Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-11
Earth y willerno ss q W.,
4 And life q pilgrimage of pain

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I We don't believe q ofwori it!
Earth is no more wilderness than
it Il u potato patch. Beholdth wide
and beautiful landscapes spreaaaround
us upon every hand! What trlscend-
ent loveliness, aid lofty grandure,
and varied beauties are seen thickly
spread about Us, suited toeyery taste:
Earth "a wilderness >INo!-it@is tnl!
Of all good ana beautiful things. It's
landscapes, and rivers, and hills, and
trees, and Valleys and iorcsts;sre the
eyes which Col opens upon us. TO
show his sublime perfection and his
parental kindness The earthawilder-
ness. The man Who believes that, is
as sGitish as d miser, and as blind as
an owl IN sunshine! i. MI 3.IH| >ls +.
Earth is not wilderness, neither
is ~liie a pilgrimage Of pain, love
sick bar,ls anH cynies to the Contrary
notwithstanding. That wchayc many
sorrows in life; that we must toll fill
weare weary, and suffer pains ana dis
appointments and see our fond hopes
20 out in darkness is as true asIcan be
and almost every man could swear
to it should he Id called upon in q
court of justice; blu. what o., thattl|-
Is tia reason Why we. should not en-
Joy the ten thousand pleasant things
I'VE find around us, So capable ofbeing
enjoyed? If a man has the agae and
fever every other day, and shakes till
his teeth chatter, andthc bed rocks
beneath HIM, is that q reason why lie
should make himself and everybody
else wretchcdl tic intervening days.
when he dosn't have his shaking tit2
Wecontcnd not. He ought, as i man
Of sense, and from selfish motives, lit
from no higher, to have q good time
and enjoy himself, and enter upon bis
shaking duties cheercd with thoughts
of the good time he had the dry be-
fore, and the anticipation Of such 4
one the next day. And 50 with all
sickness, with all suffering, and all
disappointment. We shoull never
Weld 4 whit Of that which is eiIjoya-
BILE tothe moping misery Of nIisan-
thropic sentilnentality. Away with
1t! III deserves nofplacc in the heart
of a man Of ordinary sense and brains.
a man who believes that life is apil-
gri,nage ofpain. musthave had enron
ic rheualatism all his days, and chron-
&c toolishness in the head.
Some people seem tp look upon
laughter as a sin--one Of the sad tol
lies Of thoughtless youth, They de-
Inouce If; and attempt to crush the
gay, happy spirit that prompts it.:
Nothing Could be more absurd Of mist
chieyous. Its a sin against God
and human nature hot tofcel atpescs
with yourselt.and mankind generally:
Can there be any particular merit il
looking sour, an ceiling sour and
making cveryboiA bout you feel I'M
feomtortablel We say not; sand wesay,
that God madens ~ enjoy life, and
the good things he placed here capla-
bic Of inspiring enjoyment. 1.-The did
not intend to%have ~ laugh, why did
he give MS a scnsc Of the langhable,
and 50 mich II crafty itl Will some
of your lugubrious pliilosol hers an.
swer that question! We alink II will
tpuzzle them. 81
The truth il, men generally look
upon the world through the spectacles
s.ot their own feelings and notions; and
1.-THE man who s.es nothing to laugh
at, or nothing to feel good over, is
..oftall men miserable I and deserves
eomn,iseration. TO him who com
niunes with God inthe beautiful things
around him, the sorrows and disap-
pointn,ents Of life are only temporary
and snbservient to the great prayer q
gratitude and thanksgiving which eye'
iariacs from the heart.