Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-03
THE DAILY IOWA STATE DEMOCRAT.--DA'

GssrLanAxLy Consgcs. Ssll.ssspsss
10 The ssfest prsseosios aesinst qussssl-
ing. The mao who 10 sore Of bic oWo
petition 10 the slowsss 20 Suspect eaoshW
o. ssy design TO qusstios g.; ed hsocs
the art OF avoiding sltesessions hes geo.
orally been deemed one Of the peculiar
characteristics OF . 4entlsnsa. Never
70 seso sfraid Of bsiee pu, opon. - sAs
phrase goes never to sreue qusstios
merely lest people shoald sbink yon cea
not argue it-never 70 light simply fo'
fear the lockers on might call you COW
srd-thsss ore sous Of the 0s1i0s On
which oil moo Of superior miuds sct,
habitually and uncossciously and It IL
this habis which eivss 20 saeh men thai
cir Of rsposs and self. possession before
which fools stsod absshad and daudiss
ass Wild With envy
Fsv msa can hsvs miugled, even 10
the slighsst degree, in society, without
noticing that one prominent feature in
the character Of psIvsnu, 10 his prone
ness to take offence. His sncles are
shsrper, bic coros 'smors TENDER" than
those Of other people. There 10 really
no knowing where to Be safe With him.
The moment you put your finger on him.
his bristles stsed out like hedge hoG's.
The best plan. Of course, 10 toll esve such
character alone. We should do our
best to avoid Infringing on their rami6
cd irritability. Il 10 senseless TO provoke
. man whoever be may hs, who has the
power TO be mischievous. The mao who
wants to fight you in the streets because
you push against him, may be a l,w lei
low, but that will be no CONSOLATION il
you 20 homo with . black sye. Neither
will il much mend the matter IL you give
him two in return. On the whole, you
will consider il = very dissereesble bu-
siness, and wieh devontly you had never
60 into it.
A MornkR's INFLUENCE. The solid
rock which surns the edge OF the chisel,
bears forever the impress Of the leaf and
the acorn. received long, long since, ere
it had become hardened by time and tbs
elements. II we trace back to it, foun
tain the mighty torrent which fersilized
the land With ms copious ssream., OF
sweeps over it with devsssing food, W
shall find it dripping 10 crystal drops
from some mossy crevice among tho dis.
tant hills; 90 too, ibe gentle feolings and
affections that ensich and sdorn the
heart, and the mighty passions thai
sweep away all the harriers Ut the sou
and desolste society, may have sprung
W in the infsn, bosom in the sheltered
retirement Of home. 81 should have beer
an atheist" said John Randolph, "if il
had DOT been for one recollection; ant
that was the memory Of the time, wbei
my departed mother used to take my lit
tie hands in hers, and caused me - m,
knees to ssy, "Our Father which art il
Heaven ~
A LoSo W,powHooD. Mrs. Purdv o
Spencer. n. u, is now los years old
hale and hearty and relates anecdotes o
the Revolution with all the srior o
youth. Her husband vas killed in tina
war, and she has remsined widow s.
) years.
DR. Rock, . Boston negro, has . lee
ture prepared upon "Dissinguished Wo
men," which the Boston Rec. . Fremon
Know Nothing paper, recommends
uusts DR.. Rock will he engaged by man
lecture lyceums. White people Who ~
80 ignorsnt o. to have to 20 to "nie
ger" for instruction, must be badly "a.