The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-10-23
MASKS IN THE WORLD.

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MASKS IN THE WORLD.
Well spoke the great philosopher, "The heart
knowetb its own bitterness" Some time ago
we passed along street, one of the shons IN
which had this sigh Mask. maker. Masks Of
any size or pattern made 10 order on the shortest
notice" OF course our old habit of moralzing
came upon u.s. "hIask maker" Exactly Yes,
there ii is; thete is no mistake about it. If we
were in the commercial line" we would ash,
Does il pey7 Does ii answer the manuiact ctur.
ers purpose But as this is not our line and
as we wish to eConOihise time and talant, we
ask---ls ii not superauous to anuounce publicly
d special business of this kind" What has -
Browu,' the proprietor of the mask munulactory
TO communicate in the shape OF contortions,
wrinkles deturmities. squints, and facial Carica-
lures Of the Divine Makers handiwork, which
the genius OF hypocrisy, or the ingenuity OF sor.
row has not invented already? "Alusks why
out ol every twenty persons you meet are not
fifteen masked? There is the sedate looking gen
tlemam with white ctavat and spotless linrn.---
His careful WIFI anxious that his appearance
should not betray the poverty of home, or injure
her epnation lor neutness and hugality, has
done all that female hands can do to give him
the appearance otclrr'CHi respcCtability among
his CO. prrsbyters. Hut his Heart is sad aud his
mind is bewildrrrd with apprhensinns OF disus-
| ter. Tie man wears mask. There is the ac i've
ciiiznm,5 ,5nimhly stepping ON the pavement, with
a smile OF tetugnilIun 70 every brother merchant
lie meets. You pass him in the crowded thor
orshfar., aud ren tully place hin, in the category
OF pr1Sl .erous men, whose smoking dinners
/ paid for beforehand. aud whose balance in Lom-
Dard-strect suggests the rroprcty Of refinement
| +, Tunbrdgn, WellS,-o or Brighton. Poor man !!
The ghosts ol dishonored bills are forcing llle
! cold rcrSPmlinn through his temples aud ac-
Cclrra;lS that nitihle step which called forth
envy. TI're is the handsome youth in the high
est style of dress, with diamond pin kid gloves.
and ivory handled cane. pacing Reg nt-stteel
with incumparabe dignity, and using his eye
glass with mmilable grace You curOl him
among the sciuns Of some lorlly house, or al lh'
ieast lie isa fortunate Official in one of the gov.
eminent Offices in whitehall. Alas were the
truth known, your exquisite would turn out
disappointed applicant for some wretChed clerk
ship of forty pounds year, whom the cold
bnOdcd head cf the firm had turned to the door
on account Of ihe aboninable mask of which
the silly creature was redornt. The pin, the
gloves, cane, and the scent. Were the products of
a sclfdenyihg mothers care, in the fond faith
that her son would turn ont man. Poor thing!
it wears mask. There is ;he elegant carriage,
with its accompaniment of livery and ap.dogs
dsshing through the park Smiles and beauty
recline at the left. Mousta ches and dignity oc-
cury the right. You think of your nsignili.
ca nee and dream of the happy home, even of the
servants of the lady AMI lord in the carriage. 80
Shor; sighted mortal! II you would ssk that
beetle browed Jew about the elegant eoupage,
he wond say in words of one of Elisha's stu
dents, "Alas, master! it was borrowed" Each
of the goodly couple wears a goodly mnsk.---
There is the young trad5sman, just beginning bus-
ness. Every thing seems prosperous and prom.
sing. Porters crowd his door, liveried servants
run out and in, and his vans roll the streets
heavily laden with merchandise. He has begun
on borrowed capital, and in six months he WI
figure in the gaz tie. The man wears a Mask.
There is the street lumber, cracking merry jokes
and causing all who see him to join in his exube
rant mirth. Poor fellow he has tried everything
10 dying wife and starving child in his
wretrhed lodgings. This is his last shift. If he
succeed not now, he must crawl to the hated
workhouse. The man wears a mask. There is
the clergyman, With ample gown and snowwhte
bands, reading in sunorous tones the dry and
pointless homly "whith he never wrote" and
t, which the congregation listen with the patience
of martrys, secretly rejoicing that twenty minutes
will end their suiferings. To a man, they know
that Dr.. tumble wears a mask And there is the
quack preacher who gathers Gaping crowds to
witness his pious tuiTOonry, which he coolly as
serbes to zeal for the salvation of souls bias
previously traces TO a divine flaus, carrying him
beyond the limits of ministerial earnestness in
the work to which he has been called" The
holy empryic wears an impudeut mask, Ye min
isters ofproyidence and guardians Of humanity i