Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
SHORT PATENT SERMONS.
ON TAKING THE. WORLD EASILY.
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The thing Is this-in every station
We're born for pleasure and for trouble,
| And, if you strike to each vexation,
Good Hope true cape you'll never double;
But take the good and evil cheerly, ss
And sum up creditor and debtor- s
Ii in this world they use you quseriy, -
Be honest and you'll find better.
MY HEARERs-No mortal Was ever
born to partake of the sweets of pleasure
alone. From the cup OF lie We are all
compelled 10 drink al ad.nix,ure of Joy,
bliss. misery, and pain; and the more
mouths We make III swallowing tie dose,
t tlle more bitter does II sse.n to lbs taste.
No one ever ought TO dash, in suicidical
manner, the goblet OF existence TO the
ground because j, contains few drops OF
the essence of evil; for Wat can he more
slckenipg than a continual surfei.. OF
sweets! Ii You were 70 sip wholly and
constantly OF the saccharine juices of the
world you would sigh for something sour,
for the sake of variety; for variety, as some
philosopher las truly remarked, is the
spice ol lfe-and. without that spice, ev-
lery meal of mans enjoyment were as fiat
and insipid rs bowl oil soup composed oil
dish water and potato skins. A liule
morning tIlelancnoly after solid supper
of miIth operates as moral medicine up
on the mind. Inasrnuch as it causes serl-
ous meditatIon to purge the inner man of
at least portion OF tina. corruption which
settles OH the Stomach alter an excess oil
folly. An all-wise Providence has SO or
dered it that no mortal shall reap har.
vest OF pleasure without gathering th,
:ares of pain; and as for endeavoring TO
make up bundle of one without collecting
a handful of the other, you might as soon
think of botlling up few pints Of daylight
for esening use. s..ssss s5@e.:
My friends-the thing is, as my text
observes, in every station we are born for
pleasure and for irouble-not expressly
for either, but for little OF both. He that
is hatched amid the desert sands of pov-
ersy is no more candidate for care and
sorrow than the babe which is born in
blooiAing paradise Of opuIence, fondIed in
the lap of fortune, and nursed at the breas.
Of abundance. The pathways of both to
the tomb are equally bestrewn with fow-
ers and beset with thorns. The angel of
evil will oftentimes spread his dark pin
ions over the head of the good pairician
while the golden haloof joy encircIes the
hear, of the poor patrician. Then again
the son of Independence may be seen dane.
ing for JOY upon the grave of buried
care, and singing the song Of gladn-ss. as
merry as cricket in the chimney Corner,
while the haff-siaryed child OF penury sits
crying for . crust where the mosquitoes of
misery ate as thick as fog, and have bills
long enough TO bite through modern
bellies hustle. think, my friends, that he
who dwells in iowly vale of contentmen nj
receives greater portion OF pure and un-
alloyed pleasure than the aspiring dupe OF
ambition and wealth, whose home is fixed
upon tie high hill OF honor: for. in the val
ley Of humility grow the beautiful posies
OF pyace, which give out their perfumes
to the gentle breeze. while the rough
winds are heard to howl mournfuly around
the mountain tower Of fame.
|, My dear friends-the better way tc
; &c, along smoothly and without siubbing
ltoes. is, to enjoy the pleasures of the world
like rational beings, and no, Ike brutes-
and bear up beneath lis ills, with all the
composure. fortitude and philosophy Of .
saw-horse under an oak log. Ifyou sfrik.
f to every trifling vsxation while sailing
upon the rough sea OF life. and give up il
despair when the storms of misforton.
rage, you can no more double The cap.
, OF Good Hope than you can safely rid.
through Heli.gate in a hogs trough. Blu.
my friends, take every prick as easy IS ,
E pin-cushion. Don't rave. jump, and US.
profane language. when you are visits.
2 with your respective portions OF, trouble
and care; but keep cool, and lire low o,
' . diet of patience and forbearance, and al
Iwiilasoon be right again. Don's be sud
consuinma,e fools as 10 throw away sos
e ereign because you happen 10 lose penny
a nor beat an unofsnding lamp pos; Tor has
7 ing the ebstinacy to stand its grouad shel
: assailed by your nasal ,protuberance: 70
Y such acts show wat, of wisdom, a nd ar
r the very extreme height Of folly. Whel
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