New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-26
AEFHER FROM CaEsGsMTa.
How little do they sec what Is, who frame
Their hasty judgments upon that Which seems


TITS somewhat singular, dear Crescent, how much
we are governed, in our condnct through life, BY
the thoughtof appearances and anxiety in regard to
the world opinion Do we contemplate an action
the question to ourself is not Is this right, but
what will peopssay? The morality of the good or evil
influence ouNeonduct may have upon others, is seldom
thought of; whilst the basiskey eye of conventonaty
bids us walk INCREASINGLY by her side. Life is a
masquerade, ofttimes beauteous in its seeming; but
let the robe be torn, the fowery chaplet fade, the
mask fall off, and you gaze upon wrinkles, ugness
and deformity. T.
Butagain: We have pictures of dark and sombre
shading, from whose forbidding aspect, with prema
ture prejudice, we turn shrinkngly; but, would We
look more closely, rosy tints struggling through
the sombre hues pure colors are striving with the
incertitude of chaotic pencilings T
How often has the dread of public opinion checked
when our conscience would have led us forward il
the true path How often has it made turn from the
erring, when word kindly spoken, q glance of pity
ing sympathy, would have been the course our hear
Dictated and which would like bread cast upon the
waters" have yielded good return, even if in the
future. But no! !" Evil communications corrupt good
manners " is an adage the world and its votaries
when they wish to shirk duty, accept in too itera
a sense. Did they think of and follow it, when them
selves inclined to sin, twoud be well. Sin and sor
row would decrease with rapidity, but our memory
is never so vivid with its wise sayings when con
science pushes forward to an unwilling duty, mol
ever slumbers SO deeply as when we are inclined tc
some things we know the thoughts and hopes of better
hours might chide. Well may it be said, man il
blessed with a convenient memory ; and woman, too
Fear of the world opinion--no matter how unjust
they may know it to be-has kept many a pool
wretch in torture worse than Tartarian has forced
men and women to endure sorrow that has withered
their youth and seethed their hearts liquid gall unit
they have turned in bitterness away from all, and
g see no good under the sun" A& ss a
Public opinion through its foolishly dreaded inau
ence has led men to live far beyond their ncome and
then death pitilessly leaves after them families help
less, dependent, and in want How many wives
with their ceaseless cry of give, give" beyond
their husbands honest ability to do SO, have driven
their companions to dissipation and death. But fur
ther demonstration is but pilng Pelion on Ossa
And yet there is bane without its antidote So, IL
the midst Of all these evils we can call good for the
bugbear voice of the world ofttmes restraints those
who have bartered their conscience for whiteathel
and compes them to act justly, when, if not inhu
enced by its dread, their sense Of justice would BIZ
whelmed in endless Lethe And thus, throughall the
ills of life, we can if so disposed, bee.like draw
honey even from the poisoned chalice.
/ CREscESTA