Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-02

speci oi dirt upon the broad sheet OF crea-
ton, upon which We, poor insignificant
mites are deslIaed 10 crawl Tor day il
made up OF compound O; vanity snd de-
eeit, merely rubbed with The evanescent
;urpentine rarnish of pleasure. In vul-
gar pariance. it ism. what it's cracked up
10 be by liberines, epieues, and the ciIi-
dren of prodigaiity who grow fat and s.tu-
cy upon its pap; yet with al its moonshino
delusions, ne are relnarllab!y attached To
II, which, nast allow, Is very natural,
since We look apon i, as a mother 10 US ali,
/ rom wnose womb we sprang. and froa,
whose breast we derive nourishntn
/ Ban, my friends. allow me, occasionally. 10
raise Your thoughts wili the spikc-po.eS O.
truth and reason few feet above it, in or
der that you may see things 80 they arc.
and look straight down into Tie empty
vessels OF earth. and te satisfied tl.at tli.y
are flied with just nothing a, ALL Alas.
nearly all IS de!usion, excep, pain, care,
sorrow and p1oin:meu:; and these ara
so1..e OF she stern realities OF life Nan,
poor infatuated nian. wanders up ata,
lown the gay avenues Of the earth and
fails III love with everything be sees: but as
soon as be becomes welded 10 the object
OF lis delight. he sits down 10y the way
side, and cries; Vanity vanity! o low
false and yet how fair are all the geygaws
tiai one purchases in The great nock-aur-
iiou shop OF the world, From among fret
fnl thorns he p!uct;s tie flowers of hope,
and they wither in his grasp-he takes
bile at tn. apple of indulgence, and is
Obliged 10 spit it cut, for fear OF crushing n
big worm TO death between his n.asticaiors
lie looks INTO pleasures fairy lake and
alicies that It's chrystal waters sleep upon
The calm blue of :, neither firmament; bat
ie puts down a stick. and the hard bottom
OF disappointment rises up TO meet him
fe follows the wili-o'-wisfs of his own
cafi'ai desires into the midst of the hogs
and quagmires OF misery, where he fiids
Out TOO late that they are but torches to
hight i.i'n to an un;ineiy grave o, M
dear friends. don't you be decrired by TIE.
tinioH and linsel of lis iypocriticai world.
There Is scarcely anything that is really
what it appears TO be. The vivid liph.iu-
ing, that seems to crack tht. shell of ti,,.
fir,nament hitber aud ihi,lIer, and the loud
thunder which ,ulnbles headlong down the
alpine clouds OF heaven, setting tie globe
ITSELF into ague fits. are no great sliakes
after all, when ptilosorhicaily explained.
They are mere startling effects in the
great drama of Nature. caused by the d.
agonai concatenaiion of electricity, scnl-
piturnally forming an equalization ia tie
mos; 'ltmijesIically rarifed and sarcl.a:ee.i
atmosphere Those inyriads oi stars
those blinking. ceies,ia! eyes of Iove--ar,.
not what they seemed TO fe.-they, too,
are deinsion. Tney look like so many
brillant drops Of water gI;lterng upon ihe
black umbrella of night. or Ike multi
tude OF astral la,nps suspended from the
dome OF heavens high hall; but, my friends.
ii yon could obtain a loan OF the wings OF
Oaluipresence and pay visii 10 then, all,
you would f:d them, likeli.is world OF ours,
dead. dull, and Opaque bodies. susceptible.
0: no more polish than the fros,-bit.en beei
OF I, Guinea niger. The girls. also, those
gauly-winged butterflies that e.. around
the blooming bossers OF love, are all a fe..l-
ing siiow-to-day sporting in tue sunshine
OF fashion and pleasure. aud tomorrow
mere gsubs crawling along the common
paths OF society, Invested OF their charms.
ard as ieailess and bare as a gooseberfy
bush in winter There is fatal delus:ou
IN the inebrialing glass. When see
= young man Wilh bis proboseis as red as a
boiled Holsters claw, know that be has
immersed it TOO often IN the fire of liquid
torment. and that bis moral, physical and
intellectual faculties are in q iair way to
be scorched.- If not wholly consumed
When you feel your spirits weighed do.sn
with The leaden weights of grief or anxiety.
don'., pray you. flee TO the Elusive bow. !.
and bold such riotous bacchanals in the
sacred temple Of your hearts. that tempe
rate Reason is obliged TO retire IN disgust.
and lodge ou, for the nigh;;lor lspsnd ap-
or it. tllat shortly after. you Will be arr
raigned. tried AMI condemned at the bar
OF your oxn consciencss. and tie biask
demons Of l.orror uili eAuse saeh toar Of