lite without work: 10 breathe
your existence into vacuitv; di>>ipatiny YOUR
time without useful action 10 achieve vast
ing away energies and allowing vitality it>.lt
70 evanorafe INTO inantion. NAV seem to the
th0n"htlc>s. en- niovmcnt; but 70 the manly
mind. it is punishment NJ one feels life 50
burdcn>omc as he who has time TO do nothing
No one icelS mono;onv and unhappiness so
much as Your man OF pleasure \ short time
serves to cov safety. aud 10 make his very
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be cnoycd, must be cnlployed |, is indus
try, and industry alone. no matter III what
occupation. that gives zc>. to life, and brings
cOntcntment to the mind
Toll on and be happy. Work is the bless.
ing OF nature. crOwnlng man with dignity.
and making HIM sovereign upon earth When
the tempt"r comes. and seeks bv false views
t" dazzle von into Incidence, ami n,Hcs in
inStry repul>lvc, conquer him bv Srli-respcct
tor that which is mans duty and glory" to
earn his bread bv the sweat of his brow"
ADVICE 7" rAErNr>.-Hc ever GENTLE
with the children 'iod has given Won: watch
over them constantly; repr"ve them earnestly
but no. in anger. In the torcl!c language
OF Scripture, BE not bitter against thcm.'-
Yes. they are good bows once heard akind
father say. i talk TO them very much, iut do
not like to beat nv children-,hc world will
beat them. 1t was a beautiful thought though
not elegantly expressed. Yes, there is not
one child in the circle around the table.
hcalthtul and happy as they look now. on
whose head, If longer spared. the storm will
not beat. Advcrsitv NAV withcr them. SEX
ness may fade, a cold world NAV trown on
them. but amid all, let memory carry them
back to home where the law of kindness
rc'Cncd. where The mothers rcproving eve
mo'>tencI with tear, and the father frowncd
more iC sorrow than in anger"
DfvEL"rMENr.-IIy ncishbor, bv building
an addition to his house, hopes to promote his
own and his family comforts We purposc to
build addition after addition to YOUR own
seIveS-moral a'l'litiOnS-of new lite-motives ::
new principles of action; new aims anl plan, ::
and TO place YOU on higher plane OF benz
intellectually and morally. than YOU would
otherwise occupy. TO develop you-to en-
large your range Of thought, expand your
comrrehensivcn"ss, tone up your ambition,
and direct it toward more cnnoblirr Objects
"a Happiness consists in seeing somebody
more miserable than ourselves Ittherc were
only two people in the world, the man who
lived on cold potatoes worlG consider himself
an arlstocrat, if he could only reverse mat
terS, anu 90 potatoes and salt, like that 9TH
er fellow. Among the cannibals, he is con-
sIdered capitalist who can raise roast doy
twice year. Queer people, these human
beings.
"a The idea that to be great is to be hap
Py IS one OF the errors Of the age But, that
to be good is to be happy, is something known
at least to the wise and virtuous.
"a Shrewd merchants advertise durinc a
dull season tecause then there is even more
need of it than in busy one. There is al
ways enough floating custom to justify adycr
tising.
10 TAKE SEBAsTOrOL.-A San Francis
co paper explains how the said to- BE- thieyinc
city council Of that city can be made useful
to the allies
"Coi. s. says that company has been
formed to take Sebastopol; that they offer to
do it for 2 million Of dollars, and that the
company will make nine hundred and fifty
thousand dollars by the transaction"
"How do YOU propose to take Scbastopol,
Colonel ?"
"Why, sir" he replied, we intend to give
the city council fifty thousand dollars, AMI
they wM steal u'''
We have not doubt of the es.,ire practi.
cability Of the plan. Fifty thousand dollars
thus expended, would fctCh Sehaxtorol .,,: