The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-01-25
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cannot diminish the ponp Of summer, or
restrain the prodigality in autnmh. q Fame
may lead us on il. pursuit Of glittering
phantoms, until the diseased mind Losses
all relish for substantial good butit Can
moi share the eternity of light, or the i'm
mortality Of the minutest atom.rr9g
| He who has steered his bark ever SO
skillfully through the sea of politics, rare
ily, if ever, finds ia quiet haven. His vex-
atoms and his tiiumps have all been of an
exciting character; they have depended on
outward circumstances, over which he
has very limited power; and when the, tir-
bulent scene has passed away;he finds TOO
late that he has lived onthe breath of 9th
ers, and that happiness has no home with
ii his heart.
And what is the experience Of him who
has existed only for wealth? who has safe
y nnvoIed his fichfy -freigirrd essel IN tire,
spacious harbor of successful commerce?
Docs he find that happiness canI like mod
ern love be bought with gold? You may
see him hurrying about to purchase it in
small quantities, wherever the exhibition
of taste and talent offer it for sale but the
article is too ethereal to be baled for future
use, and it soon eyaporates amid the emp
tiness ofhis intellectual warehouse, f.4'2
He that lives only for fame will find that
happiness and renown' are scarcely speak
ing acquaintance. Eyenif he could catch
the rainbow he has 50 eagerly',purstted, he
would find its light huciuating with each
changing sunbeam, and fading at the
touch Of every passing cloud. 3 81 dos (.
Nor is he who has wasted the energies
Of his youth in disentanglng the knotty
skein of controversy more likely to find tie
evening of his days serene and tranquil.
The demon of dogmatism or of doubt NAV
hsre sraPpled him closely, and converted
bis early glow Of feeling, and elasticity Of
thought, into rancorous prejudice or shat
tered faith. 1 ra7 '9e ~. f."fsii
But the deep streams of quiet thought,
and pure philosophy gush forth abundant
ly from all tie hiding places of Nature;
there is no drop Of bitterness at the foun-
tain; the clear waters reflect none Of the
Protens forms of human pride, and ever,
as they flow, their peaceful murmurs speak
of heaven. Z.
The enjoyment that depends on power
tul excitement saps the strength Of man
hood, and leaves nothing for old age but
discomfort and fdesolation. Yet we need
amusements in the decline of life, even
more than in its infancy, and whe:e shall
we lind any so safe, satisfactory, and Dig
United, as battery and barometer, telescope
land prism? y .4 ~ .' ''''.t
4 Electric power may be increased With
less danger than mans ambition; it is far
a safer to weigh tho air than neighbor's
motives; it is more disquieting to watch
tempests lowering in the political horizon,
than 1t is to gaze at volcanoes in the moon;
and it is much easier to separate and unite
the colors in ray of light, than it is to
blend the many colored hues of truth,
turned out of their course by the sharp
corn rs ofangry controversy.
Finally he who drinks deeply at the
fountain OF natural scielce, will reflect the
cheeriulness ofhis own spirit on all things
around. If the sympathy of heart and
mind be within his reach, he will enjoy it
more keenly than other men; and if soli-
tude be his portion, he can in the sinceri-
ty Of full and pious mind, say to all the
temptations of fame and pleasure, Island
ye out OF my sunshineF"